New Year: What needs to be done before the holiday break

TOP 15 mega-important pre-New Year's tasks

The first month of winter becomes the summary of the outgoing year. And even the most responsible, scrupulous person will find a couple of unfinished business. But we are not pedants, are we?)) Therefore, the list I have proposed is far from a short list. I want to enter the New Year without a burden on my back, clean and light, like after a bath in "The Irony of Fate...". So, what do I need to do before the New Year holidays?

1. Pay off debts

You should not leave other people's things, money with you for the New Year. And it's not even about superstitions. Any action should have a logical end, things returned to their owners, money - to creditors, forgotten toys - to little nephews, a read book - to a friend. Otherwise, the aura of incompleteness will hover in the new life. And why do we need it?

2. Make a list of necessary purchases for the holiday table

Buy long-term storage products in mid-December. It is so tiring to leave everything until the last minute, and then rush headlong to look for your favorite wine or forgotten salad ingredients.

3. Buy gifts

If you notice that you have procrastinator traits, then do not follow your own ego. Buying gifts on December 31 is not the best thing to do. It would be good to think about the creativity of the surprise. Buy greeting cards for your neighbors, write warm words in them and throw them in the mailbox. Unobtrusively find out from your loved ones their desires, needs, dreams. Do not skimp on gift wrapping. On such a magical holiday, a present should not be a faceless trinket.

Show your ingenuity - make a souvenir with your own hands. Surprise your loved ones. Even though we are already adults and do not always believe in miracles, sometimes a fairy tale can easily be made into reality. You just have to want it.

4. Take stock of your closets

Look into the most secluded corners. Why do you need a long-forgotten teenage sweater or a scarf that has gone out of fashion? Ruthlessly put clothes that have not been worn for several years into bags. You are unlikely to need them anymore. If the condition of the things is good, then please low-income people, take the sorted things to a charity, church, nursing home, shelter. If you see junk in front of you, then part with it without delay. Is it a pity to throw away a broken iron or a system unit? Think about it, you've been doing just fine without them for the last 5 years. So - in the trash! Is it hard to part with a basket of toys? Do something nice for the kids in an orphanage. Have you collected too many read books that you have no place to put? Donate them to the library.

5. Build a plan of priority actions by importance

Have you been putting off a visit to the doctor for a long time? But health is the most important thing in life! Visit an ophthalmologist if your vision starts to deteriorate, and other specialists when necessary. Do you want to become healthier in the new year? Take a massage course at the beginning of December. Have you dreamed of changing the wallpaper in the kitchen? Why not, if it will fill your life with positivity? Why put it off? Go to the store for rolls and get started. Have you found new tulle for the windows? Go get it today.

Remember: the more completed planned tasks, the brighter and more joyful the new life will begin.

6. Think about holiday leisure

Save a selection of New Year's films and favorite programs on your PC (removable media) so as not to waste night time searching for a convenient online service. Check out the TV announcement if you plan to watch TV. Plan a New Year's entertainment program. I think the neighbors will not mind - this is the only night holiday when both old and young do not sleep.

7. Take care to create a charming atmosphere

Decorate not only the Christmas tree, but also all the rooms in the apartment. Decorate the windows with artificial snow, patterns made of toothpaste. Stick snowflakes, deer, Christmas tree balls, and other New Year's ornaments cut out of white paper onto the glass using tape or soapy water. Fill the room with a spicy citrus-clove aroma or coniferous notes. To do this, place "hedgehogs" (an orange with cloves stuck in) in each room or light an aroma lamp with your favorite oils or aroma sticks. Fill the vases with tangerines. Turn on theme music or just your favorite "hot" songs.

8. Forget about all the grievances

Call your favorite friend who you accidentally offended. Apologize to your parents for the harsh words you said. Meet January 1st with a smile, without the burden of omissions. Remember: it is never too late to admit guilt. If you lack the determination to take the first step, then at least write a letter or text message. A loved one will understand and appreciate. Forgive your offenders, even if they don’t call you.

9. Visit a beauty salon

Make an appointment in advance with a trusted hairdresser, manicurist and pedicurist. In the last days before the New Year, they are unlikely to have a free window in their busy schedule. Pamper yourself with pleasant procedures. You deserve the best!

10. Inspect your wardrobe, cosmetic bag

Think carefully about your evening outfit. Be sure to go shopping before the New Year. Even if your financial situation does not allow you to create a new, unique image, then please yourself with a newly purchased accessory, underwear, or another cute trinket that you will wear on New Year's Eve.

Carefully review the contents of your cosmetic bag. Lipsticks, eye shadows, and other inhabitants with expired dates should be sent to the trash without hesitation. You want new things to please you more often in the future, right?

11. Get tickets, invitations to New Year's performances

Find out the schedule of open holiday events. Have you forgotten to buy tickets to the theater, a concert, a children's matinee? It is better to do this in advance. Otherwise, the long New Year holidays will pass without a cultural program - there are too many people who want to have fun. Visit the skating rink, the fair, organize trips to all your friends. Find time to call your friends to find out about their plans for these days.

12. Decorate the Christmas tree - and not just one

Let the green beauty please you with unusual decorations. Update not only your wardrobe, but hers too. New balls, beads, top, and the whole style of decoration will make the holiday special. Put a mini-tree in the kitchen. A Christmas tree-lamp will perfectly fit into the interior of even the tiniest dining room.

13. Cook fragrant pastries with the whole family

Find a recipe for fun figured cookies, the dough for which a child can easily knead. Squeeze out Christmas trees, snowmen, snowflakes, and other funny figures from the rolled out layer. A fairy-tale gingerbread house looks very beautiful on the New Year's table. Sprinkle the finished sweets with powdered sugar, paint with icing or cover with mastic. Created with your own hands, with love fills the family hearth with special warmth.

14. Do a good deed

Participate in a charity event. Transfer a feasible contribution for the treatment of a person in need. Take gifts to an orphanage and/or a nursing home. Every coin spent on good causes is priceless and may save someone's life.

15. Tell all family members how much you love and cherish them

We often forget such important words! Smile at strangers, congratulate them on the coming New Year! Pass on a piece of New Year's mood along the imaginary Chain of Happiness.

And most importantly. Get out your good mood and smile from the bins. Sum up the results of the outgoing year. And even if it was difficult - let it go with a light heart. And celebrate the New Year with the firm belief that all the wishes made under the chimes will definitely come true. Happy New Year, friends!!!