I'm trying not to be grumpy. But. The holiday company sent me an email reminding me about my holiday, suggesting that if I wanted to check if my particular holiday included towels, to click a link. The link took me to a page showing our holiday, with the current price of twohundredandsomething pounds instead of the nearly 900 quid I paid. And no, it doesn't include towels. I understand the concept of late deals, and of course am trying to hold on to the fact that we got a great deal at the weekend because I booked last min. But it feels very harsh to learn just how much less it would have cost booking our caravan this week - something I'd never have knowingly gone to look up cos I know the danger of comparing. I might thank the company for sending me the email and suggest they reconsider the link.
I only started packing yesterday, and those very same bloomin towels seem to be taking up all the space we have in the one suitcase I'm allowing between the 3 of us. There are 5 of us going. Plus the dog. So that's the main body of the car filled already. The dog's cage takes up a considerable chunk of the boot. I'm normally great at travelling light. In this instance I'm considering not just decanting travel wash into a little bottle, but not even taking any and buying it all when we get there. I'm keeping 3 emergency teabags for our immediate arrival, but otherwise all food shall be bought there, rather than my usual foodbox.
Our initial plan was to go to France en famille, and much as I'll miss the weather/culture/company, I have to say I'm now glad we only have a short rather than epic journey. The kids have already declared they've done enough travelling in the car this holiday and I'm not surprised. Having 2 separate households wanting to take them on different holidays has its advantages, but actually they have had enough of traipsing up and down the country now (and there's still quite a bit of it to do).
So yes I'm grumpy. Last main day of work, the getting a sing tonight. Hopefully I'll come back later a bit cheerier...
I do know the solution. I mustn't dwell at all on what I could have spent that 600 quid on as that way lies bitterness. But I can focus on how by packing the full whack, that money will be well spent on paying the wages of the person who will clean the van before we go in; on maintaining the pool that my kids will make massive use of. Etc etc :D
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