How to Prepare for a peaceful Thanksgiving.
Our family can be a lot. I get it. There are not many who are willing or even able to have us over to their homes. Knowing this, we have fully embraced hosting Thanksgiving at our house, and I truly love it.
As I mentioned last week, I do not like being rushed into or through the holidays. I want to be still and enjoy every part of them. For me, this means that I have things planned out well in advance, and the execution strategy allows for the week of Thanksgiving to be free from all of the hustle. I enjoy drinking coffee and watching the parade with my kids the morning of, so the majority of the work needs to be done before then.
With two weeks to go until Turkey Day, I thought we could work out some of the details that need to be nailed down.
- Start with what you know. What time will you be eating, and who is coming?
- Decide what food you want to serve and how it is going to end up at your table (homemade, store-bought, someone else will bring it).
- Break it down. The things that you will be supplying, what prep work can you do before hand? (I always cook my sweet potatoes and prep them a couple days ahead of time, so Thursday morning they just need to go into the oven.)
- Write all of this down and plan everything out. It seems tidious, but the day is not a great time to realize you do not have the utensils you need.
This week I am offering my “Systems Refresh” services to you. We can work through all of the details of your Thanksgiving and thoughtfully plan it out. I know you can do it, but why not have someone on the outside looking in to help you think through the difficulties? It will allow you to show up in a more peaceful space and create a more peaceful Thanksgiving all around.
Grateful for you, mama!
Laura
P.S When it comes to planning for the holidays, if you have ever thought, “I wish someone would just tell me what to do and when”, this System Refresh is for you.
