Prevent Holiday Blues

We can keep in the pink this holiday season, by taking a few precautions. So that when we return from holiday all our possessions are still where we left them.
It’s best if our home looks like someone is living in it. And we can do this by a few simple measures. Like using automatic timer-switches to turn our lights on when it goes dark. By cancelling milk and newspaper deliveries. Cutting the grass before we go.
And uncollected mail is a sign that we are away. The Royal Mail’s ‘Keepsafe’ service will keep our mail for up to two months while we are away.
We could also leave important documents and valuable items with other family members. Or lock them in a safe.
It’s a good idea to seek help from our neighbours. Like asking them to collect post, mow the lawn even, ( they might welcome the exercise!) open and close curtains, shut our gate. They could occasionally park their car on our driveway. Really anything to make the place look lived in.

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