stress | Alica McKenna Johnson https://alicamckennajohnson.com Where Are We Going? And Why Am I in This Hand Basket? Tue, 16 Dec 2014 14:48:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.10 82690294 The Panic Before the Holidays https://alicamckennajohnson.com/2014/12/the-panic-before-the-holidays/ https://alicamckennajohnson.com/2014/12/the-panic-before-the-holidays/#comments Tue, 16 Dec 2014 14:48:10 +0000 https://alicamckennajohnson.com/?p=1899
Caramels waiting to be wrapped.

Caramels waiting to be wrapped.


So after being sick for two weeks, I have a huge list of things I need to get done before the holidays:

shopping for presents, stocking stuffers, and food

wrapping all the things

packaging and mailing boxes

sending cards with a letter and photos of the kids

And I have to make four batches of caramels!

So I did what any reasonable person would do. I wrote down all the little steps so I can see my accomplishments, and I bought four books and read them back to back. Then I decided I’d read them too quickly, so now I’m re-reading them.

How do you deal with holiday stress? Is everything on your list done?

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