Holiday hangover is my name for the feeling you get in the days after a holiday.  In the days before the holiday, you run on adrenaline and excitement, making preparations and plans.

Then the holiday is over and you have a sink full of dishes and a fridge full of leftovers.  To top it off, it’s time to face all the things you said you’d deal with "after the holiday."

I can’t offer you a fool-proof solution.  The only thing that I’ve found that works is to tackle things a bit at a time.  Eat some of the leftovers every day and freeze whatever you can.  Attack one project at a time, at a reasonable pace.  Give yourself permission to relax and do things you enjoy periodically.  I like to break a project into steps and give myself a treat (a bubble bath, a movie, a trip to the library) when I finish each step.