hollywoodtone.blogspot.com Prevent holiday burnout with these digital tools
hollywoodtone.blogspot.com Prevent holiday burnout with these digital tools
Still not done with the holidays? Here are a few tools that are guaranteed to make your holiday hustle easier and less stressful.
As fall moves into winter, many people begin preparing for the stress and anxiety that comes with the holidays. However, this time of year, which is supposed to be filled with fun and merriment, doesn't have to be filled with the expectations to make everything perfect while staying on top of all your obligations. Holiday Burnout can be avoided, especially with the help of the following tools. Buffer Buffer is one of the easiest social media scheduling tools available and has free and paid tiers. If social media are part of your professional or personal branding, you can use Buffer to create a queue of tweets, Facebook posts, or LinkedIn and Google+ updates that are sent out at specific times throughout the day. This allows you to add content as you have time and schedule it for times when you'll be busy. The continuous scheduling also allows you to still look plugged in, even if you have taken a few days off from the office for the holidays. BlogLovin Feeling overwhelmed when it comes to keeping up with your favorite blogs or online news sources? BlogLovin is an RSS blog reader that has an intuitive Android and iOS app and presents all your added blogs' posts in one newsfeed, in chronological order. Now you can stay updated while riding the metro, as a carpooling passenger, or while waiting for your kids to take pictures with Santa at the mall. The Android version allows you to share posts directly to your Buffer app too. mySupermarket mySupermarket is a sundries and household items tracking tool that allows you to compare prices for productsat sites such as Soap.com, Amazon, and Walmart. Once you find the best price, you can add products to mySupermarket's universal shopping cart, and when you're ready to check out, the process is streamlined through a single interface. This allows you to find products for upcoming travel or guest stays without having to make time for the grocery store. Price tracking tools Pinterest has made everyone "Suzie Homemaker" when it comes to entertaining and the holidays. However, trying to make everyone handmade gifts can be time-consuming and definitely contribute to homemade holiday burnout. Give yourself a break and do the majority of your shopping online. To make sure you are getting the best prices for your Christmas gifts, try a price tracking tool like Hukkster or CamelCamelCamel. The latter works mainly with Amazon, allowing you to connect a wishlist, where the prices are automatically tracked. It can also give you a price history so you know the best time to buy. Similarly, Hukkster will send you an email when an item you've hukk'ed has been lowered. This is also a great idea for tracking Christmas items that go on clearance after Dec. 25, like that $400 pre-lit Douglas fir you've been eying. After the holidays, many retailers slash their Christmas inventory as high as 75 percent so price checking can be put on auto-pilot with these free tools. No matter what digital tools are working best for you around the holidays, it's important to remember that they are available and at your disposal. Now it's just up to you to use them!
hollywoodtone.blogspot.com Prevent holiday burnout with these digital tools