One important aspect of Christmas planning is to write down your dreams, desires, and disappointments. This includes reflecting on Christmases past, Christmas present, and Christmas future. Each journaling prompt is in two parts. With the first question, you should reflect
Category: Foundations of an Organized Christmas
The Christmas Organizing Planning System
Twenty plus years ago, Christmas Organizing started with the focus of creating a Christmas notebook to create a central location as a landing spot for Christmas planning and ideas. One important aspect of Christmas planning is creating lists and planning
Christmas 2020 Reflections
Christmas Day 2019 was just a few days ago, and now it is time to start thinking about Christmas 2020! Some of you are thinking it is not time to start planning for Christmas 2020 yet, but in reality, it
The Basics Of Creating A Christmas Notebook
Are your holiday planning ideas scattered everywhere? Creating a Christmas Notebook will help you gather all your Christmas plans in one place, helping to calm the Christmas Chaos. Download your free workbook, “The Basics of a Christmas Notebook” written by
Free and Low Cost Ideas for Christmas
Take a sheet of paper in your notebook and begin making a list of free and low-cost gift ideas. If you find the ideas online, print out the idea, and place it in your notebook. Here are a few ideas:
Create Ledger Sheets
Create a Christmas Organizing Ledger sheet for each area that you plan on spending money for this Christmas. Think about all the different places you spend money during the holiday season. If you have the Christmas Organizing forms, you will
Christmas Savings
Having a Christmas savings account and a Christmas change jar are two strategies for saving money for Christmas. A Christmas Savings Account is an easy way to save money for the holiday season, using a Christmas Club account or regular
Create Savings Packets
Christmas Saving Packets will be where you put your other ½ of savings each month. The packets will keep this part of your money accessible to you throughout the year. The packets are envelopes to place your money into and
Budget Stretchers
Take a sheet of paper and on the top write “Budget Stretchers” and on the sheet write down different ideas you come across that can help you stretch your Christmas money. For example, write decorating and then beside it put
Create a List of Expenses
Where Oh Where Has my Money Gone? On what items do you spend money during the Christmas season? At Christmas, it is often not the big items that drain our money resources but rather the “little things” that we do