Your Home Organizing Checklist for December 2011.

____ Dec 1 Do you need to make room for your Christmas

tree? Do some decluttering while you are rearranging.

Donate the items you declutter to leave your home less

cluttered when you take the decorations down.

____ Dec 2 Unpack holiday decorations and start placing.

Consider donating those you elect not to put out

____ Dec 3 Putting up outside lights and decorations? Make

sure you take measures to be safe while hanging lights and

decorations.

____ Dec 4 Make several batches of different cookie doughs

and freeze for baking later in the month. Since it’s

National Cookie Day, make sure you bake a batch to enjoy

today.

____ Dec 5 Are you a dog owner? Take your furry friend in

for a professional grooming.

____ Dec 6 Are the circuit breakers labeled in your home?

If they aren’t all labeled, enlist the help of a family

member or friend to discover what the unlabeled breakers

control, and then label them. This also helps you to test

each one to make sure they’re working correctly.

____ Dec 7 Prepare your guest room, for holiday guests,

with a deep cleaning. After cleaning, set the room up to be

guest-ready. Provide a basket with travel-sized toiletries.

____ Dec 8 Create a portable gift wrap center. Stock a

basket with wrapping paper, ribbons, bows, scissors, tape,

etc. Store in a closet for easy access when you need it.

____ Dec 9 Plan your holiday meals. Make use of the

convenience of your slow cooker to have hot meals ready

when you come home from shopping or work.

____ Dec 10 Pick up some inexpensive slippers at your local

dollar store to have available for guests to put on when

they come to visit. They can leave their shoes or boots at

the door and have something on their feet while visiting.

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____ Dec 11 Make sure you have plenty of cutlery, plates

and serving pieces for the holidays. Consider renting what

you don’t have to reduce the amount you have to store after

the holidays.

____ Dec 12 Put an envelope in your purse and use it to

contain all of your holiday receipts together. This will

avoid a hunting expedition if one is needed.

____ Dec 13 Declutter flat surfaces in your kitchen, entry

and living/family rooms. Clear surfaces reduce visual

clutter and are calming in a very hectic time.

____ Dec 14 Do you have plenty of batteries on hand for

cameras and toys? If not, pick up enough to get you through

all of the holiday picture taking and toy playing.

____ Dec 15 Check your yard for evergreen cuttings, holly

berries, etc. to make holiday decorations.

____ Dec 16 New Year’s Eve is approaching fast. Make plans

now and line up your babysitter if you need one.

____ Dec 17 Give the common areas of your home a thorough

cleaning to be ready for the holidays. Assign age

appropriate tasks to family members. Have a pizza party

with a movie as a reward afterwards.

____ Dec 18 Start thinking of some goals you would like to

accomplish in the coming year. Jot them down as they come

to mind.  When you have your list, prioritize and start

detailing steps to accomplish your top 5 goals.

____ Dec 19 Have your car serviced and winterized to make

sure you’re ready for winter. Make sure your tires are

weather appropriate for the area you live in.

____ Dec 20 Confirm with Christmas dinner guests who will

be bringing what to dinner. Finalize your plans and begin

now to do what can be done ahead of time.

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____ Dec 21 Use some of your frozen cookie doughs to make

plates of cookies for mail carriers, paper carriers and

others. Make up a plate to take to your local fire station

to say thank you to the firemen and women.

____ Dec 22 Make sure you have a good supply of de-icer for

walkways. Be very careful when shoveling snow to take

precautions to avoid health issues from the exertion of

shoveling.

____ Dec 23 Take a family trip to see holiday light

displays. Neighborhoods and downtown areas are great places

to see some wonderful displays.

____ Dec 24 Finish up gift wrapping and finishing touches.

Put together an overnight breakfast casserole for tomorrow

morning. You’ll have a ready to bake breakfast dish to be

eaten at your leisure either before or after gift

exchanges.

____ Dec 25 Enjoy the day with your family. Wishing you a

very Merry Christmas!

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____ Dec 26 While holiday prep is still somewhat fresh in

your mind, make a list of what worked and what didn’t. Plan

to change or eliminate the things that didn’t work.

____ Dec 27 Make a trip to exchange or return gifts as

needed.

____ Dec 28 Take stock of wrapping supplies, cards, etc. to

see what is needed. Stock up at the after  Christmas

clearance sales.

____ Dec 29 Make room for gifts by donating older items to

a charity. Be sure to get a receipt for your taxes.

____ Dec 30 Transfer calendar items to your 2012 calendar

to make sure nothing gets missed next year. Make note of

dates you need to change furnace filters and other

household maintenance items.

____ Dec 31 Safely celebrate the passing year and the

coming new year.

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