Is your Christmas stuff completely put away yet?
Have you washed all the Christmas linens and serving items? If you haven’t finished that - do it NOW!
Let’s talk Christmas notebooks. Yours truly keeps a 3 ring binder for Christmas. It is divided into several sections: Incoming cards 2007, outgoing cards 2007, incoming gifts 2007, outgoing gifts 2007. I also keep a special section of Christmas card pictures I receive. Also, 3 ring page protectors work wonderfuly for craft items you may want to make for next year.
Deadline for 100% of Christmas stuff being stored properly - SUNDAY!!!
I had the “good luck” fairy with me during all my returns yesterday. I didn’t wait more than 2 minutes to return anything.
* Get the Christmas stuff down and if something is yucky or broken - toss it before you even think of putting it away. Make sure all your Christmas stuff is put in ONE desginated area.
Sidenote: I organized a client this past year and her Christmas stuff was scattered from the attic to the kitchen. Put EVERYTHING in one designated area: trees, Christmas serving items, Christmas linens, ornaments (you get the idea).
Now go to it!
Well I completed all the projects below…YAY!!! Untangling necklaces for a couple of hours is not a fun thing grrrr….
Today, I will put away all the wrapping paper and gift bags. I keep the ones that are absolutely Christmas in separate wrapping paper containers. Those are hauled up to the attic and put in a neat area with Christmas items put away carefully. I also got rid of all the cheap, broken and yucky ornaments this year.
* put all Chritsmas catalogs in the recycling bin - now!
* all socks with out a mate - garbage
* crushed bows and yucky wrapping paper - bye bye
Keep a little notebook and write in it who you got a card from and their address. After 3 years of “no cards” from someone - I generally drop them off the list. It also helps me make sure I didn’t miss someone.