A Realistic Thanksgiving Hosting Plan For Women Who Work That Week

Preparing for the holidays while still working can be overwhelming and stressful. Even more so, hosting Thanksgiving while working is no easy feat, but preparing with a plan can make things more manageable.

If you’ve been assigned the task of hosting Thanksgiving this year, don’t fret; there are some realistic tips to get you through the week without blowing a gasket at work or home.

Write out a list of everything you need to get done a week before Thanksgiving; this gives you time to do it when you’re off work. This may include cleaning your house, making a grocery list, mentally preparing for the company that will be in your space, and spacing out enough time so that you’re not doing everything last minute. Here are tips to assist in planning and creating your outline.

You’ll thank yourself later when you recognize all of the chaos you dodged; going grocery shopping in advance saves you from long lines, irate/rude customers, a lack of groceries available to you, and unnecessary last-minute trips to the store because you forgot things. It may even be more convenient to order groceries. Working smarter, not harder, has its perks!

This may be the most essential element of them all; rest is and will be the key to your overall success while working and preparing for hosting Thanksgiving. The last thing you want to do is be irritated and short with everyone when it’s a time to celebrate being thankful. Also, with work playing an integral part in the week, you’ll need all the rest you can get to navigate through the week. BedTime Calc offers explanations about the importance of quality sleep before Thanksgiving, which is seven and a half hours.

Preparation makes execution easier; start prepping your food and cooking what you can the day before Thanksgiving. You’re saving yourself time in the kitchen and putting less pressure and burden on yourself on the actual day. Try making your sides the night before so that all you have to do is make the entree the next day; or if you’re like my mom, you can cook the turkey overnight, and all you have to do is set up the day of.

A good sous chef is treasured, especially for the holidays! Grab your nieces, nephews, or anyone with free and clean hands. More hands equate to less work for you. You can have someone cutting up veggies while the other is baking. Be sure to designate a position for everyone, and before you know it, the meal will be complete. And the kids will love the crockpot hot chocolate that they can help make. If that’s not intriguing enough, The Pioneer Woman’s Cinnamon Roll Apple Pie will surely do the trick! We’re going for a stress-free holiday; I mean… we did have to work the whole week!