Founding price Get the planner for $12 until October 31. It goes to $17 on November 1.

Less chaos. More memories.

Every year I planned to do it all. Every year I did none of it.

30 printable pages that get Christmas out of your head and onto the fridge.

Yes, I Want the Planner

$12 founding price. Goes to $17 November 1.

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Maureen decorating the Christmas tree

Then my son told me he doesn't remember ever carving pumpkins. Not once. That's how long it had been. So I stopped keeping Christmas in my head and put it on paper.

Gift tracker
Countdown calendars
Christmas Day timeline
Bucket lists, Oct to Dec
3 seasonal recipes
Budget page and money tips

Sound familiar

Your head is a terrible place to keep Christmas.

It's crowded in there. And nobody else can see any of it. So every question comes to you. "What are we eating?" "Did we get something for Grandma?" "Wait, Christmas is on a Friday?"

And the fun stuff never makes the list. The cookies. The lights drive. The pumpkins. It gets pushed to next weekend, until there are no weekends left.

Hey, I'm Maureen.

Mom of four. Married 24 years. I run more businesses than any sane person should. And every single year I tell myself this is the Christmas we do it all.

I'm a memory maker. I'm also busy. Those two fight every year, and busy wins. Not because I don't care. Because the plan lived in my head, and my head was full.

Kids grow up fast. I don't get those Octobers back. But I can make sure this one counts.

So I made myself three rules. ♡

Christmas cookies in the kitchen
Hanging the Christmas wreath
Pumpkins in October
The Christmas I actually want...
The cookies actually get baked
Gifts shipped on time, no rush fees
Everyone has a job on the 25th
Dinner hot at the same time
I sit down and enjoy it
The kids remember this one
I Want This Christmas

$12 founding price. Goes to $17 November 1.

How the fun stuff finally happens

The Pick Three Method.

The bucket lists in this planner run on three simple rules. They're how the memories finally get off the someday list.

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1. Pick three

Not thirty. Three things a month that matter most. The rest can wait, and that is allowed.

2. Give it a date

Memories don't need a perfect month. They need a date. Every pick goes on the calendar, or it doesn't count.

3. Put it on the fridge

A plan in your head is a plan only you can carry. On the fridge, everyone can see it, and everyone can help.

Most bucket lists give you more to do.
This one gives you less, on purpose.

I Want to Pick Three

$12 founding price. Goes to $17 November 1.

What's inside.

Plan Christmas once. Then live it.

Planner cover Gift tracker page Christmas Day timeline page
  1. Countdown calendars, Oct to DecDecember stops sneaking up on you.
  2. Gift trackerIdea, budget, bought, wrapped, shipped. No lying awake.
  3. Ship-by dates and packages to mailOn time, without paying for rush shipping.
  4. Christmas cards listWho you sent to, who sent to you.
  5. Traditions pageThe ones you keep, and the ones you want to start.
  6. Christmas Eve, morning and dinner menusDecide once. Stop answering "what are we eating?"
  7. Shopping list in easy tripsNo 9pm store run on the 24th.
  8. Merry and Thrifty, your Christmas budgetSet your number, then use the tips for gifts, groceries, wrapping and fun.
  9. "What can I bring?" and a job listWhen someone offers to help, you have a real answer.
  10. Christmas Eve and Day timelinesWorked backward, so everything is hot at once.
  11. Christmas Eve emergencies checklistTape, batteries and foil, bought early.
  12. One Line a Day, Dec 1 to 25A little keepsake, five seconds a night.
  13. Bucket lists for Oct, Nov and DecPick three a month, give them dates, and they happen.

Plus a recipe for every month

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October

Pumpkin Spice Coffee Creamer

Real pumpkin, real cream. Ready in 10 minutes.

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November

Slow Cooker Apple Cider

Set it before kickoff. Ladle it at halftime.

🦌
December

Reindeer Food

The easiest recipe in the planner, and the one the kids remember.

Give Me the Plan

$12 founding price. Goes to $17 November 1.

The part nobody talks about

A plan is cheaper than a panic.

Most Christmas overspending isn't the big gifts. It's the extras. The rush shipping. The third trip to the store. The gas station gift card on the 23rd for the teacher you forgot.

Every one of those happens because the plan was in your head. Here's how the planner keeps that money in your pocket.

Your Christmas number, set first. The Merry and Thrifty page has you decide what you'll spend on gifts, food, decor and fun before you shop.
A gift tracker with a budget column. You see the total before checkout, not when the bill comes.
One hiding spot for every gift. No buying the same thing twice. (We've all done it.)
Ship-by dates. No rush shipping fees.
Pantry first, then the list. No second jar of cinnamon. Fewer trips means fewer impulse buys.
"What can I bring?" answered. Guests bring dishes from your menu, so you're not feeding everyone alone.
Emergencies bought early. Tape and batteries at regular prices, not 9pm prices.
Free fun, every month. Each bucket list has a Budget friendly box. Free or close to it.

One skipped rush shipping fee could pay for the planner.

Same Christmas. Different mom.

Here's what changes

The plan in your headThe plan on the fridge
Lying awake at 2am running the gift listGift list checked off, wrapped and shipped
"What are we eating?" forty times a weekThe menu is posted. Go read it.
Paying for rush shipping on the 20thPackages mailed by the ship-by date
A 9pm store run on the 24thShopping done in easy trips weeks ago
Cooking while everyone watches the paradeEveryone has a job, and you sit down
The January credit card surpriseYou knew the number before you shopped
The bucket list stays a Pinterest boardThree things a month, on real dates

This is for you if

  • You're the one who holds the plan
  • You want the magic, and you want to be in it, not just making it
  • You love a paper list and a pen to cross things off
  • You want your kids to remember this one

Skip it if

  • You want an app that pings you
  • Your Christmas binder already has tabs and color coding, and you actually use it. (Teach me.)

Why the price goes up

$12 now. $17 November 1.

$12 is the founding price for the moms who plan early.

And honestly, October is when this planner does the most for you. The calendars, the gift tracker and the ship-by dates save you the most when you start now. By December, you're not planning Christmas. You're surviving it.

Start now and November feels calm. That's the point.

Questions, answered.

Is this a printed planner?

It's a printable PDF, emailed to you right after you buy. Print it at home or open it on a tablet. The contents page is clickable.

I'm not a planner person. Will I actually use it?

Start with two pages: the gift tracker and the bucket list. That's enough to change how December goes.

Do I have to fill in every page?

No. Use what helps and skip the rest. A half-filled planner still beats a list that lives in your head.

Will it eat my printer ink?

No. Every page is light, made to print at home.

Can I print it again next year?

Yes, for your own household. Please don't share or resell it.

What's Noelle?

Noelle is the AI Christmas planner I created. She's optional and sold separately. The planner works beautifully on its own.

This Christmas gets a plan.

Get Our Christmas Planner 2026 for $12, the founding price, before it goes to $17 on November 1.

Put It on My Fridge

$12 founding price. Goes to $17 November 1.

The good stuff gets a date this year. xo, Maureen