November 26th Planner (Great and Practical Pre-Thanksgiving Ideas)
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Thanksgiving may be tomorrow, but the day’s tasks and to-do’s still need to be done. Our November 26th planner has practical ideas for the whole day, with some Thanksgiving-themed suggestions to help with your Thanksgiving prep.
You can get the planner right now as a printable. Use it to help you make some key decisions, so you can put some more time toward food prep and final touches for Thanksgiving.

Get the November 26th planner here, ready to start using right away.
Start Your Day in a Positive Way
- Wake-Up Song: “Learn Me Right” Birdy and Mumford & Sons (from Brave).
- Fill-in-the-Blank Positive Thought: A memorable compliment I received recently was…
- Song for a Grateful Mood: “Thankful” Josh Groban.
See our song printables and playlists for November here.
Journaling Ideas
- Morning Journaling Prompt: People you’re excited to see.
- Evening Journaling Prompt: A recent moment you’d love to relive.
- ‘Being Present’ Journaling: What you love about the people you’re with, or have spent time with, today.
- Positivity Journaling for Cold Nights: Right now, what you’re excited about.
See all our November journaling prompts and calendar printables here.
Meal Ideas
- Breakfast: Spinach avocado smoothie.
- Lunch: Buffalo chicken wrap.
- Dinner: Lemon sea bass with couscous and veggies.
For more food inspiration, see our food calendars and printables for November.
Activities and Things to Do
- Self-Care Idea: Watch a comedy show in the evening.
- Quick Decluttering Idea: Organize your books (donating what you want).
- One Thing to Learn: How to juggle three balls at once.
- Trying Something New: Pretend you’re on a cooking show while cooking for Thanksgiving or Friendsgiving.
- Doodling Idea: Gravy boat.
- Watercoloring Idea: Pumpkin pie.
- Photo Idea: A bonfire.
You can see more ideas for fun November activities here, home organization ideas here, November creative activities here, and November bucket list ideas here.
Conversation Topics for the Day
Favorite things to do on a rainy day.
You can see over 200 conversation starters here for more ideas.
Ways to Motivate Yourself.
- Try new things and see if you discover new interests along the way.
- Dream big but stay realistic when setting daily goals.
- Write an achievement list at the end of each day, listing what you’ve accomplished.
Inspirational Message
You don’t have to be perfect to be your best self.
You can get the November 26th daily planner printable here.
More Journaling Ideas
- Journaling for Staying Positive on Cold Nights in November: Right now, what you’re excited about.
- Journaling About Family Stories: A time you were proud of your family.
- Embracing How the Year Has Gone: Something you’re ready to accept about the year.
- One-Word Journaling: Energy.
- ‘Ordinary Things’ Gratitude Journaling: Great conversations you’ve had recently.
- Morning Journaling: People you’re excited to see.
- Evening Journaling: A recent moment you’d love to relive.
- Fill-in-the-Blanks Positive Thoughts Journaling: A memorable compliment I received recently was…
- Journaling Ideas for Being Present: What you love about the people you’re with, or have spent time with, today.
- Thanksgiving-Themed Gratitude Journaling: Tastes you’re grateful for at Thanksgiving.
- Self-Care Journaling: Ways you could be kinder to yourself.
And once again, if you missed it above, find the daily planner here.
Next up: November 27th Daily Planner.
If you missed it, the November 25th planner is here for you to get some inspiration.
We know tomorrow is a big day, but don’t put too much pressure on yourself. Do what you can, use the planner to help you, and remember what’s important tomorrow. Make the prep a little more enjoyable, too, with music or a great TV show.
