It’s hard to believe Christmas is less than two weeks away. Funny how you go from feeling like you have all the time in the world to get ready, to suddenly wondering if you’ll really be able to pull this thing off. And that long holiday bucket list that might have seemed so do-able back in October now seems laughably ambitious.
Since I started setting a Mindful Monday intention last spring, I’ve found that focusing on one general theme each week helps keep me from feeling overwhelmed and actually makes it easier to get things done. So it just makes sense that the general idea applies to the holiday, too. This week’s Mindful Monday intention:
Who: All of us!
What: Create! Bake cookies, make ornaments and gifts.
Why: Because we enjoy it! And because every year I intend to make an ornament or gift or two, but often run out of time.
How: Decide on 3-4 simple, not-too-time-consuming projects. Gather supplies early in the week and keep our afternoons and evenings free so we can work on them. Team up with a friend. Have fun!
I’ll share more about the specific projects we’re working on later in the week, but for now I’d like to know: what’s your Mindful Monday intention for the week? Can you use this exercise to make your holidays feel simpler and calmer?
My intention for the week is very similar to yours. I found this cool idea for making snowflake ornaments from http://www.icanteachmychild.com and my plan is to do that this week with the little guy. Also, I need to package up the gifts I am shipping and get them shipped. While it’s not that hard to do (I go to http://www.usps.com and use Click N Ship to avoid lines at the post office), it is still, without question, my least-favorite holiday chore. And if I can find time, then there is the holiday baking. I hope the little guy will want to help me with it!
I intend to finish making my Christmas cards and get them in the mail. I also intend to keep this project much simpler than last year’s.
My Mindful Monday intention is to sit down with a cup of tea and write my Christmas cards, with an actual personal message in each one. This allows me to slow down, think about the person I am writing to, and send them something that I touch with my own hands, rather than just send electronically.
Thats a great call and I am going to do the same this year, each card I write I want to have something related to that person in there. A personal message! I figure if you dont know someone well enough to write a personal message in their card you probably dont know them well enough to be sending a card!
I intend to be mindful of all the junk I will be collecting over the holidays. I am going to try something new I read about on more.com (http://www.more.com/6-tips-building-small-business#comment-9156). The holidays for me are the time when I collect so much junk! I either end up throwing it away or just tossing it in the garage. I knew of junk pick up services but I never came across one that insured that my junk will either be recycled or reused. Being a mom who is trying to go “green” this really intrigued me and this is in the end why I chose Rosie the Recycler to be my junk pick up and recycle service. Another thing that caught my eye was the fact that I can get my family and friends in on this fantastic idea and together we can all get rid of our junk in an environmentally friendly way. Check out Rosie’s Facebook page for more detailed information:https://www.facebook.com/RosieRecycler