{"id":1244,"date":"2014-11-24T11:14:05","date_gmt":"2014-11-24T16:14:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.sosgarde.ca\/blog\/?p=1244"},"modified":"2014-11-24T11:14:05","modified_gmt":"2014-11-24T16:14:05","slug":"five-ways-to-stay-sane-on-the-way-to-the-holidays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/babysitter\/five-ways-to-stay-sane-on-the-way-to-the-holidays\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Ways to Stay Sane on the Way to the Holidays!"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

\"Relaxing<\/a>If the thought of the holidays approaching and all you need to do to be ready is already starting to get you down: STOP! Remember, the holidays are supposed to be a welcome break to the dreary days of winter, a time for friends and family to be together to celebrate and appreciate, and they are supposed to be FUN!<\/p>\n

If you are not feeling \u2018fun\u2019 at the thought of the holidays, you need to sort yourself out and quickly. We have found five cheap and easy ways to get some \u201cme time\u201d as the busy holiday season approaches.<\/p>\n

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    Prioritise \u2013 If you are feeling stressed, you are likely trying to do too many things. Sit down and prioritise what is really important to you and then let the rest go. Be brave \u2013 you can do it!<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Schedule it \u2013 That is right. Schedule it. Things on the list or booked into the calendar happen. We often don\u2019t schedule in \u201cme time\u201d because it feels selfish. It is not \u2013 how can you be your best for your children and family if you are not at your best? Book it now! And not just once and done \u2013 get some regular time to re-charge into your schedule.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    One tradition too many \u2013 So you have prioritised the day to day and scheduled some time for yourself, but your list is still long when you add all the holiday traditions. \u00a0Reduce your traditions by 50%. Or outsource some \u2013 let the grandparents experience the joy of visiting Santa at the mall.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Holiday themed play dates \u2013 Organise cookie baking and ornament making with some like-minded mothers so you can take turns looking after each other\u2019s kids.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Use www.SOSsitter.ca<\/a> to find some extra help during the holidays \u2013 because you deserve it!<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Remember, getting some \u201cme time\u201d is really important as the holiday season approaches. Of course you want your children and family to have fun but they will only have fun if you are enjoying the season too. Holly Jolly Holidays Moms of the World!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    If you are not feeling \u2018fun\u2019 at the thought of the holidays, you need to sort yourself out and quickly. We have found five cheap and easy ways to get some \u201cme time\u201d as the busy holiday season approaches.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,104],"tags":[374,373,552,375,378,377,376],"class_list":["post-1244","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-babysitter","category-housekeeper","tag-holiday-fun","tag-holiday-stress","tag-holidays","tag-me-time","tag-relaxation","tag-relaxing","tag-time-out"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1244","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1244"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1244\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1244"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1244"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1244"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}