Organising your holiday/ Planning your trip
Thursday, March 13th, 2008


Here are this month’s challenges
Week 1 – Baking stuff, pots and serving dishes
It’s the first week of December!
Organise all your pots and baking stuff so that you’re ready for all the cooking and baking you’ll do later this month.You don’t need two sets of measuring cups or spoons. If you have some old muffin pans, you can use them to plant seedlings or organise a drawer.
If there are serving dishes you’ve had for 5 years but never use, cook or bake something in it (casserole/ lasagna) and give it away as a present.
Take charge tip – Double up on some baking recipes and give the baked goods away as gifts. Arrange biscuits or muffins on some plates you don’t like any more, cover with cling wrap, tie a red bow and there you have it – an inexpensive, useful gift.
Week 2 – Put up decorations and the Christmas tree & finish wrapping gifts
Decorate your house and put up the Christmas tree. Hang Christmas cards from a piece of string or attach to the side of your wall unit.
Finish wrapping your gifts and writing out gift tags. It’s always a good idea to keep a few spare gifts around in case someone pops by and you don’t have anything for them.
Week 3 – Finalise your menu and finish buying food
This is more important if you’re hosting Christmas dinner.
Finalise your menu. If you’d like people to bring a dish, phone them now. Check your pantry and buy last-minute ingredients and drinks. Download your shopping list at http://takechargesolutions.org/downloads.html
If you’re having Christmas dinner elsewhere, make sure that you know what the host wants you to cook.
Merry Christmas!
Week 4 – Sort out your planning tools
Hi all
Kimberly Fulcher just sent out a free e-book called Holiday Survival Guide. That ties in nicely with 3 of our challenges this month, so here is the link.
You can download it here.
Enjoy and have an organised week.
Marcia