Choose Your Own Holiday Adventure Here in the Final Countdown

The final countdown is on. Christmas (December 25), Hanukkah (December 18-26), and the 7 days of Kwanzaa (starting December 26) are all right around the corner. With the final few days ahead (depending on your holiday), time is dwindling & you may feel more "scurried and hurried" than "holly and jolly." 

Where are you with everything? 

Did you shop til you drop, hitting up Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales, or do you still need to run out? 

Think of this post as a "Choose Your Own Holiday Adventure" for what you need right now.

Do you need to attack the wrap? Here are some eco-friendly ways to wrap those presents of yours that are still all stockpiled in their shopping bags or shipping boxes.

• Real Simple's "18+ Eco-Friendly Gift Wrapping Options You Can Feel Good About" by Lisa Milbrand and Yelena Moroz Alpert

Do you need to center and destress, seeing the real reason of the season and step away from the more, more more...check these out:

• Becoming Minimalist's "10 Simple Christmas Truths We Need to Remind Ourselves Every Year" by Joshua Becker 

• Becoming Minimalist's "Holiday Shopping. We Can Do Better." by Joshua Becker

Do you need to still need to gather some gifts for a few folks? Consider these possibilities:

• Going Zero Waste & Katherine Kellogg's "75 Consumable Gift Ideas"

• Becoming Minimalist's "99 Clutter-Free Gift Ideas" by Joshua Becker

• WCBV's Article Holiday Gifts Come With a Lot of Waste. Here's How to Give Greener, According to Experts by Rachel Ramirez

Wherever you are with your holiday season, take some time this last week to stop and think about what you need, who is important in your life, and make time for those. Additionally, make some time for sitting and taking in the moment of this time of the year, putting the frenzy aside!

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