WORKING THE CHRISTMAS SEASON

As our personal lives take on the pressures of the Christmas season, work still has to happen! Being attentive to clients or patients or whoever you provide a service takes energy and time. Being kind, considerate and understanding is easy for an office job but remember those in the stores, making gift baskets or preparing catered food for the functions are working even harder. So take time to acknowledge, thank or just be aware that like you, everyone is busy too! So your busy is not more important than others' busy!! Just watch so many people are trying to outdo others with " anything you have to do, I have more." Try to do what is on your plate at home and work. It is not a competition. Everyone does what they want for the holiday season, making their own memories and celebrating their own traditions. More at a Christmas dinner table does not make the event better if your dinner table has fewer people, it is still your celebration. There is always that number game. " I am having 10. But I am having 20!" Less can be more anyway. Fitting in work around the season does take challenges. The office party. The pot luck. The Christmas dinner/dance. To exchange gifts or not?? When to pull out the Christmas ear rings and sweatshirts to be festive can be the ultimate question?