The holidays are just getting started and I am already exhausted! I’ve decorated gingerbread men at Morgan’s baby shower, attended holiday parties and lunches, helped adopt a family for Christmas with my team at work, made well over 50 latkes and that’s just a quick overview of all the holiday related stuff I’ve been up to!
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I thought I was the only person completed tired out from all of the holiday festivities and then I found an article in The Frisky called “How to survive the holidays in transition.” The article basically called out what a lot of Millennials have been feeling this holiday season. “Those of us in periods of transition—even positive ones—are especially susceptible to the feelings of loneliness, frustration, depression, and the stress the holidays can elicit.”
And let’s be honest, what Millennial is not in a period of transition right now? Tons of Millennials are finishing college, starting new jobs, spending their first holiday away from home and trying to adapt to a new life with new friends. And that itself is a lot of work, let alone all of the extra pressure that the holidays bring.
So what can Millennials do to make it through the holidays?
1. Be task oriented- This is the thing that has helped me the most. Make a list of the tasks you need to do, stick to the list and power through them. Don’t worry about having enough time for holiday events, just write down the tasks that you have to do to accomplish your holiday goals and do them.
2. Take it easy on yourself- This is the hardest thing for Millennials to do, but remember that you are in a state of transition! And if that means your holiday cards go out a little late or that you give your whole family their gifts late, don’t worry about it.
3. Enjoy your first holiday in your new life- It can be really hard to enjoy the holidays when you are stressed, but Millennials are just now embarking on the best, newest stage of their lives. So try to take time to enjoy it, even if it’s hard.
And some final great advice from The Frisky, “Keep in mind that there are no rules or laws regarding the holidays. Social obligations aside, you decide what and how much you want to do this holiday season.”
