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Beat the Christmas shopping blues

by Jummy

Is anybody else suffering from the “Christmas is coming far faster that I want it to arrive” blues? Well instead of suffering, here are some ways to enjoying the fast approaching day. These tips are guaranteed to halt most, if not all cursing, and put you back in a cheery mood.

Take a day off
If you work somewhere where you can take a day, a half day or a couple of hours off, do it! If you’re worried that your shopping list will never shorten, spend this extra time shopping, if you’ve been shopping like a fiend and need a little extra shut-eye, sleep in, then hang out in your pyjamas all day (afternoon…rest of the day). The key is to do what will make you feel better at the end of the day. I’ve followed this and taken every other Friday off from my full time job so far in December and it’s been great shopping during less busy times.

Get a cold nose
If you’re lucky to live somewhere where the snowfall has been excessive so far, get out there and enjoy the snow! Snow is a hassle if you’re the one responsible for shoveling it, but nothing says winter like snowy days and if you live somewhere where it snows, you know how much better it is when you have a white Christmas. Go out and enjoy yourself in the snow: build a snowman to guard the house, make some snowballs or even do some snow painting. If your inner child is calling especially loudly, make a snow angel. When your nose starts running and your cheeks are red and you’ve lost sensation in your fingers and toes, it’s time to come in and warm up with hot chocolate or coffee.

Bake Therapy
When the smells of something delicious is coursing through your house, I dare you to be sad…unless you use so many bowls and utensils that the cleanup is staggering! If thoughts of baking make you think “more work I haven’t done!”, then bypass the mixing of ingredients and buy your dough ready made. Everyone knows the fun part is decorating the cookies anyway, followed closely by eating them.

It’s very easy during this season of giving to keep on giving to everyone but yourself. Give yourself permission now, not after the season is over, to do something that’s just for you and has you singing along with the Christmas carols in the mall the next time you have to venture there.


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