Divide and conquer, that’s my motto! My goal is to enjoy every moment of every day to the greatest extent possible while getting everything done.Here’s my “beat-the-date” deadlines for each component of Christmas 2011.
Work ahead or trade deadlines, but the goal is to get the most important things done on or before its deadline.
1 – Start Decorating House-Interior
2 – Finalize Christmas Gift List & Budget
3 – Finish Inside & Decorate House-Exterior
4 – Sunday. Take a break! Celebrate!
5 – Create the Christmas Weekend Agenda
6 – Send invitations or confirmations for Christmas Events
7 – Determine Baking Roster & Create Shopping List
8 – Write Christmas Letter
9 – Grocery shop for Baking Supplies
10 – Do Christmas Baking
11 – Sunday. Take a break! Celebrate!
12 – Address & Sign Christmas Cards
13 – Post Christmas Cards, letters and gifts
14 – Prepare Holiday Menus & Shopping List
16-17 – Finish Christmas shopping
18 – Sunday. Take a break! Celebrate!
19 – Grocery shop for Weekend Meals
20-22 – Pre-cook anything you can
23 – Clean like a crazy woman
24-25 – Enjoy Christmas!
What to do now?
#1 – Print out a copy of this list for yourself or personalize in a Word.doc.
#2 – Forward this link to a friend.
#3 – Get started & enjoy December 2011!
Marnie
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You make it look so easy. I’m copying your list and sticking to it. Thanks! May your organization give me a Christ-filled and not a stress-filled Christmas.
This is a no-nonsense approach. It will help me quit waffling on decisions and just get’er done… thanks!