Holidays a bit of a marathon?

​'Tis the season for life to get a bit rough.
Don't get me wrong...
I love the lights, cheesy holiday movies, and spending extra time with family and friends.
But dark/colder/shorter day, EOY deadlines with work, and extra pressure to travel & keep up with festivities is stressful.
Honestly, it can be a bit Type 2 fun.
(Not always great in the moment, but amazing upon reflection)
So if you're up to your eyeballs in tinsel and anxiety...
Remember what gets you through the tough spots in hard runs or races:

• Have a snack or drink some extra water; being under-fueled makes everything harder. Maybe you need that cookie for an extra pep. Maybe you need a sandwich bc that gingerbread house won't give you all-day energy.
• Slow your pace down. Do you really need to make homemade cookies? Or will those pop-in-the-oven-and-done ones work just as well for decorating?
• Manage expectations. Are you in an uphill/particularly hard part of the season? Remember, the downhill will come and you'll get a second wind.
• Is your mind becoming your worst enemy? Instead of spiraling around all the impossible challenges, focus on what is feeling good/going well.
• TURN. UP. THE. MUSIC.

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This is a marathon, not a sprint.
And come January, you'll look back and think about how magical it all really was.
(or not, January is its own different flavor of rough sauce lol)