Christmas Planning-3

Plan Your Grocery Shopping

If you are planning on entertaining during the holiday season, try to plan out your meals and each time you go shopping, stock up on the non- perishable items and the frozen items you will need. Anyone with a family knows that what does not get consumed at a party will have no problem finding another event for it to be enjoyed.

 

Also before leaving for shopping, plan ahead the quantity of groceries that you will need based on the number of people you are expecting to come over. Take a stock of your Pantry and fill it up with necessary items.

 

Prepare Your Home for Guests

Take a critical tour of your home from the point of view of a third person and make note of things to be fixed or added. Check the condition and availability of your cooking and baking pots and pans. Get your appliances serviced and blades and knives sharpened. If you have a loose electrical switch, get it repaired. You don’t want to be left stranded on the day of a party or dinner. Check your burners and grates.

 

These ideas might seem simple, but they can help free up some extra time and help you to enjoy a smooth holiday season. With fewer tasks to be accomplished in such a short amount of time, you can focus on the important aspects of your Christmas celebration.

 

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Christmas Planning-2

Today we are going to discuss on other two ideas for christmas planning.

Sort Out Your Gift List

At the beginning of November, sit down and make out a list of people you will be giving or sending a gift to. Place the people who will need their gifts sent through the mail at the top of the list because you will want to take care of them first. When your list is complete, it’s time to go through the gifts you purchased throughout the year and assign them to the appropriate people on your list. Voila! You’ve already whittled away at a few names. If you have trouble assigning all of your gifts, don’t worry. Put the remaining ones aside and you will find that you either forgot a name on your list or received an unexpected Christmas present from someone you should exchange with.

 

Wrap them up!

Buy your Christmas wrap early and keep it easily accessible somewhere in your home. Every time you return from Christmas shopping, immediately wrap the gifts and put them away. It will save so much time in the long run and you don’t have to devote an entire day to completing this task.

Christmas Planning-1

Christmas is the time of year associated with love, joy and goodwill toward men. Until we approach the holiday and reach a level of stress we didn’t realize a human being could reach! In an attempt to head off the holiday hassle this year, here are a few tips on creating a personal holiday checklist to make the holidays go as smoothly as possible.

 

Be a Perennial Shopper

The first idea isn’t always practical for people, but if you have the time and the means, keep an eye out throughout the entire year for clearance items or great sales that you can take advantage of to cut down on your Christmas giving list. In short, it pays to be a ‘Perennial Shopper’. Store all of the items in one specific place so that you don’t forget you have them! Order Christmas gifts online to save time and avoid getting mobbed in. If ordering online, order well in advance to ensure delivery well in time before Christmas.

 

Start with the Card List

The Christmas gift list will be similar to the Christmas card list, so in late November, you should take the first list and add the names that need Christmas cards. Take your list and divide it by five 5. The next five days will be spent preparing the assigned number of Christmas cards until the list is complete.

 

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Young king ascends throne in Bhutan

A new era dawned on the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan when young and charismatic royal Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck was crowned as its fifth King today in a lavish ceremony here which was attended by President Pratibha Patil and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi. The 28-year-old Oxford-educated bachelor took over as head of state of the world’s newest democracy and in the process became the world’s youngest reigning monarch.

 

Monks of the ‘Zhung Dratshang (Central Monk Body)’ performed the ‘Lhasang Tashi Raykong (insense offering to the guardian deities)’ in the Royal Altar Room adjacent to the Chamber of the Golden Throne, providing the perfect setting for the solemn occasion in the presence of dignitaries from 32 countries. In an ancient ritual in the white-walled palace overlooking the Thimphu valley, Wangchuck was handed over the Raven Crown by his father and current king Jigme Singhe Wangchuck, who abdicated the throne two years ago in 2006.

 

The deeply revered 52-year-old former king decided to step down as part of his vision of reforming and modernising the traditional and insular nation by ending absolute royal rule over the nation of some six lakh people. The historic event at Tashichhodzong, a fortress that is now the seat of the government, was also attended by External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee.

 

The royal family gave special importance to Sonia Gandhi, her children Rahul and Priyanka and Priyanka’s husband Robert Vadra, who stood in the front row meant for members of the royal family. The Gandhis have been invited by Bhutan’s royal family as they share a friendship that spans decades right from the time India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru visited Bhutan riding a yak nearly half a century ago.

 

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