If you’re anything like us, the festive season can be more stressful than fun, with endless piles of clutter, organisation going out the window and a revolving door of guests - it’s easy to become overwhelmed quickly and feel as though a mountain of decluttering is waiting for you on the other side. But don’t worry - we have got you, here’s our top tips for managing holiday stress & clutter…
1.Delegate Responsibilities
A great tradition with larger families is having a hat filled with ‘roles’ for the day or the festive period… Some examples of these could be ‘cleaning up after mains,’ ‘serve tea after desert,’ ‘clean up all the wrapping paper’ etc etc. This ensures the responsibility of staying organised and decluttered during this high traffic time isn’t falling on just one person ( you ) and it spread out among everybody, taking the overwhelm away.
2. Prep in Advance
Nobody wants to be stuck decluttering during the holidays, it’s a time to relax, unwind and enjoy the organised home you’ve already created! Implementing systems to keep your home together and streamlined before the festive season, will mean that during this time you will find there’s only 15-30 minutes of tidying to do each day in order to keep your systems in tact! Prepping and setting your home up well beforehand will allow you this time to stay calm, cool & collected, connecting with family and making this time together more special.
3. Create Designated Spaces
Set up specific areas for gifts, wrapping paper, decorations etc in a way which will help your mind feel more at ease. This could mean you need them out of site and in certain cupboards, or neatly placed in a certain corner of the room, whatever relieves the stress and constant tidying to-do list running in your mind each time you see them. Let everyone know where these items are to be kept and enjoy how much less cluttered your home will be - but also your mind.
4.Compartmentalise & Get Amongst The Chaos
It’s hard with so many moving parts and your home feeling totally out of whack! Do your best to stay in the moment, get amongst the chaos and know that your home will be back streamlined again in no time because you’ve already done the hard work. Now it’s time for you to relax!
Save this for the next time holidays are coming around, we can help you implement systems in your home for optimised organisation, decluttering and storage solutions so that this period is one of relaxation, family time and fun!
Email Emma today & see how we can help you: Emma@mums-pa.com.au
