A business trip in warm weather

This post needs no other heading.

I am dedicating this post to the up coming business trip that I have to take.

Yes. Have to.

I'm not wild about this. I really don't like traveling. I hate sleeping in hotels, I hate the disruption to my life. I worry about my home, my cats, my car - all the things that I can't keep watch over when I am not there. And I always get sick.

So while being in Tampa in 70 -80 degree weather when it supposed to be in 20's here should make me giddy, it doesn't.

I am going down with my entire team to meet up with the rest of the team that is already in residence down there. There will 35 people when we are all together. For the most part - that's going to be fun.

I am excited at the prospect of meeting some of them face to face for the first time. I am happy about the socialization aspect, but the idea of spending 2 days in close quarters with my boss is more than I ( or anyone on my team) can stomach.

He's a great guy. Very sweet and very good family values but his business tactics are highly suspect. We all know it - we don't discuss it often.

So I will be down there to see a presentation that is fictious and going to cause major upheaval at best, and at worst - well, lets just hope it doesn't get to that

So in trying to make the best of this situation - I am already planning. I am bringing my ipod with me so I can work on my recital pieces while I am down there. I will have my laptop and cell phone. I have my Walking DVD so I can exercize. I am only gone 2 days total. I have selected my wardrobe carefully. My planning is not done yet.... but the list is getting longer.

I have also made some tentative arrangements to meet a friend that I have spent a lot of time with over the years via phone, email, IM etc but never met. I am going to see if she can meet me at the airport bar while we wait for our plane. That is a meeting I am really looking forward to.

I am praying for safe trip and safe return. I am not afraid of flying or traveling. I just really hate the disruption in my life. THe older I get the more I realize that I really don't like to have my routine disrupted too much. Largely because I keep SUCH a busy schedule that distuption to it causes me havoc when I have to re-schedule things and I end up missing something or screwing something up. So messing with my schedule makes me nuts. Even with advanced notice.

I am trying to get over that. My best friend from HS lives in CT and she has recently invited me to come up and have a girls weekend. I can't really do that until after my recital - but you can bet I will. Wine a hot tub ???? I'm there. I can even bring my boys. So that would make me happy. ( shhh I"m bidding on soft carrier's on ebay for them even as we speak - very chic ones too!).

So I am trying to make room in my life for travel. I used to love it. But I honestly stopped doing it altogether when my dad got sick I was afraid to be too far away in case anything happened. Now that he's been gone for a few years it's time for me to get out again. I just got complacent with things comfy and cosy at home.

It's time for adventure and I'm going to make the most out of this trip despite the circumstances.