Are you feeling the stress of the Holidays? Tell me all about it...

good evening darling reader,

As I blogged about in a previous post, we no longer exchange gifts with each other on Christmas so there is no huge stress in my life right now. I'm not frazzled from shopping, wrapping, baking etc like I was for soo many years. D & I went shopping for a little bit today. People we rude & pushy...totally stressed out & looking exhaused. We just shrugged it off...after all, it is the weekened before Christmas.

This made me think of you, dear reader. Many of you are probably completely stressed out right now. I have a few suggestions....

• Don't worry about it all so much & remember, you can't buy love.
• Try not to spend more than you can afford because this will cause a Lot of stress when the credit card bills come in January.
• Take time out for yourself with a good book & a cup of tea, a bubble bath, a relaxing nap or listening to your favorite music.
• Spend time with your friends & loved ones and enjoy each others company. If the house is not 100% clean, so what. Give yourself a break, be casual about entertaining & sit back and enjoy your company.
• If you travel, Be Safe. Stay hydrated. Don't drive if the weather is bad or if you are tired. Your loved ones would rather see you a day late than see you hurt in a collision.
• If you are going to be around people stress you out & emit negative energy ask your Higher Power to surround you with protective light. Ignore the negative person(s) as best you can. Let things go. Take the high road & choose your battles wisely if you find you must have any kind of confrontation. Count to 10 (or to 100 if you have to) and concentrate on all the love & goodness in your life. Words can cut deeply & you can't take them back once they are spoken.
• If you have little ones, stay home on Christmas day. This is the time of your life where you should be in your home with your children. Don't feel guilty about it. Your loved ones should understand this. Let them come to visit the day before or after if they want to.
• Most of all, enjoy yourself and give yourself a big hug from me.

So dear reader, tell me...how things are going for you?