The holidays are upon us and as joyful as it all is, all the shopping, cleaning, and preparing can be very stressful. If you start now, you will relieve a bit of stress. Less stress equals more joy.
Being holiday-ready is a way you can enjoy your Thanksgiving and Christmas without all (or as much of) the stress.
If you are hosting a get-together or party at Thanksgiving or Christmas, there are ways you can prepare now–and enjoy later.
We all want to be like the people in the movies when it comes to Thanksgiving and Christmas. Norman Rockefeller-like. But the reality is not as picture-perfect.
Entertaining family and friends can be as wonderful as it can be stressful. But it doesn’t have to be.
Thanksgiving and Christmas are my favorite. Especially with family all around. Luckily, I am blessed with family who gets along, so the stress is stress I put upon myself to make my guests feel at home.
When you are playing hostess, there is a lot of preparation that goes into a Thanksgiving dinner or a Christmas party.
Or even having over-night guests.
There are things you can do NOW, to make your Thanksgiving, or your Christmas more enjoyable.
If we alleviate some financial stress and planning stress, there is more room for the love, laughter, and joy of the holidays. Get holiday-ready now, and enjoy the joy later.
Here are some tips to get you prepared, get you thinking, and get you started along your journey towards a peaceful holiday. Tips to get you holiday-ready NOW!
Christmas is the season when you buy this year’s gifts with next year’s money.
Start Christmas shopping NOW
Twenty- seven years ago, I was pregnant with a sweet little boy, due in late December/early January. I had an adorable little three-year-old, also. I had a healthy pregnancy with my first child, although towards the end I was put to bed off and on with possible preeclampsia.
Knowing this, I had to prepare for baby two and for Christmas. I had to get holiday-ready. Read about how I started shopping in September that year and why I continue year after year here. I give you six valid reasons why you should start your Christmas shopping in September.
You are late, so start NOW!
Prepare for overnight guests NOW
Will you be hosting family or friends overnight? If so, there are certain things a host likes to have for their guests. And, you should alleviate some financial stress, shopping stress, and well, stress-stress now.
Think about bedding? Do you need to buy new sheets? Blankets? Towels? If you buy a little now, or a little every week, you can alleviate having that big purchase all at once.
Get your host game on now, get holiday-ready now, and later you won’t be worried about your guests having all they need for comfort. And joy.
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Start the deep cleaning NOW
If you are hosting guests, overnight or for a party, you probably need to deep clean your house and prepare for their arrival.
Deep cleaning your house before the holidays is a great idea for anyone, even if you won’t be entertaining at Thanksgiving, or during the Christmas season. But, it is really important for the host and hostess to get holiday-ready and have a clean, organized home.
Make a schedule and do some big items now and throughout the remainder of the fall. Items like cleaning blinds, having carpets cleaned, ceiling fans, deep clean your refrigerator, and your garage (yikes, we need to do this!).
Cleaning your baseboards, a fresh coat of paint, or any repairs you might need, could and should be started now. If you are doing any updating to your home, do it now. This will alleviate a lot of stress and backache before you entertain. Not to mention more financial burden.
Getting your home holiday-ready will be easier if you start NOW!
Get your kitchen ready NOW
Besides deep cleaning your kitchen, you need to think about big purchase items you might need before you entertain. Items such as an electric knife, a new crockpot, serving spoons, new dishes, any cooking items, or new pots and pans.
Stemware and glassware are also big items you may need when serving others. Purchase those now and save yourself later. Think about how you will decorate your table for your party, Thanksgiving and/or Christmas. Buy the needed items now to get holiday-ready.
Buying these items now, or a few here and there before Thanksgiving or Christmas can alleviate more financial stress.
Remember you will also have the added finances for food, presents, and decorations, so getting started on any, or all, of these purchases, now will help you later.
Entertaining is expensive but so wonderful. I love having my family and friends over for any reason. It is so joyful at the holidays and being a good hostess means being prepared. Being a good hostess also comes with a price—financially and stressfully.
'The holidays are upon us and as joyful as it all is, all the shopping, cleaning, and preparing can be very stressful. If you start now, you will relieve a bit of stress..' -dedra davis writes Click To TweetIf you start now, you will make the process of getting prepared so much easier. You will alleviate a lot of backaches and headaches and perhaps some feet aches! And financial aches!
Isn’t Christmas wonderful?
As we struggle with shopping lists and invitations, compounded by December’s bad weather, it is good to be reminded that there are people in our lives who are worth this aggravation, and people to whom we are worth the same.
I hope for you a list of things to do, checked off twice, to make your Thanksgiving and Christmas, or whatever wonderful holiday, a stressless, joyous one! A successful one! Start NOW; you can thank me later when you are relaxing!
love and blessings~dd
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Great tips! I could definitely use a few of these myself – like starting to shop now and certainly a good cleaning of the kitchen! I can’t help but procrastinate though and then stress at the last minute! Luckily, I am not hosting Thanksgiving or Christmas this year!
I think that is what most do-put it off til the season, and then stress. I learned a long time ago, and I have stuck with it! Thank you for reading!
Great tips! I do start shopping early so I can spread my budget across a few months. I also do my “spring” cleaning in the fall instead of the spring for this very reason. Such great ways to reduce stress. Spot on with this article!
Thank you, Anna Kat. Appreciate that! And it is true on both accounts! Thank you for reading!