HGP 2014 Week 13, Dining Room Week

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HouseElf

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Week 13: November 23-29, 2014

Deadline week! Week Thirteen, Dining Room Week, sees us move into the holiday season, and it's time for a reality check.

Thanksgiving Day falls on Thursday for our American friends and ushers in the holiday season, so this week's cleaning and organizing focus is the dining room.

Holiday prep chores center on Thanksgiving and turn to planning the celebration ahead.

Ready? Let's get organized with Dining Room Week in the Holiday Grand Plan!

Deep Cleaning/Organizing Area:

Dining Room
Dining Room checklist

Holiday Prep:

  • Deadline Week: If homemade gifts are not done, put them away. After Thanksgiving weekend and go buy something. This is not a contest, this is life.
  • Get everything out for Thanksgiving Dinner and prepare everything that can be done ahead of time. Make sure enough dishes are available.
  • Stock bathrooms and first aid kit.
  • Wednesday: Use one of the Freezer Meals, buy a salad at the store...
  • Friday or Saturday: Have children make/set up Advent Calendar.
  • Set up the Creche area and add figures each day as we read from an Advent book. Continue until Jan. 6 when the wise men come.
  • Let kids get out and inspect Christmas decorations; test tree and other lights, replace bulbs.
 

AuntJamelle

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Deadline week! That sounds ominous, doesn't it? :)

I've put away the craft projects I won't get done this year so I can check that off my list - lol

We've already started eating from the freezer a bit here and there - which has been a life saver! So glad I put in all that time now!

I have 90% of grocery shopping done for Thanksgiving - will make one more quick trip to Aldi later today and then we should be set.

Will be picking up Christmas tree and decorations for it from the storage unit either today or tomorrow so we can set it up this weekend.

Will be bringing home gift wrap supplies as well so I can finally get started on that. I'd put it off in anticipation of being moved home by now - but since that has not happened I need to get cracking!!!
 

HouseElf

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Diningroom was a quick room for me to complete - thankfully! It's the most walked through room as it is between the kitchen and the rest of the house - so I try and keep it clutter free!

Everything is moving along here :elf: