The Ultimate Pre-Vacation Checklist for Your Entire House

If summer 2020—and, let’s face it, half of summer 2021—was about staying local, the rest of the northern hemisphere’s season in the sun could be about traveling. All of those earmarked, daydreamed trips to Italy, Mexico, or even just upstate New York are now finally doable, and we’re gauging how we feel about it all. We’re casually checking the expiration dates on our passports and spending plenty of on-the-clock hours finding great deals on flights and hotels, so the planning part, at least, can start.

But what about our homes? Those shelters that kept us safe from all of the unknowns of the past 17 months deserve more than a curt wave when we finally decide to jet out the front door. There are things to prepare it for, no matter how long you might be away. We don’t need to remind you that a pile of uncollected mail is one of the main ways potential burglars know that no one is at home.

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