Hi, this is Stephanie Maas.

For those of you that know me, you know I've been doing these for quite some time.

The fun part is the doing them.

The hard part sometimes is coming up with the content.

I reached out to some of my partners and colleagues at our firm, and I said, hey, if anybody has any ideas that they would like me to share, please let me know, and I'll be happy to do so.

One of my favorite partners reached out after having had a, we'll say an incident at a company function, said, hey, I think you should talk about how to handle hangovers in the workplace.

So, I gotta be honest, I don't have a ton of recent experience, but from back in the day when I did, here's just a couple of pointers for handling a hangover in the workplace.

First and foremost, hydrate, hydrate, hydrate.

I know it's easy to get caught up, beer after beer, wine after wine, shot after shot, but let's be smart.

Buffer in some water every now and again.

It really helps.

If you don't, however, and you find yourself awake, having to rush off to work with a hangover, just remember it's never too late.

I know it'll be tempting to go for the caffeine, but buffer in the water.

It'll speed things up.

Second thing, Let's be honest, if you're anywhere even close to my age, hangovers hurt.

Let's not be shy about this.

Advil, Tylenol, whatever it takes.

It is your friend.

Take it regularly until you can get to the other side.

Lastly, have fun with it.

We've all been there.

Yeah, it stinks.

And so you made a mistake.

You drank too much the night before and now you're trying to function.

Be a good spirit.

Have a good attitude.

And just be more mindful next time.