It isn’t even Christmas yet, and my house is a huge mess. There are toys strung from one side of the living room to the other, and the kitchen, who knew I owned that many dishes… It is starting to drive me a little batty, and with Christmas guests arriving sooner than later I thought I should get a cleaning/preparation schedule in place. Here is the plan:
12/16: Address Christmas cards whenever I get a chance. LAUNDRY!
12/17: Pick up the Christmas pictures
12/18: Mail Christmas Cards w/pictures, Finalize Christmas Dinner list w/coupons
12/19: Deep Clean Foyer, Deep Clean Upstairs Bathroom.
12/20: Bake Christmas Cookies 12 dozen, put together Christmas Cookie Plates (4)
12/21: Finish Wrapping Presents
12/22: Day off to catch up on laundry, bills, etc.
12/23: Clean the downstairs, GROCERY SHOP for Christmas Dinner ( no kids, Daddy will be watching the kiddos)
12/24: Vacuum the living room, Charge the Camera, Clean the Dining Room, Clean off the Kitchen Table, Clean Upstairs Toilet and Sink. Pre-Cook what I can (mashed potatoes), Bake remaining 3 dozen cookies, and Bake Cookies with Thade for Santa.
12/25: Christmas Party @ 4:00 pm., dinner 5:30 p.m. maybe 6:00 p.m. I hope that I get everything cooked in time.
12/26: CLEAN UP ALL THE MESS!!!!!
I’m already stressed out, and feeling so far behind on everything that needs to be done. I just hope that I get the house in decent shape 😉
Excellent idea, I should get a timetable together too. Funny how tasks sneak up on you.
Thanks Susan, I couldn’t agree with you more. At the beginning of the month, I thought I had plenty of time, not now 😉 I was hoping that a timetable of the cleaning tasks would help with the stress level, but I’m still stressed…
Great job Nicole on putting together a list. That should be helpful for you! Take a deep breath…..it will all get done 🙂 Ellie
Thanks Ellie! I hope that it all comes together, it would be handy if I had a housekeeper though 😉
Great job nico. I know it will all come together for you. Remember to take a deep breath, lots of pictures and remember that it’ll all work out! Praying for you! Blessings!
Thanks Marva! It looks like things are going to be busy around here 😉 My mom is coming up today to watch the boys so I can get a little bit of the cleaning done. We’ll see what happens, we usually end up chatting and having fun, and well me cleaning goes by the wayside 😀