{"id":2793,"date":"2016-08-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-29T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wotif-blog-staging-lb-1978096533.ap-southeast-2.elb.amazonaws.com\/vc\/blog\/tips\/seventeen-signs-your-household-needs-a-holiday\/"},"modified":"2020-04-02T05:32:49","modified_gmt":"2020-04-01T19:32:49","slug":"seventeen-signs-your-household-needs-a-holiday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/laughs\/seventeen-signs-your-household-needs-a-holiday\/","title":{"rendered":"17 signs your household needs a holiday"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\" caps-test-page\">\n<p>1. Your blood pressure starts to rise when you see other people&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/Holidays?brandcid=WOTIF-au.display.TRAVELHUB.SIGNSYOURHOUSEHOLDNEEDSAHOLIDAY.generic&#038;utm_source=TRAVELHUB&#038;utm_medium=display&#038;utm_content=ALL&#038;utm_campaign=SIGNSYOURHOUSEHOLDNEEDSAHOLIDAY\">holiday<\/a> snaps all over Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>2. Your Outlook calendar on the weekend looks just as busy as your work days.<\/p>\n<p>3. Your youngest child doesn&#8217;t have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/Flights?brandcid=WOTIF-au.display.TRAVELHUB.SIGNSYOURHOUSEHOLDNEEDSAHOLIDAY.generic&#038;utm_source=TRAVELHUB&#038;utm_medium=display&#038;utm_content=ALL&#038;utm_campaign=SIGNSYOURHOUSEHOLDNEEDSAHOLIDAY\">passport<\/a>. And he&#8217;s five.<\/p>\n<p>4. Six coffees per day is your norm.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.trvl-media.com\/media\/content\/expaus\/lm\/blog\/socialmedia\/24-aug\/mug-coffee.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>5. You catch the kids wearing their swimmers to school instead of underwear.<\/p>\n<p>6. You keep catching little colds because your immune system is exhausted.<\/p>\n<p>7. Your child, their teacher, your barista, your Mum AND your boss all tell you &#8220;You look tired&#8221; in the same day.<\/p>\n<p>8. You&#8217;re completely out of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/Hotels?brandcid=WOTIF-au.display.TRAVELHUB.SIGNSYOURHOUSEHOLDNEEDSAHOLIDAY.generic&#038;utm_source=TRAVELHUB&#038;utm_medium=display&#038;utm_content=ALL&#038;utm_campaign=SIGNSYOURHOUSEHOLDNEEDSAHOLIDAY\">mini shampoos and conditioners<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.trvl-media.com\/media\/content\/expaus\/lm\/blog\/socialmedia\/24-aug\/bubble-bath.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>9. Your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/Flights?brandcid=WOTIF-au.display.TRAVELHUB.SIGNSYOURHOUSEHOLDNEEDSAHOLIDAY.generic&#038;utm_source=TRAVELHUB&#038;utm_medium=display&#038;utm_content=ALL&#038;utm_campaign=SIGNSYOURHOUSEHOLDNEEDSAHOLIDAY\">suitcases<\/a> are used for storing winter clothes or dress-ups.<\/p>\n<p>10. You&#8217;re swearing more. For no good reason.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.trvl-media.com\/media\/content\/expaus\/lm\/blog\/socialmedia\/24-aug\/swearjar.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>11. You&#8217;ve readjusted your definition of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/Holidays?brandcid=WOTIF-au.display.TRAVELHUB.SIGNSYOURHOUSEHOLDNEEDSAHOLIDAY.generic&#038;utm_source=TRAVELHUB&#038;utm_medium=display&#038;utm_content=ALL&#038;utm_campaign=SIGNSYOURHOUSEHOLDNEEDSAHOLIDAY\">holiday<\/a> to be a weekend without kid&#8217;s sports or birthday parties.<\/p>\n<p>12. The kids desperately need some new content for &#8216;show &#038; tell&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>13. You find yourself theming dinner each night to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/Holidays?brandcid=WOTIF-au.display.TRAVELHUB.SIGNSYOURHOUSEHOLDNEEDSAHOLIDAY.generic&#038;utm_source=TRAVELHUB&#038;utm_medium=display&#038;utm_content=ALL&#038;utm_campaign=SIGNSYOURHOUSEHOLDNEEDSAHOLIDAY\">holiday destinations<\/a> and your household is starting to get sick of tacos.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.trvl-media.com\/media\/content\/expaus\/lm\/blog\/socialmedia\/24-aug\/tacos.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>14. You&#8217;re on track to be this year&#8217;s workplace winner for the highest number of unused annual leave days.<\/p>\n<p>15. The last 100 photos on your phone are screenshots of places you want to go but haven&#8217;t actually been to yet.<\/p>\n<p>16. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/Holidays?brandcid=WOTIF-au.display.TRAVELHUB.SIGNSYOURHOUSEHOLDNEEDSAHOLIDAY.generic&#038;utm_source=TRAVELHUB&#038;utm_medium=display&#038;utm_content=ALL&#038;utm_campaign=SIGNSYOURHOUSEHOLDNEEDSAHOLIDAY\">holiday<\/a> snaps on your desk at work are faded. Either you have an amazing sunny office space or it&#8217;s time for an update.<\/p>\n<p>17. You&#8217;re putting off doing the laundry\/making dinner\/praising your child&#8217;s &#8216;art work&#8217; by reading this list \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.trvl-media.com\/media\/content\/expaus\/lm\/blog\/socialmedia\/24-aug\/basket.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/Hotels?brandcid=WOTIF-au.display.TRAVELHUB.SIGNSYOURHOUSEHOLDNEEDSAHOLIDAY.generic&#038;utm_source=TRAVELHUB&#038;utm_medium=display&#038;utm_content=ALL&#038;utm_campaign=SIGNSYOURHOUSEHOLDNEEDSAHOLIDAY\">Book a hotel<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/Flights?brandcid=WOTIF-au.display.TRAVELHUB.SIGNSYOURHOUSEHOLDNEEDSAHOLIDAY.generic&#038;utm_source=TRAVELHUB&#038;utm_medium=display&#038;utm_content=ALL&#038;utm_campaign=SIGNSYOURHOUSEHOLDNEEDSAHOLIDAY\">Jump on a flight<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/Holidays?brandcid=WOTIF-au.display.TRAVELHUB.SIGNSYOURHOUSEHOLDNEEDSAHOLIDAY.generic&#038;utm_source=TRAVELHUB&#038;utm_medium=display&#038;utm_content=ALL&#038;utm_campaign=SIGNSYOURHOUSEHOLDNEEDSAHOLIDAY\">Package it all up<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/Activities?brandcid=WOTIF-au.display.TRAVELHUB.SIGNSYOURHOUSEHOLDNEEDSAHOLIDAY.generic&#038;utm_source=TRAVELHUB&#038;utm_medium=display&#038;utm_content=ALL&#038;utm_campaign=SIGNSYOURHOUSEHOLDNEEDSAHOLIDAY\">Fun activities to do<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/Car-Hire?brandcid=WOTIF-au.display.TRAVELHUB.SIGNSYOURHOUSEHOLDNEEDSAHOLIDAY.generic&#038;utm_source=TRAVELHUB&#038;utm_medium=display&#038;utm_content=ALL&#038;utm_campaign=SIGNSYOURHOUSEHOLDNEEDSAHOLIDAY\">Hire a car<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> <!--EndFragment--><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. 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