Approaching vacation can sometimes bring on more stress than excitement, preventing you from actually enjoying your time off work. This pre-holiday scramble can often be attributed to a combination of having an overcommitted workload, and neglecting to plan in advance for coverage. A big help in mitigating the pre-vacation frenzy is to treat your vacation like a project, thereby applying the proper organization tactics you would to launch a successful project. This pre-vacation timeline can help you ensure that your vacation is actually relaxing.

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