I always start at the begining of the year. the after Chrsitmas sales are awesome for buying Christmas napkins, crackers and wrapping paper

I always have myself organised earlier rather than later for Christmas. I can’t cope in the last few days with the mad rush so I pace myself.

Yep, you need to have a plan to stay on top of Xmas

I feel really on top of it all, as it is now the Xmas cooking & food preparation I need to shop for & I have followed your advice buying ingredients ahead of time.

I am super organised. I make multiple lists and stick to them. I record all the presents I buy so I don’t impulse shop.

Common sense but we often don’t get organised, I do love it though when present she are out of the way by December, one less thing,,,

All presents brought or made, wrapped too. Food is slowly getting there, just been told most of the older ones are only having healthy food to keep their weight down. As one says he can do it with me but at his in laws it will be multi course lunch and he will be wearing elastic pants. The younger ones are looking forward to the un healthy food o’course. Rum balls will be made in a few weeks, the fruit has been soaking since Father’s day.

I am almost ready with the Christmas gifts. They are already packed. Next I need to buy the Christmas cards and start writing them, in particular the ones that need to go to Europe.

Love the food shopping tip. Also for the first time in my life I finished present buying and wrapping in November & it feels wonderful!!!

I am slowly working my way through that list. Gifts almost done and food sorted. Need to start on writing cards and putting up tree this weekend.

I’m slowly stocking up on ingredients for my Christmas baking, looking forward to sharing this experience with my daughter

Luckily I’ve most of my pressie’s cards and wrapping paper as unexpectedly we have to move next week !!!! STRESS & CHAOS !

Got almost all the presents and halfway through my Christmas cards.

Great tips. I’m half organized this year. Need to start wrapping up presents soon.

With 6 children, 1 grand daughter and 4 birthday in December, I need to prep early for this time of the year. Our freezer really gets full at this time of the year. As we live on the west coast and rest of our extended family live on the east , Christmas is not that big. It is actually quiet. It is more for the younger ones to enjoy some time together before the older ones go to their own parties.

I am usually so organised, but this year finding myself all over the place. I think it might simply be that the kids in our entire/extended family are all older now, so less present shopping required. Everyone wants money these days. No thought, no effort required. We’re hosting Christmas lunch, but apparently everyone’s bringing something so I’ve been told we don’t have to do anything!!!! So my focus is on set dressing, etc and I’ve spent a little time already preparing on that. Gifts for my hubby and son are a bit sorted already. And I’m writing less cards this year. I reduced my list drastically last year. Nobody seems to care about Christmas cards anymore which I find terribly sad. I will keep this tradition going for a few special people, but that’s it. I have bought the cards, so I guess I can start writing on them any day now!!

I have started this week on the Christmas shopping.

i love the festivities of christmas but really wish we could focus on more handmade gift/thoughtful gifts rather than the commercialised overpriced presents that no one really wants!

I love the tips here though, especially about the wrapping as you get them, I always leave it until christmas eve and do it after some “christmas cheer” some not so neat present wrapping towards the end lol!

I used to make cards but it took a lot of time I don’t have anymore. The kids get presents but no-one else and we live so far from family we don’t see anyone except skype.

We have bought a few things but nothing major. Xmas is no long treated as a time to spend with family but more how much money each person is spending on another. We have a small family gathering so not a huge amount of planning is required.