Create a Holiday Organization Notebook
A holiday organization notebook can be one of your most useful tools around the holiday season! This all-in-one notebook is a place for you to keep records and notes about all kinds of things, and you can customize it to meet your needs. Here’s how to create your own holiday organization notebook.
Unless you already have these things laying around, you’ll probably need to make a trip to your local office supply store to pick up a 3 ring binder (we recommend a binder that’s at least 1-1/2” thick, as your notebook will grow with time) and some sheet protectors. If you don’t already have one, you might want to pick up a 3-hole punch, as well.
So what do you put in a holiday organization notebook? Here are some ideas to help you get started:
Holiday checklist or to-do list (Keep a running list of what's left to do and update it regularly)
Your Christmas card mailing list
Holiday party invitation list
Holiday dinner seating charts
Holiday dinner menus and wine pairings that you’ve enjoyed in past years
Gift list (Who you’re buying for and what gifts have already been purchased)
Holiday budget
Calendar of events for the holiday season (A great place to keep track of all those parties and family gatherings!)
Photographs of your dinner table, the Christmas tree, holiday centerpieces, or any other special arrangement or decoration you did in past years that you really liked and want to remember for the future
Children’s and other relatives’ Christmas lists
Shopping lists (What decorations or supplies you want to be sure you pick up after the holidays when everything is on sale)
An inventory list of what decorations you have already (For example, how many strings of multi-colored holiday lights you currently have). To make this easy, print out copies of our complimentary Home Storage Worksheet to keep track of your seasonal storage inventory.
Christmas carols your family likes to sing
Anything else you find helpful for organizing your holidays!
Your holiday organization notebook is something you’ll want to keep handy all year long. That way you can update addresses throughout the year, make notes about new ideas you think of, jot down recipes you want to try for this year’s holiday party, or just check your inventory list of holiday decorations.
Step-By-Step Tutorials:
Step 1: Out With The Old!
Step 2: Store the Tree
Step 3: Tangles of Holiday Lights
Step 4: Protecting your Christmas Tree Ornaments
Step 5: Got Greenery?
Step 6: Holiday Linens - Keep 'em fresh!
Step 7: Wrap It Up - Wrapping Paper & Supplies
Step 8: All That Other Stuff - Candles & Misc. Accessories
More Great Ways to Organize Your Holidays:
Create a Holiday Organization Notebook
Create an “Open First for Christmas” box
Use an old dresser as your Holiday Organization Center
Create a Decorating Tool Kit
Set up a Wrapping Station in your home
Create a Wrapping Supply Hamper
Year Round Christmas Organizing
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