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Reducing Stress During The Holiday Season.
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Six Steps to a Stress Reduced Holiday Season
Don’t forget to get enough
sleep during the holiday season.
Sleep
is your best step to reducing your stress. With all the shopping,
baking, wrapping,
decorating, and trying to go to every holiday
gathering you are invited to, a good night’s
sleep will refresh and
rejuvenate your body.
Here are a few ways to reduce your stress during the
holiday season
in addition to getting enough
sleep.
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Manage your time.
Don’t be afraid to tell family and friends that you’ll have to
catch them at the next gathering. You are only one person and
can not make it to every
holiday event there is. Manage your
time so that you are not rushed to get everywhere you need to
go.
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Budget yourself.
Before going out on your shopping trip, make a budget and stick
to it. Write down some ideas for each person on your list. You
can donate to a charity in someone’s name make them a homemade
gift or start a
gift exchange with your family.
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Plan, Plan, Plan.
Plan out your days of shopping, baking, visiting, and
holiday
gatherings. Go ahead and plan out your menus so that you can
make one shopping trip to the grocery store and not have to
worry about last minute trips to the grocery store for forgotten
ingredients. And don’t forget to plan for travel delays,
especially if you are flying.
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You can say no.
Your family and friends will understand if you tell them that
you can’t do certain things. Only say yes to what you really
want to do or can do. You’ll avoid the overwhelming feeling of
having to do more than you can handle and you just might want
a few minutes to yourself.
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Don't ignore your healthy habits.
Don’t ignore your diet or your
healthy eating habits. Some
indulgence is ok but don’t overindulge. A good idea is to eat a
small healthy snack before going to your parties so you don’t
overindulge on the sweets and treats. Get plenty of sleep and
remember to make time for some physical activity.
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Don’t try to make your gathering the TV Holiday special.
TV specials are filled with perfect family gatherings and happy
endings. But in reality what gathering goes off without a cake
flopping or a casserole that gets burned or something not
getting cooked all the way? Accept the
imperfections in
others and in yourself, enjoy the family getting together and
always keep a bottle of
Poo~Pourri in your
bathroom.
Relax, Relax, Relax.
Take the time to
relax after and in between your
gatherings, working and all the other running around you will do
during the
holidays.
Take an hour or two and pamper yourself with some
aromatherapy,
burn some
candles and just get away from
all the rush and stress that the
holidays
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