There are two pre-class assignments for you:
1. To-Do List
2. Joyful Layout
TO-DO LIST
This assignment will raise your awareness about what you do during the holiday season.
It’s your reality check – your chance to get real!
One of the most common problems women have at Christmastime is that they are not realistic. They underestimate the time, energy, and money that it takes to prepare for the holidays. The purpose of the To-Do List is to help you realize the need to start early and the importance of creating a planner. This reality check is one of the reasons you are taking this class!
So, here we go! Start writing everything you have to do to prepare for your holiday celebration. These are the EXTRAS, the things you do in addition to your everyday lives.
This is just an informal list – write quickly and don’t worry about making it complete. You can add to it during the workshop. You will put this page in your planner (which we will organize during Week One of class).
My list starts with gifts: shopping, wrapping, mailing, delivering.
I then think about decorating my house inside and out.
I list the parties I want to plan and the service I want to give.
Also, I think about drawing names, writing our family letter, making cards, and purchasing stamps.
Your list will develop according to your family traditions and habits.
bigtip:
Your list can be general (shop for gifts) or very specific (order brown sweater for dad). More examples: Reserve airline tickets for trip to Grandma’s. Clean out pantry. Iron Christmas tablecloth. Make family party invitations. Buy ingredients for ginger cookies. Make restaurant reservation for New Year’s Eve. Put this list in the front of your binder and add to it when you think of things you need to do. Maybe you’ll need two or three pages – that’s OK !
JOYFUL LAYOUT
After thinking about holiday realities and lists, we want you to remember the joy of the season.
The reason for this workshop is because we all love Christmas – but we don’t love what’s happened to Christmas. We hope to help you take the crazy out and put the simple joys in.
The purpose of this layout is to help you focus on what brings you joy during the holiday season.
Create a joyful layout after looking at your photos from past Christmases and talking to your family about their favorite memories.
Here’s an interesting conversation you can have with your family.
Ask them: ‘Do you remember the gifts you got last year?
Do you remember what you bought for each other?’
Remind them that the things we remember best are the good times we had and the things we did together.
bigtip from Georgana:
Making your Joyful Layout will help you focus on the reasons you are trying to simplify Christmas. I love the feelings that photos can evoke and the warmth of the holiday spirit I felt as I scrapbooked this photo. It reminds me of the joy I hope to re-create for my family each year.
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