Gallery: 6 Tips To Help You Ditch the Drama and Say Goodbye to Holiday Season Stress!

The holiday season is steadily approaching. Can you believe it? With that comes holiday movies, Christmas music, lots of grocery shopping and connecting with dear family members and friends.

Do you know what else comes with it? STRESS. If you’re not careful, that is.

Why are the holidays such a stressful time of the year? That’s kind of a loaded question. First, there’s no way around the fact that you’re going to be spending money; oftentimes more than usual. Also, you’re usually trying to cram a lot more activities in a little bit of time. Then there’s all of the people you’ll be spending time with---some you enjoy. Others? Eh, maybe not so much. To top it off, you have to try and balance your daily routine, and make time for your relationship in the midst of it all.

Before you let panic set it, we’ve got some suggestions on things that you can do to avoid holiday stress, especially between you and yours. We’re confident that these tips will make the holiday season far less dramatic. Across the board.