Even with good time management, we have trouble keeping up. Jobs, chores, school work, family obligations are on our to-do list which gets even longer as other tasks are added.
Some items on our list are truly essential; others can be eliminated. We can delegate some items and place them on someone else's list. Realize why your list seems so long. Influences from family members, tradition, and advertising can unfairly contribute to our obligations.
Keeping up with the Joneses is an expression that reveals we may make decisions based on what our neighbors, friends, and family are doing. Some people would rather feel accepted as part of the crowd than be individuals. They allow others to set the standards, then perpetuate the activities.
At Christmas time, we can get stressed and even frantic trying to decorate, celebrate, buy gifts, send cards and letters, attend services, give and attend parties, some activities enjoyable, some not so much. Other holidays and birthdays can have the same effect. We seem to buy our way through special days whether the money and time are well spent or not.
Decide for yourself what you want to do and keep those doors open. Decide what you don't want to do and close the door on those activities. Realize the Joneses don't always know what's best.
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