{"id":4139,"date":"2010-06-12T09:00:39","date_gmt":"2010-06-12T01:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mywomenstuff.com\/?p=4139"},"modified":"2010-06-11T15:53:15","modified_gmt":"2010-06-11T07:53:15","slug":"travel-tip-unpack-as-soon-as-you-get-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mywomenstuff.com\/2010\/06\/travel-tip-unpack-as-soon-as-you-get-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel Tip: Unpack as soon as you get home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5081\" title=\"unpack\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mywomenstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/unpack.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"504\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mywomenstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/unpack.jpg 504w, https:\/\/www.mywomenstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/unpack-300x257.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a travel tip I&#8217;ve learnt the hard way &#8211; and you don&#8217;t have to because I&#8217;m here to share!<\/p>\n<p>When you return from a trip, all you want to do is to dump your bags on the floor and fall straight into bed. I know I do. But you should not.<\/p>\n<p>What you should do instead is use the last vestiges of your energy supply to unpack your\u00a0 bags to the best of your ability and keep everything away.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Yes, start your unpacking immediately when you get home (or the next  morning if you arrive late at night).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"More...\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mywomenstuff.com\/wp-includes\/js\/tinymce\/plugins\/wordpress\/img\/trans.gif\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Toss your dirty clothes into your laundry basket and if you can, put them straight into the wash.<\/li>\n<li>Separate out your gifts and purchases and if possible, group all your gifts together in a paper bag or bags, ready to be gifted the next time you see your family or friends.<\/li>\n<li>Put your souvenirs on display and keep away your purchases (unless you are a blogger, then take your pictures then keep them away \ud83d\ude09 )<\/li>\n<li>Empty your travel bag &#8211; toss out scraps of paper and tear off airline stickers and identification tags. Wipe down your travel bag<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And before you know it, you&#8217;ll be done with your unpacking!<\/p>\n<p>If you leave it too long, you will find yourself tripping over your unpacked suitcase for days or even weeks. And you&#8217;ll get lazy about unpacking. Trust me &#8211; I experienced this as a student when I actually left my unpacking so long during the summer holidays I had to unpack just so I could pack to return to university! Mom was NOT amused \ud83d\ude1b<\/p>\n<p>So, don&#8217;t do that. Unpack the moment you get home, and then shower and relax. It feels a lot better and you will feel less stressed \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>Now, hands up who&#8217;s guilty of leaving their unpacking for later and then taking your sweet time getting it done or never getting it done at all till your next trip? \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p>Paris B<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s a travel tip I&#8217;ve learnt the hard way &#8211; and you don&#8217;t have to because I&#8217;m here to share! When you return from a trip, all you want to do is to dump your bags on the floor and fall straight into bed. I know I do. But you should not. 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