plan ahead for a low-stess, family-focused holiday season

Here is what I would like to work on this week:

1. Make a BIG DENT in the attic! Try to work in here a little everyday…..even if it’s only for a couple of minutes!

2. Do gobs of laundry! My laundry is so far behind! It is causing major chaos in my regular routine right now!

3. Wrap teacher gits.

4. Discuss gifts/possibly shop with hubby this weekend. Hubby and I are going away together for the weekend, so maybe we can do some gift planning together this weekend.

5. Work on at least ONE handmade gift this week.

OK….......I actually feel like I’ve made some progress here:)

This week, by chipping away at it a little every day, I was able to do the following.

1. I did some online shopping for son #3. I also did a bit of shopping for hubby.
2. I wrapped all the gifts I have purchased so far (about 15 gifts). I put them in a storage container in my bedroom and covered them w/ a blanket to hopefully keep them concealed.
3. I bought 4 6-packs of Hershey bars for the boys to give to their school teachers as gifts.
4. I made some progress in the attic. I need to clean it out so I can get to the Christmas decorations by the end of this month. Right now I can’t get to them!!!!

I am aspiring for a peaceful holiday season.
Planning ahead will go a long ways towards making that happen!

If I just do a little bit every day, this will really help me keep on top of what needs to get done. It will also free me up to really enjoy the special events and gatherings that come with the holiday season.

A few goals:
1. get house in decent order before it is time to put up the holiday decorations
2. do the shopping/wrapping gradually over the next 6 weeks
3. work on my handmade gits this month and have them done by December
4. plan/prepare for tree-trimming night (Nov. 28)
5. get holiday concerts, gatherings on the calendar ASAP so we can be prepared
6. be sure my special occasion clothes are clean/ready to be worn
7. purchase special occasion clothing for the boys (if needed)
8. plan a time to have our family photographed in Nov.
9. Put “baking day” on the calander
10. I have several work-related holiday events to organize and put into action. Start working hard on these THIS WEEK:)

Today I will:
*clean my kitchen and while doing so think about co-worker gift ideas
*wrap a couple of gifts
*try to get dates for boys holiday school concerts and put on calendar
*work on baby blanket I am making for my niece