5 Mistakes To Avoid This Holiday Season

My holiday cards went out today.  Yippee!  But let me tell you, it was painful.

The process started somewhere back in September when we scheduled our first family photo shoot.  That one got rained out so we re-scheduled for October.  Some big commitment came up on our end so we re-scheduled again in November.  So much for being done three months ahead of time.

By the time I received the re-touched photo I had exactly 11 hours to order our cards before my Groupon expired (for one of the online card services).  So I hauled my butt that night to learn a new software (which I swear deleted my card every time I tried to save it), spent painstakingly long on trying way too many layouts and ended up ordering the first one I tried.  (With just 37 minutes to spare!)

Let’s cut to two weeks ago when the cards finally arrived.  Wasn’t so happy with the print quality but there was no way I was reliving that nightmare again.

So I started working on updating our labels.  I had to send out a dozen emails to get updated addresses which, by the way, is like pulling teeth getting responses.

Then the printing of the labels.  Lets not even go there.  Can’t talk about it.

Next was the stuffing and sealing.  That was an assembly line with my hubby and I.  Neither of us were speaking by the end of that session.

The next night was labeling.  By this point I wanted to trash all the cards.

And last night was the stamps.  My hubby gave me a look of disdain as I handed him his half the pile of cards and stamps.

But they’re out today.   And I can check off one more stressful thing before the holidays.

Why is it that a time that’s meant to be full of merriment, laughter, joy and cheer is so stressful and can cause a whole lot of bad language?  (Well in our house anyway).  Check out today’s short video on how to avoid some big mistakes this holiday season.  Plus, it will make you chuckle.

Thank you so much for watching.  And don’t be shy about commenting on what you’re going to avoid over the holidays….or about my awesome dance moves.  Yeah, I know you’re jealous.

See you next week my sweet. xo,
Mridu