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26 Products That’ll Help Reduce Your Stress This Holiday Season
1. A freezable eye mask, because you deserve a little pampering after so much holiday socializing. Use it for de-puffing your eye area and providing cooling relief during a too-much-time-with-family-induced migraine. Amazon Promising review: “I keep this in the freezer and use it when I’m feeling stressed out or having anxiety and it works great.…
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A freezable eye mask, because you deserve a little pampering after so much holiday socializing. Use it for de-puffing your eye area and providing cooling relief during a too-much-time-with-family-induced migraine.
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A pack of dishwasher cleaning tablets, because yes, you have to clean the dishwasher. They’ll blast away limescale and mineral buildup for you so you’re not embarrassed when your guests put their dirty dishes in your stained dishwasher.
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A knife sharpener so you won’t have to worry about cutting your bird (or tofurky) on the big day with a dull knife. Dull knives tend to lead to more accidents and that’s the last thing you want. So do yourself a favor and get this.
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A roll-on migraine stick that’ll help soothe the mind-numbing headache — I blame it on the stress of meeting the in-laws for holiday dinners — with a mixture of peppermint, spearmint, lavender, and coconut oil.
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A safety cutter so you can cut wrapping paper and open packages quickly and easily. No more trying to slice open a box with scissors and just hoping that you don’t accidentally nick yourself.
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A to-do list for turning errands into an adult drinking game. Bought all the ingredients you need for Thanksgiving dinner? That’ll earn you a shot. Finally called your MIL who hates you to coordinate holiday schedules? Drink up!
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A passport wallet, because the last thing you want to do is miss a flight home. This lil’ guy keeps all your important travel docs and money safe and close by so you can breeze through security.
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A timer app so you can have multiple countdowns (in hours, minutes, and seconds) going at the same time. This’ll come in handy when you’re simultaneously cooking the turkey, prepping pies, and heating cranberries on the stove.
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An ice face roller for reducing puffiness, relieving migraines, and calming your skin after a long day of gift-wrapping, errand-running, and holiday decorating.
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A dishwasher magnet that’ll let you know at a glance whether it’s safe to use the glasses inside for drinks. Your dishwasher will probably be running nonstop this holiday season if you’re hosting (rip your water bill), and this is a simple solution to keeping track of what’s dirty and what’s clean.
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A meat thermometer so you don’t have to leave your guests and run to the kitchen every 10 minutes to check if the turkey is done. This will also give you peace of mind that you’re not accidentally serving your family undercooked meat that could make them sick.
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A pack of Command hooks that’ll hold your string lights without damaging your walls.
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An acne patch for those days when a pimple pops up at the *worst* possible moment — like right before you’re supposed to take photos for the family Christmas card. Hydrocolloid, tea tree oil, and calendula oil are gentle on the skin while still drawing out fluids and pus from your pimple.
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A set of mini chalkboard place cards to reduce confusion and save you from 25 people asking you, “Where should I sit?” Or, use them to label the different dishes so you don’t have to repeat what each food is for guests who weren’t listening.
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A BPA-free fat separator
so you can skim out the bits you don’t want and save the juices for your secret gravy recipe.
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A adjustable rolling pin that’ll help you easily roll out pie crusts and cookies that are an even thickness.
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A two-pack of wine aerators for making that $7 vino taste much more expensive that it really was. You may want to pick up more than one so you can save them for last-minute gifts.
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A pack of 10 large bath bombs, because you deserve a break from making everyone else’s season merry and bright.
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A set of magnetic utensils so you’re not wasting time rooting around your drawers for the right spoon as your gravy burns. This’ll also take up less space in your kitchen since all the utensils fit together neatly and compactly.
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A portable white noise and sound machine that’ll help you snooze so you can wake up the next day feeling refreshed, well-rested, and ready to take on your holiday hosting responsibilities.
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A curved training mat for protecting your precious Christmas tree from your naughty four-legged friends.
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An essential oil diffuser that fits in your car’s cupholder so you can stay calm as you drive to the grocery store for the third time today to pick up another ingredient that you forgot to buy.
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A vacuum sealer to do it all: marinate meat, preserve leftovers, and make room in your freezer for all your holiday goodies that didn’t get eaten.
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An Instant Pot, because this baby will get. it. done. It’ll cook whatever you need at lightning speed so you can enjoy the holidays with your family instead of spending hours in the kitchen.
Here’s to a little less stress this holiday season.
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