I leave tomorrow afternoon for the AoIR conference in Vancouver (17-21 Oct.). I am excited, as I always am when I get to travel, but the days leading up to boarding that plane always have me doubting my sanity on many levels. Laundry, cleaning, packing, making sure the presentation is (properly) assembled with content in order; appeasing my daughters who never like it when I go away no matter how old they are (15 and 11 and there still aren’t enough hugs and kisses). Making a list for my friend who will be staying with the girls since they are both quite picky and would love the chance to stretch bedtime and alter homework rituals (my partner works night shifts …)
All of this while trying to pack enough clothes so that I can wear what I “feel” like and not simply what I brought – and still fit it into a small suitcase (I hate travelling with alot of luggage). I am comforted in knowing that as many delegates as their are at this conference, there are more than likely the same number of hustle ‘n bustle ‘getting ready’ stories.
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