GET READY FOR DECEMBER

It’s the most stressful time of the year! This month is packed with holidays. If you need help with a gift, check out our suggestions that apply for any time of year. (If you know someone who is graduating this month, we recommend out New Life Starter Kit.) If you’re going away for the holidays, grab our Travel Kit. And be sure to winterize your home, car and bookshelf for the cold days ahead. Just remember the week between Christmas and New Year’s Eve is also one of laziest weeks of the year, so you have that to look forward to. (If you have to work that week, we hope it runs as smoothly as possible.)

Tuesday, Dec. 3 – Giving Tuesday. Support your favorite charity.

Wednesday, Dec. 25 – Christmas

Wednesday, Dec. 25-Thursday, Jan. 2 - Hanukkah

Thursday, Dec. 26-Wednesday, Jan. 1 – Kwanzaa

Thursday, Dec. 26 – Stock up on holiday sales. (Bath and Body Works always has great deals this time of year.)

Tuesday, Dec. 31 – New Year’s Eve

Start thinking about …

Wednesday, Jan. 1 – New Year’s Day. Our favorite holiday. No obligations whatsoever. Just sit around the house and be lazy.

Wednesday, Jan. 15 – Quarterly taxes are due for those who are self-employed or have side hustles.

Monday, Jan. 20 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day/Presidential Inauguration

Wednesday, Jan. 29 – Lunar New Year

Friday, Jan. 31 – Employers must turn in W2 forms by this date, so you can start filing your yearly income taxes.

Thursday, Feb. 13; Wednesday, Feb. 14 and Thursday; Feb. 15 – Celebrate your favorite people and yourself with Galentine’s Day, Valentine’s Day and Singles Awareness Day.

Monday, Feb. 17 – President’s Day

Friday, Feb. 28 – Ramadan begins

Tuesday, March 4 - Mardi Gras

Wednesday, March 5 – Lent begins