Holiday schedule

 

Guys this schedule may be a lame but I have to do this kind of stuff to keep me sane around the holidays.  I'm hoping by posting this it will keep me accountable, and if it helps anyone else out too that's a bonus.  Every. Single. Year. I say that I'm going to get ahead and be prepared and have everything "done" by Thanksgiving so that I can actually enjoy the month of December and all of the holiday festivities that go along with it.  Every single year I fail at that.  I imagine fun nights of me sipping wine and hot cocoa addressing holiday notes to my friends.  Instead, it's midnight and I want to sleep and I'm cramming to get my cards out as I've had to pay extra shipping to get them to me on time.  (that's an exaggeration but you get the point.) 

So, this year, with Virginia around the plan is to really get ahead, to really follow through.  I've put together the above holiday schedule starting with a big pot of chili to enjoy over the Halloween weekend.  The plan is to get most stuff ready and gifts ordered in November so that I can enjoy December.  The plan is also to get most stuff done and ordered online, so that the local holiday shopping part can be fun and stress free.  You'll notice some random things on here like "plan Thanksgiving outfits."  This is to avoid those 3 last minute errands to find Virginia cream tights to wear with her dress.  Plan ahead Mary Keller, go ahead and order tights now!  What am I leaving off?  What random things end up throwing you for a loop and costing you time?  Do I need to add anything?

~Mary Keller