How is it already December? I'd swear it was Christmas 2024 two minutes ago! Considering I've done nothing noteworthy and have only left the house a handful of times all year, I can't make sense of how it's flown. Where has the year gone?! I think I blinked and missed eleven months.
Anyway, the fact is, it is December again already, and the countdown to Christmas is officially on. There are so many things I need or want to do between now and the 25th to prepare for Christmas, and enjoy the festivities, so I thought I'd kick off the month with my Christmas to-do list to motivate myself into getting started.
Here's 50 things I want to do this Christmas:
1. Buy a little Christmas tree for my bedroom.
2. Put up decorations in my bedroom. (This is something I like to do so I can still enjoy a piece of the festivities when I'm in too much pain to get out of bed).
3. Decorate the tree, and my home for Christmas with my family.
4. Finish my Christmas shopping. (I'm actually almost done- just a few things left to get)!
5. Wrap Christmas presents. (I started in November, so I have a good chunk of it done already)!
6. Write this year's Christmas cards.
7. Post any cards and presents that need sending- and don't leave them until the last minute.
8. Take a drive to spot Christmas lights.
9. Go on a walk to spot Christmas lights.
10. Go to my town's Christmas lights switch-on.
11. Go to Bourton-on-the-Water's Christmas light switch-on. (They have their tree in the middle of the river running through the town centre, so the fairy lights shimmer on the water, and it always looks magical).
12. Check out Broadway decorated for Christmas. (The one near Worcester, not New York. I haven't passed through it in years, but my Auntie was telling us how lovely it is at Christmas time, and now I want to see what the fuss is about).
13. Soak up the festive atmosphere in Burford. (It always looks gorgeous decorated for Christmas, but I haven't wandered around the town centre in years).
14. Visit The Appleton Christmas Barn. (It's a little Christmas tree farm with a couple of barns converted into a Christmas shop near Abingdon in Oxfordshire, and I love browsing their pretty decorations).
15. Go to a Christmas market. (I still have never made it to one)!
16. Check out the Christmas food hall at my local garden centre. (It's always full of interesting goodies).
17. Browse the Christmas decorations in a garden centre or department store.
18. Go out for a Christmas meal.
19. Stop off for (or order in) a good hot chocolate.
20. Go Christmas book shopping for some new festive reads.
21. Read lots of Christmas/wintry-themed books. My December potentials TBR include but aren't limited to:
♥ Holly by Adalyn Grace.
♥ I Saw Christmas Lights Slithering Up My Street by Ben Farthing.
♥ The Gingerbread Café by Laurie Gilmore.
♥ A Heart for Christmas by Sophie Jomain.
♥ Good Spirits by B. K. Borison.
♥ The Penguin Book of Christmas Stories by Jessica Harrison.
♥ A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas. (Reread).
♥ Upon a Frosted Star. (Reread).
♥ A Crown So Silver by Lyra Selene.
♥ A Treachery of Swans by A. B. Poranek.
♥ The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden.
22. Take part in a festive reading challenge.
23. Watch at least one new-to-me Christmas film. Any recommendations?
24. Watch lots of festive TV specials.
25. Go see a Christmas movie at the cinema.
26. Get started on these Muppet Christmas Carol cross stitches. (I recently started Gonzo, but I'm unlikely to make much progress this December).
27. Finish my Satsuma Street Christmas Baubles cross stitches. (I started them a few years ago. It's about time I completed them all)!
28. Paint embroidery hoops to frame said cross stitches with.
29. Finish up the back of last year's Christmas cross stitch hoop, so that I can hang it this year.
30. Make paw print ornaments of my dog's toe beans. (I got kits from T K Maxx).
31. Customise this year's Christmas crackers.
32. Put together some Christmas table favours for Christmas dinner.
33. Paint or colour in a Christmas colouring book to destress.
34. Play board games with the family on Christmas Day.
35. Enjoy the Christmas content on Hello Kitty Island Adventure, and Animal Crossing New Horizons.
36. Bake Christmas cookies.
37. Make my apple and blackberry Christmas trifle.
38. Make a pecan pie.
39. Make the Breakfast Club's passionfruit cheesecake cream to have with waffles on Christmas morning.
40. Make festive chocolate-covered popcorn.
41. Find a new Christmas tree skirt to replace the one my mother threw away. (I just found the same one on eBay, so I'm happy)!
42. Buy a Christmas tree topper for the tree in my bedroom.
43. Dress my dog up in her new Christmas collars and bandannas, as well as a jumper and antlers. (Yes, she's going to hate me! Haha)!
44. Wear all of my Christmas brooches and earrings at least once each, and post them on Insta.
45. Buy a new Christmas dress.
46. Count down the days with an Advent calendar. (I've got the OPI House of OPI'cing Mini Advent calendar this year, which I'll be reviewing later this week).
47. Celebrate Christmas with my family.
48. Open presents with my dog.
49. Donate food and / or presents to a food bank.
50. Put together a Christmas parcel for a homeless person or other person in need.
And that's 50 things I want to do this Christmas.
I'm unlikely to cross-off everything on this list, and most of the ones that involve leaving the house are probably far too ambitious since I'm not so well right now, but, hey, I'm staying optimistic. I'll try my best to do as many as possible. Wish me luck!
What's at the top of your Christmas to-do list this year?
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