Christmas offer you psychological tips that really help to save nerves, time and mood. I like them.
Buying gifts: expensive and tedious
If you have a large list of people to whom you have to buy gifts, it can cost you a pretty penny, including time. Imagine how you can get terribly tired of this shopping!
Try to change your approach this year:
* Order all gifts online.
* Decide that you will only buy gifts for children.
* Set a limit on the cost of one gift and do not even consider goods more expensive than your limit.
• If you have a large family, spend a Lottery Gifts: put in a box of paper with the names of family members, and let each pull one name — it is he who will buy a gift for the New year.
* Before going to the store, make a list or at least have a clear idea of who and what you will buy. Otherwise, it all threatens to result in hours of walking through shopping centers.
* Money-is also quite a good gift.
* Take someone from your family or friends to help and share the list with them.
And again, I remind you that Christmas gifts-this is not a competition, who will surpass whom in value or originality. This is not a reason to "pay off" for lack of care or attention during the year. No reason to buy up the whole Kids ' world store. Not evidence of your feelings. These are pleasant surprises connected with wishes and a meeting of a new circle of life.
New year's dinner: everyone enjoys, only mom is unconscious
Love to cook? That's fine! Me too. But only if it is not a festive dinner of six changes plus two desserts and frozen yogurt for children! If you hate pre-holiday cooking-try to change something, for example, so:
* Call the assistant. Or have one of the guests cook something and bring it with them.
• You may well have a buffet dinner this year.
* The maximum buy in advance all the products that will last until the new year and will not deteriorate.
* Make a schedule for December 31, for example: at 11:00 put in the oven duck with apples.
* It's too late to book a restaurant :) But it's not too late to order home delivery, whether it's products or ready meals.
* Prepare fewer dishes. Remember, in recent years, do you have a lot of food left in the morning? (Yes-Yes, I Pro the very a basin Olivier) This may be unnecessarily waste of time.
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You don't have to cook everything yourself. If you share with someone this "pleasant duty", it will not mean that you are a bad hostess and something like that. Ordered pizza does not mean that you do not care about your loved ones. You should not impress anyone with their culinary abilities. This and your celebration, in including.
Communication with guests: why not as much fun as we would like
Let's be realistic: if you and your relatives bickered and fought all year, why suddenly on new year's eve a miracle should happen and everyone will change their behavior?
Do not provoke and do not raise sensitive topics as a recognized acute (policy) and individual the thrill to your family.
If one of the guests (perhaps after drinking a little too much) started a heated argument with another guest, and the rest sit silently with pursed lips, the host or hostess may well stop this discussion, otherwise it threatens to spoil the evening for everyone. If guests are not appeased — ask them to leave the table and continue the conversation in another room or in the distance.
Be ready to immediately offer the remaining some topic of conversation or game.
Use breathing relaxation or CalmDown-SlowDown (Slow down and exhale) to deal with anxiety and tension in special situations.
If you are worried that some guests may arrange proceedings among themselves-plan in advance and offer immediately after dinner some General activity, such as outdoor games or mafia. In this case occurrence pressing talk is unlikely.
Less pour :)
You can not change anyone and make others. Try to start with yourself, if you have the strength and desire. It's the only thing you can guarantee. Just do not get arrogant or angry that you are one such individual.
And at all, all, of course, will well. No wonder you read my articles and develop as a person :)