Holiday Stress?

I don' t know about you, but I'm feeling it! Last night I had a list a mile long that I was attempting to get through before midnight. Send the last packages, write the Christmas party shopping list, finish the cards, etc... the list goes on.

Then today I started all over again with another list, and then I sat down. The first thought that came to my head was WHY!!! Why do I find myself here every year! So, instead of making another list for this Christmas I started making a list and a spreadsheet for 2009 to plan for that Christmas so I'm not crazy again!

There's so many tools and resources out there for planning and organizing, I don't know why I haven't done this before. I've got the first 10 months of next year, each with a task or assignment for that years holiday so shopping is scheduled to be done by September 1st! Now, let's see if I can stick to it...

Back to reality of this year, I've still got to run to the post office today and I'm missing one gift...
well, here's hoping for a better season in 2009, especially since I'll have a little one needing a lot of my attention I'm sure. Organization here I come!