12 Things You Should Be Doing NOW For A Stress-Free Christmas

We are big Christmas lovers at SAHM, but that doesn’t mean we didn’t learn some hard lessons in the past few years about how to do Christmas right.

For us, a good Christmas is a super organised one. The kind of Christmas where, for the most part, everything goes off without a hitch. Those Christmases don’t just walk through the door through, they take a bit of preparation to come through.

May we suggest some tips and tricks so the holidays don’t make you go crazy?

1. Make Your Gift Lists Now!

While they’re not the centre of a Christmas celebration, presents do take a starring role for aspects of your Christmas experience, and they can take a long time to get together. If you have a large family who like to exchange gifts, or you want to choose gifts that the people you are buying for will really appreciate, you’ll want to start making your lists as early as possible. Jotting down some ideas about what presents to get people can really save you time in the long run, particularly when you’re frazzled from other things.

2. Don’t Delay Shopping!

There’s a lot going on at the end of the year, and we get it. However, delaying your shopping is definitely not the way to go. In fact, delaying your Christmas shopping is more likely to cost you more in the long-run, as well as make it more likely that you won’t be able to get the presents that you had on your list. Not to mention that as Christmas gets even closer, the crowds are even more insane. Trust us and be more organised, so shop early!

3. Shop Online

If you absolutely cannot handle the idea of going to the shops to buy your presents, and you’re organised enough to be looking for presents with weeks to go before the big day, you should shop online. When you think about it, shopping online is the ultimate haven for organised people. You can put everything in your cart and see the cost, search the web for discount coupons, and have it delivered to your door. Convenient and organised!

4. Buy Decorations Early

People are often a bit hesitant about jumping on the Christmas bandwagon early, but there are actually quite a few reasons it makes sense to buy your decorations early. For one, it makes it easier to stick with whatever theme you might have envisioned for Christmas. For another, it means you have the ultimate choice in terms of quality of your decorations. You can wait to save some money, but that means more stress in the shopping and setting up process.

5. Get Your Wrapping Goods

As with decorations, so with wrapping paper. Getting your wrapping paper and other wrapping good early means you’re guaranteed to be more organised for Christmas. It means you’ll be able to wrap presents as you buy them, making the job far more manageable. It also means that you’ll have first choice as to the wrapping paper to get, and you’ll make the most of early-season sales.

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