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preparing for holiday craziness

I would love to say that I have some amazing tips for not
getting stressed around the holidays; unfortunately, I don’t have anything
profound to say on the subject.  I
realize that every year I get super stressed in December.  We have a lot of family commitments, as well
as other smaller things that we want to do, and it all turns out to be very
busy and stressful!  Every year I say
that I am going to make this season better, less stressful.  It has been a slow process.

I think this year I am giving myself a lot more space to do
what we want to do.  This year we will be
celebrating Christmas after Christmas with my husband’s family, which is a big
relief, especially with Thanksgiving being so late this year.  When there are only 2 weekends between
Thanksgiving and Christmas with my husband’s family, it gets a little insane
trying to finish everything.

This year I am also backing off on homemade gifts.  I love homemade gifts, but unfortunately my
wrist issues during the summer put me way behind on the list of knitting
projects I had.  I will still be trying
to make some things, but definitely not as many as I would really like to
make.  I think that in order to make all
the things I would want to make, I would have to start on January 1st
and go through the whole year!

What am I going to do about all the craziness?  Breathe. 
I have to remember that I love the holidays.  It is my absolute favorite time of year.  So I will be doing deep breathing when I
realize that I have nothing wrapped, and half of my presents are still in the
store yet to be picked out! 

What strategies do you
use when the holiday craziness begins?!

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  1. Darla Mae says

    November 22, 2013 at 12:18 am

    I have to remind myself that the holidays will come whether I am ready or not and that they will pass and it all will be okay! Darlene

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  2. Candy C. says

    November 21, 2013 at 8:27 pm

    I guess we are old enough and the kids are old enough now that we don't have much stress. I still kinda stress over what to do for hubby every year though… 🙂

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  3. Jessica @ Barefoot by the Sea says

    November 21, 2013 at 11:17 am

    I think deep breaths is a great holiday too actually! It's a process for certain. I get stressed too but have learned to focus on what's most important. Baby steps – especially when everyone has their own agenda this time of year!

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