It's ironic, isn't it? A season that's meant to be a happy, wonderful time of celebration so often ends up being stress central. But do the holidays have to be synonymous with stress? Not if you take steps to cope.
If you're headed to BlissDom Canada this year, you're probably getting pretty excited.
You might also be freaking out just a little.
Or, a lot.
For many of us, conferences can be stressful and exhausting. It might be the travel issue, the awkward moments of trying to remember someone's name, the stress of trying to fit everything in to a compressed chunk of time. Maybe you’re dreading leaving your kids for a few days (both a stressor and a stress-reliever, in my book...but maybe that’s just me).
Got stress? (Who doesn’t?) Got time to soothe those worries away with regular spa appointments? Or chill out in the bath every night with a good book? Or go for a nice, long daily walk in the woods?
Um, no.
The problem with most of our stress-management tactics: they take too much time! Which is ironic, considering that much of mom-stress comes from not having enough time in the first place.
So here’s a quick stress-detox strategy that will hardly take any time at all: