December 21, 2015

Holidays, Personal

5 Ways to Make the Holidays a Bit More Awesome

holiday tips, how to be happy during the holidays
Created by Ali Coşkunfrom the Noun Project

Can you guys believe it’s Christmas already? I’m pretty sure 11 minutes ago it was summer, and now here we are: Christmas is this Friday!

AHH.

So in honor of the upcoming holidays, we want to share 5 ways to make the holidays a bit more awesome this year!

holiday tips, how to be happy during the holidays

1.) Put your phone away as much as you can. Sure, we’ll take a few photos and we’ll wish everyone a happy holiday, but for the most part – our phones are safely tucked away somewhere, turned off. Make it a rule: no phones at the table!

2.) Take photos with yourself in the frame. Use the self-timer and/or a remote, like we did! (Have you seen our free tutorial on how to do that??)

3.) Bring desserts and/or wine everywhere you go as host + hostess gifts, because diets officially start January 1st – right??!

4.) Sing some carols. Loudly, off-key and at every opportunity you can … because:

And most important of all:

5.) Take a moment to reflect, and be truly grateful for everything you have – friends, family, a roof over your head, clothes on your back, a full belly, and a lot of love in your life. We know we certainly feel all of these things this year!

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