Have you started your pre-Christmas preparations? Don’t worry, it’s not too late to start!
Here’s how our team of professional housekeepers and domestic cleaners recommend you get your home (and your life) ready for Christmas this year.
Kickstarting Christmas Preparations: When and How?
This is the age old debate – when should you start getting ready for Christmas?
Is November too early to put your tree up?
When should you have all your Christmas shopping done?
Can you really listen to All I Want For Christmas before December?
Is Christmas Eve too late to get a turkey?
Let’s answer these questions!
Determining the Best Time to Start Christmas Preparations
Your Christmas preparation will really depend on what your obligations are for the holidays.
If you’re hosting a dozen relatives, you’re going to have a lot more on your plate and your Christmas checklist will be longer. You can basically expect to have a rolling list of tasks for the whole of December.
Cleaning, getting the guest rooms ready, food shopping, cooking, decorating, presents… best to start nice and early.
But if all you need to do is show up to the holiday parties and the Christmas lunch with some presents in hand – you’ve gotten off lightly!
You’ll want to get presents sorted before the shops get too busy and things go out of stock, and that’s about all you need to factor in.
The 3-Week Countdown: Your Pre-Christmas To-Do List
Three weeks pre-Christmas is a great time to start your holiday preparation, no matter how busy you’ll be.
Here’s what you should include on your countdown to Christmas checklist!
Essential Tasks to Tackle 3 Weeks Before Christmas
In the three weeks before Christmas, most of the shops are fully stocked with holiday items and it shouldn’t be too busy yet.
This is the perfect time to do your present shopping, decorate the house, and grab non-perishable pantry items like mulled wine, Christmas puddings, gingerbread, and snacks to provide for guests.
Managing Your Time Effectively in the Run-Up to Christmas
Many peoples’ holiday period is full of work parties, family catch-ups, school recitals and more. It’s a very busy time!
Make sure you’re updating your calendar with all your obligations and appointments, and keep a Christmas checklist of all the tasks you need to tick off.
The Essential Pre-Christmas Checklist
Speaking of your pre-Christmas to-do list, here’s what you should put on yours!
Must-Do Tasks to Ensure a Smooth Christmas Celebration
For a stress-free holiday season, here’s some Christmas prep to consider:
- Make a list of all the people you need to get gifts for
- Identify and purchase all the necessary gifts
- Wrap presents and write Christmas cards for all your friends and family
- Decorate the house – carols optional!
- Mark your calendar with all your Christmas parties
- If you’re hosting guests, make sure your home is clean
- Stock your fridge and pantry with the ingredients you need for a Christmas feast
- Get ready to cook, host, and enjoy the holiday cheer!
Preparing Your Home and Kitchen for the Festive Season
Many people find holiday cleaning to be quite stressful – but it doesn’t have to be that way.
Prioritise the rooms and areas that are going to be used most – your living room, entryway, bathroom, hallway, guest bedrooms, and of course, the kitchen.
Most of your rooms will need to be decluttered, dusted, cleaned, and sanitised, but the kitchen is especially important over the holidays.
You want your food preparation environment to be free from any germs and bacteria that could contaminate your Christmas cooking.
Stock up on the sanitiser spray, and make sure you’re cleaning regularly!
Advancing Your Christmas Planning for a Stress-Free Holiday
Planning ahead of Christmas might sound exhausting – but it’s actually a genius way to reduce stress, save time, and get into the holiday spirit.
Benefits of Planning Christmas in Advance
By planning your Christmas checklist in advance, you’ve already done half the work! So many people don’t keep track of what they need to do and when they need to do it.
Then things get lost in the shuffle, it’s a week before Christmas, and they’re trying to do a million things at once!
With a littleChristmas planning, you’re miles ahead of the competition.
Key Steps in Your Christmas Preparation Journey
Your Christmas preparation journey can easily be broken up into four stages:
- Identifying what needs to be done
- Creating a timeline
- Crossing off items on your Christmas checklist
- Getting ready for the big day!
And don’t forget that if you need a helping hand in the process, you can always book a professional domestic cleaner through Wecasa.
Wecasa can connect you with experienced and highly-rated domestic cleaners in your area, so you have one less thing to worry about on Christmas day!
