So here it goes. November 25. One month until Christmas.
My mind has been RACING with how on earth I am going to get all the things done that I want to get done. I am starting with lists. So far I have created the following lists.
To Do list
- Make list of baking and supplies needed
- Look up and print out recipe
- Find new easy, dark chocolate dipped cookie
- Find ice Cream recipe, start list for Christmas week ingredients and supplies
- Find yummy Gin
- Order decorative parchment paper for coffee cakes
- map out baking schedule
- Start blog
- List of cookie boxes (i.e. who gets cookies this year. LOTS of people have left my company so my list will be smaller)
- Re organize all Leah's old clothes, label bins, prepare for storage
- clean garage, gather all items for Storage
- start holiday card mailing label list/confirm addresses
I have already made the following lists:
- To do Thanksgiving weekend
- People we need to remember to buy gifts for
- Things to do after the holidays
I like lists. I can cross things off my list, take things one task at a time. There are little paper lists all over our home, and half completed lists in my phone. I know it seems odd that I have to make a list titled "People we need to remember to buy gifts for" but Brian and I suck at buying and/or sending gifts to children who we don't actually see on Christmas day. So, this year to prevent the feeling that we suck as adults with a child, I have made a list for this. (And yes, we are going to buy extra toys in case we forget someone, again - because we suck at this).
For anyone reading this blog (is anyone reading this blog?), I get a little crazy with my holiday baking. If you haven't visited my half completed cookie blog, www.Anginettes.com, please do. It'll be a glimpse. Meanwhile, be prepared for some photos of my baking progress. I'll probably put some posts on there too.
Stay tuned, it'll be a crazy month.
