# Get my home ready before I leave on a trip

A pre-departure checklist for your home, pets, plants, bills, and security, timed over the week before you leave.

- Topic: Productivity & Planning
- Framework: RTF
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Plan, Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/get-my-home-ready-before-i-leave-on-a-trip

## Prompt

```text
Help me get my home ready before I go away.

**Trip length:** [DAYS]
**Home type:** [apartment / house - and any yard or pool]
**Pets and plants:** [WHAT I HAVE and who will care for them - or "need options"]
**Someone checking in:** [neighbor / friend / house sitter / nobody]
**Season and climate:** [e.g. winter with freezing temperatures, hot summer]
**Bills or deliveries due while I'm away:** [LIST]

Give me a checklist organized by timing:
1. One week before: arrange pet and plant care, pause or redirect mail and deliveries, pay or schedule bills, refill prescriptions, share my itinerary with someone I trust.
2. Two days before: clear out perishable food, do laundry, charge devices, back up my phone.
3. Departure day: take out trash, unplug non-essential electronics, set thermostat appropriately for the season (protect pipes from freezing if relevant), check windows and doors, consider turning off the water main for a long trip, set timers on lights.
4. A one-page guide for my pet or house sitter: feeding, medications, vet contact, emergency contacts, Wi-Fi, where things are, and what to do if something breaks.
5. Security tips: don't post trip details publicly until I'm back.

Keep each item short and checkable.
```

## What to fill in

- DAYS
- apartment / house - and any yard or pool
- WHAT I HAVE and who will care for them - or "need options"
- neighbor / friend / house sitter / nobody
- e.g. winter with freezing temperatures, hot summer
- LIST

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