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Make The Most Of This Holiday Season With These Easy As (Pumpkin) Pie Tips

This guide will help you stick to your goals while also having a great time!

Josephine Kostick

Nov 20, 2018

The State University of New York at Stony Brook

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The holidays are a crazy time for everyone, and we all want to make sure we get the most out of the season. We sometimes get caught up in the idea of presents and making sure everything is perfect, and we often forget there are other important aspects to the holidays. This guide will help you stick to your goals while also having a great time!

1. Decorate!

The best way to feel festive is to make it look festive! Decorating can change the entire mood of your home or work environment. You can find great decorations at the Dollar Store, and I promise they will make you feel better.

2. Invest in a holiday scented candle

Everyone needs an apple cinnamon or peppermint candle for this season.

3. Make a holiday playlist

Is it really the holidays if you don't listen to "All I Want for Christmas is You" 25 times a day?

4. Bake! Bake! Bake!

Who can so no to holiday treats? Baking goodies is the best way to stay warm and enjoy the season.

5. Tell the people you love that you appreciate them

It's never a bad time to remind people how you feel about them, and the holidays are especially a great time to be thankful because not everyone gets to spend the holidays with their loved ones.

6. Donate your time

It doesn't have to be anything crazy, but the best use of your time is to spend it with someone who really needs it. This can be something as simple as reconnecting with a lost friend or spending a little extra time with your grandparents.

7. Send out holiday cards

Whether you make your own or get a greeting card pack, this is a nice and simple way to let people know you're thinking about them, and people definitely appreciate it.

8. Invite friends over for a pajama party and holiday movie marathon

Make sure to have lots of snacks ready! If you want to have more fun, consider doing a gift exchange or playing some holiday games.

9. Set goals

This may seem crazy and you may be thinking it's impossible during the holiday season. It is important to remember not to pause your life. Setting goals and planning will also help take care of some of the last minute stress during the holidays.

10. Take some time for yourself

This can be hard during the holidays if you're constantly thinking about who you have to get gifts for, who you have to see, what food you have to make for what get-together, etc. This is the most important time to make sure you're taking care of yourself. It can be as easy as taking some time out of your day to meditate, go to a yoga class, or finding what helps you clear your mind.

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Make The Most Of This Holiday Season With These Easy As (Pumpkin) Pie Tips

This guide will help you stick to your goals while also having a great time!

1. Decorate!

2. Invest in a holiday scented candle

3. Make a holiday playlist

4. Bake! Bake! Bake!

5. Tell the people you love that you appreciate them

6. Donate your time

7. Send out holiday cards

8. Invite friends over for a pajama party and holiday movie marathon

9. Set goals

10. Take some time for yourself

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And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make

The sun is up, the sky is blue, it's beautiful and so are you

Love is old, love is new, love is all, love is you

There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be

Life is very short, and there's no time for fussing and fighting, my friend

He say, "I know you, you know me", One thing I can tell you is you got to be free

Oh please, say to me, You'll let me be your man. And please say to me, You'll let me hold your hand

It was twenty years ago today, Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play. They've been going in and out of style, but they're guaranteed to raise a smile

Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see

Can you hear me? When it rains and shine, it's just a state of mind

Little darling, it's been long cold lonely winter. Little darling, it feels like years since it' s been here. Here comes the sun, Here comes the sun, and I say it's alright

We danced through the night and we held each other tight, and before too long I fell in love with her. Now, I'll never dance with another when I saw her standing there

I love you, I love you, I love you, that's all I want to say

You say you want a revolution. Well you know, we all want to change the world

All the lonely people, where do they all come from. All the lonely people, where do they all belong

Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends

Hey Jude, don't make it bad. Take a sad song and make it better

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away. Now it looks as though they're here to stay. Oh, I believe in yesterday

And when the brokenhearted people, living in the world agree, there will be an answer, let it be.

And anytime you feel the pain, Hey Jude, refrain. Don't carry the world upon your shoulders

I'll give you all I got to give if you say you'll love me too. I may not have a lot to give but what I got I'll give to you. I don't care too much for money. Money can't buy me love

All you need is love, love is all you need

Whisper words of wisdom, let it be

Blackbird singing in the dead of night, Take these broken wings and learn to fly. All your life, You were only waiting for this moment to arise

Though I know I'll never lose affection, for people and things that went before. I know I'll often stop and think about them. In my life, I love you more

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2. How to be thankful for family and friends.

3. How to give back.

4. What the word "community" really means.

5. That it isn't about the destination, but the journey.

6. The consequences of making bad choices.

7. To trust people, until you have a reason not to.

8. To be welcoming and accepting of everyone.

9. How to be my own, individual person.

10. How to work for what I want.

11. How to be great at giving directions.

12. How to be humble.

13. To be well-rounded.

14. How to be great at conflict resolution.

15. The beauty of getting outside and exploring.

16. To be prepared for anything.

17. That you don't always have to do it alone.

18. How to be creative.

19. To brush off gossip.

I have never been so thankful to know you.

Dealing with the inevitable realities of college life.

Don't freak out

Email the professor

Attend the first class

Keep attending class

Have a backup plan

Remember that everything works out at the end

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