Your 9-Step Holiday Stress Game Plan
Post -Thanksgiving Week Mini-Series: Holiday Stress, Unwrapped (Part Three) Here we are—the part of the mini-series where everything comes together. You’ve seen why the holidays stress us out. You’ve probably recognized a few scenarios you’ve lived through, survived, and possibly sworn never to repeat. Now let’s talk solutions. Not the picture-perfect, life-overhaul kind. The realistic kind. The kind you can actually do while living a real life with real people in a real house where someone keeps misplacing the tape. This is your Holiday Stress Game Plan—short, simple, and designed to help you move through the season with a little more ease. 1. Lower the Bar (Yes, Really) Think of holiday expectations like heavy ornaments: they look nice, but your tree doesn’t need all of them. Let some things be good enough. Store-bought dessert? Fine. Rewearing last year’s outfit? Absolutely. Not sending holiday cards until January? Honestly, iconic. 2. Set Boundaries Without Apologizing Y...