Organizing your Thanksgiving meal.
Thanksgiving can be a stressful time for some people. Coordinating schedules, planning menus and preparing the house can make it a busy time.Make your Thanksgiving Day full of giving thanks. Share on X
Here are some tips to make the day full of giving thanks and you less stressed.
Let everyone help by bringing a dish to the meal.
1. Let people help
Ask them to bring some of the food. If you have someone who doesn’t like to cook ask them to arrive early and help greet people at the door. Ask them to bring some fall flowers to help decorate your home.
2. Plan a menu
- record the amount of food you cook.
- record the cooking time for each dish
- reuse the menu, grocery list and cooking schedule for next year
People enjoy having the same menu each year. They know what to expect and it becomes a tradition. It also makes planning the menu easier.
3. Plan to take a walk
Enjoy time together, and be thankful for the beautiful nature around you.
- Between the main course and dessert have your guests go for a walk and enjoy the fresh air and build an appetite for dessert
- While your guests are out, you will have time to clear the leftovers and put them in the refrigerator
4. Be thankful
- let everyone say something they are thankful for, it is amazing how this can create a happy atmosphere at the dinner table
5. Use simple decorations
- when you cover your table with a colourful tablecloth and napkins your home will look festive.
- pick a few leaves, nuts or flowers and place them around your home
Share your best tip for making Thanksgiving celebrations less stressful.
Julie Stobbe is a Trained Professional Organizer and Lifestyle Organizing Coach who brings happiness to homes and organization to offices, coaching you virtually using Zoom. She enjoys working with her clients to provide customized organizing solutions to suit their individual needs and situations. She reduces clutter, streamlines processes and manages time to help her clients be more effective in reaching their goals. Julie can coach you to break-free of the physical or emotional clutter constraining you from living life on your terms. Online courses are available to help instruct, coach and support your organizing projects. Get started by downloading Tips for Reorganizing 9 Rooms.
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These are great ideas! I especially like the one about planning a walk between courses. It can be stressful for everyone to be in a crowded space, so it’s good to have a chance to unwind for a bit – and to work up an appetite for dessert!
My family sometimes enjoys a game of ball hockey between the main course and dessert. Everyone from 90 year old Dad to 7 year old great nephew gets involved in the game. Of course last goal wins.
Thank you for this Julie.
Just what I needed as I plan our Thanksgiving Dinner
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family