The Future Belongs To Those Who Prepare For It

I know you’re busy choosing Halloween costumes and planning for the local fall festival, but it’s also time to start planning for your Thanksgiving celebrations. Small actions now can make a huge impact in a few weeks. As an event planner, I start planning months and months out. As the big day draws near, there’s less stress and less left to chance!?

The biggest choice to make about Thanksgiving is who to spend it with. If you’re celebrating with relatives, is it just your immediate family or your entire extended family? Is it family here in town or family that lives 2,000 miles away? If you opt to spend the day with friends, do you have a set idea of who will join you for a meal??

Once you decide who, you can choose where! Knowing where your crew will celebrate helps you firm up plans. If everyone is coming to your house, you can start ensuring you’ll have enough seating. Planning to drive two hours to Aunt Linda’s house? Better to know now so you can time your day accordingly, especially if you’re traveling with young children.?

If you plan on hosting, it’s important to purchase any seasonal paper goods now instead of waiting. Stores are currently full of Thanksgiving napkins and plates. As the day draws near, they’ll be bought up and not restocked. It’s better to buy them now and store them away for the next month or so.

The last thing I want you to do is to ask yourself: ‘What can I do now that will make my life easier during the Thanksgiving (and Christmas) holiday season?’ Here are just a few ideas:

?? Schedule a house cleaner to come before AND after you host events.

?? Block out chunks of time that are dedicated to rest.

?? List three things that are most important for the holiday and focus on those.

?? Prepare a few meals you can freeze and pull out when you’re too exhausted to cook and too broke to order out.