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How Self-Care Saved the Holidays
Practicing self-care through the holidays took me from being stressed out and overwhelmed to calm and connected to what matters most this time of year.
Welcome to 7 Days of Self Care
Join me on Instagram — and here on the blog — for 7 Days of Self Care starting on Sunday, November 13.
How to Avoid Stress and Have a Mindful Holiday Season
When your holiday to-do’s get added to everything else on your plate, it can easily become the most stressful time of year. The following strategies will help you avoid stress so you can have a holiday season that is merry, mindful, and magical!
Soothing Sunday Overwhelm
Sunday Overwhelm usually strikes in the mid-afternoon—right around the time when I realize that my alarm is set at 6:00 am the next day, and the hustle and bustle of another week is just around the corner. The magic of creative weekends is replaced with stress. I worry about to-do's usually ignored and left to the last hour—laundry, grocery shopping and paying bills...
Rest, Relax, Repeat
It's important to pause and evaluate a day's work, to recognize when enough action items are complete, and acknowledge when it's time to power off. Life has been clicking away at a beautiful pace lately, and I feel fortunate to have stimulating projects to work on in my career at the office and in my web work at home...