Sanity Savers to Get You Through the Holidays

Sanity Savers to Get You Through the Holidays
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Deep breath in. Annnnnd out. Why is Christmas so damn stressful? These sites will help you manage that mountain of to-dos--and let you get back to eating Nutella Sandwich Cookies.

Online shopping is the easiest way to gift awesome, under-the-radar goodies. Inputting your credit-card info 45 times? Not so easy. How to do it only once: Enter your shipping and billing info on Keep.com. (It works like a shoppable Pinterest.) "Keep" any item from any site, and hit "buy." The universal shopping cart handles the rest.

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Postable will save you an entire afternoon. Choose a card design and import your contacts, and it'll address, stamp and mail those suckers for you.

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On a scale of 1 to DMV, how annoying are group texts? Especially when it involves coming to any kind of consensus on the time, date and location of your end-of-year get-together. Avoid the drama and have everyone vote on the details, using the WePopp app.

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The entire McCarthy clan from Springfield is coming to spend the weekend. Trust us: You don't have enough toilet paper. Buy in bulk, but don't fight the stores. Use Boxed and have it shipped right to your garage.

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Speaking of overnight visitors...you know Aunt Margaret will ask you about the TV remotes 400 times in 48 hours. Use Snapguide to create easy-to-follow instructions and email her the link to refer to. If she can "like" all your photos on Facebook, she can manage this.

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