Since it’s the beginning of the month, Tip Junkie is here as Your Personal Assistant. Take a day and really plan and organize your schedule. Here are some of the things to do:
1. Check birthdays for the month, buy cards & presents, get them ready to mail or deliver. If you have a child’s birthday this month, plan it and get out the invites.
Tip Junkie has tons of amazing birthday theme, party favor, game and decor ideas to help get you started.
2. Finalize your summer vacation plans; even it it’s a Staycation.
3. Plan a Girls Only Weekend with your besties in August to celebrate surviving the summer. {{Be sure to invite me! Giggle.}}
4. Clear schedule for book club, girls night out, BUNCO, and other rotating activities. Make sure you have child care, your food assignment, etc. Here’s how to start a dinner club.
5. If you are doing a food storage, time to check the schedule and buy next on the list. Don’t forget to put some cash in there as well.
6. Change AC house filter.
7. Write one grandparent a letter, artwork, or card.
8. Plan Mommy/Son or Daddy/Daughter dates.
9. Plan a date night with your man, arrange the babysitter in advance.
10. It’s time to start planning for your handmade Christmas – Christmas in July crafts and homemade gifts. What are you making this year? If you need some inspiration here you go:
* Super Saturday Craft Ideas
* Super Saturday Crafts
* Holiday Handmade Crafts
* Super Saturday Crafts – Sewing Projects
* Super Saturday Crafts – Vinyl Lettering
* Super Saturday Crafts – Home Decor Ideas
* Super Saturday Crafts – Wood Crafts
* And then of course any of the Christmas posts
If your purchasing your gifts, spread out your Christmas expenses buy purchasing a couple gifts each month from the Mom-preneur Shops. Every penny you spend goes to support another woman and her family. {{fabulous!}}
Events coming up:
1. Start brainstorming and get an idea of what your kiddos want to be for Halloween. Also pick out a couple new Halloween home decor items you want to make.
2. Finalize your Thanksgiving plans.
3. Start making plans for Christmas. Not only gifts but where you’re going to stay, who’s family to visit, travel arrangements, etc.
If you want to remind yourself to head on over to Tip Junkie at the beginning of every month for this segment, here’s a button you can put on the sidebar of your blog. 
What am I missing? What else do you do in July to get your home organized?
The winner of the Swanson Chicken Salad Giveaway is commenter #19 Melanie! She will receive a picnic basket full of goodies from Swanson.
