9 Tips that will help you enjoy (rather than survive) the holidays

For me, the holiday season starts with Halloween in October and ends early February with my youngest daughter’s birthday.

It’s A LOT. And I experience it as such. It’s a lot of fun. It’s a lot of organization. It’s a lot of doing. In a typical holiday season I put so much pressure on getting everything right that I go through the season literally not breathing. Instead of being present, my focus is consistently on the next event or item on my to do list. Familiar?

This year I made the conscious decision not to stress about anything. When I find myself stressed, I look for ways of calming my nervous system and/or offloading work. It’s going really well!