It's party time at our house! Saturday is our 3rd Annual Holiday Open House. This is the first year I've prepared for it while working full time. All I can say is the making of lists has kept me sane (or proved I'm crazy)!
In the initial planning stages there was the Master List. This is where everything I could possibly think of that needed doing was put. It was long and unmanagable, so I made sub lists.
There was the Baking List is where I kept track of what I needed to bake.
The Baking List list birthed the Shopping List of everything I needed to get to in order to cross things off the Baking List.
The Shopping List lead to the Places to Shop to Get it All List.
My least favorite was the Cleaning List.
Sunday morning I made the Countdown List. It included all the days of the week leading up to the party and what needed to be done on each day. Star Wars Son cleaned the downstairs bathroom today. A full 3 days ahead of schedule!
I've been taking a pad of paper to bed with me in case I remember something I need to add to an existing list, or worse if I think of a new list I need to make.
I seriously have issues!
And this is your list of lists. Yes, you have issues, my friend! Despite the issues, this is some pretty impressive party planning you got going on!
(So glad you're back! And so glad I left you in my RSS reader so I would KNOW when you were back!)
Posted by: Lisa | December 06, 2010 at 09:01 PM
So can you come and organize me?
Posted by: The Incredible Woody | December 07, 2010 at 07:15 AM
I love lists, they make the world a better place. Thank goodness you've got a plan!
Posted by: Meg | December 07, 2010 at 10:57 AM
you're back! how long have you been back? well, I guess I have kinda been away ... not blogging regularly...I got a job too! I hate it, but at least I have a job...
I love lists. I hate lists. I cannot decide!
Posted by: Deb | December 07, 2010 at 06:31 PM
Third annual is quite a feat. I can only manage it every three years or so.
Welcome back to the blogosphere!
Posted by: Jenn @ Juggling Life | December 07, 2010 at 07:22 PM
Your party will be great! I wish I was going to be here!
Posted by: Asthmagirl | December 08, 2010 at 05:08 AM
I missed you! I have been living on another planet lately called, Two Twin Toddler Planet :0p Glad to see all is well and I am a list maker too.
Posted by: Tracey of These Nine Acres | January 04, 2011 at 05:42 PM
It is a good for anyone to celebrate the party. I really like the party time. You must prepared for it because you take part first time in it.
Posted by: Dangerous Driving | May 30, 2011 at 11:53 PM