Make the holiday season worry-free

Most moms feel they’re expected to do everything — plan and prepare holiday dinner. If she’s a working mom, there are appointments and office parties to attend to, and when you add daily household tasks such as taking care of the kids and laundry chores, it is small wonder that moms become irritable and experience holiday blues at this time.

Smart homemaking is not about juggling everything all at once. Most experts advise involving family members in holiday tasks. Ask the spouse to help buy grocery items for the holiday dinner, and for home repairs and cleaning. You can assign the kids to design personalized greetings cards and family calendars for sending to relatives, and to help clean and decorate the rooms.

Create a timetable for all the things that you want to accomplish. Plotting your activities can tell you which ones need a longer leadtime and which assignments can be accomplished at the last minute. People are usually advised to do things ahead of time to avoid the holiday rush and to prevent overspending, but by the time they realize this, it’s already too late. If this is the case, one rule of thumb is to do the heavier tasks when your energy is high.

Another thing that you can do is to rely on family traditions. Family rituals can take the load off your back in a way that you won’t have to worry about organizing new gimmicks. Performing familiar ceremonies makes it easier for people to take the initiative since they already know the practice, and you can be sure that relatives look forward to these once-a-year happenings. 

Through many Christmases and New Years, many busy moms have turned to Monterey for noche buena, media noche, and all the other parties in between. Moms appreciate that the Monterey outlets where they can buy tender and quality meats are so conveniently located: a trip to the neighborhood Monterey Meatshop won’t eat up so much of your time, or you can just pass by the Monterey section in the supermarket when you’re already in the mall buying things for the house.

Monterey meatshops now also offer convenience as they are now at every major supermarket near your neighborhood. They now also offer free delivery services. For orders, call 633-MEAT (6326) or you could also visit their website at www.monterey.com.ph for more info.