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Oct 28 2010

{Christmas Planning} Organising Stashed Christmas Presents

Category: Challenge • Christmas • Printables

 

Are you enjoy these Christmas organising posts?? 

For many years now I have shopped up a storm at the mid year toy sales.  I buy Christmas present for the kids as well as birthday present (for all their friends) to see us through the rest of the year.  I place the Christmas presents in the top of my wardrobe and all gifts that aren’t for my kids in a drawer dedicated to gifts for others.  However, by the time Christmas has come it would be easy to forget what’s hiding in the top of the wardrobe. 

  1. Print the ‘Hidden Gift List’, from The Organised Housewife Christmas Planner.
  2. While nobody is looking have a look through your hidden gift stash and write down everything you have.   
  3. Now that you have worked out what gifts you have it’s time to work out what other gifts you need.
  4. Print ‘Christmas Gift List 2010′.
  5. Write down names of each person you need to buy for.
  6. Now write down ideas of items you would like to get them for Christmas.
  7. Place each printable in the gift tab of your planner.

After you have purchased gifts use this list to tick the boxes that you have purchased the item, wrapped the item and mailed it. This will help you stay organised.

 

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  • Lee

    Good morning. Challenge completed! I clearly need help with Christmas cards. Writing them seems more like a chore every year! And chores aren't fun most of the time.
    Have a great day.

  • http://lifeaspenknowsit.wordpress.com lifeaspenknowsit

    this is hilarious. i hide xmas gifts every year, and every year i find a box of of hidden gifts in mid-january. so they get saved for the next year, or join the present box for friends during the year. Just a reminder to me that everyone gets too much anyway!

  • Kylie

    Challenge complete, the lists are complete, right down to gifts on layby, stocking stuffers I still need to buy, gifts I plan on making myself (sewing), and personalised decorations I buy off a friend who makes them by hand every year. And I've included birthdays from November to end of January, and I have a spare boy present just in case :)
    I'm a fan of both pages on facebook.
    What do I need help with most? Probably remembering to post cards and interstate gifts on time.

  • Leeanne

    Challenge completed :) About to head out shopping to get some xmas paper to put my folder together!!!

  • http://leechbabe.wordpress.com/ leechbabe

    I've got so many gifts stashed away (16 nieces and nephews to shop for) that I have no idea what is there. This is perfect for me, thank you.

    I've completed the challenge too :)

  • Jodi Deuble

    this is one challenge I really did need to do! thanks for the printouts, they have made Xmas soooo much easier!

  • Samantha SAvva

    I have completed The Organised Housewife challenge.

    I am going HANDMADE by WAHMS this yr for christmas presents. no more department shopping for me