Friday, November 6, 2009

Plan Your Holiday For Busy Moms

By Aurelia Williams

Ahhh, the Holidays The Thanksgiving turkey comes out of the oven golden brown, with an enticing aroma that fills the entire house. All the china is in pristine condition and not a single piece in the set is missing. The family is gathered for holiday pictures, the children are poised perfectly; hands to themselves, not a hair out of place and their smiles are shining brightly for the camera. Then just as the photographer is about to capture the shot you wake up!

come on let's be realistic ladies. Without proper planning and thinking, the holidays are anything but a holiday. Just look at the list of things that need to be done how big it is: cooking,shopping, cleaning, decorating, sending holiday mail, the list goes on and on and on.

Let me show you a few key important questions that you should ask yourself in order to have a beautiful holiday season free of stress and worry, and instead filled with fun and smiles:

What types of holiday celebrations and fun do you want? For example: Do you want to have an immediate close family only holiday season or an nice mix including immediate and extended family plus a few friends you know? Once you've thought everything through and decided on the type of holiday party you would like, you can then start making your own plans.

If you are ready to get a head start on organizing yourself, your family and your holiday check lists, then keep reading:

Holiday Season Cards: Always Start as early as you can! I use a holiday card list that I Pull from saving names and addresses from holiday cards i have received in past years either on paper or on computer. for me I created a simple, computer list that is easy to edit and print address labels. also try to stock up lots of stamps so that when you have your cards signed, stuffed in envelope and addressed you can easily put a stamp to them and make one, simple trip to the Post Office and drop it off fast.

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