I once heard this hot tip: book a laundry service to pick up all your laundry the day after you get back. They take it, and deliver it back washed and folded! One less thing to deal with.
I also like to keep a ‘quick to reheat’ frozen dinner in the freezer for weekends when we return late on Sundays- it saves us getting bad take-out and feeling gross and disorganized.
We had Made By Whole30 meals delivered the day we returned, so we had "our" food without having to meal prep. That's such a great idea. We also had our cleaning service come the morning before we got home so the house was spotless--made coming home far less stressful too.
Taking the Monday after a vacation is the best advice I have ever received. ESPECIALLY if it's longer than three days and double that if you traveled internationally b/c jet lag is rude and unnecessary! thank you for sharing your trip with us. I learned that my husband will never ever go on safari with me after showing him your videos :D Guess I will plan a girlfriends trip.
I am about to be away for 2-3 weeks and already planned to implement the Monday after as a day off but the extra tips about premade meals or the laundry suggestion below are fantastic!
Also, love the idea about using Sunday as a tidy-up day for the office space but while doing something I enjoy like an audiobook, thanks for that tip!
Also I hope you had a great trip! I traveled South Africa for 5 weeks one summer with a bestie, self-driving safaris for most of it, and it remains one of the most epic trips. Highly recommend for anyone else if you can get there!
I have loved your OOO boundaries! As a teacher, I can’t usually take off the Monday after a vacation, but I implement many of your other tips. A game-changer for me was to write my OOO and add that I would be responding to emails the Tuesday after, and even then to please give me 24-48 hours to respond. Then, even though I was at work on Monday, I could use Monday to get caught up without feeling stressed. It really did lift this Sunday scary weight and the stress of Monday bc I could prioritize other tasks like making sure I was ready to go for my students! I also try to prep any copies and agenda slides as much as possible before a vacation and write out a list of to-do and organize my work space for when I get back. It all helps with my mental health and stress levels but the addition to my OOO about responding to emails has been the game-changer my mind has needed!
I once heard this hot tip: book a laundry service to pick up all your laundry the day after you get back. They take it, and deliver it back washed and folded! One less thing to deal with.
I also like to keep a ‘quick to reheat’ frozen dinner in the freezer for weekends when we return late on Sundays- it saves us getting bad take-out and feeling gross and disorganized.
We had Made By Whole30 meals delivered the day we returned, so we had "our" food without having to meal prep. That's such a great idea. We also had our cleaning service come the morning before we got home so the house was spotless--made coming home far less stressful too.
Taking the Monday after a vacation is the best advice I have ever received. ESPECIALLY if it's longer than three days and double that if you traveled internationally b/c jet lag is rude and unnecessary! thank you for sharing your trip with us. I learned that my husband will never ever go on safari with me after showing him your videos :D Guess I will plan a girlfriends trip.
Hahahaha it's actually very safe, but that would be an amazing friend trip!
the way he yelled NO THANK YOU in my face shows he does not agree with your safety assessment :D But I believe you!
I volunteer as Girlfriend!
I am about to be away for 2-3 weeks and already planned to implement the Monday after as a day off but the extra tips about premade meals or the laundry suggestion below are fantastic!
Also, love the idea about using Sunday as a tidy-up day for the office space but while doing something I enjoy like an audiobook, thanks for that tip!
That OOO is EPIC!! And taking Monday off when you can is such a great idea too.
I'm caught up on meal prep, laundry, and mail, which feels fantastic! But man, I'm still SO TIRED
Also I hope you had a great trip! I traveled South Africa for 5 weeks one summer with a bestie, self-driving safaris for most of it, and it remains one of the most epic trips. Highly recommend for anyone else if you can get there!
I have loved your OOO boundaries! As a teacher, I can’t usually take off the Monday after a vacation, but I implement many of your other tips. A game-changer for me was to write my OOO and add that I would be responding to emails the Tuesday after, and even then to please give me 24-48 hours to respond. Then, even though I was at work on Monday, I could use Monday to get caught up without feeling stressed. It really did lift this Sunday scary weight and the stress of Monday bc I could prioritize other tasks like making sure I was ready to go for my students! I also try to prep any copies and agenda slides as much as possible before a vacation and write out a list of to-do and organize my work space for when I get back. It all helps with my mental health and stress levels but the addition to my OOO about responding to emails has been the game-changer my mind has needed!
I dream of the day I can set up an out-of-office message like that.
It was truly the trip of a lifetime! I know how lucky I am to be able to take this much time off, for a trip like this.