| It's almost time to get organized for
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| | have appropriate cookware and serving
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| Thanksgiving. Depending on your plans and
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| | utensils and platters to prepare a
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| how you celebrate the holiday, you may
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| | Thanksgiving meal.COUNT YOUR GUESTS - How
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| want to start getting organized for
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| | many people are coming to your house for
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| Thanksgiving no later than the first week
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| | Thanksgiving dinner? Start getting
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| of November. Here are a few tips to get
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| | r.s.v.p.'s in early November. Figure
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| organized for Thanksgiving.DECORATE EARLY
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| | you'll be serving about one pound to 1.3
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| - If you like to get in the spirit of the
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| | pounds of turkey per guest (based on a
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| holiday with your home decor items, do
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| | whole turkey). Once you know the number
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| that at the start of November. That way
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| | of guests, you can buy the appropriate
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| you'll have the whole month to enjoy your
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| | size turkey.COUNT YOUR DISHES - Make sure
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| seasonal decor items and holiday
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| | you have enough dinner plates and eating
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| decorations. And the remainder of the
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| | utensils to go around. Having an extra
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| month will be free for cleaning, cooking,
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| | set or two of table settings won't hurt
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| entertaining and enjoying
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| | either--just in case you get an
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| Thanksgiving.CLEAN YOUR HOME - Expecting
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| | unexpected visitor or a plate
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| guests this Thanksgiving? Set a date with
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| | accidentally cracks.PLAN FOR LEFTOVERS -
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| your immediate family members to do a
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| | The words Thanksgiving and leftovers go
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| thorough housecleaning. That means doing
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| | together. You won't be eating turkey
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| windows and shampooing carpets too as
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| | sandwiches for the remainder of the week
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| needed. Make your family housecleaning
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| | if you have nothing to store the leftover
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| date the week before that of
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| | turkey in. And of course, you don't want
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| Thanksgiving. (And then you'll only have
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| | to throw out that leftover cranberry or
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| to do touch up the day before guests
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| | corn or any of it. If you plan to send
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| arrive.) During the week of Thanksgiving
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| | some leftovers home with the guests, make
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| your schedule will be packed with cooking
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| | sure you have some "throw-away"
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| and shopping for related supplies.CLEAN
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| | containers that you can pack for them to
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| YOUR FRIDGE - A good time to clean the
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| | take and keep.If you organized and
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| inside of your refrigerator is when you
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| | planned for Thanksgiving, you'll probably
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| have the least amount of food in it. That
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| | have a happy one. Enjoy.Karen
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| won't be during the holidays. So do it
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| | Fritscher-Porter writes about home
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| now. While you're at it, make room for
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| | organization at where you can read
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| the turkey in it. You'll be defrosting it
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| | hundreds of free tips to organize your
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| in the refrigerator.INVENTORY YOUR
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| | home, shop for home organizing products
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| COOKWARE - When you're about to cook the
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| | and subscribe to free home organization
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| turkey isn't the time to remember you
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| | newsletters. Go there now to shop
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| loaned your only roasting pan to Aunt Sue
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| | organization stores with everything you
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| three months ago. Take a good hard look
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| | need to organize your kitchen before
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| inside your cabinets to make sure you
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| | Thanksgiving.
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