Thanksgiving Checklist - Day 1

Thanksgiving is now one week away.  Are you ready?  If hosting the big day is leaving you feeling overwhelmed, then you're about to feel a whole lot better.  I'll walk you step by step through each day leading up to Thanksgiving.  Just follow along and everything will be taken care of!​

Thursday before Thanksgiving

• ​Finalize your guest list and menu.  Find out who is coming and what they plan to bring.  Write out the menu grouped by appetizers, main dish, side dishes, desserts, and drinks to make sure that you have everything covered and no duplicates.  Make a note of who is bringing what next to each dish.
• Make 2 shopping lists.  Gather your recipes and determine what ingredients you need  to purchase.  The second list is only for those items that must be bought last minute to be fresh for the big day.  Everything else goes on list 1.