Today I'm kicking off a new series on the podcast and I am giddy about it because it's all

about the holidays. We're all thinking about it already. It's the last week of October. We're

looking at November and December and I think we can feel equal parts overwhelmed and excited.

So today I am starting a five-part podcast series. It's going to be

very short podcast episodes just to get you thinking about how you can create holidays that are

full of joy and contentment. And I'll get into all the details of it, but here's what you can

expect. The first episode, which is today, is going to be about traditions. Next week, it's going to

be about creating your holiday schedule. Then the next week, your holiday budget, and then your

gifts, and then food. And I'm going to be sharing all of the

things that our family does while also just inviting you to think through and really, I don't know,

analyze and consider what you want your holidays to look like. And I'm excited. I'm so excited about this. So I'm glad that

you're here. Let's jump in. You're listening to Work and Play with Nancy Ray, episode 213.

Much of our daily lives can be divided into two categories, work and play.

Simply put, that is for our life and our legacy take place.

This is a podcast all about learning to work and play well, which leads to a healthy soul and a fulfilling life.

Let's dive in.

There's nothing that sums up the holidays more than the words work and play, because it is a whole lot of work to enjoy a whole lot of play. I think about Christmas and I think about the

work and the planning that goes into celebrating

the beauty of Christmas morning so that you can be fully present and play and enjoy one another

and enjoy presents and enjoy celebrating our Savior.

But there's so much work that goes into it. So what I've done,

I've thought about these like five major categories of the holidays. And I'm looking, you know,

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