christmas planning

Homemade Chocolate Sauce

December 10, 2009

If you are trying to get organised for Christmas, check out my 10 Week Christmas Plan. Only 2 weeks left until Christmas! Back in July, I embarked on a Christmas Planning In July session, aimed to take the pressure of this end of the year. It was at this time that I bookmarked a post [...]

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Christmas 2009 – Gift Ideas For Children

November 5, 2009

As you may have noticed I do so love a plan! To me one of the greatest things about planning is the flexibility it actually gives you, whilst still helping you stay on track. For instance this week, according to my 10 Week Christmas Plan, this week I should be working on the Family and [...]

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Christmas Planning – Decorations Part 1

November 27, 2008

Four weeks to Christmas! My goal this year was to have completed all my shopping before Dec 1. My lovely older sister is looking after my children for me tomorrow for a few hours and I should be able to buy the remaining 7 presents that I need to get. This will make me the [...]

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Christmas Planning – Christmas Present List and Shopping

November 20, 2008

Image by chatirygirl Five weeks until Christmas!! I am actually getting quite excited about it too. We will be spending Christmas in the country with my family and all my 3 sisters will be there with their families as well this year. We haven’t had that happen in a few years, so it will be [...]

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Christmas Planning – Update Christmas Card List

November 13, 2008

Image by Manicosity Six weeks to Christmas!!! I actually had to check with the Christmas Countdown Clock to make sure that I hadn’t miscalculated. Although I do feel well organised this year, it feels as though the clock is on fast forward and the days are racing by. This week I caught up on the [...]

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Christmas Planning – Homemade Christmas Gift Tags

October 30, 2008

It is now 8 weeks until Christmas. According to my Christmas Preparation Plan this week I was going to be working on updating my Christmas Card list. The great thing about having the Christmas Plan is that I am aware of what activities I need to do and roughly in what order. This knowledge helps [...]

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Review Christmas Budget (10 Weeks To Go!)

October 16, 2008

1. Gingerbread House, 2. Untitled, 3. | Feliz Navidad / Merry Christmas |, 4. merry flickrmas!, 5. Red Christmas 2006 – 236F, 6. fabric ball ornaments, 7. Untitled, 8. They are back !, 9. Button Christmas wreath This is my first in a countdown series to Christmas. I have a complete Christmas Preparation Plan that [...]

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10 Week Preparation Plan Until Christmas

October 14, 2008

This Thursday it will be only 10 weeks until Christmas. Thanks to my Christmas Planning In July project this year, I do feel much better placed than I have been in previous years. To keep on track though I have now moved to a weekly check list of activities that I want to achieve in [...]

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Christmas Planning – Christmas Present Tags

September 25, 2008

Each year I like to make my own tags for Christmas presents. I pick a theme based on colour or pattern and match up wrapping paper and tags. I have contemplated making my own paper (by decorating plain paper) but generally run out of time, so haven’t actually done this. This year I have decided [...]

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10 Things To Do Before Christmas

September 9, 2008

Image by tanakawho As I mentioned in my last monthly review in order to achieve everything I want to before Christmas, I needed to create a short term plan. Below is the top 10 things that I want to achieve before Christmas. There is actually a secondary list with things like taking the family raspberry [...]

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Christmas Planning – Handmade Fabric Necklaces

August 16, 2008

SPOILER ALERT – To my family and friends, please do not read on as you may see your Christmas Gift for this year! In my attempt this year to be well and truly organised for Christmas and the busy period leading up to it, I have been making some handmade gifts to give to people [...]