December is a time filled with many activities. Our time runs short when it comes to cooking dinner every day. If you want to reduce stress and save money during December, plan your December dinners and don’t get caught up
Category: Planning
Christmas Food Gifts Challenges
During the Christmas season, many people give food gifts to those outside their immediate family. People seem to love the idea of food gifts, and one reason is that we live in a world full of “stuff” and food as
Must-Have Christmas Foods
What are your must-have Christmas foods? The foods that when you see and taste them say, “now it is Christmas!” Use the Christmas Organizing planning page, Must-Have Christmas Foods, and write a list of all the foods you want to
Food from Christmas Past
Many of us have foods we remember from our childhood that we enjoy eating during the Christmas season. Make a list of food that you have had from past Christmas seasons that you loved using the Christmas planning form, Foods
Family Interviews
Earlier, we listed out our favorite foods at Christmas, and now it is time to go and ask your family! You might be surprised at what they tell you! Use the Christmas planning page, Favorite Christmas Foods Interview, or a
Make a Food List for Christmas
After making a list of must-have Christmas food items, reminisced about foods from the past, and asked your family what their favorite foods at Christmas are, it is time to make a list of the food you plan to prepare
Make-Ahead Christmas Foods
This challenge utilizes your Christmas food list you made in the last challenge. Take your list of Christmas foods you plan to make and see what foods if any, you can make ahead. For some items, you may not be
Make a Supplies List
Many times we make special items only at Christmas, and our pan or kitchen gadget we need may be put away in the back of the pantry. Look over your planning page lists of the Christmas foods you plan to
Christmas Kitchen Calendar
Utilizing your calendar to help plan out your kitchen baking can help save time and frustration. If you do not want to break items down on your regular calendar, print out one just for your baking. Take time to
Schedule Your Gift Wrapping
Making time for wrapping your gifts is an important step in your Christmas planning. Let’s pull out our calendars and schedule wrapping time. If you are mailing gifts, make sure you set aside a time to wrap each gift before