The Blonde Diaries

Preparation is the key to remaining calm, cool, and collected during the holiday season.  Think about it, you start shopping early and decorating early so you can relax and enjoy the time with your friends and family.  The same type of early preparation should be incorporated into every aspect of our lives.  Often though we get so wrapped up in other things that we forget about decisions and items until it is too late and then we get stressed and worried until we complete the task.

So as a reminder, try to sit down this weekend when you have some free time and think about what is coming up in the next month or two that you can tackle now.  I know vacation planning at work often comes up around the 1st of the year as well as renewing your benefits.  Start thinking about where and when you might want to vacation now so you can get the dates you want and start doing a little comparison shopping on your insurance. You never know if you are getting the best deal through your employer or if you can get cheap health insurance by buying it on your own directly from the insurer. I know I will be watching the developments in the next month carefully and starting my comparison shopping sooner rather than later. I would hate to be caught off guard and then end up with a costly mistake.