Vacation Hangover Cure
Put fresh sheets on the bed and replace the bathroom towels before you leave. So that your own room won’t seem like come-down the hotel you just left.- Arrange for the mail to wait an extra day or two at the post office of your neighbor’s house. This will give you a chance to get settled in before facing a pile of bills and junk mail.
- Warn friends and family that you will be away – a mass e-mail will do – so they don’t leave phone messages because they are worried that you have disappeared or forward you too many silly e-mail jokes, which you will have to spend time deleting later.
- Toss out leftovers and perishables so the smell of spoiled food won’t be the first thing to greet you when you open the fridge. Chill a bottle of favorite drink to toast your return.
- Take out the trash and recycling before you leave, even if picking isn’t a few days. Ask a neighbor to please haul your barrels and bins out to and back from the curb when they do theirs – you will return the favor other time.
- Water houseplants, making sure to fully saturate the soil. Once you have gone, the small ones will dry out the quickset, so maximize moisture by creating mini greenhouse effect: place them in a plastic grocery bags, tie shut, and puncture the top of the plastic so air can flow freely. Direct sunlight will parch the soil faster, so move from their sunny window to a shadier spot, like a bathroom or sink. For larger plants because this usually needs less watering, give them a good dousing, then close near shade to block light. Your plants will now be fine without you even for a week.
- Figure out Monday morning outfits for yourself and for your family, so you will not scramble because no one has to wear the next day.
- Make laundry easier to do when you are packing to come home by sorting dirty clothes into the bags provided by the hotel or bring your own when you go camping or staying with friends. Separate bags for lights, darks and delicates.
- Pack smart on the return trip, put anything you might need the minute you get back. this way, you won’t have to rummage furiously for a lipstick, and for your bags won’t be in disarray and your bags won’t be in disarray until you can finally put everything away.
- Get a meal the first day back by stashing your family’s favorite takeout menu in the car or saving the number in your cell phone so you can order food while you are on the road.
nice tips.
interesting but practically… too difficult for me… LOL!
i always love the beach. good tips here!:)
nice tips…hope can go there soon