‘Good Stress’ — Have a Happy Holiday

This year I plan to have a ‘good stress’ Christmas. For too many years, this holiday meant rushing through the days of December with anxiety about entertaining, panic as I searched for the right gifts, worry about what to wear to obligatory parties, and concern about food preparations. I used to joke that I needed […]

7 Tips to Avoid the Last-Minute Christmas Crazies

It’s time for a bad case of the last-minute Christmas crazies.  With only days before the 25th, many of us are moving close to panic mode. I’m at the front of the line.  December has flown past and the Christmas crazies have hit me and, it seems, many around me. This happens every year.  I […]