Don't forget to check the daily holiday tips on Organized Christmas. CEO has a new tip every day, and they are good ones!!!
To Do This Week:
Write and address one-fifth of Christmas card list this week. Entire list is done!! Yay!
Make one-fourth of gifts to make this week. Works in progress! LOL!
Fill out a holiday menu planner form for each remaining holiday meal that you will serve in your home. Check serving pieces, and write the contents on a Post-it note. Make it easy for other to help! Done!
Inventory the freezer, and record contents on the freezer inventory form. Plan to eat from the freezer this week and next week, making room for holiday meals and holiday goodies. Use food budget savings to stock up on holiday staples. Still need to do this...the best laid plans...
Start planning holiday baking with the baking planner form, and be alert for supermarket specials. Try to buy nonperishable holiday foods this week and next week for all upcoming holiday meals. In progress
Do a mini-freezer cooking session to put 5 to 10 pre-made entrees into the freezer. Use these meals on busy December evenings. Need to schedule this
Prepare for drop-in visitors. Collect hospitality supplies: cheeses, crackers, frozen desserts. Hide from hungry family members using creative labeling. Partially done
Simplify baking chores: organize a Cookie Swap. Invite 6 to 12 guests to bring as many dozen cookies as there are guests. Swap so that each guest leaves with a lavish assortment of holiday goodies. Freeze immediately, marked as "liver and onions." Not doing this this year
To Print This Week:
Get Cooking Week Checklist Form
Freezer Inventory Form
Holiday Baking Planner
Holiday Menu Planner
Potluck Planner
"Black Friday" Holiday Sales Planner
To Read This Week:
Save Money on Holiday Meals
Catch our best money-saving tips.
Beat The Holiday Grocery Game
Chill the cost and stock the pantry!
Baking Solution: Make it a Specialty!
Beat the baking blues with a baking specialty!
To Buy This Week:
Continue Christmas gift shopping. Purchase gifts for one-fifth of the list entries. Wrap gifts as they are purchased. Keep a running total of gift expenditures. Slowly but surely working on this...the thrill is in the hunt! I"m making good use of work breaks to work on this
Trim the regular food budget to stock up on sale-priced holiday non-perishables. Make a Thanksgiving Friday grocery shopping trip for best savings. Done!
I can't believe that Thanksgiving is only a week away. I have my list made, and several of the ingredients bought and stashed. I still don't have my assignments for Mom's house, but I always bring spiced cider, appetizers (cranberry spread and BLT dip) and pumpkin ooey gooey cake, no matter what, so I have the ingredients for all of that except the jug of cider.
For my house, the Saturday after Thanksgiving with DH's family, I have the canned goods and most baking supplies. I'll pick up the fresh ingredients on Black Friday and take advantange of all the great sales!!
What are you up to?
To Do This Week:
Write and address one-fifth of Christmas card list this week. Entire list is done!! Yay!
Make one-fourth of gifts to make this week. Works in progress! LOL!
Fill out a holiday menu planner form for each remaining holiday meal that you will serve in your home. Check serving pieces, and write the contents on a Post-it note. Make it easy for other to help! Done!
Inventory the freezer, and record contents on the freezer inventory form. Plan to eat from the freezer this week and next week, making room for holiday meals and holiday goodies. Use food budget savings to stock up on holiday staples. Still need to do this...the best laid plans...
Start planning holiday baking with the baking planner form, and be alert for supermarket specials. Try to buy nonperishable holiday foods this week and next week for all upcoming holiday meals. In progress
Do a mini-freezer cooking session to put 5 to 10 pre-made entrees into the freezer. Use these meals on busy December evenings. Need to schedule this
Prepare for drop-in visitors. Collect hospitality supplies: cheeses, crackers, frozen desserts. Hide from hungry family members using creative labeling. Partially done
Simplify baking chores: organize a Cookie Swap. Invite 6 to 12 guests to bring as many dozen cookies as there are guests. Swap so that each guest leaves with a lavish assortment of holiday goodies. Freeze immediately, marked as "liver and onions." Not doing this this year
To Print This Week:
Get Cooking Week Checklist Form
Freezer Inventory Form
Holiday Baking Planner
Holiday Menu Planner
Potluck Planner
"Black Friday" Holiday Sales Planner
To Read This Week:
Save Money on Holiday Meals
Catch our best money-saving tips.
Beat The Holiday Grocery Game
Chill the cost and stock the pantry!
Baking Solution: Make it a Specialty!
Beat the baking blues with a baking specialty!
To Buy This Week:
Continue Christmas gift shopping. Purchase gifts for one-fifth of the list entries. Wrap gifts as they are purchased. Keep a running total of gift expenditures. Slowly but surely working on this...the thrill is in the hunt! I"m making good use of work breaks to work on this
Trim the regular food budget to stock up on sale-priced holiday non-perishables. Make a Thanksgiving Friday grocery shopping trip for best savings. Done!
I can't believe that Thanksgiving is only a week away. I have my list made, and several of the ingredients bought and stashed. I still don't have my assignments for Mom's house, but I always bring spiced cider, appetizers (cranberry spread and BLT dip) and pumpkin ooey gooey cake, no matter what, so I have the ingredients for all of that except the jug of cider.
For my house, the Saturday after Thanksgiving with DH's family, I have the canned goods and most baking supplies. I'll pick up the fresh ingredients on Black Friday and take advantange of all the great sales!!
What are you up to?