Did you start your holiday countdown on November 1? If no, read on…
Having an eight week timeline for planning a stress-free holiday is ideal. Yet you can still reduce the anxiety caused by the holidays if you strategically use the six weeks remaining before the holiday. Here is a list of specific tasks to accomplish week by week for the next six weeks to take the stress out of the holidays.
- 6 weeks: develop gift list, set up gift-wrapping center shop/wrap ½ of gift list, develop card list, address envelopes/create holiday letter/copy
- 5 weeks: shop/wrap ½ of gift list, finalize baking/menu list, buy stamps gather return labels
- 4 weeks: decorate outdoors, write holiday cards, buy baking supplies
- 3 weeks: decorate indoors, mail gifts/cards
- 2 weeks: attend/host parties, buy grocery staples, bake/cook ahead, begin cleaning/finalize holiday menu
- 1 week: finish baking/cleaning, buy perishable groceries.
So put these tasks in your calendar and you’ll be on the road to feeling prepared and calm this holiday season. If you would like to receive a copy of my Six Week Holiday Checklist, contact me.
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