There is no avoiding it. Christmas is coming, and quickly! We just passed the back to school rush so now it's time to start the Christmas rat race. I find that the only way I can survive this time of year with any sanity at all is to make lists. I make lists for everything!
Really, I do mean EVERYTHING
So, this is the time of year that I start listing, and thank goodness for the note pad on my phone and the notes section in my planner, or they would take over my house. As it is I already have so many going I'm thinking i may need to cross reference them to make it easier...is cross-referencing every easier?
So I need a list of people to give gifts too, along with what gift they will get. For anything I make this also means I need a list of things I need, with the store I get them from, so I can keep track of what store I go to when and then what I need from each one. I've barely started and I'm already at 3 lists!!
Next comes supper. I need a list of who is invited, who is coming, what I want to cook or need to cook, then waht I need to purchase to make all the food items. There's another 3 lists...
We can't forget the list for the little one all on her own. Parties, what she is to take to the parties, what we need to make or get for each party, and friends that she wants to make cards or get small gifts for...
I'm starting to rethink my list plan... I just can't think of a better way to track everything.
Do you make Christmas crafts? There's a whole other list. Or 2.
Well I'm up to about 9 lists now! If my brain was a computer I think this is the point you get the blue screen of death from trying to operate too many programs at once :o
Really, I do mean EVERYTHING
So, this is the time of year that I start listing, and thank goodness for the note pad on my phone and the notes section in my planner, or they would take over my house. As it is I already have so many going I'm thinking i may need to cross reference them to make it easier...is cross-referencing every easier?
So I need a list of people to give gifts too, along with what gift they will get. For anything I make this also means I need a list of things I need, with the store I get them from, so I can keep track of what store I go to when and then what I need from each one. I've barely started and I'm already at 3 lists!!
Next comes supper. I need a list of who is invited, who is coming, what I want to cook or need to cook, then waht I need to purchase to make all the food items. There's another 3 lists...
We can't forget the list for the little one all on her own. Parties, what she is to take to the parties, what we need to make or get for each party, and friends that she wants to make cards or get small gifts for...
I'm starting to rethink my list plan... I just can't think of a better way to track everything.
Do you make Christmas crafts? There's a whole other list. Or 2.
Well I'm up to about 9 lists now! If my brain was a computer I think this is the point you get the blue screen of death from trying to operate too many programs at once :o