Set a budget
If you know exactly how much you are going to spend this Christmas, then shopping becomes much easier. Don’t feel pressured by the media, the advertisements, or other people to spend more than you intend.
Release expectations
Allow this Christmas season to be what it is without expectations or hopes for perfection. We are often disappointed when things don’t go “as planned” during the holidays, so plan loosely and remain open to change. Embrace the reality of life as being part of the season.
Keep it simple
Part of releasing expectations is simplifying your Christmas season. If you over-schedule yourself with activities, shopping, and travel, you will be stressed and will miss out on the peace and beauty of the season.
Go for movie nights
Most of your friends will have one. So plan for a get-together over each of your favorite movies on a Christmas weekend and enjoy the back to back movie experience. Just sit back and relax in the world of movies for a couple of days. A few choices of Christmas movies could be, ‘Bernard and the Genie’, ‘A Christmas Tale’, ‘Dear Santa’, ‘The Fitzgerald Family Christmas’, ‘The Great Rupert’ and Noel’ to name a few.
Engage in Christmas activities
Gather people – can be family, friends or neighbors and make teams. Plan for activities such as Xmas tree competition, gingerbread house making competition, snowman building contest, ice sculpture building, filling the Christmas stocking, Christmas carol charades, themed gift exchange and the like. This will be true fun and you just cannot forget the experience, at least till next Christmas when you can have it again.
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