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This is Laura.

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Today's tip is that Christmas tends not to really be over

on December 25th. Many people are still off work, but even if they aren't, many kids are still

off of school. To avoid going stir crazy, it is best to figure out a plan for this post-holiday time of year.

Don't let it catch you by surprise.

A lot of December is spent in the build-up to Christmas.

If your family celebrates this holiday, and particularly if you do stockings and presents on Christmas morning,

then a lot of the holiday prep does have to happen by then. But then what? My kids are generally

out of school until January 1st each year. This year, since January 1st is on a Thursday,

they go back to school on Monday, January 5th. I don't have to tell you

that there is a lot of time between December 24th and January 5th. This is one reason we are

traveling this year, but we don't always, and even someone taking a few days away would still have a lot of days to work with.

Not everyone gets this many vacation days either.

So best to come up with a plan.

So each day isn't a repeat of those early days of COVID

when we were trying to work with kids at home underfoot.

I'm not sure how many people remember that time, fondly.

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