Stress-less Family Fun with Christmas I-Spy

At holiday gatherings it it often hard to keep everyone engaged and interested.  This game is great for all ages and can be played inside and outside the house.  There are several different ways to play this game; collect points for each item you find and at the end of the day the person with the highest total wins or see who can collect the entire list in the shortest time.  Read more »

Reduce Stress with Office Christmas Bingo

 

You can reduce stress and have immense fun playing Office Christmas Bingo.   Score one point for each of the following items.   Feel free to make up new categories of your own.

  1. Accurately guess the first person to decorate their desk
  2. Someone breaking up a romance to avoid buying a gift Visit www.cognitusuk.com/blog for Christmas stress relief tips
  3. Accurately guess who will flout the no-Xmas-card rule  Read more »

Stress-Less Christmas Prep

With only two weeks left to Christmas, I’m in a flurry of preparation.  Here are five simple tips that I’ve discovered to help you prepare for a stress-less Christmas season.  These forward planning tips can help to eliminate last minute glitches and get your holiday off to a smooth start.

  1. Have spares on hand.  Just like the Scouts, “be prepared”.   Have extra essentials on hand: batteries, xmas light bulbs, camera memory cards (or film).   Take time to review your holiday gifts an make sure you have the right size batteries on hand.   Check your gaming equipment and stock up on rechargeable batteries.  Ensure you have off-loaded all the pictures in your camera and will be ready to capture those candid holiday moments. Read more »