Thanksgiving Week is here in the United States. Yay! This week brings a bit more relaxing to our schedule as my children are out of school the entire week.

Having been cleaning on and off for the past few weeks, I have made lots of progress though I am not finished. In preparing for our Thanksgiving Feast on Thursday, I choose to start with a plan.

Last year, I shared my overview which worked well ^[2]. This year, I am still cleaning, so I have a more detailed plan to get me from here to there:

Monday

• Pickup the downstairs
• Quick clean the downstairs half bathroom
• Enjoy my children being home
• Write a couple blog posts

Tuesday

• Finish any last minute shopping ^[3]
• Start brining our turkey ^[4] (Paul prepares the brine. :D)
• Clean master bathroom and bedroom
• Enjoy my children being home
• Write a blog post or two

Wednesday

• Bake pies and cake
• Work on laundry
• Clean my children’s rooms
• Write a blog post

Thursday

• Happy Thanksgiving!
• Bake the turkey and fixings ^[5]
• Host Thanksgiving at our home with family and friends
• Take Back my Kitchen ^[6]
• Watch football
• Enjoy the day with friends
• Watch A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving with my children

Friday

• Host a play date with out-of-town guests
• Pack up Thanksgiving items
• Start decorating for Christmas
• Watch football
• Enjoy the day with my family
• Write a blog post

Saturday

• More Christmas decorating
• Finish any cleaning
• Watch football
• Enjoy our family
• Write a blog post

Our Thanksgiving Week is underway. Though I may not get everything marked off my list, I have a plan from which to start each day. If you are celebrating Thanksgiving this week, then I wish you a blessed week of thankfulness and gratitude among the cleaning, preparing, and scheduling. Keep using time wisely as you celebrate this week!

Question: What tasks are you hoping to cross off your list this week?