Happy Holidays! Whether the coming days see you in survival mode or joyous excitement, here are a few hints for staying whole;
- Buy Local – Support the businesses that support our community.
- Gift Wrap – if you must wrap, try using recycled paper, better still, use newspaper and get creative, paint red and green images on it, or re-use the paper bag that the store gave you, cut it up and use it as gift wrap
- Bake – give home made gifts rather than store bought gifts. It’s been so long since many people have received a home made gift, that there is immense value in investing your time rather than your $ into gift giving.
- Give Thanks – the cheapest gift of all, simply take a few seconds to thank the store keepers, vendors, baristas, waiters + waitresses, post office clerks, everyone that you’ve worked with this year.
- Packaging – buy goods with less packaging, consider buying from the bulk aisle, recycle or re-use the packaging that you accumulate.
- Go Organic – buy Organic Meats, Fruits + Vegetables to adorn your Holiday table. Treat yourself, you will be amazed at how good you feel after eating an Organic meal. (try Jackson Whole Grocer for everything you need, yes, everything.)
- Chill Out – de-stress your Holidays. Don’t try to do too much. If you can’t fit in everything you’ve got to do, don’t stress, just prioritize and cut loose the tasks that don’t fit in. It seems simple, because it is simple.
- Exercise – take time to keep moving, every single day. Burn off any remaining holiday stress and calories, leave the iPod at home and give your brain some clean air thinking time and space.
Best wishes for 2010.
Meagan Hill is a Commercial Real Estate Investments Specialist and Principal of NAI Jackson Hole servicing the Jackson Hole WY and Teton Valley ID markets.
For further information, contact Meagan at (307) 734-8700 or meagan@naijacksonhole.com
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