December 12th Planner (Ideas for the Holidays, Self-Care, and More)

With less than two weeks until the holidays, our December 12th daily planner gives you a great selection of ideas for home organization, holiday prep, self-care, and plenty more.

Use as many or as few of the ideas as you need to keep you on track and motivated in those moments when there’s a lot going on. The printable planner is waiting for you below.

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Feel-Good & Positive Ideas

Wake-Up Song: “I’ll Make a Man Out of You” from Mulan
Fill-in-the-Blank Positive Thought: My heart fills with love when I think about…
Holiday-Themed Song: “Winter Song” Sara Bareilles & Ingrid Michaelson.

Food Ideas

Breakfast: Bagels with smoked salmon and scrambled eggs
Lunch: Tomato feta salad
Dinner: Flatbread pizza with your favorite toppings

You can see our December food idea calendars here.

Christmas & Holiday Ideas

Holiday Prep Idea: Have a holiday movie night at home.
Holiday Movie Idea: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989).
December Bucket List Idea: Watch your favorite holiday movies.

Journaling Ideas

Morning Journaling Prompt: Where you could go to see holiday lights and get inspired.
Evening Journaling Prompt: The most beautiful light displays you’ve seen so far.
Gratitude for 2025 Journaling: A time you laughed this year.
Self-Care Journaling: Simple things you need to be your best self.

Activities

Self-Care Idea: Watch a comedy special.
Decluttering: Go through your books and see what you want to give away.
Trying New Things This Month: Watch a new movie or TV show.
Doodling Challenge Idea: Fir cone.
Watercoloring Challenge Idea: Mittens.
Photo Idea (from the December photo bucket list): Holiday movie night-in.

Conversation Idea

Your dream December destination.

Act of Kindness

Get coffee for a friend, co-worker, or someone in line behind you.

Get the December 12th Daily Planner Printable here.

Journaling Planner Day 12

Morning: Where you could go to see holiday lights and get inspired.
Fill-in-the-Blanks Positive Thoughts Journaling: My heart fills with love when I think about…
One-Word Journaling: Friends.
2025 Gratitude: A time you laughed this year.
‘What I Did’ This Year: Milestones, traditions, and events you celebrated.
Set Intentions: Experiences you want to have next year.
Self-Care: Simple things you need to be your best self.
Evening Journaling: The most beautiful light displays you’ve seen so far.
Doodle Idea: Fir cone.
Watercolor idea: Mittens.

Get the Journaling Planner Day 12 Printable here.

For more journaling ideas, see our December journaling collection.