6 Survival Tips You’ve Likely Never Heard
Okay, so ever since the wise man bearing the gold sent those
two daft men with the frankincense and myrrh scrambling for excuses there’s
never been any such thing as a stress-free holiday. There are gifts to be
bought, cards to be sent and strings of lights to attach to the eaves with duct tape. And
then there’s the specter of putting on a few extra holiday pounds, looming as
real as a lawsuit from the ACLU if you refer to them in public as ‘extra
Christmas pounds’. These are harrowing days indeed. But by following these half
dozen bits of unconventional holiday wisdom, garnered from years of experience involving
five sisters, thirty-odd cousins, nine nieces and nephews and now three little
elves of my own, you too can lower your blood pressure even as your credit card
balances float skyward. So kick back, take heed and then kick back some more –
with a bowl of foil-wrapped chocolate balls.