Holiday Tasks for the Week (7 to 13 September):
[See Week 1]
1. Start Your Christmas Notebook
- It may be a regular notebook, an accordion file or a clear book.
- Insert/paste your Master Gift List and Holiday Budget
- Make room for other stuff like calendars, pictures and more lists.
2. Make a Christmas Countdown Calendar
- Take note of the bazaars this holiday season.
- Schedule shopping trips.
- In a few weeks, you will start to calendar Christmas parties and reunions. Avoid double-booking.
3. Create a Mood Board
- Choose a Christmas theme for this year.
- Start a set of tear files. Clip ideas from magazines. Print out pictures and articles from the web.
4. Inventory Crafts Items
- Do you still have hundreds of those gold gift wrappers?
- Tapes, tissue paper, cutting board, cutter, scissors, etc.
5. Make a Shopping List
- Base your shopping list on your gift list and budget.
- Decide whether you will make or buy the gifts.
Note: I'm following the holiday planning schedule of Cynthia Townley Ewer. Check out her website -- Organized Christmas
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2 comments:
I already made my list and set my budget. I also went to my first bazaar yesterday.
It's now time to update my Christmas notebook.
1. My Christmas Clear Book - It know contains my master gift list with budget and all the flyers I got from the bazaar.
2. I already started with my calendar. I even made a bazaar schedule for my shopping trips.
3. I started saving pictures of Christmas themes. I am also on the look out for the perfect tree.
4. The maid lost my new black shorts. Instant home inventory!
5. I now have and idea list.
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