1. Make a Spotify playlist of Christmas carols or tunes for Christmas day

2. Do a cull of your house and a declutter

3. Set the table the night before -

4. put up your Christmas tree

5. Hang the wreath on the front door

6. Write your Christmas Cards or get photo and print messages to send out

7. Brainstorm the gift list before hitting the shops. Makes it easier (and more time-efficient) than picking stuff up on the spot. Make a list of who you need to buy for and your budget

8. Remember your work Secret Santa gift

9. Cook desserts and freeze them so they are ready to pull out the night before

10. Prepare what you can in advance

11. Send leftovers home with guests

12. Make the awkwardly uncomfortable phone calls and establish whose place you are going to for Christmas day or before or after. Are you a Boxing Day family or Christmas Eve?

13. Christmas lights outside - charge your solar panels

14. Plan your menu if people are coming over. Ask what you need to bring if you are going to someone else. Delegate or offer to bring something

15. Wraps the Christmas presents

16. Buy the Christmas presents - look for bargains in the lead up to Christmas to save some $$ Dont panic buy

17. Consider your color scheme

18. Clean up - microwave, fridge, freezer, benches, vacuum

Create your gift list and what is yet to be pruchased

Go Christmas shopping prior to Decemebr

Wrap gifts

Put lights up outside

Hang wreath on the door

Put Christmas tree up

Pop gifts under the tree

Prepare your Christmas play list