The Mayo Clinic has tips for dealing with holiday stress: Be realistic. The holidays don't have to be perfect or just like last year. As families change and grow, traditions and rituals often change as well. Choose a few to hold on to, and be open to creating new ones. Set aside differences. Try to accept family members and friends as they are, even if they don't live up to all of your expectations. Stick to a budget. Before you go gift and food shopping, decide how much money you can afford to spend. Then stick to your budget. Don't try to buy happiness with an avalanche of gifts. Plan ahead. Set aside specific days for shopping, baking, visiting friends and other activities. Plan your menus and then make your shopping list. Learn to say no. Saying yes when you should say no can leave you feeling resentful and overwhelmed. Don't abandon healthy habits. Don't let the holidays become a free-for-all. Overindulgence only adds to your stress a...
Yes, there is one missing. :) Having dinner at Newportville Inn. newportvilleinn.net Authentic German Food. German Meatballs. Homemade Perogies. Parks with lots of trails. Tyler State Park. Waking up to breakfast made. GPS Apps. Down Comforters. Funny sayings on T-Shirts and hats. Chris wanting a hat that says "Let's get fuc.ing weird". :) Old fashioned Carousels.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/suzee_que/ Ten things I have been grateful for this week: Pumpkin flavored coffee creamer. A roasted chicken. Fancy drink glasses. That programs that had funding costs last year have had most of those cuts restored for the upcoming program year. 70 degree weather in late October. Watching Deer. The smell of firewood burning. Admiring other's Halloween and Fall decorations and decorative yards. Cleaning out and washing down the basement walkway. My husband coming home from a week long trip. TIP: The reduction in Social Security payroll taxes is scheduled to end this year (2012). Starting in 2013 your paycheck will be a little less because you will be paying more Social Security taxes each week.
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