Yes that’s right, it’s that time of year again, we still have a little while,six weeks more or less,that can go pretty quickly, and we know that it is known as one of the most stressfull times of the year,within the home and within the family unit, so we need to prepare and avoid the stress as much as possible.

Now you all know I am a great list maker, and this is the time when that list can become your best friend, if we take our paper or little book now and start to write down all the things that come into our heads regarding this time of year, we should be able to sail through with no problems, you will need from time to time to go to your list and start to organise it into sections, food, table, presents,card sending etc., and as you work your way through, give it a big tick of satisfaction.

This will take so much pressure of you, because we do not remember everything, regardless of how good we think we are, for some it is a time of year when our families come together and normally lots of food and parties can be the theme, this takes a lot of planning and shopping, nobody wants to do this at the last min– if it can be avoided, alot of food can be bought with time and if presents are the order of the day, also, this takes alot of thought and love, and sometimes finding.

We start to have ideas about the table and our christmas decor for the home, and again if we don’t write this down, we will forget….. there is so much to remember, even the people we invite,it would not be the first time someone somewhere was forgotten, so pen to paper, and write down everything to your heart’s content, you truly will glow when you place the tick of complete, there is nothing like a job well done and full of personal satisfaction.