8.27.2010

The Holidays are Coming (From my Calendar)

Photo by Ladyheart @morguefile.com
Hello all of you wonderful Holiday-Haven subscribers. If you are following (or would like to follow) my Year-round Holiday Calendar. I wanted to share with you the next three months. They are some of the most important in my Year-round Holiday Calendar. I KNOW starting in September seem so early! But starting early means all the holidays fall in line and we get to avoid the Christmas crunch in December. Who couldn't use some free time in December? So take a moment, imagine fresh baked gingerbread men, and Christmas lights. Are you there yet?

September:
September 1 - Plan Heating for Winter - have chimneys cleaned and heaters checked - Inventory fall and Winter clothing
September 6 - Labor Day
September 12 - Grandparents day
September 18 -Research New Years Eve Plans - Make any reservations needed
September 22 - First Day of Fall - Begin Christmas gift idea list

October:
October 2 - Begin preparing for Halloween
October 9 - Buy Pumpkins this weekend
October 11 - Carmel Apple Day
October 24 - Decorate for Halloween
October 29 - Carve Pumpkins
October 31 - Halloween Night

November:
November 1 - Daylight savings time ends. Begin Christmas Shopping.
November 2 - Make appointment for family photo, or plan a creative photo
November 4 - Pack and Store Halloween box
November 6 - Go through Thanksgiving AND Christmas Boxes. Decorate for Thanksgiving, set aside Christmas media, cards, and lights
November 7 - Plan any Christmas events your family will attend.
Plan Thanksgiving Meal.
November 11- Veterans Day
November 13 -Collect any needed addresses for Christmas Cards.
November 14 - Test Christmas Lights
November 20 - Clean cupboards for Thanksgiving
November 21 - Put Christmas Lights on outside of house (to be turned on after Thanksgiving)
November 25 - Thanksgiving Day
November 26 - Have all Holiday packages shipped by the end of November
November 27 - Mail Christmas Cards
November 28 - Get a Christmas Tree
November 29 - Final details on New Years Eve plans
November 30 - Mark new Calendar with Yearly reminders

You can see these dates (plus the links to the posts I did about them last year) anytime by clicking here: Holiday Calendar or by clicking the the Holiday Calendar tab at the top of this page.  

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6 Comments:

Natasha said...

Great timetable-thanks! I wish we were heading into colder months over here. Where you will be looking for firewood I will be looking for ways to spend more time in my pool!

Best wishes,
Natasha.

Evelyn M Leon said...

Great reminders! Makes me want to have a cup of cocoa right now too lol

Evelyn@http://adventureofsuperspice.com

Jessa Irene (Holiday-Haven) said...

Lol Natasha. Unfortunately my target audience for this calendar is limited to the U.S. but, maybe for you this means tuning up your outdoor fireplace to enjoy the warm nights coming up and a yule log at Christmas.

And when you are in your pool remember all of us shivering away here in our igloos!

Oh and Evelyn I had almost forgot all about cocoa!

Beth said...

Thank-You, need to update my family notebook and get ready for fall!

Shel at Dreamy Nest said...

Thank you for this list. I need it. Every year I tell myself I'm going to be more prepared for Christmas, actually buy everything early and have it wrapped, send out Christmas cards, etc - - and every year... I am not.
But this year, I am a SAHM!! Hopefully I will break my bad cycle. *crossing fingers* And really? Only 120 more days until Christmas. Oh my.

Lita C. Malicdem said...

This is great! You make a list and start ticking what you have done. It's time-saving and very fulfilling, too. I'll make mine, I'm sure of that. Thank you for this innovative move.

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