Hard to believe, but Christmas is only eight weeks away.  In the past weeks, you've ordered and planned and scheduled and made lists.  Now it's time to start acting.

• If possible, consider setting up a "Christmas Command Center" where you can keep your projects organized, including crafts, cards, and gift wrapping.
• You should be working on any Christmas crafts.
• Make a list of all gifts that will need to be shipped.
• Begin shopping — with emphasis on the gifts to be shipped.
• Pull your recipe file and begin sorting out the recipes you may want to try this year.
• Get your cards out (or purchase them), gather return address stickers, and prepare your address list to create labels or start hand addressing.