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Have an Organized Thanksgiving Day

Thanksgiving is almost here, again. Are you looking forward to the holiday – or dreading it because your day isn’t planned and organized? Don’t worry – there’s still time to plan your Thanksgiving day and be organized.

First, if you haven’t already grabbed my set of  Thanksgiving Checklists Planners, there’s still time to get them and plan out your Thanksgiving day, making it hassle-free. Just click that link and you will be able to download them immediately after purchase.

If you are preparing the traditional Thanksgiving meal (rather than going to someone’s home for the get together), obviously you’re going to have a busy day and you’ll want to have a plan, or it can get confusing quickly. Rather than leave everything to chance, it’s easier to plan things out ahead of time.

I am assuming you know how many people will be sitting down to eat the holiday meal. Always plan for a little more food than *just enough* in case a surprise person or two (or ten) show up. Some foods can be made the night before, like pies or cookies. Don’t wait until the last minute to get started or you’ll be so worn out by the time all the cooking is done that you won’t feel too spunky with the guests.

Do you have guests assigned to bring a dish? You’ll want to make sure of who’s bringing what, to avoid sometihng either being left out or two (or more) people bringing the same thing.

Is you shopping done? If you wait, you might not be able to find some ingredients that you need for certain dishes. Remember, a lot of people are shopping for Thanksgiving, and stores only carry so much inventory. if you wait too long, you might not be able to find what you need.

Oh the dishes that will pile up! Have a family member wash as you go, and keep things clean as quickly as possible. This saves having loads of dishes, a mess for the guests to see, etc.

Assuming that you already have your Thanksgiving meal menu made out, do you have a time table for preparing each food item? You don’t want the turkey ice cold or the ham not nice and hot. Prepare and cook menu items according to what takes the longest to cook, takes the longest to reheat, etc.

Of course, these are just some of what’s covered in the Thanksgiving Checklists Planners that make planning your Thanksgiving holiday so much easier and organized.

If you’re having guests over, be sure (unless they are helping you) that they understand there’s a set time for the get together and the meal – not to just show up two hours early. Of course, there’s bound to be someone that shows up early, so be sure you’re ready just in case (like keeping the dishes washed as you go, etc.).

On top of all the meal preperations, you’ll want to be sure your home is clean and organized. If you’ve let things go a bit and don’t have time to do a massive clean and organizing, you can probably do a decent quicky job.

The night before, do this (it’s fairly quick and easy): Make sure the bathroom is clean (obviously). Run the vacuum, sweep, mop. Get some generic Fabreez and spray the curtains and furniture and any throw pillows. Wipe your counters and stove and refrigerator inside – anything guests would see. If the weather allows it, open the windows for a while and air the rooms out (if they need it). All of this shouldn’t take but an hour at the most. Get the family to help (or even do it).

Don’t worry about what’s in the dryer, etc. Hide the dirty laundry in the bedroom closet if you have to (even though it’s better to keep things washed up as needed). Obviously, it’s ideal to keep things clean and organized, but if you’ve let things go and now you need it organized and fast, this will make do for now.

These are just a few ideas on how to have an organized Thanksgiving. If you need more help, grab my set of  Thanksgiving Checklists Planners.

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