The Holiday Survival Guide
Oh, the holidays! The fun! The food! The family feuds and stressful traveling and blown budgets and. . . food. Here’s how to ride it all out.
Make Merry
The Stress-Free Holiday Party Plan
From setup to cleanup, a step-by-step guide to hosting a sophisticated yet deceptively simple party.
10 Holiday Party-Food Dilemmas, Solved
Real Simple helps you make healthy eating choices this season.
17 Holiday Health Tips
Follow this advice to enjoy a little holiday indulgence without sacrificing your health goals.
Easy Ways to Reduce Holiday Stress
9 Healthy Holiday-Eating Strategies
Etiquette Advice for the Holiday Guest
6 Ways to Have Healthy Holidays
Be of Good Cheer
How Do You De-Stress During the Holidays?
Dinner Party Seating Strategies
10 Things to Say to Keep the Peace
Solutions for 10 Difficult Sibling Scenarios
Improve Your Mother-Daughter Bond
How to Avoid a Holiday Family SquabbleTravel Sanely
Air Travel Made Easier
What to know so that your flight is as calm and friendly as the skies you’re flying.
What Is Your Best Holiday Travel Tip?
Readers share favorite tricks and strategies to make traveling easier.
Holiday Travel Essentials Checklist
Beth Whitman, author of Wanderlust and Lipstick: The Essential Guide for Women Traveling Solo (wanderlustandlipstick.com) offers her sanity-maintaining must-haves for holiday travelers.
- An efficient carry-on bag. Look for one that’s roomy enough for essentials but small enough to fit in the overhead bin, like the Timbuk2 Checkpoint bag
($250, timbuk2.com).
Related: How To: Pack a Weekend Bag
- A bulky outfit for the plane. Save space in your suitcase by wearing your heaviest clothes and shoes en route. Bundling up will also keep you warm on a
chilly flight and help you avoid exceeding the baggage weight limit for checked pieces.
Related: Are You a Good Packer?
- Noise-canceling headphones. When you want to sleep, drown out crying babies and other distractions with these earphones. If you travel a lot, they’re especially worth their cost.
