Pre-vacation routine for less stress

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Pre-vacation routine for less stress

There’s nothing quite like getting away from the daily grind, making fun memories and enjoying loved ones on vacation. You take time to plan, you save up money from your budget, you buy trip necessities - in short, you put a ton of effort into making your retreat the best it can be.

That said, there’s also nothing like coming back to the comforts of home, dropping all your bags and crashing in your own bed! At the same time, “re-entry” back to everyday life can be a lot of work in itself, especially all that laundry!!

Over the years, I’ve discovered a handful of tasks I can complete prior to leaving on a trip that makes getting back to reality less stressful.

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Clear the clutter

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Clear the clutter

I know I'm not alone in the never ending battle against clutter in my home. Like weeds left untended, my countertops, closets, drawers, tabletops, my purse, even my car, can become a bottomless pit of "stuff." It seems to take no effort at all for the piles to grow in the blink of an eye yet a great deal of effort is required to tackle the mess after the fact.

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