Things That Make My Heart Sing by Melissa Hemsley

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How to have a frazzle-free festive feast
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How to have a frazzle-free festive feast

Keep your cool at Christmas

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Dec 19, 2022
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Confession - well, I think you all know anyway - I sometimes suffer from anxiety and chasing perfection. But I don’t want an OTT Christmas to then spend the aftermath exhausted and resentful that “I did EVERYTHING and no one helped’ which sometimes happens when I try to control things and throw away offers of help! No more of this please!

If you also want a stress-free Christmas (hands up?!), scroll down for my top tips to keep things as easy breezy as possible. I’ve broken them down into tips/checklists for the week before, a few days before, the night before and the big day.

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