Happier Holidays Planner Workbook

The December of Your Dreams

Simplify, Make Merry – and Make Meaning 
Whether You Celebrate Christmas, Chanuka, Solstice or Kwanza

Are you yearning for more peace and simplicity this December? Would you like to use the holidays to connect more deeply with your family, so you start the new year energized and happy together? Do you need a little help getting organized -- paring back to what really matters? This workbook helps you create your own plan for more meaning, more joy, and more presence this holiday season. From ideas for simple, meaningful family traditions to easy, practical gift giving to helping your child look past the commercialism to find the spirit of the season, this workbook will help you create the December of your dreams.  

In this 107 page ebook, you'll find:

COUNTDOWN   

Imagine it's January 1

What would you like to get out of this Happier Holidays Workbook?

 

STEP 1: PRIORITIZE! 

My Happier Holiday Priorities

BE A RECOVERING PERFECTIONIST  

WHAT MATTERS MOST? 

My most treasured holiday moments

STEP 2: FAMILY TRADITIONS THAT MAKE MEMORIES

HOW TO CREATE TRADITIONS THAT MAKE MERRY, MAKE MEANING, AND BRING YOUR FAMILY CLOSER  

50 Ideas for New Family Traditions 

STEP 3: MORE PRESENCE, FEWER PRESENTS 

JUST SAY NO TO COMMERCIALISM

HOW TO KEEP YOUR CHILD FROM GETTING THE GIMMEES  

PRESENTS FOR NON-IMMEDIATE FAMILY  

MAKING HOMEMADE PRESENTS WITH YOUR KIDS  

12 EASY GIFTS KIDS CAN MAKE WITH A LITTLE HELP  

QUICK RECIPES FOR HOMEMADE GIFTS  

Perfect Pumpkin Bread  

Bodacious Bath Salts  

Easy Homemade Ornaments  

My Present List to Buy or Make

  

STEP 4: ALL TOGETHER NOW  

TALKING WITH YOUR FAMILY ABOUT YOUR HOLIDAY PLANS 

Our Family Holiday Traditions & Plan for this year, old and new 

HANDLING DISAGREEMENTS  

Our Win/Win Solutions  

PRIORITIZE CONNECTING WITH YOUR FAMILY    

Dates I’m planning during this holiday season with my kids and other family members  

DAILY RITUALS TO STAY CONNECTED DURING DECEMBER   

STEP 5: LIVE THE SPIRIT OF THE SEASON   

NURTURING SPIRIT   

HELP YOUR CHILD DISCOVER HER INNER ANGEL.   

NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS: TAKE SOME FAMILY TIME FOR REFLECTION  

My New Year’s Resolutio

What will be different in my life once I accomplish my New Year’s Resolution  

My Plan: How I will support myself so that I can accomplish my New Year’s Resolution  

To accomplish my New Year’s resolution, I will take this step in the right direction today  

STEP 6: SIDE-STEP HOLIDAY STRESS  

HOLIDAY SURVIVAL GUIDE

HOLIDAY SURVIVAL PLANNING LIST

My Meal Plan

My Errands Plan 

CULTIVATE ENOUGH-NESS BY NURTURING YOURSELF.   

MY PERSONALIZED PLAN TO TAKE CARE OF MYSELF THIS DECEMBER  

My Food Plan  

My Exercise and Fresh Air Plan  

My Spiritual Replenishment Plan  

My Abundance Plan  

HEAL THE GHOST OF HOLIDAYS PAST   

LEARN FROM YOUR PAST MISTAKES, AND THEY BECOME LEARNING EXPERIENCES  

MY HOLIDAY MANTRAS  

LIFE IS NOT A DRESS REHEARSAL: DON’T POSTPONE JOY!  

My Joy List