Make a date.......with yourself

[ejagno]

While getting my notebook ready it occured to me that the calendar part of my planner is the most vital part of this whole plan. Everything evolves around a specific month, day, date or time. The one thing that I really enjoyed last year was the fact that I'd scheduled everything well ahead of time such as:

Photo for Christmas pictures
Dates to pick up Christmas stamps when they arrived at the post office
Date to pick up firewood
Date to send out Christmas cards
Dates of grandkids school Christmas plays
Dates I'd be babysitting for kids to attend their company parties
Date of our own employee Christmas Party
Dates to bake specific dishes for the freezer so they'd still be good.
Dates to kennel the pets for out of town trips
Dates to put up/take down seasonal decor.
Dates to focus on each room.

I'd forgotten:
Hair appts for regular cut and color
Special hair appointments for up-do's for formal parties
Nails appointments


This year, the first dates I scheduled were for ME! I scheduled all of them today.

Yes, I want to remind each of you that you are the most important link to this whole plan and you need to take care of you. Trust me, if you don't then no one else will. So often we are so busy with the details of the season that we forget that we are a part of those details. It feels absolutely horrible to work this hard and feel like you want to hide in a closet because you haven't had time to get yourself ready for the festivities.

 

[snowgoose]

You're absolutely right, I always have hair and manicure/pedicure appointments booked for the week before Christmas. No point in arriving at the holiday festivities worn out and looking and feeling like piece of limp rag

 

[Ahorsesoul]

Great list with reminders of things not to forget.

 

[Colleen in PA]

Ellen - you are so right! I need to figure this out soon. Bonus, I just received my new Fly Lady calendar (it has enormous boxes for each day). We use colored highlighters for each member of the family and the pink (mommy) has been conspicuously absent in recent months! Thanks for the reminder!

 

[aggy]

Thanks for the tips. I make an appointment for a pedicure before and right after Christmas. After all that standing from cooking for days, my legs and feet are in need of some TLC.

 

[MinnieCo]

Great idea...I'm going to put those on my "to do" list as well.

 

[housewife2]

great tips. will do tfs