Survival Christmas
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Well, here we are again, being everything to everybody – chef, cleaner, personal shopper, Santa, hostess, diplomat – need we go on? But hey, we love it anyway. In the following pages, we point you in the direction of some great gifts for the children, a few helpful recipes and a bit of financial advice too. But to start us off, here is a selection of brilliant tips from Amanda Alexander, founder of Coaching Mums, that will help keep you sane and smiling this festive season!
here are so many “Tips for Surviving Christmas” in women’s magazines, but when I read things like “two weeks before Christmas – now is the time to ice your Christmas Cake” and “shed half a stone before Christmas”, I don’t get the feeling that these tips really help many mums feel less anxious about the “stress” of Christmas. The following suggestions won’t tell you how to be a Domestic Goddess at Christmas, nor will they instruct you how to “get through” it without tears. Christmas is (should be) a time of new life, new hope and happiness, so I hope that these ideas will help you to discover what works best for you. My intention is that they will lighten your mood and encourage you to really enjoy yourself with your family. They will help you thrive throughout Christmas, not just survive!
1. Make your alternative Christmas List What do you love about Christmas and what do you hate about it? Take a piece of paper, fold it in half and label the two columns at the top – “love Christmas” and “hate Christmas”. Spill out all the words that come
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