The kids are (finally) back to school. The house is (finally) returning to normal (except for a leaky ceiling from an ice dam).
Did anyone ever hear of an ice dam before this winter???
It's time to kick it into high-gear for those of you who are operating at a regular pace.
12 days to Purim.
Take 10 minutes and make a list on a clean piece of paper entitled:
"To-Do's for Purim".
Include everything - whatever needs to be done for shaloch manos, anything that needs to be cooked or bought for the Purim seudah, anything costume related, tzedakah checks, etc.
After you have gone over your list to ensure no task (no matter how small) was omitted, put a day or date next to each item.
That's your due date, your deadline.
This is one of my strategies for stress prevention - write it down. This is not a new concept, but people often underestimate its power.
Stress builds up when you have too many things flying around in your brain. This causes you to be completely overwhelmed at the plausibility of actually accomplishing all of those things.
By writing the items on paper in the form of a list and giving them a due date, you are removing these seemingly IMPOSSIBLE tasks from your brain and making them POSSIBLE.
Look over the list. There are a ton of things, but each item has a day for you to do it. (Try to schedule as many of those tasks before Purim, so you can actually ENJOY Purim.
You know what needs to get done, you know when you are going to do it. Hopefully, some stress has been lifted.
Now get a good night's sleep, and start tackling the list tomorrow.
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Love reading your blog because I can actually tesify that I have seen these things in person and can in fact attest to the fact that it really works. The best thing about getting used to writing lists is that you will need to keep doing it as you age since it is the only way to actually remember what you need to do. Have a good night, love ya, MOM
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