🎶 It’s the most wonderful time of the year 🎶
…to let go of all these:
Clothing
Before the winter fully gets going, make sure your kids still fit into their winter gear. This is a great time to sell or donate any items they have outgrown, or simply won’t use.
Be prepared when the holiday party invitations arrive by going through your festive clothes and accessories, any ugly Christmas sweaters you might have (I must admit this joke is lost on me), ahead of time.
Let go of what no longer brings out a spark in you.
Kitchen
November is a great time to go through your pantry and donate any unopened, unexpired food items you will not use yourself.
While you’re in the kitchen, see if you have any extra cookie cutters, rolling pins, holiday-themed dishes, aprons, towels, potholders, tablecloths, etc. that you are ready to let go of.
Decorations
Before you start decorating for the holidays, it’s good to take stock of what you have and make sure everything is in working condition.
If you have too much, share your excess with the community to get into that holiday spirit!
If you want to buy something new, carefully consider how much maintenance the item requires and where exactly will it be stored.
Toys
Before the gift-giving season begins, go through the existing toys and games with your kids.
Specific questions work better than general questions:
✅ “I’ve noticed that out of these three trucks, you don’t play much with this yellow one anymore. Do you think we could give it to another child?” vs
❌ “Any toys we could get rid of?”.
This process is a good learning experience for kids.
If your child is not quite there yet, you can help by reducing the bulk (i.e. broken things, things they have clearly outgrown, etc.).
Too high expectations
The sure way to make any celebration fall short is to have too high expectations. Let them go, too!
Expect something to go ‘wrong’ and try to find something good in that too.
Wishing everyone a joyous holiday season ✨