99 Ways to Survive The Holidays: Part Two

Can you believe it? Christmas will be at our doorstep in less than two weeks. Seriously!

And if you're anything like me, the holiday "To-Do" list never seems to end. Between decorating the home with every red and green knick knack imaginable, and trying to decide what to get the best friend who has everything, I'm just about ready to throw December into the books and just ... get over it.

But whenever I'm feeling a little stressed over the holidays, I always look to a greeting card my aunt sent me a few years ago that I keep tucked away until December rolls around each year. It's titled "99 Ways to Survive the Holidays" -- it never fails to give me a few laughs and reminds me to put things into perspective when I'm ready to chuck a snowglobe out the window.

Here's the second installation of 20 more tips on that list with a little Patch twist here and there of course! (The first 20 tips can be found .)

99 WAYS TO SURVIVE THE HOLIDAYS: PART TWO

1. Bathe
2. Believe in Santa
3. Call in sick
4. Make snow angels (wherever you can find snow or a pile of autumn leaves works too!)
5. Pass the green beans
6. Stand your ground
7. Change lanes
8. Primp and preen
9. Bake cookies
10. Rent a movie
11. Clear the table
12. Glow
13. Feed the poor
14. Self-gift (with a trip to the  or to one of the awesome shops in Artesia and Cerritos!)
15. Fake good cheer
16. Untangle lights (why does this happen every year?)
17. Stretch
18. Turn off the phone (and computer except when you're reading Patch!)
19. Consider the alternative
20. Spray pine scent

Stayed tuned for Part Three of this list, which will be published in the coming days!