The Cottage

Getting Ready for the Cottage Season……..

If you are an organizer, perhaps your clients may need your guidance or if you are a vacation property owner then try some of the following:

1. Identify a place in your city home where you will place all items to go to the cottage the next trip.
2. Do the same at the cottage for things to take back home.
3. Purge at the cottage the same as you would at home. Identify those areas that need to be cleaned up and make a game of it – see our April issue for the game details.
4. Place a small white board on the side of the fridge for those things you need to bring to the cottage or take home the next trip
5. Consider keeping several copies of an inventory on the inside of your cottage pantry of the basics and tick them off as you need to replenish, take the list with you when you leave for the city.
6. If it is a family cottage, plan a budget meeting now for the fall to review what will be done the next season and what financial contributions will be required.

As the vacation property owner, this can be a bit overwhelming to try and fit all of this into your already full schedule – consider hiring an organizer to put the initial plan in place along with the checklists, so all you need to do is maintain it.