Believe it or not, Thanksgiving is less than 30 days away already. Some of us prefer to chill out with this holiday and plan the meal two days before. (Casually glances around to be sure no one observes her shopping for the turkey Tuesday night and hoping it will thaw out in time.) Others prefer to plan and execute Thanksgiving and every holiday with incredible precision and detail. For these organized, plan ahead folks, BHG.com’s 100 Days of Holidays has a  handy Thanksgiving timeline that can help make a holiday perfect.
Just to get you started, they’ve offered me a few …read more

If you’re pretty sure that you’re going to have too many cooks in the kitchen this Thanksgiving, here’s how to deal.
Make the kitchen off limits to kids. If kids want to help, set up a small table in another room, and let them at it.
Tell everyone the wrong time to arrive. Here’s the thing; if you tell people to come at 1pm, they’ll show up at 11:30 raring to help. Adjust your timing. If dinner is at 3pm, make sure that all your major prep is done by 1pm so that you can be out of the kitchen when everyone …read more

Wow, we’re almost to Thanksgiving. Do you even believe it? Over the next few days we’ll look at some last minute organizing tips to get your day into order.
If you haven’t started shopping, and you’re hosting a huge event, you really should hop to it. The stores are going to be packed come Wednesday night, and fighting over pie filling is not my idea of a good time; I’m hoping it’s not yours either.

First make sure you Declutter Your Fridge for Thanksgiving. After this, you should have some available storage space.
Make that shopping list. Break it down into perishable, non-perishable, …read more

Thanksgiving! Halloween isn’t even here yet. While that’s true, I think early planning is key to keeping the holidays organized. That said, we won’t be dwelling on Thanksgiving much (yet), but we can get started…
The best tip is to go to someone else’s house for Thanksgiving; possibly a house where you’re only required to brink the whipping cream. Since we all don’t get easy invites like this, here are some tips that can help you to shave time off your Thanksgiving day events:
Make more sides and ditch the super-sized turkey: The bigger the bird, the longer the cooking time. Also …read more