Get Yourself Organized for Christmas: Simple Steps to Enjoying the Season

by Kathi Lipp

Overview

Have you lost your Christmas joy? Does the thought of jam-packed malls, maxed-out credit cards, overcrowded supermarkets, and endless to-do lists give you the feeling that maybe Scrooge was on to something?

In Get Yourself Organized for Christmas, Kathi Lipp provides easy-to-follow steps to reduce the stress of the holiday season, including tactics for how to

• put together a holiday binder you'll use year after year
• determine a budget that won't break the bank
• gather your elf supplies
• get your gift list together (including ideas for various ages and relationships)
• collect your recipes and prep your kitchen

By putting into practice Kathi's tricks and tips, you'll finally be able to fully enjoy this most wonderful time of the year.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780736959308
Publisher:	Harvest House Publishers
Publication date:	09/01/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	144
Sales rank:	1,011,563
File size:	543 KB

About the Author

Kathi Lipp is a busy conference and retreat speaker and the bestselling author of several books, including Clutter Free, The Husband Project, and The Get Yourself Organized Project. She and her husband, Roger, live in California and are the parents of four young adults.

Kathi Lipp is a busy conference and retreat speaker and the bestselling author of several books, including Clutter Free, The Husband Project, and The Get Yourself Organized Project. She and her husband, Roger, live in California and are the parents of four young adults.

Table of Contents

Introduction 9

Four Steps to Kick Off Your Christmas Right 14

How to Avoid Conflict During the Holidays: A Survivor's Guide 18

Your Projects for a Clutter-Free Christmas

Project 1 What's Your Christmas Plan? 22

Project 2 Put Together Your Christmas Binder 28

Project 3 Pick Your Christmas Card Picture 32

Project 4 Prep Your Christmas Card 39

Project 5 Schedule Your Time for the Holidays 44

Project 6 Get Your Gift List Together 48

Project 7 What's Your Budget? 56

Project 8 Catch-Up Day (and a Bonus Project) 62

Project 9 Gifts for Out-of-Town Friends and Family 65

Project 10 Gather Your Elf Supplies 69

Project 11 Get Your Recipes Together 72

Project 12 Catch Up on Your Project 75

Project 13 Decor Day 77

Project 14 Prep Your Kitchen 83

Project 15 Get Those Stockings Ready 88

Project 16 Refresh Yourself 92

Project 17 Ship Those Boxes Out 96

Project 18 Get Online 99

Project 19 Take Off Your Apron and Grab Your Pencil 102

Project 20 Tablecloths, Napkins, and Foof, Oh My 106

Project 21 Your Personalized Special Project 110

Wrap-Up 113

The Five-Day Christmas Put Away

Project 1 Take an Inventory 117

Project 2 Put Away the Paper 118

Project 3 Put Away the Decor 120

Project 4 Update Your Binder 122

Project 5 Returns and Exchanges 123

Some of Our Family's Favorite Recipes 125

My Holiday Mission Statement 133

Dear Reader 135