How do you stay sane during the holidays? What are the tricks you tell yourself?

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I just tell myself it will be over soon.

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I just focus on handling what's directly in front of me. I don't get caught up in the craziness and how busy everything is, I just deal with the customer in front of me or the situation in front of me. That way the day goes by a lot faster and I don't feel so stressed about the holiday season.

I don't have any tricks. It's a rough season in retail. The moments outside of work help balance it all out. Spending time with my family this time of year makes up for a lot of work exhaustion.

Just thinking that once this shift is over I can come back home to my family. Everything in doing is for my family, we will have a good time this Christmas

It’ll all be over soon 😆. But really though, just take it day by day…

I try to connect with someone outside of retail so I can have conversations completely unrelated to work

That’s very smart. I need to try doing that.

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