Hello Friends! Today we are talking about how to stay joyful in this holiday season. For some, the holidays are a very big deal and we can allow it to overtake us and our households, families and friends. However you don't have to be in the number of people that are super stressed out.

There are several ways that you can unstress yourself, to a point. You can set a spending limit for yourself and your family. If you have a $50 limit for a gift, you don't have to spend $50. You can buy a few gifts that add up to $50, you can do things in lieu of a gift, like a cookie exchange or a sweater exchange.

Try to keep things that stress you out away from you. If you have a relative that is always pushing your buttons, do you best to stay away from them. Remember, you have to be a gracious host when hosting however, you also have to be a gracious guest. Don't go over to someone else's house and demand that they do something because that is what makes you happy. It is not your house.

Don't bring up something that may trigger someone. If they dropped out of school to start a business and it hasn't worked out yet, don't rub it in. If they are having a difficultly, they knew before they did. Don't keep bringing it up.

Do something nice for someone if you can. It doesn't even have to cost money. Hold the door for someone. Give someone a smile instead of a scowl. Help take someone's trash cans to the curb. Do small steps to make yours and someone's holiday better.”