Tammi's World

Hookin' Up

I'm not thrilled with the amount of travel I'll be doing with this job. That's probably the only thing I'm *not* happy about. But, it is what it is, so you just make the most of it.

I'm planning on meeting up with as many folks as I can during these trips. Making sure, this time, I make some time for me. I didn't do that with my other travel jobs, and I don't want to repeat the mistake of just focusing on the job at the expense of the rest of my life.

I had hoped to meet up with Shoe during my upcoming trip to Dallas, but that's just not gonna work out. This time. Dallas is the home of one of my main accounts so I know I'll be back. This'll happen.

But I did get a wonderful surprise phone call the other evening. One of my senior execs from Trop is in Dallas. We managed to work out a time to meet for drinks after my plane lands. I cannot tell you how excited, and touched, I am that we will get the chance to catch up. First - he was one of my favorite bosses in life. Period. But more than that he was my friend. With his high profile and busy schedule we fell out of contact the last few years. But what I didn't know was that mutual friends were keeping him up on how things were going for me. I don't know why, but that just really surprises me. I just never expected that.

And over the past few days many of my old compadres have been dropping me a line. From all over the country. Wanting to know when I'll be where and can we manage to get together. Very Very Cool.

Usually when I travel for business it's all business. I would fly in, after a full day at the office, rent a car, and spend the evening running stores. Pick up a late dinner and return to my room. Sit, eat, watch a movie and work. The next morning? A quick breakfast and on the run again. Grab a late flight out and get home in time for a few hours sleep and the back to work. I don't want to be that person again. Not at all. Life is too damned short.

So I'm seeing the benefit of this travel. And now, thanks to the blogsphere, I've even more folks to meet up with. In all honesty there aren't many places in this country I'll be going where there isn't SOMEONE I want to see. This could turn into a major benefit rather than something to dread. Damn - there I go again with those crazy silver linings!!!!!

Posted by Tammi at August 12, 2006 09:14 AM | TrackBack