Christmas list already????

Last year I was super organized.
For the first time ever I had all my Christmas preparations done by the end of November.
Yippee!
I was then able to really enjoy baking and celebrating the season with my family all through December.

No stress.
No panic.
No fighting the crowds.
No driving around trying to find a parking spot at the mall for 30 mins.

Just happy fa la la-ing
and time to hear those sleigh bells jingling
ring-ting-tingling too!

So, after years of crazy December stress how did I do it?
Simple.
I was determined.
I planned ahead.
Made a list.
Crossed it off through November.
And enjoyed a stress-free Christmas.

I want to do the same thing this year. And so, it’s time once again to sit down, write out my list and focus on getting it crossed off.

That gives me just over a month to complete my Christmas list.
Think I can do it again?

Christmas List 2010

• Have our family picture taken for our Christmas cards
• Print/write up Christmas cards
• Mail ’em out
• Write out a list of people we are buying for and ideas for each one of them
• Purchase gifts for family and friends
• Decide on and then make teacher gift
• Decorate our home/tree (outdoor lights- check! shhh, don’t tell anyone they’ve been up since last year 😉
• Buy stocking stuffers for the kids
• Make up our “Quality Christmas” family gift (rather than our yearly trip to Edmonton, we’ve decided to do something a little different this year for our own little family gift. Details to come 🙂
• Purchase our new Christmas PJs {we open new PJs every year on Christmas Eve to wear Christmas morning}
• Make our gingerbread house
• Christmas Baking. Mmmmm!