Day Before Thanksgiving Checklist

It's our turn to host Thanksgiving this year. If I ever wrote a book about entertaining, I think it would be called The Anxious Hostess. Even though this is far from my first time hosting, I still tend to overthink and stress everything I need to do. Having a list and taking care of as many things ahead of time really helps me calm down...as does wine;)

Here's my list for the day before Thanksgiving. This assumes all the food is already ordered, assigned to various guests, prepared or all set to be prepared tomorrow morning. Setting the table and cleaning the house are both "no brainers"- then I make sure to do the following:

1. Stock up on those handy disposable containers so you can pack up all those fabulous leftovers.

2. Make sure you have basic items like milk, pretty guest towels, club soda, coffee, tea, etc.

3. Don't forget the bar and most importantly start making ice now...or plan on buying some.

4. Lay out any serving pieces, champagne/wine glasses and trays the night before. It's always a good idea to inspect the things you don't use that often, they might need a bit spiffing and or washing before the big day.

5. Which leads to making sure you have enough dish washing liquid and dish washer detergent, and also hand soap for the powder room.

6. Having plenty of trash bags on hand is also key!

7. Flowers are always a nice touch. I like to keep it simple with tulips from the supermarket.
 
Those are my tips, clearly I'm no Martha Stewart:) Hopefully all will go well...I'll be taking the day off from the blog tomorrow, but I'll be back with a post on the Best of Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2017 sales. So be sure to check back on Friday, as I've been working all week on finding the best deals!

Wish me luck and Happy Thanksgiving to YOU!!!


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