Take care of yourself

Click here to find

55 gentle ways to take care of yourself when you're busy busy busy.

The holidays can be stressful and busy for people.

Make sure to take care of yourself this season.

The list includes...

5 minute mini-breaks

Get enough sleep

Make a gratitude list 

Go for a long walk

Drink Tea

and more

Anticipating Laughter

Everyone knows that laughter is the best medicine...

A new study has come out showing that even just anticipating laughter is good for you!!
Not only does anticipating laughter increase health-boosting hormones
but it also decreases the production of stress hormones... You know, the ones that causes decrease in concentration, mess up sleep patterns and cause storage of belly fat....

So what are you waiting for?
Plan to do something fun today.....
plan to watch a funny movie or tv show,
call up a friend who always makes your laugh so hard you practically cry,
watch old home movies,
pick up the comic section of the newspaper...

LAUGH!!!

Stressed?

Its the holidays!!  Time to spend more money than normally, have family in town, or go out of town, things need to be wrapped and mailed, malls are crowded, there is traffic everywhere.

-while I Love the holidays, I admit they can be a little stressful.

And while seeing family, and everyones happy faces after a big meal, or opening  a great present

sometimes we need a little relief in the middle of it all.

So the next time you are stuck in traffic, the perfect gift is sold out, or you are sitting in an airport

try this breathing exercise

Take a deep breath in through your nose for the count of 5

Then slowly let it out through your mouth for the count of 6

Breathe deeply, drawing air into your abdomen

Try this for 2 minutes and see if you feel better!

Happpy Shopping!

{image from http://www.macroborges.com/}