HOW TO HAVE A STRESS FREE HOLIDAY!

• HOLIDAY COUNTDOWN
  
  
• Remember last year, The Nightmare Before Christmas? You crammed three weeks'
  
• worth of work into four frenzied days. This time, do yourself and your loved
  
• ones a favor by starting early and tackling one thing at a time.
  
  
• November 28-December 4
  
  
• * Make a master list of holiday tasks--shopping, wrapping and anything else
  
• you can't afford to forget--and keep it handy.
  
• * Fill in your December calendars with the dates and times of important
  
• events.
  
• * Make guest lists for parties and family get-togethers. Send invitations
  
• right away or phone people by the end of the week.
  
• * Reserve baby-sitters.
  
• * Divide the number of Christmas cards you're sending by 14, then do that many
  
• each night for the next two weeks.
  
• * Make a master shopping list for holiday menus, and start buying
  
• nonperishables now.
  
• * Go over your gift list. Fill in any gaps by ordering from catalogs now for
  
• on-time arrival.
  
  
• December 5-December 11
  
  
• * Buy plenty of film and batteries and stock up on candles.
  
• * Set a date for a family house-decorating session.
  
• * Finish gift buying, including a few extras for unexpected guests.
  
• * Assemble gift-wrapping materials in one place and start wrapping a few
  
• presents each day.
  
• * Stock the pantry with snack supplies for drop-in guests.
  
  
• December 12-December 18
  
  
• * Buy evergreens and Christmas tree. Leave them in the garage in a bucket of
  
• water until you're ready to decorate.
  
• * Start cooking dishes that can be made ahead and frozen. Label everything
  
• clearly.
  
• * Put up outdoor decorations.
  
• * Schedule a cookie-baking day for the family.
  
  
• December 19-December 22
  
  
• * Trim the tree.
  
• * Fine-tune your menus for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, and make sure
  
• you've bought everything you need.
  
• * Wash stemware, polish silver and make sure table linen is clean. Borrow
  
• extra chairs if necessary.
  
  
• December 23
  
  
• * Clear space in the refrigerator for all that extra food.
  
• * Put together "assembly-required" toys and store in the attic or with a
  
• neighbor.
  
• Give the house a final cleanup.
  

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