12/08/2025
Just a few tiny habits that keep you sane, grounded, and actually enjoying the season ⬇️
1. Make a “bare-minimum routine.”
Not a full schedule, just 2–3 things you’ll stick to no matter what (like protein at breakfast, a 10-minute walk, doing meditation).
2. Keep a holiday dump list.
Everything you’re stressed about goes on paper, not in your brain at 2 a.m.
3. Have a snack before a big gathering.
This helps you avoid showing up ravenous and inhaling food you didn’t even want.
4. Create a holiday notes list on your phone.
Gift ideas, recipes you actually liked, things you wish you prepped earlier.
5. Drink alcohol intentionally, not socially.
Ask yourself, “Do I want this… or is everyone else holding a drink?”
6. Plan tiny resets instead of giant ones.
Five minutes of tidying. One load of laundry. A quick grocery run. Micro-resets keep the chaos from building into a monster.
7. Start a tiny tradition that’s just for you.
A candle you light every morning, a playlist for December, a walk in the cold. Something grounding.
8. Don’t let meals become the whole day.
Eat, enjoy, and then do something else. A game, a chat, a walk, something non-food-related to break the spiral.
9. Set a “bedtime-ish.”
Not strict, but a target always helps, and it keeps your mood, hormones, and sanity intact.
10. Take your supplements in plain sight.
Leave your collagen, vitamins, whatever-you-take out, not tucked away. If it lives on the counter, you’ll actually remember it.
