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About to Snap Like A Christmas Kracker? Day 8

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The Burnout Queen’s 12 Days of Holiday Stress Relief will help you through.

Day 8:  Are You Feeling Like The Grinch? 

Oh, go on forget all the chores, forget your Absolute Musts, and certainly forget all the things you think you ‘should be doing’.  In fact, forget being an adult for a bit and look for the simple fun. 

Burst out in holiday carols, gasp with delight over holiday lights, munch away on a candy cane, make snow angel (or maybe a fort to hide from it all!), shake the presents, bite the head off that chocolate snowman!  Take one kid-like break each day of the holidays.

Keep playing!

Dr Toby & Dr Bev

The Burnout Queens

p.s. Please feel free to share these with our Holiday blessings!

Christmas at The Burnout Queens HQ

xmas plantingIt’s beginning to take on that festive feeling here at The Burnout Queens headquarters!  We’ve kept the colour theme and planting these at the entranceway.  Should look welcoming to our visitors, friends and family.  I think the other biz neighbours will love it as well.  (oh and just ignore the sunshine…we’re hoping for more white stuff closer to the time).

What does your headquarters look like?!  Don’t be shy-share.

The Burnout Queens xx

About to Snap Like A Christmas Kracker? Day 7

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The Burnout Queen’s 12 Days of Holiday Stress Relief will help you through.

Day 7:  Don’t Hold Your Breath, It Will Be Over Soon!

Oh, that was close!  You could expire that way.  Not before the prezzies!

Instead of holding your breath, how about decreasing your stress by watching your breath.  It’s that simple.  Just sit down, close your eyes, and ‘watch’ your breath as you inhale and exhale.  Try this tiny little stress reliever right now.  In and out, in and out…imagine your breath like a coloured mist…in and out.  After a couple of minutes, open your eyes and notice how bright everything looks.

Give yourself the biggest gift of all, calmness.

Dr Toby & Dr Bev

The Burnout Queens

p.s. Please feel free to share these with our Holiday blessings!

About to Snap Like A Christmas Kracker? Day 6

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The Burnout Queen’s 12 Days of Holiday Stress Relief will help you through.

Day 6:  Ready To Bolt For The Airport?

Take a mental vacation and daydream about your favourite holiday spot.  Better yet, dig out a photo of your favourite relaxing place ~ the lake, beach, mountains, shopping mall ~ keep it close at hand.

When you feel your holiday blood pressure rising, take 2-3 minutes and just gaze at your photo ~ close your eyes and imagine all the sites, sounds, sensations and smells.  Repeat as needed.  There is no such thing as too much vacation time!

May visions of sugar plums, or palm trees, dance in your head!

Dr Toby & Dr Bev

The Burnout Queens

p.s. Please feel free to share these with our Holiday blessings!

About to Snap Like A Christmas Kracker? Day 5

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The Burnout Queen’s 12 Days of Holiday Stress Relief will help you through.

Day 5:  Need A Breather From Holiday Hype? 

With the Holiday hustle at full pitch we can all appreciate a haven of serenity, solitude and spirituality.   Be it in a sacred building or a sacred place in nature, 15-20 minutes of uninterrupted quiet can hold off the mounting stress and do wonders for your inner peace.

Give yourself a break…a quiet break.

Dr Toby & Dr Bev

The Burnout Queens

p.s. Please feel free to share these with our Holiday blessings!

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