Name: ace-mom
hey all, am back from my vacation. ok overall. some of my observations and tips if you may!
1. 50-50 does it. equal days at both your place and the ils. irrespective of your husband accompanying you or not.
2. communicate ahead the schedule so that all plan accordingly. believe me saves so much hassle later on. you can always say 'i told you earlier and i have so and so coming at my house to meet' No changes thereafter. once you accomodate a change, you will get a lot of them!so learn to say no.
3. if you have any prsonal work(bank work, office work, info finding), try to split the work between stays at both the places. this time, i had to do all the work when at my house. so was very busy, hardly got time to meet everyone peacefully. whereas at the ILs place my time was totally devoted to meeting the extended family. not fair no? plan needed here too.
4. shoppping, I had shopped for all as usual. The extended family (ILs) was busy due to several reasons. so hardly got any gifts in return when coming back..not for my 2 year old even. so the next time. i will be cool too. no need for hyper-shopping so as to not miss any1.its ok.carry a lot of chocolates.
5. intend on having a nice time. if any issues do come up, turn a deaf ear'i am here for a short time, if you dont want me here, i'll leave' types.
6. plan time with your friends and loved ones. one or two trips will do wonders and you will feel your trip was worth it.
7. lastly if your hubby isnt accompanying you, do remember to get him something to tell him how much you missed him!
Loved your tips!
im glad - Ace-mom
welcome!
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