{"id":567,"date":"2018-11-20T09:55:35","date_gmt":"2018-11-20T14:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.facetofacetherapy.com\/blog\/?p=567"},"modified":"2018-11-14T00:02:11","modified_gmt":"2018-11-14T05:02:11","slug":"on-your-mark-get-set-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.facetofacetherapy.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/20\/on-your-mark-get-set-go\/","title":{"rendered":"On your mark, get set&#8230; GO!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On your mark, get set and go! Where are you going? Yes, it&#8217;s the race that we all do or don\u2019t partake in to the end of the year. For me, my end begins at Halloween. November and December just seem to fly by very quickly. What are you going to do to stay sane until the end of the year!?<\/p>\n<h3>A few ideas to keep you sane<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Get Organized &#8211;<\/strong> Okay, right now you have plenty of time to figure out what you want to wear to the holiday party, who you want to buy gifts for and who you don\u2019t (it\u2019s okay to take some people off your list). Start getting organized so you can calmly make it through the holidays!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stay Healthy<\/strong> &#8211; As your stress level goes up, your immune system goes down. How do you avoid getting sick around the holidays? Stay calm, find ways to reduce your stress and remember you&#8217;re just one person.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Just Say No<\/strong> &#8211; This is always an important one for me and I\u2019m getting better and better at it. Find out what you enjoy, what you want to do and the rest of it, <strong>say no thank you<\/strong>. No, you don\u2019t have to go to all the holiday parties. No, you don\u2019t have to volunteer at your child\u2019s school. If you have the time, go for it, if you don\u2019t, ditch the guilt and <strong>just say no<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>It\u2019s Budgeting Time<\/strong> &#8211; Really, you&#8217;re just one person and you can only do some much. You need to have a conversation with yourself and\/or your partner if you have one and come up with a budget for the holidays and stick to it. Seriously, people go into major debt because of the holidays and that&#8217;s not going to be you. So many cute, inexpensive ideas. Talk to the family about a secret gift exchange, come up with creative ways to reduce your budget so you&#8217;re staying stress free about money.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Delegate, Delegate and Delegate<\/strong> &#8211; Um yeah, I know you have heard this before, but you&#8217;re not the most important person in the universe. You don\u2019t have to be everything to everyone. Find your tribe, split up the tasks and hand off as much as you can. The world will not end if you don\u2019t do it all yourself. Learn to share and hand things off!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Take Time For Yourself<\/strong> &#8211; Well, if you laughed at this, then maybe you need to re-read some of the other ones! Yes, if you&#8217;re feeling the stress, it\u2019s time to take a breather and work on decompressing. Trust me, you&#8217;ll be better for it in the end.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Who\u2019s Up For Eating<\/strong> &#8211; Did you enjoy thanksgiving? I\u2019m not one of those that counts calories on holidays but in general, I&#8217;m a healthy eater. One day is fine, stress eating is not (because if you are stressed, then you&#8217;re not reading what I am writing). If you find yourself stress eating, then take a step backwards and follow the other steps.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I&#8217;m going to stop there for now because that&#8217;s enough for this post. I really want you to try to enjoy yourself this holiday season. If you find yourself getting overwhelmed, you have my permission to pamper yourself, delegate your tasks and enjoy your time!<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re feeling stressed out,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facetofacetherapy.com\/contact-us\"> reach out <\/a>to me and I can help for sure!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On your mark, get set and go! Where are you going? Yes, it&#8217;s the race that we all do or don\u2019t partake in to the end of the year. For me, my end begins at Halloween. November and December just seem to fly by very quickly. 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