Sutherland - 21 Ways to Enjoy a Stress-Free Holiday Season

Praise for 21 Ways to Enjoy a Stress-Free Holiday Season

21 Ways to Enjoy a Stress Free Holiday Season is a very thorough outline of how to deal with holiday stress. Dr. Mommy shares real, honest to goodness tips that people can implement quickly and EASILY! This book is an amazing resource and everyone should have one.

Kim Garst
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Finally a no-nonsense guide to getting through the holidays with less stress, more fun, and even some tips on saving money. Dr. Daisy is my go-to author and blogger for all things family and health-related and this book is no different. What I love most about it: 21 Ways to Enjoy a Stress-Free Holiday Season is a short, quick read with do-able tips and essential reminders to take care of yourself while youre busy decking the halls and taking care of everybody else.

Felicia J. Slattery, Author of Cash in on Communication

Wow! This book is the greatest gift that you can give yourself. Not only are the tips great for having a stress free holiday, but some of them work well just for eliminating stress every day. Dr. Sutherland, I loved how you touched on everything that you could possibly think of that might add stress and gave so many creative ways to reduce it. I think this would make a great early Christmas present for others to buy for their extended family, I know I am! Not only will this help your readers, but just imagine how much more Amazing & stress free everybodys holiday would be if their families read it, too. Thanks, I am now ready to begin to prepare for the holidays with your book in hand and already feeling very relaxed!

Susan Preston, Relationship Consultant
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Dr. Sutherland does it again! And just in time to help you actually enjoy the holidays. This little book is packed with a big punch in the form of 21 easily implementable strategies for decompressing, uncomplicating, and streamlining your holiday experience. The best part, is that the tips are life changes that you should implement year round, to maintain a more even pace to your life on a regular basis. A must-read for busy entrepreneurs, and super women wanna-bes.

Dr. Shannon Reece, The one trusted woman in a mans business world
www.DrShannonReece.com

Just reading the titles of each of the 21 Ways to Enjoy a Stress-Free Holiday Season will cause you to breathe sigh of relief. This is exactly the type of holiday season everyone wants and this book will help you get therecalm, refreshed, organized, and happy. What I enjoyed most was Dr. Sutherlands ability to provide workable solutions in a step-by-step format that is easy to follow and showed me how a stress-free holiday season is absolutely doable. Youll want to get several copies for gifts as I cant imagine youll want to part with your own copy! Enjoy this book and enjoy your holidays!

Ann Vertel, Success Psychology Expert
AnnVertel.com

Great Book! In 21 Ways to Enjoy a Stress-Free Holiday Season , Dr. Sutherland shares tips that are often overlooked or not thought of. One key point is planning, and Dr. Sutherland gives outstanding instruction on how to plan efficiently and effectively. Why not make this year a stress-free holiday and pick up Dr. Sutherlands book today.

Kelli Claypool, President & CEO of the Small Business and Learning Institute

Dr. Daisy Sutherland

High Point, North Carolina

21 Ways Series, Book 3

Published by Discover! Books
an Imprint of Imagine! Books
PO Box 16268, High Point, NC 27261

Imagine! Books is an enterprise of Imagine! Studios
Visit us online at www.artsimagine.com

Copyright 2011 Daisy Sutherland
Cover Design 2011 Imagine! Studios
Illustrations by Drawperfect, purchased at istockphoto.com

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced
or transmitted in any form or by any means, including informational
storage and retrieval systems, without permission in writing from
the copyright holder, except for brief quotations in a review.

ISBN 13: 978-1-937944-00-1 parent, 978-1-937944-01-8 eBook
Library of Congress Control Number: 2011943611

First Discover! Books printing, November 2011

Dedication

For my husband and soul mate David,
who supports and loves me.

You are my true inspiration.

Acknowledgements

A special thank you to:

My family, who keep me motivated

and grounded, all at the same time.

My loving husband, David, for his
unstoppable support and love.

My dear friends, who believe in me and push
me until my head spins: Kristen Eckstein,
Felicia Slattery, and Kelli Claypool.

My heavenly father, who watches
over me, guides me, and shows
unconditional love to me.

Introduction

This book was written with you in mind. The stress I see people dealing with is often palpable, and my hope is that with the tips you find in this book, your life will become a little more calm and contented.

Stress is very real, and the holidays, which are meant to be a joyful time spent with family and friends, can often be among the most stressful times of your year. But with a little help, you can manage and ultimately reduce stress in your holidays and your life. The choice is yours to live a stress-free life and this little book will give you specific ways to achieve and enjoy a stress-free holiday.

Reclaiming your holidays is doable. You do not have to go around spinning in circles with no true direction. With a bit of pre-planning, you can reduce the effects of pressures that the many activities scheduled between Thanksgiving and the beginning of the year inevitably bring.

The first step in this journey is to remember that a great deal of the stress we feel at the holidays is of our own creation. Remember how exciting the holidays were when you were children? The thought of stress never entered your mind. Unfortunately, you cant turn back the clock to childhood, but you can implement some ways to lessen the stress and truly enjoy the holidays.

So stop, take a deep breath, and apply some of (or all of) the tips in this book. You will surely have a wonderful, stress-free holidayas it was meant to be.

Happy Holidays!

Plan Ahead

Nothing is more stressful than having several activities scheduled all in one weekend, causing you to have to run from place to place without truly enjoying any event. The holidays are a wonderful time, but they can quickly become overwhelming if you neglect to plan ahead.

Its important to take out your calendar and place every little thing on it to avoid forgetting and losing your mind. And this applies to everyone in the family.

In an open area, keep a calendar designated as the family calendar, where every family member can catalog individual holiday events. This system will also help with planning whos going where and when, as well as how theyre getting there, and will help to avoid conflicts. The stress will come if you have failed to plan, so lets avoid that altogether by getting the family involved. Avoiding conflicts and overbooking is the goal, so planning ahead will help to lessen confusion as events begin to multiply.