Holidays are always stressful. Whether it’s trying to find the perfect gift, fighting the crowds and rude people, or unfortunately the lack of spending money, you are sure to find a moment of frustration.

Here are a few things you can do to help ease your way through any stressful situation.

 Be cheerful. It deflates other stress and anxiety.

 Be flexible. Don’t stress when expectations are not met.

 Push away negativity of any kind. Think happy thoughts and count your blessings.

Silence your phone at night. Sing Christmas carols with your kids. Have a date night with your honey instead of checking your BlackBerry.

Give yourself "me" time. Eat right and exercise, it will do wonders for your mood. Drink healthy White Teas from Teavana and cuddle up in your favorite blanket.

 Laugh and smile more often. Remember you can only change yourself.

 Kiss someone. Smooching unleashes chemicals that reduce anxiety and increase feelings of euphoria. Go ahead, find some mistletoe.

Squeeze a lemon. The scented oils in lemon peel may be an effective mood-boosting tool. Or, dab essential oils on your wrist reminding yourself to relax.

Read something. Even six minutes of reading a book or magazine can lower stress levels by 68 percent, according to research.

Stop and smell the roses. Hospital patients who have flowers in their rooms are believed to feel less pain and are more relaxed than those with no greenery around.

5 relaxing tips

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Keeping red hair a vibrant hue is difficult. It is the fastest color to fade.

I recently dyed my hair from golden blond, to a rich radiant auburn. I love it! I have green eyes and fair skin. The red really makes my eyes pop.

I changed my hair color for several reasons. I have long hair and refuse to cut it.

An easy way to change the look, color it. Voila! New style.

I also switched colors as a way to save money in this down economy. No visible re-growth means fewer trips to the salon. Cha-Ching!

My wonderful stylist Brooke did an amazing job. When I went in for the transformation, the lady at the station next to me was questioning my choice of going red. I wasn’t worried, I was excited.

Brooke wanted to surprise me and not show my new hair until everything was finished. She kept my back to the mirror until my reveal. The result was more than I could ask for.

As I was heading to the Matrix hair display Brooke stopped me. She told me to save my money and purchase John Frieda Radiant Red Color Captivating Daily Shampoo with Light Enhancers 8.45 fl oz (250 ml) and John Frieda Radiant Red Color Last Conditioner 8.45 oz.

I hugged Brooke and headed out to purchase my shampoo and conditioner. While in the aisle I saw John Frieda Collection Luminous Color Glaze Radiant Red Deeper, Richer Red – 192ml/6.5oz.

I was all loaded up with my new hair products, crossing my fingers it would work. Two days later, I used all three products. When I went to check out my hair in the mirror, I was pleasantly surprised. My hair was still a rich, vibrant red.

It has been a month since I became a ravishing red head. My hair is still beautiful, shiny and healthy. I was concerned the color would fade and I would be running around with nasty re-growth, but the Radiant Red hair products kept my hair from fading.

Thank you John Frieda and thank you Brooke for helping me to save money in a tough economy.

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