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To celebrate this year, she’s alleviating some of the stress of the festivities with some additional help.
\"This year I’m going to hire someone to hang the lights outside of my house because I cannot take the time to do it. Also, I can’t ever figure out how you get them on a timer. Listen — we all have our strengths,\" she said. \"So I’m outsourcing the lights, which is exciting.\"
She also partnered with an online stationary boutique, Tiny Prints, in support of one of her favorite non-profits, Baby2Baby, for her family’s holiday cards.
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Baby2Baby provides essential items, like clothing and diapers, to low-income children, ages 0-12 years.
Philipps has worked with the non-profit for several years.
\"Giving back to me is always important for me throughout the year but especially around the holidays. It feels even more important,\" she said.
View this post on InstagramA post shared by Busy Philipps (@busyphilipps) on Nov 29, 2018 at 11:25am PST
\"Tiny Prints has been a big supporter of ours at Baby2Baby for the last 5 years, so when they asked if I wanted to partner with them and do this special holiday collection of holiday cards that will benefit Baby2Baby I could not resist, especially because I needed to make my own holiday cards this year.\"
\"I just felt like it was such a great way for people to be able to support an amazing charity and do something they’re gonna do anyways, which is get their holiday cards!\" she added.
Philipps has several Christmas traditions she does with her husband and daughters.
\"We always do cookies. The girls love the traditional sugar cookies, cutout cookies that they decorate,\" she said. \"We always like to make the hand print ornaments — a lot of arts and crafts in the house over the holidays. We try to get some really creative one’s going.\"
\"We have elves on a shelf in our house, so those elves will be showing up real soon,\" she added.
Philipps shared a photo of the new visitors on her Instagram account.
View this post on InstagramThey're BAAAACCCCCCKKKKKKK. #elfontheshelf
A post shared by Busy Philipps (@busyphilipps) on Dec 3, 2018 at 9:00am PST
In order to stay sane during the holiday season, Phillips says people shouldn’t be afraid to say no to things, despite the fact that she tends to accept any invite that comes her way.
\"Figure out what you’re doing and know that if you’re going to feel overextended — you don’t have to say yes,\" she shared.
\"It should be fun, so if it feels stressful — take a bath. Sit it out. No one’s telling you have to go to every single party and eat every single cookie. I think people have a hard time listening to themselves and being able to say no when they need to say no,\" she added.
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