Hey friend, Merry Christmas Eve to you.  Today I invite you to create a short Intentional Margin® to gather your thoughts as we head into what might be a busy couple days. 

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Welcome to Everyday Happiness where we create lasting happiness, in 2 minutes a day,  through my signature method of Intentional Margins® (creating harmony between your to-dos and your priorities), happiness science, and musings about life. 

I'm your host Katie Jefcoat and Merry Christmas Eve.  It’s a big night in my house.  Santa arrives in the morning.  The children are already stirring.  They’ve got cookies for Santa and a little reindeer food too.  But with all the excitement I wanted to reflect on this season.  

If you are anything like me, the hustle and bustle of the season has you exhausted. We’ve worked hard for this day.  I want to honor that and in doing so, I invite you to grab your coffee, especially if you are listening to this first thing in the morning and gather your thoughts and your appreciation for this season.  Appreciation for what you’ve accomplished and what you are about to pull off over the next few days.  

For me, this morning looks like this.  Sitting in my favorite chair in the living room, it’s still dark outside, but the Christmas tree lights are glowing and I am sipping a warm cup of coffee from my favorite Mary Poppins mug.  This is when I get to reflect on where we are and what I want to be intentional about today.  How do I want to show up for myself and my family? How can I make getting into those matching family jammies fun for my teenager?  

Since order is one of my core values, (when there is order I feel way more calm) what can I do to help myself feel like things are in order, while also being in the moment with the family.  As I think about this, that looks like a quick prep for lunch this morning, laying out our clothes for the next couple days, and emptying the dishwasher this morning too.   

My intention for the day is to be reminded of the little things I love.  I will focus on this intention by being present in the moment and reminding myself to savor the moments - as we learned from the happiness professor, Dr. Laurie Santos  -- savoring is so important for happiness and today, I intend to savor.  

I invite you to savor a little happiness as well.   Happy Holidays, whatever holiday you celebrate, I am wishing you the happiest. 

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