GETTING IN THE MOOD -- offers some tips for really getting into the holiday spirit by creating some family traditions...including:

• two ways to get into the "holiday mode"
• special dishes or decorations
• cooking around the holiday
• tapping into the excitement and turning dread around
• the secret to success
• year-round holiday calendar

C.H.A.G. -- describes the four areas you should be focusing on most when preparing for the holidays, with questions to ask and issues to consider about each...including:

• cuisine and cooking
• halacha and minhagim
• aesthetics
• guests

MASTER TISHREI HOLIDAY GRAND PLAN -- outlines a step-by-step action plan for getting all of your holiday tasks done on time...including:

• meal planning and food preparation
• including the right Judaica in your celebration
• getting your home and self ready
• preparing for your guest and making them comfortable

THE COUNTDOWN OR TICKLER SYSTEM -- teaches you how to use a calendar reminder system to help you stay on track and make sure nothing falls between the cracks...including:

• shopping
• cleaning
• grooming
• decorating
• home preparations
• day of holiday activities

MEAL PLANNING AND COOKING -- outlines a plan for getting all of your advance preparation and cooking done with minimal stress so you can actually enjoy the holiday too...including:

• Rosh Hashana meal schedule
• the cooking strategy
• teh doubling/tripling method
• what to do when you don't like your freezer

PLANNING THE ACTUAL DAY -- takes a look at what has to actually happen on the holiday and how to schedule it all with ease...including:

• doing a mental run down
• Rosh Hashana
• Shabbos
• Tzom Gedaliah
• Aseres Yemei Teshuvah
• Erev Yom Kippur
• Sukkos
• the goal for Erev Yom Tov
• how to handle things when Shabbos runs into Yom Tov or vice versa

OTHER RESOURCES -- offers some websites you can visit for additional information and products to prepare for the holiday...including:

• clothing
• Judaica
• food
• find anything local
• travel
• miscellaneous

BONUS 1: TO DO RIGHT AFTER NEXT ROSH HASHANA -- outlines 5 steps you can take immediately after the holiday to make next year easier...including:

• surprise!
• food, glorious food
• what's our minhag?
• what was the schedule?
• Yom Tov recovery

BONUS 2: MEAL PLAN -- the author shares her own Rosh Hashana meal plan