Why Testing Your Travel Plan at Home Matters | BE CLEAR with Bronchiectasis

​When you live in a one-bedroom apartment, you quickly learn that planning ahead and working as a team is essential.

I had an early-morning doctor’s appointment, and, as we often do, my husband offered to sleep on the pullout sofa. I gratefully accepted because it meant I could take my time showering and getting dressed in the bathroom off the bedroom.

And then I had what felt, at the time, like a brilliant idea.

Instead of tiptoeing around the apartment trying to quietly make coffee and toast while he slept, why not have a bedroom picnic? I’d bring the coffee pot into the bedroom, plug in the hot plate, and while I was at it… the toaster too.

So we packed everything up. I even grabbed a cooler with ice packs and proudly hauled it all into the bedroom, laughing and feeling like a true team player.

Morning comes. I put my coffee up to brew, and then I realize—no coffee cup. I tiptoe out, grab a mug, sneak back in, and drop the bread into the toaster.

Just as I was congratulating myself—beep, beep, beep. The smoke detector had other plans.

Of course, Tony woke up.

Fortunately, he was able to fall back asleep, and once he was fully up later, we had a good laugh about the whole thing.

But it also drove home an important point.

Anytime you try something new, there are bound to be glitches. And that absolutely applies to travel.

That’s why when my clients and I talk about upcoming trips, I always recommend testing anything new ahead of time—whether it’s a device, a system, or a routine.

The last thing you want is to discover on the road that you forgot something essential or that your plan just isn’t going to work.

A little trial run at home can save a lot of stress once you’re traveling.

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A little trial run at home can save a lot of stress once you’re traveling.

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