Before you leave checklist??

[Disney2012]

I'll bet it's on here somewhere, but for a newbie, do some of you have good checklists for tasks to complete before you go to Disney World? I know there are great packing lists, but I'm thinking of a list of things to do once you book your trip, what to do a month before you go, two weeks before, etc. Everything from making ADRs 180 days out to watering the lawn the day before. Where are the list makers, please?

Thanks for your organizing prowess!

 

[noahdove]

Well, the first thing I do is start taking notes from these boards, I have a binder that I have specific dividers in: flight, resort, dining, designs for shirts/certificates/ treats, mousekeeping envelope, and the break down of cost of the trip.
At 180 days out, by now you will have your resort reservation made, I have the list of TS dining that I plan on reserving. I ponder this for a long while and at the 180 day mark, I make all my TS and special reservations: BBB, Wishes AAA seating etc. I keep a box in my closet for items I pick up that I will need to take: glow in the dark items ( I take kids), little treats for those kids, new toothbrush, deoderant, travel size of my Bath and Body items, airfreshner for the bathroom, at least 1 new pair of pj's, pill a day box, luggage tags, sunscreen, blister block, advil/motrin, tums.
I book thru AAA, so I have the pay in full date down also under my resort info. At this point in planning I will make my list of clothes I need to take as well as extra items, poncho and extra sweatshirt. At about 2 weeks away from leaving ,I buy stamps for the postcards I will send, I make mailing labels for the postcards- stick these in the bag I will use as a carry on. I have my suitcase out with the list inside an as I wash and iron them I put the clothes in it, excuse me here, but, I put the clothes I will wear by latest to earliest. I make t-shirts that is how I know what I will wear as the shirts match the park we will be in At the one week point,I write down the emergency numbers I will need to have with me, I buy snacks that I plan on taking, I go to the bank to get my money in smaller bills and separate the money into envelopes by day. I don't have to stop the mail as my husband stays home I make stuff ahead for him during this week as well. The few days before, I do his laundry get the dishes all washed and clean the bathrooms. I leave clorax in the main bathroom toiletThe day before I leave a couple of windows opened a little Have I confused or helped you? In my binder I have all contracts that I have agreed upon and and anything that I have special ordered as well. I know someone will probably have an itemized list of what they do, but, this works for me. Good luck and Happy Planning