Your Top Holiday Stress Survival Guides

The holiday season is a fun and busy time. Because we want our holiday season to be enjoyable to our family, we are making a lot of preparations. These preparations can cause a lot of stress.

How to Avoid Three of the Top Causes of Holiday Stress

Holiday Shopping.
Great expectations.
Holiday Parties and Holiday Guests.

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Time Management Strategies For Holiday Stress Relief

1) Make a list.

2) Pick and choose your Christmas activities.

3) Get an early start.

4) Get help.

5) Break the holiday gift shopping gridlock.

6) Call ahead before you shop offline.

7) Avoid rushing around in a holiday frenzy.

8) Turn chores into events.

9) Slow down.

10) Build time to relax and enjoy the festive season into your schedule.

11) Plan ahead for the next holiday season.

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How to cope with holiday stress

Limit or reduce your expectation levels.
Be more flexible about what you hope toget accomplished.
Realize that you can't always control what others say or do.
Limit demands on yourself and others; replace "should" with "I wish" or "my preference is."

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