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Before you travel, take steps to ensure a happy homecoming - ABC News
A little planning can make your return home almost as pleasant as your holiday away
People tend to spend a lot of time planning their holiday travel but not a lot preparing for their return home. But returning to a mess — minor bummers like an empty fridge or stinking garbage can, or major problems like frozen pipes — can make it difficult to savor the good times you had while away.
Some simple pre-departure tasks are crucial to a happy homecoming. These include: tidying up, putting your mail on hold, stocking up on frozen or non-perishable food (or scheduling a grocery delivery for when you get home), unplugging appliances, turning off the water supply, putting fresh sheets on the beds and giving a spare key to a friend.
“It’s awful to come home to a cold and messy home,’’ says Amy Panos, home editor of Better Homes and Gardens. ``It’s definitely worth it to clean up before you go. Think about what you want to come home to .... Take out the trash, and if there’s food in the fridge or on the counter that will spoil before you get back, get rid of it.”
A little planning can make your return home almost as pleasant as your holiday away
People tend to spend a lot of time planning their holiday travel but not a lot preparing for their return home. But returning to a mess — minor bummers like an empty fridge or stinking garbage can, or major problems like frozen pipes — can make it difficult to savor the good times you had while away.
Some simple pre-departure tasks are crucial to a happy homecoming. These include: tidying up, putting your mail on hold, stocking up on frozen or non-perishable food (or scheduling a grocery delivery for when you get home), unplugging appliances, turning off the water supply, putting fresh sheets on the beds and giving a spare key to a friend.
“It’s awful to come home to a cold and messy home,’’ says Amy Panos, home editor of Better Homes and Gardens. ``It’s definitely worth it to clean up before you go. Think about what you want to come home to .... Take out the trash, and if there’s food in the fridge or on the counter that will spoil before you get back, get rid of it.”