Christmas tree like an adult: how to create a New Year’s mood when deadlines are on fire, not garlands

Examples of gifts if there is no wish list: a small Advent calendar, a beautifully edited book, headphones, an external battery, New Year’s little things (mugs, a festive cupcake or cookies), an anti-stress toy, a T-shirt with a funny inscription, an interesting board game. It is better to include small change with a gift card, but giving money in this game is not considered entirely appropriate: a person is still waiting for a gift.

While you’re stuck in a traffic jam, riding the bus, or relaxing between work tasks, switch to songs that create a festive mood. It could be Jingle Bells or “The January Blizzard is Ringing” – there are many suitable songs! Collect a playlist of your favorites or search for ready-made lists in a search engine.

In the evening, watch themed films. Many of them, for example, the endless “Yolki” or the immortal “Home Alone”, will serve as an excellent background for urgent work (if you still had to take it home).

Today, they come in many different forms, including digital. For example, on the main page of Yandex until January 9, you can show imagination and decorate seven different Christmas trees. The YandexART neural network generates realistic toys directly from your text descriptions. If desired, hang a “blue snake in a New Year’s cap” or if desired, replace it with a “Nutcracker from childhood in a red suit with blue eyes”.

Four Christmas trees are currently available – main, sea, folk and star. By the end of December, three more will open in different styles. And on Christmas trees you can find a gift with a promotional code from one of the Yandex services.

Well, now get inspired by the pictures and buy new cool toys for your Christmas tree – live or artificial! By the way, in December there are already discounts on New Year’s decorations. And when you have finished wrapping the endless (and trendy this season) garland of dew around the branches, hang this same Nutcracker from your childhood in a prominent place. And call your loved ones with whom you haven’t talked for a long time: it’s time to warm up with warm wishes.

All questions, even the most important and urgent ones, will wait for a few hours (we won’t tell anyone) while you choose and order diffusers with a pleasant New Year scent: spices, citrus or pine. Another great option is Christmas candles, which you don’t even need to light, but put in an aroma lamp and smell them.

Buy tangerines and don’t rush to throw away the crusts: they will create a New Year’s atmosphere in the kitchen. Prepare some mulled wine (you can also make a non-alcoholic version with cherry or grape juice) and enjoy the hot drink without rushing. A small electric fireplace or a video of a burning fire on the TV will complement the cozy picture.

On December 31, you will finally be able to calmly sit down and write a letter to Santa Claus – either with a pen on a sheet of paper or in telephone notes. Think and write down what you want next year. For example, so that there is less urgent work and they pay more for it. Or so that your health does not deteriorate, or you make new friends… At the same time, you will remember what happened in 2024 and what is worth taking with you in 2025.

And on this day you can not stay at home and cut salads at an accelerated pace, but finally go to the skating rink, to a New Year’s event in the park or to the cinema for a themed film. A busy day will set the tone for the entire holiday weekend! You can even meet 2025 on the street, but of course there will be a lot of people in popular places.

It doesn’t matter where you celebrate the New Year itself, the main thing is how. And certainly in good company! Wear something new and add a green or wooden accessory: these are the colors favored by the snake, symbol of 2025, according to the Chinese calendar. When the chime rings, make a wish. And in the New Year, may neural networks fully understand requests and you will have more time for yourself, and as little hassle and tight deadlines as possible.