If I ever wrote a book about entertaining, I think it would be called The Anxious Hostess.

Even though this is far from my first time hosting, I still tend to overthink and stress everything I need to do.

Having a list and taking care of as many things as I can – plenty of time ahead of the holiday, really helps me calm down…so does wine;)

Here’s my checklist for the day before Thanksgiving.

This assumes your Thanksgiving menu is already set.

The week before Thanksgiving it’s important to know the number of guests – obviously so you can order your turkey.

This insures you won’t run out of green bean casserole, mashed potatoes or cranberry sauce…can you imagine?

I have a friend who gets so nervous about running out of food, she keeps a frozen turkey on hand…just in case. (She’s never needed it…)

Once all the food is ordered and various side dishes and or desserts have been prepared (or all set to be prepared tomorrow morning) I start to tackle the rest of this list.