Between the Years Kit
A4, fits US Letter · 14 pages · color and black & white · printable PDF
After the holidays come a few days that belong to no appointment. In German they are called "zwischen den Jahren" (between the years), in Norway "romjul". This kit helps you keep them free and quickly sort out what the holidays left behind: gift cards, returns, leftovers, decorations. Practical rather than reflective – no year review, no goals, no rituals.
Purchase and download through Etsy. Structure and text are my own; the English edition was translated with AI assistance and checked. The illustrations were made with an AI generator.
A look inside
What's inside
PROTECT YOUR REST
- How to Use the Kit – with three rules that mostly say one thing: nothing is a must
- My Days Until New Year – Dec 26 to New Year's Day on one page, with ready-made answers for everyone who asks whether you're "free anyway"
- What I Don't Have to Do – a permission list plus a permission slip to cut out
32 IDEAS FOR LAZY DAYS
- Indoors: on the sofa, in the kitchen and at the table
- Outdoors and with others: quick outings, together (with alternatives if it's warm where you are)
- Every idea with number of people, time and rough cost – most cost next to nothing
- Read, Watch, Play – a book stack to fill in, film and game list
GIFTS, RETURNS, VOUCHERS
- Gifts and Thank-Yous – who gave what, keep, exchange or pass on, thanks sent, plus ready-made thank-you sentences
- Returns and Exchanges – a list with notify-by and send-back-by dates, and a short, general explanation of what to check in a store and online
- Vouchers and Gift Cards – voucher cards with value, code and expiry date (if any), "time instead of stuff" vouchers from people, and what to check about expiry
WIND DOWN THE HOLIDAYS
- Leftovers and Pantry – what has to go by when, ten ideas for what leftovers can become
- Holiday Look-Back – what was nice, what will be different next time, with a bottom-line check
- Putting Away Decorations – inventory for six boxes, broken-or-missing list, tips for finding everything again
- Small Fresh Start – one drawer, 45 minutes at most, then stop
DETAILS
- Format: A4 portrait, fits US Letter with "Fit to page"
- 14 pages, printable PDF
- Color and B/W versions included
- No fixed years inside, reusable every year
- No currency symbols – works in $, £ or €
- Instant download once payment is confirmed
