We are all feeling a little stuck and overwhelmed - and even ashamed of our self care or lack there-of these days.
When life piles up and my to-dos become a Dr. Seuss-like scrolling list, I become what my kids refer to as “momster.” I’ll own that.
I’m snappy and resentful and really just no fun. And that sucks. So a big part of why I do what I do is to help troubleshoot the things that keep us moms from being able to enjoy this amazing life we’ve created for ourselves because we are overloaded and dropping balls and feeling like sh!t.
With a COVID Holiday Season, there are not a lot of stressors we can control. So let’s attack the ones we can.
This week for the How To Handle Mom Life - COVID Pandemic Style series we’re tackling how to de-stress the stress of gift giving and the thing that falls on mom every year - gift wrapping.
So many gifts to buy, to wrap AND send out this year.
It’s actually quite simple. Here’s what to do to lighten your load:
Skip it.
And do a quick and dirty job wrapping with some newspaper or up-cycled grocery bags.
Then sit down with a warm cup of rum+Egg Nog, a true crime podcast, and you do you.
No one cares about gift wrap except Pinterest.
Kids just want to tear through something — anything. They could really care less about what that paper looks like.
This year, I’m throwing all their presents into a grocery bag with duct tape and letting them have at it.
And grownups literally don’t care if your gifts are beautifully wrapped. Or if they do, then that is weird and they don’t deserve a present from you.
And you don’t want to send a huge wrapped package anyway since no one is getting together this year. So outsource it!
Actually, for the grownups in your life, get some charity donations and send that shit in an email.
BOOM. Gifts are done and wrapped.
Here’s the cause I’m supporting this year and sending to every giftable adult in my life — and I get a cute certificate sent directly by the organization to them.
No work, a meaningful gift, and I get to feel awesome about contributing to this poor poor planet. And, yes, I’m banking on the fact that no one I love actually reads these blogs)
If you want some more tips for how to make the gift wrapping part of your days more, shall I even say enjoyable (??), check out this post!