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Parent to Parent!
Amidst the holiday rush, it’s vital to prioritize your well-being. We, as parents, strive to create a magical holiday for our kids and loved ones. However, in this pursuit, we often need to remember to take care of ourselves.
It’s so easy to get caught up in the holiday glitz and glamour, the twinkling lights, the festive decorations, and the excitement of the season, and get an overwhelming, intoxicating feeling that makes you GO GO GO. We get swept away by trying to enjoy every second with the people we love.
If you’re anything like the character Clark Griswold from the classic holiday movie ‘National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, ‘who always goes above and beyond to create the perfect holiday, then YOU ARE MY PEOPLE!

The need to go to sleep late and wake up early so I can capture all the moments is so real and exhausting.
But I have found a way to fix that issue!
I hope these TIPS help you
Make a conscious effort to carve out time for yourself. It’s not selfish, it’s necessary. You have the power to prioritize your well-being.
I would love to know what you are doing for yourself today.
Whatever it may be, make sure you are sprinkling in a bit of holiday joy. As for me, I’ll be going tonight and tomorrow morning to watch my daughter play basketball. But in the meantime, and in between times, I’ll be watching Holiday movies and enjoying good food and lots of quality time with my family.
Cheers to a safe, fun, and festive weekend!
You could have chosen any blog to read, but you chose mine, and I’m honored!
~Belladonna~
Source: Look After Yourself ~Don’t Forget About YOU~ – Belladonna’s Flashlight
How did multiple major holidays get butted up against the new year? Are you as overwhelmed as I am to resist Auld Lang Syne’s annual review? Fortunately, when it comes to my novels (about them here), querying produced some literary agent nibbles that I’m waiting to find out about.
These are some “life tips” that coagulated these 12 months. Feel free to comment and add your own…
a) Vicuñas, like these ones photographed by always perk me up!
b) Reading fiction expands my heart and soul.
c) Good intentions and optimism are super powers.
d) Anyone who expects me to shut up and stop asking questions isn’t a friend.
e) Generally, generalizing is wrong and it keeps me from seeing people as individuals.
f) Guilt and shame can either spell doom, or become springboards for positive change.
g) Luckily, much of what I wish for never comes true.
h) Conditioner works better than soap on very dry days.
i) Scouring my doggie’s teeth with a textured thin cloth is easier and more effective than using a doggie toothbrush and toothpaste.
j) Listen, listen, listen to my own body, heart, and mind. Listen to people who listen to me.
k) Only buy supplements certified with a USP symbol. Otherwise risk snake oil or worse.
l) Dealing with poor customer service is helpful to everyone. Don’t take anything personally. Calmly state, ask, persist, and then if that doesn’t work, do the same with a higher up.
m) Never add “but” to an apology. If I wrong someone, don’t get mad at them for being mad at me.
n) And these’s no such thing as getting enough of looking at cuties, like these alpacas photographed by Philippe Lavoie…

What did you learn this year?
Source: Llama Love + Got Tips 4 Yourself? Here Are Mine – Happiness Between Tails by da-AL
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Rendimento: Aproximadamente 8 porções
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