Twenty Holiday Stress Busters

Six signs your sugarplums have turned to prunes.

1. Increase irritability
2. Trouble sleeping
3. Weight loss or weight gain
4. Increased tension
5. Feeling overwhelmed

Three places the prunes will show up.

1. Physically
2. Financially
3. Relationally

20 things you can do to keep your sugarplums from turning to prunes

1. Be nice to yourself and others.
2. Be real about relatives.
3. Forget perfection.
4. Forgive!
5. Say no.
6. Write and wrap incrementally.
7. Budget!
8. Relax!
9. Don’t give in to the “gimmies.”
10. Get in touch with your spiritual side.
11. Set differences aside.
12. Eat and drink in moderation.
13. Put your change in the Red Kettle
14. Go to a church service.
15. Pray.
16. Reflect.
17. Be nice to the store personnel
18. Tip generously.
19. Remember the reason for the season.
20. Have a Merry Christmas