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The holiday season can be stressful or joyful. Unfortunately not always we are in the control which one is going to be.
This episode is available on Spotify, Apple Podcast, and other podcasting platforms (just search for GroovyTakeOn).
If you prefer video over podcast, ere is a YouTube video we created for you on 12 Tips How to Get Ready for Holiday Season:
12 Tips:
- Plan ahead
- Ask what others want
- Take it easy
- Make it fun
- Quality over quantify
- Money, money, money!
- Watch out for scams
- Get your house ready
- Say hello to your neighbors
- Lower your expectations
- Don’t forget about yourself
- Alone during the holiday season
Resources:
- 10 Things to Do Now to Prepare for the Holidays (by The Productive Woman)
- Things You Can Stop Doing This Christmas (by Organizing Moms)
- 8 Tips for Getting Your Home Ready for the Holidays (by DIY Network)
- Can You Spot a Holiday Scam? (by AARP)
- The Holiday Season: Joy, Love & Loneliness (by AARP)
- Stay Healthy This Holiday Season (by AARP)
- 6 Easy Ways to Get Ready for the Holidays (by Consumer Reports)
- 12 Scams of Christmas: What to Look For and How to Avoid Them (by BBB.org)
- 5 Holiday Scams to Avoid (by ConsumerReport.org)
- Holiday Scams (by AARP.org)
- Top 5 Holiday Scams To Watch Out For This Year (by HuffPost.com)
- Single Bells: Surviving the Holidays as a Single, Child-Free Woman (by AARP)
- Connect – 2 – Affect . About isolation and help (by Connect 2
Affect ) - Crisis Text Line (by CrisisTextLine.org)
- CrisisNetwork.org
- Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Question of the Day: When do you start your Holiday planning?
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