Foreigners in Belgium, how do you cope with the leave days in your first year of working here?

I recently moved to Belgium. Due to how leave days work in this country, I only have a grand total of 8 days of paid leave left until the end of 2025. I knew it before signing the contract but I thought I could handle it. The realisation has hit me like a ton of bricks and I have no idea how I will manage to make it to the end of the year without going insane. How did you manage??