7 Tips for Staying Sane over the Silly Season

Christmas is coming very fast now, so here is the last newsletter for the year with the Sanity Savers required to get you through in a sane way. You see I know you are going to be human anyway, so do that and make a few tweaks along the way so that you can survive in style.

7 Tips for Staying Sane over the Silly Season

1. Stay hydrated – It has to be number one because I know that you are going to enjoy yourself and have some alcohol. Bottom line, alcohol is very dehydrating (I know that you know the dry feeling you wake up with after a night with few glasses of your favourite party drink). So the world will not end if you enjoy some party cheer all I suggest is that you have at least one water for each glass or two of alcohol. Remember it is trendy and socially acceptable to drink water now days and there are so many boutique waters on the market to enjoy.

2. Get quality rest – If you know you are going out to play hard, get a power nap in the afternoon before hand. Prepare to play and then you will have the stamina to go all night if you so wish.

3. Eat some real food – The incidence of ailments like gout (yes gout, it is not an old mans disease anymore) increase around this time of year. Snacking on salty and rich foods, enjoying a little too much alcohol and not enough water can lead to acute ailments like gout and or associated aches and pains. So think and plan ahead, eat at least two nutritious meals a day and party on the other.

4. Get a buddy to help you enjoy but not regret – If you know you are prone to being the party animal and over indulging ask a friend to do the circuit with you and not for you to try to lead them astray, but ask them to be honest with you and then you listen if they ask you to take a breather.

5. Chill Out - Enjoy it all, it is the party season and you deserve to play. Simply remember that you are human and if you are going to play, PLAY and enjoy every minute of it, just do it guilt free. Regretting things the day after is useless and damaging to your health. Be responsible the night before and it enjoy yourself.

6. Move your body – at least a bit. If you are that busy and cannot fit in your normal exercise routine within the busy social schedule – go for a quality workout less often. Just do something. That little bit if discipline now saves lots of guilt later when you are trying to move the extra kilos put on over the silly season.

7. Use this time of year to reconnect with someone special. We all have someone in our lives that we have thought all year, that you wanted to catch up with them. Do it right now, give them a call and reconnect.