| Even when you're on vacation, it's hard to leave all of | | | | likely to remember to pack that favorite stuffed |
| your worries behind. By our very nature, some of us | | | | animal of theirs than you might be. Also, on a related |
| are worriers and always tend to have concerns | | | | note, try to figure out seating arrangements |
| about what's going on back in the "real world" while | | | | beforehand. If you're traveling with a large group or |
| we're taking a trip. Have you ever been on a tour of | | | | just your family, identify seating arrangements |
| Las Vegas or a trip to Hawaii and found yourself still | | | | beforehand to limit this from becoming an issue when |
| worrying about an assignment that will be due when | | | | you're actually traveling. |
| you get back to work? We believe it. And worse is | | | | Leave behind anything that can be used to |
| when you have concerns about the actual trip itself. | | | | contact you. If you have a company cell phone or |
| While we can't help you out with any concerns you | | | | laptop, don't take it. And do your best to resist the |
| might have back at home, we do have some | | | | urge to try and contact your coworkers - you can |
| pointers to help you not have to worry about the | | | | tell them all about your trip to Hawaii when you get |
| trip itself. Here are some pointers: | | | | back! |
| Get a three-ring binder or file folder to keep all | | | | Bring along some reading materials, a deck of |
| of your important documents in. Nothing can be more | | | | cards or some other simple diversions to get into |
| distracting than having to worry about where you | | | | when that urge to think about work hits. This is your |
| put your passports, maps, plane tickets, itineraries, | | | | vacation, you've earned it and there's no reason to |
| etc. So buy something that will hold all of these | | | | waste any time thinking about the office. |
| documents together so you won't have to worry | | | | Taking an arranged tour will help remove worries |
| about finding these in your belongings when on your | | | | about where you're going to stay, where you're |
| tour. | | | | going to eat, what destinations you're going to see, |
| Create a travel checklist full of things that you | | | | how you're going to get there and so forth. |
| need to do before you head out on your trip. We're | | | | Removing these concerns from your life and be that |
| probably all guilty of trying to remember to do | | | | much more of a relief when you try and enjoy your |
| something before we head out for our trip and then | | | | trip. |
| not necessarily knowing whether or not we | | | | Make sure to plan out how much money you'll |
| remembered everything. Making a checklist and | | | | need or bring along a credit card or other form of |
| writing things down as you remember to do them will | | | | payment in case you end up needing some extra |
| make you more likely to actually remember to do | | | | money along the way. Your vacation will probably |
| them, giving you one less thing to worry about while | | | | include a few hotspots when it comes to shopping |
| on your vacation. | | | | and you might be tempted to spend outside of your |
| Have your children pack a separate bag for | | | | allotted budget. Plan for splurges such as these and |
| themselves. Not only will it give them something to | | | | bring enough money to make sure to cover them. |
| do for a couple of hours, but they could be more | | | | |