The Template for Prepping the Household for a Vacation | 30 Day Vacation Prep |
Focus on this template this week. Create a binder and add a calendar listing the days that you plan to be gone.
1. The "Big Picture" Calendar
Duration: Length of your Vacation - Example: 90 day Summer Holiday
Key Deadlines: Insert specific dates for payments of Holidays bills, other bills that may need to be paid while you are away and other notifications that need to be filed before leaving on vacation.
Meetings: List recurring activities such as clubs and hobbies and assigned volunteer work that needs to be delegated.
2. Who takes Care of our House, the Bills, Our Life while we are Away
Bills: [ Name] — [Email]
Social Schedule: [Name] — [Email]
Emergency Contacts: [Name] — [Email]
3. Vacation Status Sheet
Vacation Name: Example: Weekend Vacation 1- 2026
Status of Readiness: Green / Yellow / Red
Steps to be Completed:
File Path if sharing a digital file in a vacation folder.
4. Important Computer Information
Logins for Router, Internet Account, Security systems, Cable account, Gas Account, Electricity Account, Water/Sewage, Garbages Pickup (if have online accounts)
Software Guides: Any Software being used on the computer that also being used by the people in the handover map.
5. Contact Directory
Family Emergency Contacts: [Name] [Phone/Email]
Friend Emergency Contacts: [Name] [Phone/Email]
Work Emergency Contacts: [Name] [Phone/Email]
Medical Contacts - Doctors List [Name] [Phone/Email]
Vacation Contact Information - [Name] [Phone/Email]
6. Emergency Protocol - What we think is an Emergency
Actual Emergency: [Define specific scenarios, e.g., legal issues, Serious injury, family emergency].
Who to Call: [Name/Contact].
Vacation Contact Information Allowable Expenses: [Satellite Messaging Info, if applicable].
7. Financials
Emergency Fund for House
Emergency Fund for Us on Vacation
Budget for the Holiday
Regular Budget for the House
Budget for the House while we are on Vacation
Budgeted expenses added by being on Vacation
We will Focus on this list for the next seven Days. If you need to lose ten pounds for vacation, today is a good day to get rid of all junk food. Buy a bag of rice, margarine with olive oil, coffee and regular milk and regular sugar for breakfast coffees. If you don't know how to make rice, buy a rice steamer.