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The holiday szn is meant to be a fun-loving time for you and for your fam (think:\u00a0drinking hot cocoa, decorating gingerbread houses, laughing your heads off at family game night).\u00a0But it’s also a ~really~ underrated source of stress for a lot of gals. The pressures of getting the right gifts, being out of your routine and staying with relatives\u00a0can put a serious damper on your holiday fun.<\/p>\n
During the holidays, emotions run high\u2014and it’s easy to let that ruin the festivities. These quick fixes will help you refocus so you can enjoy the holly jolly vibes.<\/p>\n
When the holidays come around, sleeping in and lounging around are the main things to look forward to. But all that unstructured time can make it hard to escape family drama. (An entire weekday where *everyone* is together in the house? Yikes.)<\/p>\n
Adding in just\u00a0one or two things from your daily routine can help keep your mind at ease. For example, if you normally enjoy self-care activities<\/a> like\u00a0exercising, reading or cooking,\u00a0keep that task in your everyday ritual. That dedicated time for yourself can help clear your head.<\/p>\n Even in your fam’s most dramatic moments, it’s important to remember that nine times out of ten, they have your best interests at heart.<\/p>\n Each time you dwell on an awkward conversation or fight, try to remember one fun memory from the holiday with it (like when you and your sis went ugly Christmas sweater shopping together last year). This will help keep you from spiraling and ruining the entire week\u00a0over a few bad moments.<\/p>\n A great way to stay in the holiday spirit is to identify some of your favorite holiday activities and share them with the fam. Some classics are playing your fave\u00a0card games, decorating ornaments, baking and decorating cookies<\/a> or\u00a0gingerbread houses<\/a>\u00a0or making hot cocoa.\u00a0Giving everyone a fun thing to do\u00a0is a great way to bond while distracting from any conflict. Bonus: You get to lean into the holiday spirit.<\/p>\n We’ve all had an uncomfy moment when\u00a0a family member asks a personal question that\u00a0you don’t want to answer, whether\u00a0it’s your take on a heated political opinion\u00a0or an awk inquiry\u00a0about your love life. In this situation, there’s nothing wrong with politely asking to move on to another topic. (“Hey, did you guys see that amazing\u00a0new episode of <insert TV show here>?”)<\/p>\n Share your holiday pics with us on Insta @girlslifemag<\/a>\u00a0for a chance to get featured!<\/big><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n More advice for surviving snowy szn, right this way:<\/span> Top image: @momonatamada<\/a> The holiday szn is meant to be a fun-loving time for you and for your fam (think: drinking hot cocoa, decorating gingerbread houses, laughing your<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1723,"featured_media":312997,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1032,283],"tags":[1033,26145,60494,60490,60493,60492,18200,1906,60489,285,156,60491],"class_list":["post-286669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-family","category-life","tag-family","tag-family-drama","tag-family-dynamic","tag-holiday-drama","tag-holiday-family-drama","tag-holiday-family-drama-tips","tag-holiday-stress","tag-holidays","tag-how-to-avoid-holiday-family-drama","tag-life","tag-mental-health","tag-mental-health-during-the-holidays"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlslife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/286669","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlslife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlslife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlslife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1723"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlslife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=286669"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/girlslife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/286669\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlslife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/312997"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlslife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=286669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlslife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=286669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlslife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=286669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Focus on the positives<\/span><\/big><\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nBring an activity for everyone<\/span><\/big><\/strong><\/h2>\n
Redirect awkward conversations<\/span><\/big><\/h2>\n
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\nGingerbread house: @lassybees<\/a>
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