Are you feeling overwhelmed by the holiday season ?  Is there too much to do and too little time to do it?  Have you forgotten the meaning of the season?

As we get older I think we often try to do even more to enhance the  season.  There have been so many happy traditions over the years that we sometimes find ourselves trying to incorporate them all!

Why not simplify your efforts?  Be creative.  Make the holiday season what you want it to be rather than what you think others expect.  Ask yourself some simple questions and listen closely to your answers.

• What is important to me at this time of the year: activities, people surrounding me,…?
• How could I simplify what I am doing to decorate, cook, entertain and gift wrap?
• What could I offer as gifts that would be meaningful and personal, yet inexpensive?
• Could I send New Year cards or Valentine cards rather than Christmas cards?

Chances are that you will come up with creative answers.

Bonnie Fatio