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<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by Macka
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by resorthomerentals
Oh to be prepared to early! We are completely the opposite. We bought our plane tickets August 31 and fly out next Wednesday (I think that's a record for the most advanced ticket purchase for us). I'm pretty sure hubby hasn't reserved a rental car yet. I haven't even thought about packing yet. I'll do that next week after my son's birthday party on Sunday!
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Ahh you see Denise, you're a homeowner, that's different, you get blase about it all as you go so afoten as a rule.

Us plebs have at least 12 months to ge excited about it.

For a fortnight before we leave, me and Mrs. Macka sit on the settee in our holiday best with our cases packed and by our sides, waiting for the big day.
[/quote]Ahhhh, just like the 'too excited' adverts!

Home owner or not, I do an A4 calendar on the PC divided up into am, pm and evening and write all the 'appointments' we have on that. I print it out the day before we go. At the end of the calendar, I put on all the relevant phone numbers, etc, etc, email addresses and the like. Then I put it into one of those clear floppy folders (to keep it clean) and when we arrive I Blutack it to the wall (it's our wall so I'm allowed to do that!).

As well as that, all the vouchers, photocopies, etc, etc go into my master folder which I carry in my handbag.

Just one note is not to keep the key lock box codes (or any other codes) with the address. If you happen to lose the piece of paper, anyone has entry into the villa (not a good plan!).

I'm really surprised you've got the door codes four months before you're going though or may be you didn't mean you had these yet?

[Macka]

If there is a psychotherapist on the forum, please DM Mizzy urgently as she has issues. [laugh][laugh][laugh][laugh]

Nice one Mizzy. And Fiona, I have considered this, but may keep it as my secret.[msnwink]

[chrizzy100]

We leave everything to the last minute....we kinda have an idea where we would like to go......but we take it day by day most of the time......I have no idea how people renting their homes get time to fit everything in......we are on the go all the time around the villa..

[TINAPETERS]

That's a good idea Mizzy about the labels for children's hand luggage, last trip I managed to leave my son's small case on a bus at Gatwick Airport, didn't realise for 6 hours that I had left it behind.
I did manage to get it returned and it was full of toys and colouring books.

I have made passports for 2 cuddly toys ready for their holiday.
One is Simba the other Baloo who are now well travelled and been x-rayed many times.

[Macka]

Talking of well travelled cuddly toys, we have a cuddly Penguin, called, rather imaginatively, Pengie. Every time someone from the office goes away, Pengie goes too! We have a very large Noticeboard up with pictures of him on his travels. Amongst many other places, he's been to: Spain, Skiing in Austria and France, Paris, Barcelona, Milan, Madeira, Dubai (twice), India, Up the Himalaya's, China, Bangkok, Phuket, Canada, all over the States, Tunisia Portugal and Torquay.

[mizzy]

Tina

my children love their toys more than me so if they got lost i would never get any peace

Macka

why the psychotherapist its me thats normal the others just havent got their act together yet
i go in 1year 4months 7days 9 hours etc and i'm nearly as organised as you LOL

you see i live in a mad house already and when you live in a mad house it either rubs off or you go the other way completely[msnwink]

MIzzy

[Macka]

I'll take madhouse any time of the day Mizzy[msnsmile2]. (I've had most of this stuff sorted for months already[msnwink])

[sundowner]

I gave my wardrobe a much needed sort out yesterday, and have 'packed' all my summer clothes in a drawer. If we win the lottery all I have to do us empty the drawer into my suitcase and I'm off.[msncool][msncool]

Just thought, if I win the lottery I could just buy more clothes and absolutely anything else I need when I get there - no expense spared.

Dream on ..... [msnsad][msnsad]

[TINAPETERS]

I sorted out our summer clothes and put them straight into the suitcase.

[Chloe]

I leave the 'documentation' side of things to my husband. I make arrangements for the shopping to be delivered on arrival, prepare the suitcases, and one hundred and one other things, on the flight over in between reading I always make a shopping list for day one although I have usually had enough delivered to last a couple of days. The preparation does make you feel in touch with the whole experience and makes you feel as if you are moving forward to departure day. Chloe