Deb Smouse

The work with my newest client will be (mostly) out of the DC area and my next trip in will involve staying 12 nights in a row. In one way, I am really looking forward to it….because the thing that stresses me on the travel is all the back and forth part. Once I am in a city, I’m usually good.

Especially when I am in DC. I am always good when I am in DC.

But I digress.

I am working on a never ending checklist of things to do before I go. In the last few days I have:

• Bought several new suits (no time to lose enough weight to get into old ones)
• Got my Estrogen Shot
• Bought Pet stuff: dog food, guinea pig food
• Dog to Groomers
• Nails Done
• Hair Colored and Cut
• Cleaner’s
• Kid’s Meds Filled

I know there are still things I need to do….and I need to start packing since I am going for such a long stretch. Good thing I know a couple of folks in DC with washing machines

Now, the good thing about packing is, if I stay at the same hotel each trip, I can leave stuff there. You know, bathroom stuff, and suits that have been cleaned. Stuff like that.

I am hoping a little bit more structure to my work days will help me structure better some other things. For some reason, I find the more I need to do, the more I actually accomplish. We’ll see if it holds true. I am hoping that I will visit the gym at the hotel - and I know that I will do more than a little bit of walking. Part of the reason i chose the hotel I did was that it is in a place where I can walk to places for dinner - or hop the metro and go somewhere.

Tomorrow, I am heading to Dayton, OH and will be visiting the Wright Patterson Air Force Museum. Home Saturday and then back out Sunday evening.

gotta run. Dog is done being groomed. And I have kids to pick up from school in a bit…..

Happy Hump Day!