What am I forgetting!!

[BugsyMaroon]

We are about to go on a long haul holiday and I am writing my lift of what to do and sort before we go.

I just feel there is something I am missing. What is it! (Or any helpful suggestions to add!)

So far on my list i have;

• travel insurance sorted
• tickets booked
• airport transfer booked
• hotel booked
• dietary meals booked for plane
• visas sorted
• medication either packed or ordered
• cattery booked
• cats medication packed
• cats vaccines up to date
• long-lasting fish food for ponds sorted
• combination lock for garden gate to be bought and code given to gardeners (to be done)
• list drawn up of everything that needs to be checked / locked / turned off
• mail 'keep safe' sorted
• packing list written
• packing (to be done).

I am working right up to the late evening before we go and am absolutely convinced I am going to forget something essential! It's going to be something obvious as well i am sure...

Who’s putting the bins out?

Work out where you’re going to hide spare car keys/ jewellery while you’re away.

Passports are all in date

Oh, and someone mentioned taking laundry leaves for washing machine use.

I'd add into the mix those Colour Catchers that you fling in with clothes to stop the colours bleeding. You can then wash everything together.

EHIC/GHIC

(Sorry if you listed it or it's already been said but I couldn't see it)

When I do these sorts of lists I create them and then share them with other family members so they know what needs to be done too. I have a holiday list, a beach day list and a “what needs to be done to prepare the house for us leaving list”. This time we had to add “prepare house for weather conditions while gone” this meant tying down some furniture in the garden due to Storm Floris. DH thought I was overdoing it…I wasn’t! Phew.