Woo-hoo! HGP has begun!!!!
Fortunately, the Front Porch was easy enough to take care of yesterday! Even took care of the Side Porch too!
[X] Sweep down cobwebs
[X] Clean outside of windows
[X] Clean front of door, inside door frame, etc.
[X] Wipe down swing
[X] Sweep porch and steps
[ ] Put up fall wreath/sign
[ ] Clean up front flower beds (deadhead, etc.)
I do still need to get outside and clean up the front flower beds still, but plan that for one night this week!
Since I'm already almost done with this week's tasks, I am going to try and get a head start on next week's tasks.
One thing I want to have ready for Living Room week is the collage photo frames that have been sitting on the floor in my office for months. I've got the desired photos saved to my thumb drive and just need to coordinate getting them printed out this week.
Having those ready to hang up adds extra motivation to Living Room week! :elf:
Now on to my status with all of the other tasks for this week!
[N/A] Print the Holiday Grand Plan calendars for reference
Make the following lists:
[X]
Gifts to be given, amount to spend (do need to add Daycare to this list now!)
[In Progress]
Christmas card list (Need to doublecheck I've updated all addresses from the little slips of paper I've jotted things down on and stuck in my binder!)
[X]
Visits to make
[X]
Parties/Entertaining (Need to run plans for dinner party past DH - but that will the only event we host this year)
[In Progress]
Menus for Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, other parties
[Almost Done]
Goodies for Sharing/Gifts (Have to make some final decisions but it is more a matter of narrowing down my choices - so many yummy things I want to make!)
[ ]
Favorite Meals of Family members for freezing ahead (Jury is still out on this one this year! Probably will make a list of various food "components" to stock the freezer with instead. Precooked chicken breasts, pre-browned turkey sausage, pre-cooked turkey bacon, etc. Eating healthy and freezer cooking do not seem to go hand in hand!
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[ ]
Long-term shopping list divided into: canned foods, perishables for each holiday, linens and dishes, decorations, etc (TOTALLY need to make progress on this!)
Create a Christmas planner notebook to organize holiday planning. This week's printable forms from Organized Christmas include:
[X]
Master Gift List (As always, have a Word file where I store data on who is getting what, what I've purchased, prices, etc.)
[In Progress]
Christmas Card List (As mentioned above, some double checking is needed, but should be pretty much ready to go!)
[N/A]
Gift Ideas Planner - (Have always incorporated gift ideas into Master Gift List Word file, including sizes, etc.)
