Things you might be forgetting when traveling!

• Toothbrush/toothpaste
• Cell phone charger (and USB cable for tethering?)
• External cell phone battery pack
• Laptop charger/laptop
• House keys
• Camera/charger
• Earplugs/little eye covering thing
• Swimsuit
• Real suit
• Appropriate shoes
• Tie
• A book for the plane (but I always overestimate how much I will actually read)
• European power plugs (if necessary)
• Business cards
• Razor/shaving supplies
• Power outlet splitter
• Pen and paper
• Sunglasses, regular glasses, contacts *

Some other things that you might forget

• Passport/ID
• Unlocked cell phone if traveling internationally
• Sunscreen
• Tweezers
• Towel
• Pajamas
• Emergency medication
• CharlieCard/public transit token
• Cash
• Belt
• Weather-appropriate clothing (jacket?)
• Travel journal
• Dictionary
• Name tag
• Retainer
• Printed tickets
• Printouts of local info (e.g. map, late night food options, etc.)
• Clothespins to hold hotel curtains together
• Headphones
• Deodorant
• Brush/hair ties/bobby pins
• Feminine products
• Umbrella
• Car charger & cellphone suction-cup mount (if a long car trip)
• Empty water bottle for plane
• USB stick
• Food to eat while traveling

Things you might forget to do before traveling

• Check the weather forecast
• Turn off your alarm clock
• Lock your doors
• Make sure your stove/oven is off
• Close garage door
• Turn thermostat up/down/off
• Suspend mail delivery/arrange for someone to bring it in
• Arrange to have sidewalk shoveled
• Turn off (or on) automatic cat feeder
• Email forwarding/autoresponders
• Telephone forwarding/voicemail
• Scour perishables from refrigerator
• Notify bank of international travel
• Close windows (in case it rains)

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