Those words can inflict panic or pleasure in women depending on their approach to the holidays. I’m the official “Christmas Queen” within my circle of friends. I love everything about the season: the decorating, the entertaining, the shopping and wrapping, spending time with family and friends.

I’ll get a little notebook for my to-do lists and start my strategic planning for the next two months. So much to do in so little time, but first things first. I always design my own Christmas card and that get sent out early with the party invitation. If I decide to make an ornament for my 1960’s silver tinsel tree I need to choose a color scheme. Last year was black and before that hot pink.

Soon the radio stations will be playing carols. I can’t wait.