Personal Assistant – December

by Laurie on December 1, 2009

Once again, Tip Junkie is here as Your Personal Assistant. Consider taking a day to really plan and organize your schedule to stay ahead of the game. Here are some 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, next 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.

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.  It’s time to finalize your plans for Christmas. Here are some of my favorite ideas to get you inspired:

Christmas Parties:

Creative Christmas Gift Ideas:

Christmas Home Decor Ideas:

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!}}

You can check out the Tip Junkie Mom-preneur Gift Guides on Whrrl (slide show) for quick and easy shopping.

10.  It’s time to start your Christmas traditions with your kiddos tonight!

11. 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 sneak by.


Upcoming Tip Junkie Events:

1. Christmas Tree Contest – A fun way to feature great tips and how-to’s on decorating a fabulous Christmas Tree.

2. Christmas Card Contest – Another fun way to feature fabulously creative Christmas cards and help inspire us to think a little more out of the box.

3. The Tip Junkie Awards – In January, Tip Junkie will get all dressed up to celebrate the “Oscars” of blog awards. You will have the opportunity to vote for the best tips featured here on Tip Junkie in 2009 and the winners will receive some fun prizes.


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 else do you do in December to get your home organized?

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1 brenbren December 1, 2009 at 1:41 pm

I need to contact you, but I can’t find your email anywhere. I participated in the santa swap and I have a concern. I haven’t received my present yet. Was there a dead line? brenbren13 (at) ymail (dot) com

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2 Arian Hatch December 1, 2009 at 2:38 pm

Love, love, love this post! I have a list sitting on the side of my computer with my list of things to do during the month of December. Some of them are the fun Christmas-y type things and others are the not so fun chores that need to be done. There were several on your list that coincided with my list. Love it! :)

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3 brown paper packages December 1, 2009 at 7:15 pm

Great blog–love all the ideas!

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4 Rachel January 4, 2010 at 2:35 pm

I just found your site this weekend and LOVE the personal assistant. I’m anxious for the January 2010 list. Are you going to continue this feature?

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