Thanksgiving, planned backwards.

A calm Thanksgiving is just arithmetic done early: the guest list, the menu, the turkey math, and an hour-by-hour plan for the day itself — decided weeks ahead, not the Wednesday before.

The Duly Planned Thanksgiving Planner walks the whole countdown: guests and dietary needs, menu and potluck assignments, grocery lists, oven scheduling, and the day-of timeline, so the host gets to eat warm food too.

The countdown

• 4 weeks out: the guest list and dietary needs

• 3 weeks: the menu and potluck assignments

• 2 weeks: grocery lists and the turkey math

• 1 week: the oven schedule and make-ahead plan

• The day itself: an hour-by-hour timeline, so the host eats warm food too