January Christmas and Holiday Planner
Christmas
Find all Christmas cards envelopes and update address book
Develop Christmas film
Complete Christmas Journal
File new Holiday recipes
Make a check-list of replacements e.g. light bulbs, extension cords, candles, worn or ruin decorations.
Shop after Christmas sales for these items.
Ongoing Christmas newsletter: Start keeping notes of events each month. Store in word program or journal.
Begin working on next years photo-calendar: Plan January pictures you need to take for photo calendar. Develop or upload December photos.
All celebrations:
Make cards for February birthdays, Valentine's Day, Anniversaries, etc.
Update Birthday calendar
If giving a shower, Birthday party, etc. in March begin planning now.
Holiday, gifts and entertaining budget:
Decide on Holiday Budget:
- - List Holidays you celebrate e.g. Valentine's Day, Easter, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
- - Estimate cost including gifts, cards, postage, entertaining, baking, clothes, decorations, party items, fireworks, costumes, and food.
- - Jot down estimated cost down beside each Holiday.
- - Include estimated cost in your home budget.
Other gifts:
- - Make a list of other gifts you will need during the year: Birthdays, Anniversaries, Weddings, Graduations, Father's Day, Mother's Day, etc.
- - Set a budget for these gifts.
- - Include estimate of gift budget on your home budget.
Other entertaining:
- - Other parties or entertaining you are planning to host this year e.g. Birthday parties, Baby showers, Retirement parties, Annual Summer cook-out, etc.
- - Estimate cost for invitations, postage, decorations (including centerpieces), food, and party items (game supplies, prizes, favors, programs, etc.)
- - Include estimated cost in your home budget.
Start developing gift ideas:
- List all names and dates of people you will be giving gifts to through out the year. (refer to lists you created above).
- Decide on an estimate of how much you will spend on each gift (add estimates together and compare to above budgeted estimates).
- Leave some room in your budget for unexpected gifts.
- Under each name write gift ideas. Include sizes, favorite color and favorite things.
- On master gift shopping list write ideas and watch for sales.
- Note which gifts may be homemade.
Valentine's Day
Organize Valentine's Day plans.
If planning to eat out, make reservations now.
Purchase gifts and cards.
Order specialty meats if eating at home
Plan clothing you are going to wear: shoes, hosiery, suit, dress, etc.
Check with school and clubs for any treats you are expected to provide
If planning a party see the Party Planner [https://www.angelfire.com/rings/ladypp/partyplannerlist.html]
Other events
Now is the the time to start planning Super Bowl and St. Patrick's Day parties.
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