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. Let’s start the month off right and make a list of the things that are causing you added stress. Make a list of the big ones as well as the little ones. Is something in the house that’s broken, is there an insurance issue you need to take care of, do you need an extra trash can upstairs to help keep things tidy?
Once you’ve thought it out and made your list, plan a day this week as your “ongoing problem day” and finally resolve those issues that need to be resolved. You’ll be glad that you did!
2. 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.
- Executive Homemaker has several games to print out.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. Change AC house filter.
6. Write one grandparent a letter, artwork, or card.
7. Plan Mommy/Son or Daddy/Daughter dates.
8. Plan a date night with your man, arrange the babysitter in advance or swap with a friend.
9. Halloween is next month and my favorite holiday, therefore Tip Junkie has the most creative and fabulous Halloween ideas! Here’s a taste of what you’ll find:
- Creative Halloween Party Food Ideas
- Halloween Advent Calendar Ideas
- Halloween Home Decor
- Outdoor & Indoor Home Decor Ideas
- Halloween Gift Ideas
- Family Themed Costumes
10. It’s time to start planning for Christmas. If your family draws names for Christmas, September is a good time to do it. This way you know who to buy for.
Also, if you’re making gifts this year consider organizing a craft group where you can all make the same gifts together. it will be more fun and you’ll get it finished faster. For instance, one year I made 6×6 grandparent albums with 5 other friends. We each created a 2 page layout and made 6 copies of the same one – then we swapped! Voila – an adorable album completely finished and I only had to make the Halloween layout. {{evil laugh}}
- Christmas Planner
- Christmas decor, gift, tradition, and organization ideas
- Printable Instructions for Christmas projects and gifts
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!}}
11. Fall can be such a busy time of the year. As you organize yourself this month, look ahead to the end of the year. This way you can stay ahead of the game and things won’t sneek by.
- What fall school parties are you in charge of?
- Finalize your Thanksgiving plans and accommodations
- Finalize your Christmas plans and accommodations
- Are you going to host a New Years party this year?
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What else do you do in September to get your home organized?
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Great suggestions. I buy all Christmas/Birthday presents at the After Christmas Clearance Sales. Next step will be to wrap them in advance. Maybe, just maybe, I’ll get them sent on time!
Thanks!
In September I get out our perpetual holiday planner that has a month by month prepairing plan in it, spend time with our household chatting about what we liked and didn’t about last year, and start my lists: list of gifts already gotten and need to get(I look throughout the year for gifts since we have a good sized family, and it spaces out the cost as well), a timeline list (combo of to do with a calendar that includes all our planned activities in the coming months and when I can get each thing on the todo list done), and since we just moved to a new place this year, a list of what goes where for the decorations for the various holidays coming up. So by mid-September I can really get started prepairing for the holidays.
Some of my friends think I am crazy for thinking about Christmas already, but I much prefer to be in control and organized. I spent a small fortune on greetings cards last year and this year I really need to try to spend less. I already know that I am going to send my friends who live overseas xmas greeting cards for free online. I will be saving money on the greetings themselves and postage, so the idea of this makes me very happy. Hope this info helps those who are watching their spending like me this year.
i could really use some help. my son is 11 and on an excellent football team. would love to keep the team excited with fun team spirit celebration ideas. either simple like a candy bar with encouragement or pep rally stuff. we will have banners to run through.