My husband likes to keep the Christmas decorations up through New Year’s and every year, I think I will try to make it until then. However, the decorations that looked so pretty just a few days ago look terribly cluttered the day after Christmas. None of it means the same to me the day after Christmas. And so, once again, I was not able to hold myself back this year from taking it down and clearing it away. Of course, this year there was much less of it since all of our things are tucked safely away back in our basement in Maine. I began to scurry around, picking up things, sorting through things, and writing a few immediate tasks down on my To Do List. Here are a few of those tasks.
- Put away Christmas decorations.
- Organize gift wrap station.
- Remove all items from kitchen counters and really clean (both counters and appliances).
- Sort through desk/table upstairs in my room (you know, the one where are all stray papers migrate to when you don’t know where else to put them).
- Go through children’s toys and books (again) and get rid of broken and unloved toys. Arrange new toys in an organized manner.
- Empty out my “junk” drawer and replace necessary items neatly.
- Organize storage room in the basement. Separate items for a yard sale in the spring. Make a run to Goodwill.
- File all important documents that have been laying on the filing cabinet awaiting filing.
- Begin to prepare documents for business and personal taxes.
- Create a list of Resolutions for 2011 and a plan to accomplish them.
What are your resolutions for 2011?
*this post was first published December 27, 2008 in a similar form.
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