Panamanians celebrate the most important holidays on the last two months of the year: the national holidays in November and in December Mother’s Day and Christmas and of course prepare for the last day of the year. This activity involves a great shopping, travel, parades and everything that bring national holidays, which often prevent us from thinking about what is coming in December.

There is still time to organize your activities for the last month of the year and avoid traffic congestion, the large number of people in the stores and see that what you want have already finished or have high prices.

Start by making your gift list for December: Mother’s Day and Christmas. Try shopping at the weekends left before December arrives and, if you can, get out to the stores during the week when fewer people are buying. To this list, add the items you want to buy to decorate your house, the clothes you and your family will use. You can even make a schedule to deliver your gifts.

Not least, between one activity and another, you can even organize your Christmas food and the end of the year. Make a menu, decide if you will divide the work among the family or if you are ordering food at a restaurant. With that done, when the first of December arrives calmly breathe because everything is under control.