Happy Black Friday everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving with friends and family. Black Friday is a great opportunity to pick up a few things for you or someone else, especially some of my favorite travel gear. Of course, I’m exhausted from all the celebrating yesterday (and supporting my teams as the…
Monthly Archives
Monthly Archives for November 2015.
Happy Thanksgiving! Travel tips for holiday travelers
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I hope you are having a wonderful day filled with friends and family. My whole family is in town and will be gathering at my parents’ house in a few hours for food, fun, and football (Go Cowboys!). During most of the year, there are enough frequent travelers to keep the airports…
Amazon Black Friday Deals Week: 20% off select luggage
While I love the idea of saving a bunch of money (who doesn’t??) I do NOT like the idea of waiting in long lines or getting up earlier than I have to. So instead of braving the crowds before the sun comes up on Black Friday, I will be doing most of my deal-finding online.…
Posts from the past
What was going on this time in years past? 2014 Should I have changed seats in this situation? Join the conversationhere. I promise you canwear dresses in more than one way! Dads in first, mom and kids in coach.What are your thoughts? Preparing for your First International Business Trip(3rd installment). Airport Pickup Etiquette(and the law). What’s…
Review: Touchjet Pond Projector
For a frequent business traveler the right tools can make or break a trip. I was recently contacted about a new device that could possibly be a gamechanger: the Touchjet Pond, a projector that is like a tiny Android computer, making any flat surface into a giant interactive touchscreen. I have to admit, I was…
Tips for managing a long business trip: Packing
The most common length of time for a business trip is three to four days. But what happens when you are gone for longer periods of time? Packing for longer trips requires a lot more planning and strategy, and it’s critical to be as efficient as possible. Planning ahead, carefully measuring the flexibility and durability of every…
5 travel power devices under $15 that every business traveler needs
These days electronics are critical to business travelers. But the portable nature of most of them means that at some point we will have to recharge batteries. How do you keep your devices powered up without filling your suitcase with chargers? Here are five travel power devices I keep with me on all trips.
Travel etiquette tip: Don’t paint your nails on a plane
After a months-long hiatus due to pregnancy and maternity leave, I recently started traveling for work again. My first flight was not as smooth as I would have hoped, for a number of reasons (a story for a later time). Needless to say, as I finally made it to my seat I was feeling pretty…
TEDx Talk: Why we need national, paid maternity leave
When I was pregnant the first time I read up on maternity leave policies, both for my company and the nation in general. Unfortunately everything I read made me mad, so I had to stop. I am one of the lucky few women in the United States who gets some paid maternity leave but it…
