Agree how the family shares news about changes to plans
Plans change more often than expected, and without an agreed way of passing that news along, someone usually finds out too late. Here is how to set up a simple system.
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Pack holiday clothes into day bags instead of one big pile in the case
A single large pile of clothes in a suitcase can be surprisingly hard to work through once you arrive. Sorting clothes by day makes unpacking, and repacking, far simpler.
Keep a shared list of things to remember on particular dates
Certain tasks only need doing on specific dates, which makes them easy to forget entirely. A shared list keeps these dates from slipping past unnoticed.
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