This time of year is often full of holiday stress because of the extra stuff we have to take on. Having a great plan and an even better system to track that plan can save you hours AND keep you from wanting to set the tree on fire!
In this post, I want to share a few ideas on how you can use Evernote to avoid holiday stress and keep your holidays filled with Joy and Cheer!
Avoiding Holiday Stress with Evernote
1. Gift lists – It is important to have a budget and stick to it for the holidays. However, keeping track of your spending isn’t always easy if you don’t have a system. Use Evernote to keep track of the items you purchase for each individual and the total you spend. Grab your Evernote Gift List Template here.
2. Shopping tracker – Are you doing Black Friday shopping? Use Evernote to record what items are on sale and where (and take pictures of the ads) and then plan out your method of attack!
3. Decorating – Have you ever pulled out your pile of decorations and tried to remember exactly what was supposed to go where? Take pictures this year and store them in Evernote so you will be able to quickly duplicate next year.
4. Meal planning – If you are hosting the family and friends for a meal, you may be struggling to keep track of who’s bringing what and what you still need to plan for. Use Evernote to plan the meal, keep track of items that others will bring and even to plan out the day working backwards from when dinner will be served.
5. Travel list – Perhaps you are not hosting this year but you will be traveling. I love using Evernote to create checklists I can use over and over for things like what to pack when traveling. It is also a great place to store your itinerary for easy reference.
6. Thank you’s – Need to remember who bought what for whom for thank you notes later? Write it down in Evernote. Better yet, take a picture and record the details.
The holidays don’t have to be stressful if we plan ahead and go into them with organization.
Nicole Bandes
Having successfully helped hundreds of business leaders stop feeling overwhelmed and out of control so that they have time to achieve that "one more thing" that will make all the difference, Nicole's clients often tell her that she has the magical ability to create time where it didn't exist before.
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I didn’t know you were certified as an Evernote consultant – how great is that! I love Evernote and know I’m only using a fraction of it’s uses for my personal and business use. Thanks Nicole for the article!
Thanks Bonnie! I’m the only one in Arizona! š Most people don’t use Evernote to it’s fullest capacity (even me). What is your favorite use for it now?
I only know how to use it to clip URL’s and articles to files. Maybe you could put together a workshop on how to use Evernote to the max. Congrat on being the only Evernote business consultant in AZ! I’m the only RDN that is an accredited Hormone Cure Coach in AZ too. Does that make us trailblazers or compulsive learners?