Ok. maybe it is just me but there are certain things I have to do before I leave for a trip. These things have nothing to do with the trip itself but more my being away from home. I have to do these things if the entire family is going or if I am the only one leaving.
It may seem petty and a bit compulsive but I have this fear of my being away from home and an emergency occurring where someone else would have to come into my home and take care of "things".
This means that
all bills must be paid and put away, even if they are not due yet
refrigerator must be cleaned
bedroom closets straightened and dresser drawers organized
cabinet and closet in bathroom straightened up
no unwashed laundry is to be left, including bed linens. Beds must have clean linens on the them when I leave
make sure address book is updated and left sitting on counter next to phone when we leave.
these things may not seem major and they really arent and honestly if they were not done, the trip would still be great and life would go on.
Am I the only one who can't leave without doing certain things "just in case"?
4 comments:
Elisha,
I do the same thing. Even if it is just overnight! I don't clean out drawers but I do straighten my closet, clean sheets, laundry all done, etc.
I do it for the same reason you do.
Betsy
Betsy, so glad to hear I am not the only one. Ryan thinks I am crazy but I knew I couldn't be the only one who did this.
Elisha,
This is why we are sisters at heart. The thought of someone coming into my house and finding it in shambles, stresses me out! Not to mention...it's just nice to come home to a clean house!
Nope...I do stuff, too. I clean and that includes the refrigerator; we always have to stop for milk and bread before we go home! I like the clean sheets, too. AND I do laundry while we're gone, so that, when I come home, we just put away the clean things and relax!
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