The holidays are here and for many, chaos has ensued. Before you know it, your personal to do list has spilled over into your work list, you give up your fitness routine to make another online shopping foray or social engagement, you lose focus and whoa! You’re out of control!

It’s not too late to regain control, though. All you have to do is rethink what you’re doing for a moment. Breathe. Then, revert to simplicity.

Part organizational approach and part life philosophy, simplification is a tactic you can use in any aspect of your work or personal life when you’re teetering toward a meltdown.

Susan Dunn has a great article posted on OnlineOrganizing.com called “The Best Christmas Gift You Can Give: Simplicity.”

Whether you are a person who observes Christmas or not, you surely face some overload challenges at certain times of the year. Susan dissects such drains as a “cluttered social calendar, “rescuing mentality,” “disposable gifts,” and people who have become, unfortunately, your “tolerations.”

Start your simplicity plan today, with help from Susan!