What's your Holiday stress buster ?

[castmemberb4]

How else do you reduce Holiday stress???
We've talked about parking spaces and the stress or lack there of in finding one.
As for me I order as much as I can from Amazon, I like finding items in the Black Friday sales papers then searching for a better deal on Amazon. I do the same thing with many of the Holiday catalogs. This year for the first time ever I'm only sending ecards. In the past I've done both, a real card then a sort of newsletter by email. It's short as we don't have kids and our cats don't have a lot going on. I buy matching paper, bows, tissue, bags, and name tags on Dec 26 store it all together and set up a wrapping station when the girfts start to arrive from Amazon.
Lastly My Birthday is Dec 10 so DH takes me to a different city for a weekend of Christmas festivities. This year is my 50th and we're actually doing 10 days at the Polynesian !!!!!! We've never done more than a weekend get away.
What's your stress buster !?!?

[Princess on the Run]

I run a lot, drink a lot of wine and buy as much as I can on-line.

[robinb]

Wine.

[castmemberb4]

Oh! I've got the wine part!
Maybe I need to start running !

[dizluvah]

I am really trying not to over commit to things - reminding myself it is ok to say no and decline invitations.

[hereyago]

I have started to make a list:. My relative is coming Christmas day and leaving after the first of the year. Did I mention I can't stand holidays nor house guests?she came a few months ago after I said not to. So I am embracing the d craziness that happens: ear plugsq, air horn or rockem sockem rrobots so she and my mom can have another outlet to argue. Vodka because I want to be sedated at every opportunity.

[castmemberb4]

Originally Posted by hereyago

I have started to make a list:. My relative is coming Christmas day and leaving after the first of the year. Did I mention I can't stand holidays nor house guests?she came a few months ago after I said not to. So I am embracing the d craziness that happens: ear plugsq, air horn or rockem sockem rrobots so she and my mom can have another outlet to argue. Vodka because I want to be sedated at every opportunity.

Do you live near me ? You can come over here for a reprieve.

[Planogirl]

I try to go to Christmas festivals and other events that I personally enjoy. I also like looking at nice Christmas lights.

The wine idea is good too though. I've been thinking of heading to the liquor store for something special...

[FlightlessDuck]

Peppermimt schnapps in my hot chocolate.

Not biting off more than I can chew.

Taking things one day at a time.

[Rylee]

Paying attention to the caller I. D. and NOT answering when my SiL's call!

[Mouse House Mama]

This year I have been trying to change my procrastination behavior. I have been just getting things done rather than putting them off. That makes me feel better. I also have made sure to schedule a lot of down time this year for fun stuff. No more running around at the last minute this year. I am trying my best not to do that. Will I succeed? I don't know but I am going to try.

For immediate relaxation- I read. I love to read and it makes me relax.

[lizabu]

I like to drink...wine or maybe a cocktail. I also don't do anything I don't want to do.

[Gumbo4x4]

I'm a pretty low-stress guy, honestly. For my wife, getting a massage from me or one of my special milkshakes (with a ridiculous squeeze of Hershey's and about 6 shots of Kahlua).

[pigletgirl]

Eating! I'm such an emotional eater. It's worse now that I'm pregnant.

[LilyWDW]

Originally Posted by Gumbo4x4

I'm a pretty low-stress guy, honestly. For my wife, getting a massage from me or one of my special milkshakes (with a ridiculous squeeze of Hershey's and about 6 shots of Kahlua).

Can you bring me one of those milkshakes?

I have no idea how I am going to get through the holiday. I am in my second to last semester of my MBA and my mom is going through chemo. She wants to go up to Indiana for Christmas if the doctor okays it... which means I have to figure out how to set up oxygen, how to carry enough oxygen for a 7-8 hour drive, how I am going to survive a 7-8 hour drive, make sure we know where to go if she gets sick, rent a vehicle (ours are too small)... god, I don't know what else.

Can someone come shoot me with a tranq dart?