I was getting my mailing labels ready last night... yes! I finished making my cards and am in "writing, stuffing, addressing, stamping mode" and I just felt like I needed to start making my Holiday To Do List.
I thought I was doing well... so far I've accomplished:
- holiday cards made, address labels printed, stamps purchased
- purchased some gifts already
- made a baking list
- finished a board book and 2008 calendar with LifeTimez (it's on the way!)
- made ferry reservations to Vancouver Island (that's really important)
My goal is to have everything done by November 30th (Rach made me lose a day!! by telling me Nov. has 30 not 31 days!LOL) so that I can enjoy the month of December with my family, friends and relax. I think it's realistic... oh god I hope so!
I know I will feel much better when mom arrives next Friday... we're spending the weekend shopping and planning. :) DH & I are spending this holiday season with my parents, so mom and I will put our heads together to sort out the food/menu etc. Perhaps by the end of the weekend I'll feel "settled" again. Shopping always makes me feel "settled" LOL!
I'm really looking forward to this month, don't get me wrong! I've got so much planned it is ridiculous... dinner parties, concerts, Breast Cancer Crop, Scrapaholics Crop and Timberline Ranch Scrapbook Retreat are all this month!
Uh did I mention that I'm participating in a Circle Journal, Recipe Card Swap and Christmas tag swap this month? and... I still have the finishing touches to put onto a couple of handmade projects. I managed to finish my Christmas Card Swap early...thank goodness for that.
So in a nutshell, I guess I'm feeling the Christmas Crunch a little early this year. I will have to remind myself, it is only the 2nd day of the month and I do have 52 days until Christmas!
5 comments:
sounds like you are in the same place I am in. I was having a little panic attack yesterday thinking I must be doing more! I need to get the last of my shopping for overseas done this week so I can get that off - and then I am doing my cards at the retreat - I think I am organised.. hope I am!
I totally feel you Izzy! I don't even have a list though, LOL! I would say you are so much farther ahead of the game than I am - how do you do it???
Oh and for the record - shopping settles me too! There is just something therapeutic about spending money on goodies, isn't there?
If you have until nov. 31st you will have forever! LOL There is no such date! LOL TEASIN' YA!!!
You are stressing me out with this countdown, girl. I haven't even thought about christmas yet. But at the same time, we are almost done shopping?! We buy through out the year.
You are so organized, you will get it all done. Have fun with your MOM.
and scrapbooking weekend,make sure we get pictures again, I loved the ones on the horse last year.
I need to do my cards too, I have a few done, but wanted to do digi ones.
Shop on Girl
Wow!! You have lots planned, and it sounds like you've gotten alot done so far!!!!! You go girl!
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