Nov 11 – Purchase Non-Food Thanksgiving Needs
GET.be.STAY.organized. Today: If hosting, purchase napkins, paper goods, centerpiece items, and anything else needed to make your holiday table appealing. If a guest, gather appropriate “outside” clothing for your family and pack in ...read more
Posted by Marie Ricks on Nov 11th, 2011 | 0 comments
Nov 29 – Put Thanksgiving Away
GET.be.STAY.organized. Today: Put away Thanksgiving decorations, clean up the house from company, and shift into gear for the busiest month of the year. ©Marie Calder...read more
Posted by Marie Ricks on Nov 29th, 2010 | 0 comments
Nov 23 – Wrap Up Last-Minute Details
GET.be.STAY.organized. Today: If hosting, walk around the house and see what you can clean up, fix up, hide away, and otherwise do to keep your home happier while company is around. If traveling, wrap up and make final preparations for your...read more
Posted by Marie Ricks on Nov 23rd, 2010 | 0 comments
Nov 22 – Carefully Plan Out the Week
GET.be.STAY.organized. Today: If you are hosting, carefully review your plans, check to make sure you are ready, and address any outstanding preparations you have missed or avoided. If traveling, do final packing. ©Marie Calder...read more
Posted by Marie Ricks on Nov 22nd, 2010 | 0 comments
Nov 11 – Purchase Non-Food Thanksgiving Needs
GET.be.STAY.organized. Today: If hosting, purchase napkins, paper goods, centerpiece items, and anything else needed to make your holiday table appealing. If a guest, gather appropriate “outside” clothing for your family and pack in ...read more
Posted by Marie Ricks on Nov 11th, 2010 | 0 comments
Thanksgiving at Aunt Carrie’s
We all have a favored aunt. I do. She was my father’s youngest sister and had invited me to be her flower girl when she married in 1958, just days after my own fifth birthday. Her wedding is one of my first memories of wanting to be included,...read more
Posted by Marie Ricks on Nov 8th, 2010 | 0 comments
Nov 2 – Decorate the House for Thanksgiving
GET.be.STAY.organized. Today: Take down interior Halloween decorations and put up Thanksgiving decorations. Add some 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon to 1 cup water, cook in microwave for 3 minutes and bring holiday fragrance to your whole home. ©Marie...read more
Posted by Marie Ricks on Nov 2nd, 2010 | 0 comments
Nov 1 – Decorate the Front Door for Thanksgiving
GET.be.STAY.organized. Today: Take down exterior Halloween decorations, clean front porch, and put up Thanksgiving door wreath/decoration. It’s a great way to start this month! ©Marie Calder...read more
Posted by Marie Ricks on Nov 1st, 2010 | 0 comments
. Between Now and the Thanksgiving Kitchen
Thanksgiving dinner really stresses me. Yes, I get very uptight because traditionally we have this meal in our home with just our immediate family which means that I am chef of all the dishes which are served. This has often been overwhelming to me...read more
Posted by Marie Ricks on Mar 6th, 2010 | 0 comments
. Finish Up Before You Start Again
One of the more challenging aspects of the holidays is the confusion which ensues. This is partially because we fail to finish up one holiday before we start the next. While I am sure that you have been purchasing and stashing away Christmas presents...read more
Posted by Marie Ricks on Mar 3rd, 2010 | 0 comments
