3. “Let’s simplify.” Let go of the fourteen things you could be doing, and enjoy the five that you do. On days off of work and school, give yourself permission to just “lie around” and read a book or watch a movie without feeling like you have to be “doing something.” Unless you and everyone around you enjoys a constant whirlwind (which, to be fair, some people do!) do not overschedule. You may have a Christmas Eve tradition of Christmas caroling and a visit to the neighborhood party and driving around and seeing the lights… but maybe this year you do one of those each day, instead of three per day. Maybe you say “This year, the Christmas tree is going to have just lights and tinsel instead of all the ornaments.” Maybe you turn the family Christmas update letter into a January update. When you start to say, “But…but…!” tell yourself, “Let it go.”
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