The holiday season is officially here! There is excitement, stress, and for some individuals pure loneliness. Many of you are traveling, or visiting with relativities that you have not seen for a long time. Regardless this is a time where your schedule naturally increases, along with your stress level, eating, and lack of rest. Calming Corners is here to help you stay healthy and balanced during the holidays.
Keeping a schedule: Shopping, preparing for company, and travel is on you agenda in addition to your everyday tasks. It is inevitable during this time that your schedule will be disrupted, it is essential to make a task list with priorities first. If you are ending your semester, study first, if you have a project to complete for work, finish up as much as you can early, so if an extra errand or a past due favor for a friend comes up, you will not be stressed or pinched for time.
Eating: We all tend to indulge in some guilty eating pleasure during the holidays. It is important to maintain your healthy eating regime as much as possible. During a long day of errands pack a healthy snack of fruits and vegetables to eat throughout the day so you won’t overindulge at the mall’s food court or restaurants. We are all tempted this time of year when it comes to desserts, try to indulge in moderation.
Keeping a schedule: Shopping, preparing for company, and travel is on you agenda in addition to your everyday tasks. It is inevitable during this time that your schedule will be disrupted, it is essential to make a task list with priorities first. If you are ending your semester, study first, if you have a project to complete for work, finish up as much as you can early, so if an extra errand or a past due favor for a friend comes up, you will not be stressed or pinched for time.
Eating: We all tend to indulge in some guilty eating pleasure during the holidays. It is important to maintain your healthy eating regime as much as possible. During a long day of errands pack a healthy snack of fruits and vegetables to eat throughout the day so you won’t overindulge at the mall’s food court or restaurants. We are all tempted this time of year when it comes to desserts, try to indulge in moderation.
Exercise: Exercise has many health benefits. Although it may be difficult to keep up your regular health routine during this time of year, make the most out of your errands. If you are in the mall, hold your shopping bags in both hands and speed up your walk for ten minutes. If you are standing in a long line, use your bags as weights as you rise up on the balls of your feet, try three sets of ten. At holiday parties don’t be too shy to dance, it is great fun and a wonderful way to burn calories. Even though these are mild alternatives to working out, try your best to keep up your normal workout routine, it will help release stress, minimize and eliminate weight gain which, for many, is inevitable during this time of year.
Budget: The holidays are within a two month span every year, doesn’t break the bank. During the season keep a budget of your spending and maintain restraint when it comes to excess spending. If this is a problem for you, ask a friend or family member who is financially responsible to help you with your holiday budget. Remember, the holidays have a deeper meaning than gifts. It makes no sense to spend 2008 paying off bills from the Holidays of 2007.
Taking time for you: After all the shopping, last minute projects, and company you are most likely wondering what else is there to do? The answer is simple take time for you. This is a wonderful to have time to yourself, treat your self to whatever makes you happy, if it’s a manicure, massage, facial, having a girl’s night out, go and do it. Remember, there is no happiness without self happiness, your personal time is a time to make yourself center and balanced.
Share your favorite activities with Calming Corners that will help other readers stay healthy, happy and calm during the holiday season.
Taking time for you: After all the shopping, last minute projects, and company you are most likely wondering what else is there to do? The answer is simple take time for you. This is a wonderful to have time to yourself, treat your self to whatever makes you happy, if it’s a manicure, massage, facial, having a girl’s night out, go and do it. Remember, there is no happiness without self happiness, your personal time is a time to make yourself center and balanced.
Share your favorite activities with Calming Corners that will help other readers stay healthy, happy and calm during the holiday season.
1 comment:
Great tips... I needed to read taking time for you again and agian this is something I never do. I had to learn how to do it and not feel guilty.
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