Its Halloween
I\u2019ll say it again, I LOVE Halloween. Frankly, I love the holiday season. Not everything indiscriminately but I love a lot of it. I know there are lots of people who don\u2019t (we talked about that in the first episode) so in the interest of spreading goodwill (not in a cheesy way, I hope), we want everyone to enjoy it as much as we do. Even though, we work in the food industry and it is CA-RAZY, we still make sure to have fun. Part of the way we do that is by keeping our sense of humor and being organized so we\u2019re sharing both of those with you.\nThe point of these first two episodes, not unlike the first few episodes of Season 1, is to lay the groundwork for a fun-filled, stress-free, organized holiday season. We\u2019re not going to tell you how you SHOULD do it because we don\u2019t know you and what works for you but we\u2019re going to share ideas about what we do.\nSo, here we go. What\u2019s that organizational stuff? Well, since I\u2019m a visual person, I like to see things. My go-to is a calendar so I suggest finding a printable calendar online. Ask and ye shall receive! Here is a link to a DIY month-by-month calendar. You can print it out one month per page at a time and bonus! There\u2019s lots of room to write things in each day. Click on the link below to check it out:\nPrintable Calendar Months (http://www.pdfcalendar.com/monthly/)\nWe both use pencils a lot because \u201cerasing\u201d so you can change things and be flexible. But you can also get colorful post-it notes so that you can move things around. Get an idea of how many events, parties, etc you have and pencil them in on that month to get started. That\u2019s just one of our ideas in this episode.\nHere\u2019s another take away\u2026stop comparing yourself to others. We\u2019re not necessarily talking about friends and family but okay, we\u2019re talking about the magazines and TV shows and Martha Stewart that show you this picture perfect experience. My world, your world? NOT! So stop that! You do you. And, you can\u2019t do it ALL. Only do as much as you and your family can handle and seeing it on a calendar, well, it can help. Be picky, it\u2019s really okay.\nWe had a lot of fun recording this show and we hope you do too. Natalia shares her love of Martha Stewart (just in this particular situation), Jello shots and costumes. I\u2019ve got the rundown on Halloween origins, my past perfectionism and a certain Disney character\u2019s wig. So relax, have a laugh with us and enjoy this next episode. It\u2019s Halloween!\n\n\nThanksgiving is next (two episodes because it takes two) where we really get into the checklists (my personal fave) and making it your best ever\u2026whatever that means for you. You\u2019ll also be meeting one of our favorite bloggers with her personal tips and tricks to help you get through the season with little kids.\nIf you\u2019re interested in adding Prepdeck to your kitchen (and getting a 10% discount off the already great price) or just looking at their beautiful website with all kinds of fun ideas on it click the link below and it will magically (actually it\u2019s just technology) take you there. We spell out the link for you in the episode but this is so much easier, right?