This suddenly, it's Saturday is so true - My day is zooming bye and I don't feel like I am really attacking the clutter because of paperwork
I did set up savings envelopes January through November for dh/dd's and a separate envelope for d mom's d bro, and his wife, family (dh's now mine) name picks and tips for Christmas 2018. I will have to pay those first before anything frivolous. I do not want a credit card bill staring me in the face like this year. I can put it on the charge but as soon as I charge it I hope to pay it off at the bank each time with the cash I save.
I also set up an envelope for both d sis in laws as they do Thanksgiving and Christmas - and its not fair that they have the burden of paying and cleaning for those days. We are a large family compared to what is left of my family.
I also listed many christmas spending cards by person and recycled the paper receipts I don't need anymore
future bit by bit job: taking address book and put on 3 x 5's in alphabetical order with their birthdays and anniversaries like I used to.
Adding a paper job this year for next years christmas prep :
I will put my christmas card list on individual sticky label tabs for next years christmas cards. I know it won't take long and I will file it in my new 3x5 christmas index box which will include again what is in each decorating box numbered. (that made it easier to know where my wrapping paper was etc). it was 0 earlier with a windchill of 15 below and I actually got cold (the humidity outside is 38 so that may be why) our house said 66 but it felt colder - so I closed up the doors - keeping the front room/dining room separate from the kitchen family room. I have the oven on cooking spaghetti squash for tonight. It's getting better in here. I put the temp up 2 degrees even though I shouldn't.