9 Things You Can Do Right Now to Prep for The Holidays

 

1. Make and keep on ongoing master list of everything you want and need to do during the holidays.
2. Give back. It is such a wonderful thing to do always, but during the holidays are especially hard for so many people. Decide what charity /charities you want to support and start prepping.
3. Take inventory of gift wrapping supplies, baking supplies, card supplies, mailing supplies, etc.
4. Schedule self care. You will be thankful you did this when the holidays are here.
5. Schedule and take a day or two off to get things done. Prebook scheduled time off during the holidays to really get things done.
6. Make sure to have extra items on hand. I like to have extra gift cards ready to go, various gifts, food items like cheese, crackers and meats. I like to have items on hand to make quick, easy meals in case I need to or have frozen food items that are delicious and that we can snack on appetizers. Extra decor supplies. Always have extra tape for gift wrapping and packing tape to ship items, readily available. 
7. Plan your outfits for you and your family. Whether you are attending events, church, small gatherings, etc. Make sure to have what you want to wear on hand so you are not scrambling last minute. 
8. Organize &/or clean regularly. This will help you stay on top of things so you are not frantic last minute right before guests come. 
9. Book services you know you will use during the holidays early. Like cleaning people, party help, gift wrapping help, someone to help put up and take down Christmas decor. 

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14 Ways Eco Modern Concierge Professional Organizers & Personal Assistants Can Help You During the Holidays

THE HOLIDAYS ARE RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER and they will be here before you know it. We are almost already fully pre-booked for the 2023 holiday season. Many clients have hired us to help 2-4 hours once a week from October - December to help with various holiday tasks and relieve some holiday stress. If you are interested in this, please reach out and we would love to help you. 

As many of you know, we do a TON of gifting wrapping for residential and commercial clients where we come to your place of work and wrap presents during the holidays. This is great for company culture, helps relieve stress during the holidays and is perfect for you and your team. Please reach out for more information. We have several companies already pre-booked for gift wrapping services for their employees.

Some tasks that we often get asked to help with during the holidays:

1. Gift wrapping
2. Decorating
3. Shopping & various errands
4. Delivering of gifts
5. Shipping
6. Coordinating service people
7. Making reservations
8. Coordinating the delivery of various goods and services
9. Prepping second homes for the holidays
10. Assist guests while they are in town
11. Help with set up and clean up at parties & events
12. Getting organized throughout your home & business
13. Gathering card lists, addresses and mailing holiday cards
14. Prepping invitations
15. The list goes on & on.... 

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Gift Wrapping Tips & Tricks

 

At Eco Modern Concierge we are gift wrapping experts and we help residential and business clients all over Houston and beyond with their gift wrap needs. From shopping, organizing gift wrap, organizing the gift wrap process, meeting deadlines and trying to get things done early, etc. It can be a tedious time consuming thing that many people do not want to do. So if this is something you don't like doing consider hiring a professional organizer or concierge to help you get this task done. 

• Always use excess ribbon.
• It is best to use a medium to heavy grade paper. 
• If you are doing special things to your presents like pleating the paper buy paper that has grids. 
• Buy gift wrap & ribbon at the end of the season when it is inexpensive and practice, practice, practice. 
• There are many ways to measure paper so you get the exact amount like going 2/3rds up the side, measuring 1/2 from the middle of the box, using a ruler (handy on large packages), etc. 
• Measure ribbon by getting a tail on the ribbon and measure 5x by the longest edge. You would rather have too much than too little ribbon. 
• Place the top of the package facing down when you are wrapping. 
• Use fabric scissors only on ribbon, not gift wrap.
• Use double stick tape to get the no edge look.
• Use clear twist ties to secure special bows and embellishments.

You can shop all gift wrapping essentials on the Eco Modern Concierge shop page. 

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