Trip Prep To Do List – Oct 2015

Every month, I’ll publish our To Do list for the trip and you can see the progress from month to month.  I hope this will also help keep us on track so we aren’t doing everything at the last minute.

House

• Fix up house for rent
• Rent house – put on the market between Nov 2016 – Jan 2017
• Rent storage unit
• Move all items into storage
• Get landlord home insurance
• Cancel phone, internet, electric, water – when we move out
• Setup FPL for renters
• Setup water for renters
• Sell unused stuff on Craig’s list
• Host garage sale
• Donate stuff that’s not worth listing
• Forward mail to service

Travel prep

• Add pages to passports for Keith and Nicole
• Get passport pictures for everyone
• Get new passports for the kids
• Scan documents – Passports, all receipts for travel insurance claims, all travel confirmations, credit card contact numbers, birth certificates, marriage license
• Purchase Travelers insurance and medical insurance
• Get international driver’s license
• Learn to drive a manual car
• Book first flights – May / June 2016
• Book first accommodations
• Book trains and ferries for first month
• Book car for Ireland
• Get visas for long stay in Euro Zone
• Learn to drive a manual
• Buy all clothes / travel items needed
• Pack luggage
• Pack backpacks
• Order business cards for trip website and emails

Schooling

• Apply for homeschooling
• Withdraw kids from public school
• sign up for Florida Virtual School
• Call Anne @ Florida Virtual School
• Call Rick @ Florida Virtual School
• Meet with school board rep to discuss online schooling and documentation options
• Get needed books for schools
• Get Kindles for the kids and get them set up

Electronics

• Buy apple laptop for trip
• Buy two other laptops for the trip
• Buy a new point and shoot camera or a DSLR
• Buy 2 external hard drives for backup
• Setup Skype with family/friends
• Teach parents how to use Skype
• Get 2 unlocked phones (one BB, one Apple)
• Setup Storage on cloud drive
• Setup website and blog – in progress

Health

• Buy and create a medical kit
• Vaccinations for everyone
• Eye exams for everyone
• Get extra glasses for Keith and Nicole
• Dental appointments for everyone
• Final physicals for everyone
• Redo Wills and Living Wills – in progress

Finances

• Cancel unnecessary Credit Cards
• Open a new ATM account
• Travel notices to CC companies
• Change address on bills that will carry over
• File taxes for FY 2016
• Change paychecks for 401K contributions (Keith for 2017)
• Return Camry on lease – Dec 2016
• Sell Keith’s car – March 2017
• Do power of attorney paperwork

Work

• Write letter of resignation – Nicole
• Write letter of resignation – Keith

Other

• Going away party
• Order cheap wedding bands
• Get extra keys made