December 27, 2008
I agree with what you said, LilSis. I hope that everyone had a great Christmas! I also hope that you aren't in the midst of that after-Christmas-darn-it's-all-over-letdown feeling since we're in that weekend after Christmas and before New Year's. I don't have those blues this year, but some years I do. What I do have right now is a GIANT list of things to do this weekend. You know the list…I bet you have one too. It goes something like this:
- Put away all the Christmas paraphernalia: wrapping paper and bags, treat bags for food gifts, extra Christmas cards you didn't send, etc.
- Put away all the great gifts you got. BTW, read the manuals and send in the warranty cards!
- Unpack from your holiday trip.
- Go to the grocery store for FOOD, not flour, sugar and butter.
- Drink as much water as you can to try to flush all that “stuff” out of your system that's making you feel sluggish today.
- Try to figure out which of the deadly leftover temptations in your refrigerator can be frozen to get them out of your sight. And keep them out of your mouth. And off your butt!
- Clean out your closets to make one more donation to the women's shelter before year-end.
- Balance the checkbook! Yikes!
- Return that gift you bought just in case, but didn't need after all.
- Buy New Year's cards since you didn't get around to Christmas cards.
- Buy thank you cards. Actually fill them out and mail them.
- Catch up on laundry.
- Catch up on house-cleaning. especially if you have New Year's Eve company coming.
- Think about what you might want to buy with any gift cards or cash you received. The New Year's Day sales are just around the corner, so watch for the sale offers in the paper, mail and online.
- Catch up on everything that you got behind on in the last week, like going to the bank, refilling prescriptions, buying pet food, and going through the mail.
- Start to weigh your New Year's Eve options.
- Go to the gym to try to burn off that fudge! How can that much damage be done in two days??
That's my list. How about yours?
And by the way, while we're in the list-making mode, how about using one of these? I can get my pink fix and my Franklin Covey fix at the same time with these awesome products! And BONUS! They're having a sale through December 28th!
FlipNotes are only $7.95 and so cute!
This Pink Portfolio is letter size and $69.95. Pricey but pretty!
For electronic lists, how about this laptop bag at $189?
However you like to organize your to-do lists, use your method of choice to get started on your 2009 resolutions! I'm working on mine!
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December 27, 20082:06 pm
Yep, my ‘to do’ list for the weekend looks a lot like yours. It’s noon here and I went on an early five mile walk with my neighbor, I’ve got all the wrapping and boxes put away, three loads of laundry done, Christmas tree needles vacuumed up, all gifts put away and boxes and cards gone through to make sure nothing gets thrown away.
I’m procrastinating the balancing the checkbook, though.
Just consider yourself lucky that you don’t have three messy men to pick up after and feed on top of all that!
I did already buy my Franklin Covey 2009 refill pages, but I resisted buying a new binder. Those pinks ones are so cute!
Hope you have a good weekend!
December 28, 20089:43 am
You’re right that I’m glad I don’t have 3 messy boyz to pick up after, although it seems like my 2 furkids make enough mess to keep a full-time housekeeper busy! If it’s not litter everywhere, then it’s hair everywhere. Then there’s always the random hairball barf, or I-just-ate-a-whole-ficus-leaf-barf. And let’s not even talk about the litterbox! Oh well, at least they’re lovable little mess-makers!