Travelling... there is the good, the great, the bad and the ugly side of it all. Especially when a huge part of your job entails travel.
My life has changed so very much in the last year.
Almost a year ago I took my first business trip. I loved it, but little did I know that my life was about to change forever.
I'm averaging 1-2 trips per month... mostly to the same place, generally to the same province, and occasionally I get to go totally awesome places like New Mexico next week and Banff at the end of the month (still in Alberta).
The Great: exploring new places and getting a crazy travel bug.
The Good: Occasionally tying in personal adventures on trips to see family and friends.
The Bad: Never being home.
The Ugly: Packing. I hate packing.
The Great: All the Aeroplan and Airmiles I'm getting for my own personal trips.
The Good: Amazing training opportunities and always getting to grow with my job.
The Bad: Always missing and being away from Vada.
The Ugly: Unpacking. Hate it more than packing.
The Great: Meeting tons of amazing people - lifetime friends.
The Good: Visiting a place that starts to feel like your other home.
The Bad: Eating out all the time. It is nice for awhile, but then you just want to cook your own food and shop for yourself not on a menu.
The Ugly: Living out of a suitcase half the time (less options, more wrinkles).
The Great: Being respected at a job and being rewarded financially.
The Good: Getting really cool learning opportunities.
The Bad: Always being tired, never having enough time, and playing catch-up is the name of the game.
The Ugly: The inability to keep a solid routine.
All in all the good and great far outweigh the bad and ugly. I love my job and new life. The stuff that sucks has become my new normal and I just find my way to make a routine out of it, and eat well while I'm away as best I can and well, let's be honest, I mostly live out of a laundry basket (or my dryer) when I'm here anyway!
If you have any travel questions about my job, feel free to ask!
I'm averaging 1-2 trips per month... mostly to the same place, generally to the same province, and occasionally I get to go totally awesome places like New Mexico next week and Banff at the end of the month (still in Alberta).
The Great: exploring new places and getting a crazy travel bug.
The Good: Occasionally tying in personal adventures on trips to see family and friends.
The Bad: Never being home.
The Ugly: Packing. I hate packing.
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| Hotels |
The Great: All the Aeroplan and Airmiles I'm getting for my own personal trips.
The Good: Amazing training opportunities and always getting to grow with my job.
The Bad: Always missing and being away from Vada.
The Ugly: Unpacking. Hate it more than packing.
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| Airplanes |
The Great: Meeting tons of amazing people - lifetime friends.
The Good: Visiting a place that starts to feel like your other home.
The Bad: Eating out all the time. It is nice for awhile, but then you just want to cook your own food and shop for yourself not on a menu.
The Ugly: Living out of a suitcase half the time (less options, more wrinkles).
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| Driving... lots of driving! |
The Great: Being respected at a job and being rewarded financially.
The Good: Getting really cool learning opportunities.
The Bad: Always being tired, never having enough time, and playing catch-up is the name of the game.
The Ugly: The inability to keep a solid routine.
All in all the good and great far outweigh the bad and ugly. I love my job and new life. The stuff that sucks has become my new normal and I just find my way to make a routine out of it, and eat well while I'm away as best I can and well, let's be honest, I mostly live out of a laundry basket (or my dryer) when I'm here anyway!
If you have any travel questions about my job, feel free to ask!
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