Holiday Help is Here, Mamas! 🦃

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Edition #149 | Read time: 5 Minutes

In 2 days, most of us will stop what we’re doing, and gather with those we love. We’ll give thanks, enjoy delicious food that we’re incredibly lucky to have, and relax. It’s beautiful when you think about it.

BUT (isn’t there always a “but”?) if you’re the one preparing all that food, or corralling little kids across state lines, sitting in traffic for hours, or missing someone you love this holiday season, getting to that dinner table isn’t as easy as we’d like it to be.

Because we know that work doesn’t stop just because it’s the last Thursday in November, we have some tips to help you balance it all. 😜

Let’s carry each other this holiday season, so that we can all get a chance at a little break.

Enjoy!

 This week in The CARRY™ ALL, we’re talking about:

  • 🥘 Last Minute Thanksgiving Dishes

  • 🦃 How to Manage Your Workload During the Holidays

  • 🎁 Let AI Do Your Gift Shopping for You 

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1️⃣  🥘 Last Minute Thanksgiving Dishes

Ahh! Thanksgiving is in two days and you’re still trying to wrap up loose ends at work, let alone figure out what you’re making. Whether you’re hosting this year or bringing a side dish to someone else’s gathering, we’ve got you covered with these last minute recipes. They’re so good that no one will think you overlooked the meal planning this year. Our fave? 30-Minute Mashed Sweet Potatoes. YUM.

2️⃣ 🦃 How to Manage Your Workload During the Holidays

We’re still waiting for that magic elf to make our holiday workloads disappear. Which is tough b/c in some industries, November and December are the busiest times of the work calendar. This article is a great place to start if you want to successfully balance work with your personal life during the holidays. Our favorites? Carve out time specifically for family and work, and try to complete tasks early as well. How do you manage the holidays with your work schedule? Let us know in the comments!

3️⃣ 🎁 Let AI Do Your Gift Shopping for You

When you’re busy with work and kids and life and attempting to eat enough protein and get your 10,000 steps, the holidays rolling up can feel like a freight train flying right off the tracks. Because now you get to figure out what gifts to give everyone in your life. 😵‍💫 Where’s an assistant when you need one? Whelp, this year let AI take on this task for you. Here are 5 GENIUS prompts for the perfect holiday gift giving. We recommend the Online Shopping Prompt to get it all done in a flash.

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