Ways To Relieve Stress This Season
Enjoy more time with your friends and family this year, and make memories that’ll last a lifetime, when you stress-less with these tips and tricks!
While there are many ways to relieve stress, that you can use, all year long, these ideas pertain to the specific holiday craziness that you’re sure to encounter throughout the month!
Give them a try and keep them in mind for the following years, and remember to start planning as early as possible to reduce your to-do list and accompanying stress, even more!
(1) Shop online.
Ok, so it’s 2017 and virtual shopping and shipping are easier than ever! Save yourself and your cortisol levels from the manic craziness of the stores’ crowds and lines, and shop from the comfort of your own home! Sit down with your lap top, comfy jammies, coffee, and watch some sappy Christmas movies while you click away your holiday stress!
(2) Treat yourself!
*After a long day of shopping (if going into the stores is a must for you!), or a long day of running errands or wrapping gifts, be sure to do something for you! Buy a too-expensive latte or hot cocoa, indulge in a scrumptious pastry, get a massage or manicure. Wherever your happy place is, go there as a reward for all of your hard work!
(3) DEL-EG-ATE!!!
*Lets other help out when they offer, or even suggest something simple they can do, even if they don’t offer. You can’t do it all, no matter how amazing you are. Even if you truly can, it’s not worth it! You’re going to miss out on some of these special, Christmas memories while spending every moment, checking things off that list, so be sure to delegate a little and let others help!
(4) Plan ahead.
*This seems easier said than done, but it really is key to reducing your stress this time of year, and ANY time, for that matter! Set your table, days before guests arrive, look up some “make ahead freezer meals” for recipes that you can cook now, and save for your holiday party or Christmas Day dinner. Purchase stamps, wrapping paper, and other items as far in advance as you can do you’ll have everything ready to go and won’t have to deal with the crowded stores so close to the holidays.
(5) Cheat a little (or, a lot!!)
*Purchase store-bought items and display them, beautifully, for al of your entertaining! Why spend precious time, slaving over spinach dip and cheese balls, pies, and cookies, when you can just get them from the store and call it a day?! If there’s something, traditional, like your great grandmother’s pecan pie recipe that everyone expects, make those few items and buy the rest, pre-made. Your guests will enjoy them just as much and you can put your time towards other things like spending time with the kids!
After a long day of list-checking, shopping, and baking, come in to our studio and relax to the max! We are a wine and painting studio, and where there’s wine AND painting.... it can’t get much more relaxed! Painting has been proven to reduce stress, while helping you to get in touch with your creative side, encouraging self-expression. You’ll have so much fun hanging out with loved ones, painting, sipping wine, and listening to some music, you’ll be cool, calm, and collected in no time! At the end of the class, when you’re finished with your masterpiece, you’ll have a sense of accomplishment and proudness, as you admire your handmade work of art! You started with a blank canvas and made an entire painting yourself! Way to go!
While you’re in the studio, experiencing a fun and unique night out, be sure to purchase some gift certificates! You can check a bunch of names off of your list, making that one less thing you have to do this season, and give out some Pinot’s Palette gift certificates to everyone you know! Gifting someone with an experience is always a great idea! It’s thoughtful, different, and allows them to have a fun night out, reducing their own stress, as well!
We hope to see you all soon, as we have some incredible, seasonal paintings that’ll make lovely additions to your home’s decor! Have a wonderful holiday season and a happy New Year!
Cheers!
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