Marie Kondo is a Japanese Internet sensation who teaches you to declutter your homes and fold your socks. My favorite part of her method is thanking the things you are about to let go of in your life.  It honors the reasons they came into your life in the first place. Just like we declutter our shirts and shoes, we can declutter our Christmas traditions and expectations Make a list and ask your kids, young or old, which traditions they love on a scale of 1 to 10. Ask which they'd like to help with or take charge of. When it's time to let a tradition go, thank it for its service in your life, honor its story of how it came to be there, and then let it go.