Chapter 12: Preparing for holidays

Before you leave

Getting everything organised for a family holiday can be time-consuming. It can be tricky to remember everything we have to do before we go, especially at busy times of the year such as Christmas. To avoid having to remember every job from one holiday to the next I created a ‘to do’ checklist like in table 12.1, which I stick onto the fridge the week before we go away.

Table 12.1: to do before we go on holidays checklist

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Make sure you have a day’s leave either side of the actual holiday — ...

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