{"id":1559,"date":"2013-12-18T18:17:20","date_gmt":"2013-12-18T18:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nikwax.wordpress.com\/?p=1559"},"modified":"2024-10-24T09:42:54","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T08:42:54","slug":"survive-the-holiday-season-with-your-sanity-intact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nikwax.com\/en-us\/posts\/survive-the-holiday-season-with-your-sanity-intact\/","title":{"rendered":"Survive the holiday season with your sanity intact"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/nikwax.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/12\/t1larg-airport-gi.jpg\" alt=\"t1larg.airport.gi\" class=\"wp-image-1560\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The true spirit of the holiday season has very little to do with your gourmet capabilities, hands-y TSA agents or social calendars bursting to near implosion. Alas, these are the pressures we willingly and not-so-willingly hoist upon ourselves for a seven week period every year\u2019s end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dear readers, please release yourselves from your own expectations. You\u2019re perfect to us just as you are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the off chance that\u2019s not enough, we present our solutions to managing common holiday stressors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Stressful: Travel.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Solution: <\/b>Download an audio book you\u2019ve been itching to read, and map out a potential mid-way stopping point (hotel, camping, friend\u2019s couch). Let all your people know that you have a Plan B, in case of flight delays, traffic or if you hit a reindeer-drawn sleigh en route. The simple act of having a back-up plan reduces the pressure to \u201cget there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Stressful: Overeating. <\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Solution: <\/b>It\u2019s not even the tighter waistband that\u2019s worrisome; it\u2019s the lethargy from a cookie-based diet that wears you down. Don\u2019t bother focusing on what <i>not<\/i> to eat in the midst of the holiday bounty. Instead, continually refresh a huge salad packed with yummy nutrients in the fridge. Pack it for lunch or eat a small filler salad before you go to a party. Enjoy the holiday foods with the comfort that you\u2019ve nourished yourself well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Stressful: Gift-giving.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Solution: <\/b>Everyone has a different philosophy and a different budget, but we\u2019re always fans of offering experiences instead of stuff that people will eventually grow out of. Travel? Photography class? Tuesday night standing date to hike your favorite trail together?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Stressful: The party you dread attending, but have run out of excuses not to.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Solution: <\/b>Read snippets from your favorite authors every day for a week before the party. Work the room with sparkling conversation and ideas that don\u2019t revolve around the weather, work or fruitcake recipes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We hope our tips will help you stay in the true spirit of the holidays, surrounded by family, joy and the happiness found in giving. We also hope you\u2019re surrounded by warmth \u2013 courtesy of Nikwax, good friends and a crackling fire. Above all, if you\u2019re present in the moment, trust what you\u2019re giving is enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Happy Holidays!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Love,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nikwax<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The true spirit of the holiday season has very little to do with your gourmet capabilities, hands-y TSA agents or social calendars bursting to near implosion. Alas, these are the pressures we willingly and not-so-willingly hoist upon ourselves for a seven week period every year\u2019s end. 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