I've got a killer week ahead of me: 4 cities in 4 days around the US. I swore I'd never do it again the last time I did it a month ago, but somehow I find myself with another itinerary full of nonstops and layovers, Marriotts and Hiltons, and growing quantities of laundry and sleeplessness. To say that I'm dreading it would be an understatement. People think that it's fun to visit new cities on business, but a visit to me consists of discovering such fun facts as whether the car rental is offsite or onsite, whether NeverLost is really going to keep me from getting lost, and if traffic congestion still allows me to make my departure flight in time. If I'm lucky, I'll get 1 dinner out on the town instead of grabbing room service and multi-tasking with work.
What I hate the most though, is that I'm already feeling anxious about all of this before I've even taken off on my first flight yet. There's got to be a way to compartmentalize work so that it doesn't affect the times when I'm not working and trying to relax. I can't imagine that I'm the only one though. Actually, I know I'm not because I've got enough stressed-out friends & coworkers who feel the same way. It seems like a sad statement about our lives and culture when we can't stop work from bleeding into everything else. Maybe Step 1 is cracking down on the Blackberry in off-work hours. Enough complaining though, it's time to do laundry and start packing!
This week I'll get to discover more fun airports: SNA - ATL - TUL - SAN. Happy Sunday.
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cutting down on the blackberry usage is a great idea. i have a friend who thinks thinks the blackberry is a part of her brain and she can't seem to operate without it. Therefore, at work or at play, she always has it on. drives me crazy. i hope you Ms. Traveler make time for a few blackberry-less hours a day.
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