Enjoying Christmas – Final Countdown

The house is cleaned, the gifts are wrapped, the decorations are up, most of the functions are out of the way. Wow – we got there. It is now the week before Christmas and it is time for the little details.

It is time to:

• Buy some flowers
• Wrap the last presents
• Buy final perishable foods
• Check your camera and videos are charged
• Buy some batteries [we always need these at Christmas]
• Have your last few days planned out so your head is clear

Things to include in your final plan:

• Defrosting any meats
• Preparing the table
• Preparing any food that can be done early
• Make sure you have enough cutlery and crockery
• Get your clothes out and organised
• Get your sleep

Plan Your Christmas Eve

• Spend time with the kids in the park so they are tired and will go to sleep early
• Have an easy meal or go out for dinner
• Watch a Christmas movie or read a Christmas story
• Deliver gifts to neighbours
• Open one special gift each
• Take photos by the Christmas tree
• Put out milk and cookies for Santa

Please make every effort you can to enjoy the day. It is special. You are with people who mean a lot to you.

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas, enjoy the festive season with the ones you love. Thank you for being part of the LifeStyle Refocus Community.

Enjoying Christmas – Theft

Credits to ahajokes.com for the image

Believe it or not, at this time of year, you aren’t the only busy person. Thieves are busy too. They know that houses are full of gifts and presents. At the same time, they have a busy schedule just after Christmas when everyone heads off on holidays.

Lock the House

We are busy and in and out of the house. I know this sounds basic, but make sure the doors are locked. Thieves are out and about and just trying doors is easy for them.

Lock the Car

When at shopping centres, it can be an ordeal just getting a car park. This means by the time we have a car park, we can jump out of the car and forget to lock the car.

Break down boxes

If you leave a large box out on the nature strip for the rubbish collection men, that is advertising what you have just purchased. They get to see what households have purchased a new flat screen televisions, computer, etc.

Going Away

If you are going away then do some small little things that don’t advertise that no one is home. Suggestions include but not limited to:

• Leave clothes on the clothes line
• Have the mail collected 
• Get someone to put the bins out 
• Have some lights or radios on timers so they come on of an evening 
• Ask a friend to mind your house while you are away

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