{"id":3870,"date":"2023-07-24T20:25:58","date_gmt":"2023-07-25T02:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/?p=3870"},"modified":"2023-07-24T20:26:01","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T02:26:01","slug":"lets-do-a-holiday-audit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/lets-do-a-holiday-audit\/","title":{"rendered":"13 Questions to Ask After the Holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After the holidays,<\/strong> when the Christmas celebrations are still fresh in your mind, you might enjoy going through these 13 questions. Taking a few moments to think about how everything went can help you capture good ideas and focus on the Christmas traditions<\/a> you want to continue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because the holidays often involve so much advance preparation of food, gifts<\/a>, decorations, etc., doing an informal review after the event might help you better plan ahead for the holidays<\/a> next year, and enjoy future Christmas celebrations even more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you’re normal, your holidays probably comprised a mix of both happy moments and challenging times. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So perhaps it’s good if we take a quiet moment and ask ourselves… what went right? Was there a special or unexpected moment of happiness in your holidays<\/a>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

13 Questions to Ask After the Holidays<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you’re inspired to take a look back at the past Christmas season, here are some questions to help you get started. Find a quiet spot, grab your notebook<\/a> if you like, and consider:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.<\/strong> What was your favorite moment during the holidays?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.<\/strong> Was there a person who especially loved the gift you gave, or someone you blessed?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.<\/strong> Whose generosity especially touched you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4.<\/strong> Did you stay healthy and rested during the holidays?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5.<\/strong> Did you eat or drink about the amount you wanted to?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6.<\/strong> Did you stay within your spending budget?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7.<\/strong> What are you most thankful for this Christmas?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8.<\/strong> What meals, events, and plans worked well this holiday season<\/a>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9.<\/strong> Are there any annual traditions or gatherings that might need re-tooling?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10.<\/strong> Were you able to celebrate the spiritual side of Christmas to the degree you wanted?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11.<\/strong> Do you feel like you were able to give as your heart led you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12.<\/strong> Were you able to minimize trash and waste as much as you would like?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

13.<\/strong> Are there any things you would like to change or simplify<\/a> about Christmas in the future?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looking Ahead<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Are there any steps you can take now to “pay it forward” to yourself and make next year’s holidays easier? This might mean giving away a bunch of unused decorations, organizing Christmas clutter<\/a>, reducing the holiday wrapping paper stash, or updating the addresses on your Christmas card list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You may want to jot a few notes to help you remember details a year from now. For instance, we had cheese and chocolate fondue<\/a> on Christmas afternoon last year, and all agreed that it was the perfect casual meal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So after Christmas, I made notes on the recipes about steps I can do ahead next time, and reduced the quantities a little bit so we won’t have as much left over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you have any thoughts or suggestions to add? Drop a comment below! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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