The holidays are right around the corner.
Some love the holidays and it's their favorite time of the year.
And some of us are grinches and it's their least favorite time of the year.
But I think if you have a Chronic Illness or a disability then I think you can agree
with me on this next statement - The holidays are difficult.
Physically were trying to dodge every flare that pops up after going shopping, or going
to a social event, or decorating or cooking.
And financially were worried that we may not be able to afford Christmas presents for our
family and friends, or even afford our medication come to the end of the month.
In today's video, I am going to share with you some tips for those of us with Chronic
Illnesses and disabilities on how to survive the holidays.
Also, you should check out the video I did last year where I talked about Chronic Illness
and the holidays, and all the struggles that those of us with Chronic Illnesses face when
the holiday season rolls around.
And you should also check out last weeks video where I give you gift ideas on what to get
someone with a Chronic Illness or Disability.
So let's get started.
The first tip I have is to try to save a little bit of your money throughout the year so you
can be able to afford Christmas presents when it comes time to go shopping.
This could be as little as $10 a month to $20 a month.
Also, another great tip is buying presents throughout the year so you don't have to spend
a whole bunch of money when it comes around Christmas time.
So you can just buy small little gifts through the year for certain family members and friends,
and have it stored somewhere in your home and then give it to them when it comes Christmas
time.
I know all too well how hard it is to save up money to buy things and it's especially
hard when you're on a limited income, it's nearly impossible to save anything.
My next tip is shopping online.
Shopping online can save so much time, energy, and in some cases money.
And you can also really buy really unique things online that you really wouldn't find
in a Walmart.
I don't know about you guys but my family always leaves Christmas shopping to like the
very last minute.
And shopping in crowded stores is like one of the worst things.
It takes so much energy, and it takes so much time.
And sometimes things in stores around Christmas time are super expensive and you really don't
end up getting that much of a deal.
So online really is the way to go.
I usually don't mind paying shipping if I have saved time, my energy, and I get to stay
in bed.
I - I'm willing to pay the extra just to have those three things.
The next tip I have is about wrapping presents.
I don't know about you but wrapping presents is hard and sometimes painful and really difficult
to do.
Especially if there are a lot of gifts to wrap.
What I recommend is getting a gift bag and shoving all of the presents in there, maybe
with some, uh, fancy looking tissue paper, just to make it fancy - don't wrap the individual
presents because that will just cost you time and energy, but just put everything in the
bag and then seal the bag with some tape, and you're done.
That's all you have to do.
So I find this a very quick and easy way, its time efficient, its energy efficient,
you don't waste so much energy and pain doing things and it gets everything done so much
quicker.
And if you get a really nice looking bag, and some really you know, cute tissue paper
then you can make it look like you actually put a lot of effort in it, when you really
didn't.
Another option you may have is to either ask a friend or a family member to wrap your presents
for you if you physically are unable to do so and it causes a lot of pain and you just,
you know, you don't have the energy for it.
Um, its always okay to ask for help, and if you have someone there that can help you to
wrap your presents or you can get someone to wrap your presents for you that would also
be a really great option.
Decorating can be very draining, time-consuming, and it can cause a lot of pain.
Sometimes your best option is to get someone to help you decorate if you are really into
making your house look very festive, then getting help decorating wouldn't be such a
bad idea.
It depends on how much you go all out with your decorating, whether you put up lights
on outside your house or you do most of your decorating inside your house.
Um, also its kind of difficult to put up a Christmas tree sometimes when you are - your
Disabled, your Chronically Ill and you may not have someone around to do that for you.
Your options are either getting a fake tree and doing it yourself if you're able to.
But another really cool option that I thought would be really quick and easy and look kind
of unique would to um, either draw a tree or have like a big uh, picture of a decorated
Christmas tree and just stick it on the wall and put all of your presents under it, and
I've even seen some things on Pinterest where people will put Christmas lights on their
wall and have it in the shape of a Christmas tree so they don't actually have a tree up.
That could also be another very time efficient but also cute way of putting up a Christmas
tree but not having a big Christmas tree in your living room.
But I totally feel you all on not being able to you know, decorate and stuff like that,
the past few years, um when we've been decorating I've just been handing the decorations to
my brother and sister to either put on the tree or put on the wall because I physically
cannot do it anymore.
My next tip is to prioritize parties or maybe some family gatherings if you can.
If your one of those lucky people who gets invited to a lot of Christmas parties because
you still do have friends with your Chronic Illness and Disability then you may get invited
to quite a few parties and naturally you want to go to all of them, but physically your
body may not allow you.
If you happen to get invited to a party I recommend prioritizing which parties you want
to go to the most and which ones that you kind of have to be at.
Something I have learned a lot is to not over do it during the holidays.
So really, prioritizing which parties to go to, and kind of pacing yourself is a good
idea.
Because by the time Christmas day rolls around you could be in a major flare and be in too
much pain to get up and get out of bed to open the presents, and you'll be in too much
pain and feel too awful to end up going to the Christmas dinner, which means you cannot
eat the amazing food that your family have made.
So yes, pace yourself with the parties, have fun at them but don't kill yourself having
too much fun because your body will definitely be paying for it.
And of course adding on to the last tip pacing yourself is very important during the holidays,
and it really does go a long way in trying to prevent flares so you can make it through
the holiday season.
Only do what you know you can do, and what your body can handle.
Don't spend the entire day making cookies, and cakes, and pies, and you know, Christmasy
treats if you know you're going to be pushing yourself doing it.
Try to pace yourself by possibly baking for no more than 2-3 hours instead of the entire
day.
And maybe wait an entire day in between your next baking session just so you can recuperate
and not overdo yourself.
Kind of doing things like this - just pacing yourself and taking your time and not overdoing
yourself it makes a huge difference.
Learn to know when to take a break and stop, and learn when to ask for help so you don't
overdo it and you don't cause yourself a flare, so you don't wake up the next day and you're
unable to get out of bed.
My next suggestion is to take time to relax.
I know the holidays are busy, there are so many things to do, like shopping, you have
family and friends to visit, you have to bake things and possibly prepare dishes for the
Christmas dinner, you have to decorate, there are - I mean there are so many things to do
throughout the holidays.
But please do not forget to practice self-care and relax.
Have a day where you do nothing at all, or at least do things that are very low energy.
You will thank yourself.
Plus it's probably cold, and snowy outside so you really - your best option is to just
curl up on the couch with a very snuggly blanket, with a kitty or a puppy in your lap and just
watch some Netflix.
Honestly that's really all it takes to get me to stop and relax and just chill out.
And remember to try to stop worrying over all of the little things, it'll be all ok
in the end.
Just try to enjoy the holidays.
And my last tip is to not be so hard on yourself.
Those of us with Chronic Illnesses really do seem to get mad, and upset with ourselves
when we cant do the things that we want to do, and that we need to do, or go to the places
that we need to go.
I know I have experienced this myself as well but it does get a little bit easier.
You will come to realize that sometimes your health does take priority over going to a
party or going shopping, or maybe even sometimes going to see family members and friends.
So please just cut yourself so slack if your unable to get up out of bed and do the things
that you need to do, or you want to do.
you're doing the best that you can and that is what matters.
I hope you guys enjoyed today's video.
In the comments below I want to know what other tips you would suggest to other people
with Chronic Illnesses to help them get through the holidays.
I'm also currently taking video suggestions, so if there is a video you would like to see
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