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Topic Tuesday // Managing expectations during The Holidays // Tues 10th Dec, 7pm AEDT

Unknown userMember26 Nov 2019, 1:55 pm AEDT

Topic Tuesday // Managing expectations during The Holidays // Tues 10th Dec, 7pm AEDT

For our final online event of the year @Former-Member as well as the LE and Carer communities, will be discussing one of the most common challenges throughout the holiday period!

Expectations

We will be strategising some different approaches to this time of year including realistic expectation setting, maintaining perspective and executing on self-care.
Look forwarding to seeing you all there

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Unknown userMember10 Dec 2019, 9:00 pm AEDT

Re: Topic Tuesday // Managing expectations during The Holidays // Tues 10th Dec, 7pm AEDT

No good @cutiepiekitty what else do you enjoy doing? Are you a movie fan? I enjoy the odd tacky christmas flick!

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cutiepiekittySenior Contributor10 Dec 2019, 9:02 pm AEDT

Re: Topic Tuesday // Managing expectations during The Holidays // Tues 10th Dec, 7pm AEDT

I've got some movies on DVD that I have not watched. And I can always colour in some of my books

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BlueBaySenior Contributor10 Dec 2019, 9:02 pm AEDT

Re: Topic Tuesday // Managing expectations during The Holidays // Tues 10th Dec, 7pm AEDT

Yeah I have a shell pool for her @Shaz51

@I actually bought her a big pool for Christmas where my d can sit with her.

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Unknown userMember10 Dec 2019, 9:02 pm AEDT

Re: Topic Tuesday // Managing expectations during The Holidays // Tues 10th Dec, 7pm AEDT

Alrrriighhtty wonderful people 🙂

What a great Topic Tues. Was so much connectedness in this one, thank you all for being so transparent and real throughout the convo. I will leave the thread open until tomorrow morning so you all can debrief

Have a lovely evening all, and if anyone has any strategies or ideas around managing xmas expectations - feel free to start a thread for others to get involved in!

Night all

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Unknown userMember10 Dec 2019, 9:03 pm AEDT

Re: Topic Tuesday // Managing expectations during The Holidays // Tues 10th Dec, 7pm AEDT

Epic 🙂 @cutiepiekitty Let us know which movie you opt for

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AdgeSenior Contributor10 Dec 2019, 9:03 pm AEDT

Re: Topic Tuesday // Managing expectations during The Holidays // Tues 10th Dec, 7pm AEDT

I was encouraged to keep a Gratitude Journal (of what I'm Grateful for) - I keep forgetting to write them down.

I do make a weekly note in my Diary - to remind myself to think of things to be grateful for.

Adge

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BlueBaySenior Contributor10 Dec 2019, 9:04 pm AEDT

Re: Topic Tuesday // Managing expectations during The Holidays // Tues 10th Dec, 7pm AEDT

Thanks again @Former-Member for another great topic.

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Shaz51Senior Contributor10 Dec 2019, 9:05 pm AEDT

Re: Topic Tuesday // Managing expectations during The Holidays // Tues 10th Dec, 7pm AEDT

The Sane Forum

taking photos

being thankful

phone calls from family members who are away

@Former-Member

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AdgeSenior Contributor10 Dec 2019, 9:06 pm AEDT

Re: Topic Tuesday // Managing expectations during The Holidays // Tues 10th Dec, 7pm AEDT

Thanks @Former-Member

Thanks everyone.

I found this discussion really helpful.

Insightful ideas...

Adge

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Shaz51Senior Contributor10 Dec 2019, 9:07 pm AEDT

Re: Topic Tuesday // Managing expectations during The Holidays // Tues 10th Dec, 7pm AEDT

thank you @Former-Member

@BlueBay, @Adge , @cutiepiekitty @Snowie , @Former-Member , @frog

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