Have you seen the previews for Up in the Air? Every time the trailer comes on I think, “Wow! Those are my people!” or, “How did Jason Reitman get in my head and find out the details of my traveling life?” The reviews are good, there is Oscar buzz…. And then, of course, there’s George…
Travel Toiletries
This is one of those tough situations. It is so hard to feel beautiful while traveling, but it is one of the most important times! When you have to worry about remembering all of your presentation, your giveaways, and all the little details of working in a place NOT your office; or when dealing with…
Treats On A Plane
Happy late-Thanksgiving everyone! Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I had a more eventful holiday than I would have liked (pipes getting clogged, dishwasher draining into sink, water spilling out onto the floor, plumbers called…..sigh) but it was still lots of fun and filled with lots of family. The only traveling we did was…
What to pack for a fun trip
Why is packing for a personal trip so hard? For a business trip I can literally pack in twenty minutes, from outfits to toiletries to boarding pass. For most casual trips I agonize for days over what to pack, making list after list, crossing items out, figuring what I still need to buy…For the Alaska…
DFW has what??
This morning I was walking (okay, running) through Terminal C in DFW when something so amazing, so important, so impossibly exciting caught my eye that I skidded to a stop. What is this incredible vision, you ask? Yes, my friends, DFW now has a Sephora vending machine. If you have read any of my previous…
Napa was fabulous
A couple of weeks ago, the Home Warrior (aka my husband) and I went to Napa for a short vacation. Since my sister lived in San Francisco for a while, I have been to Napa and Sonoma several times. However Home Warrior had never been out there, so when he had a few extra vacation…
How Fliers Avoid Friendly Skies
As I was looking at the USA Today in my Salt Lake City hotel room this morning, I came across an interesting little survey. The question was: how do business travelers avoid talking to people on planes? Here are the results: Start reading 50% Listen to music 38% Don’t try; enjoy talking 24%…
Sleeping when traveling
What an amazing two weeks! Music festivals, travel (always travel), spending time with friends….busy but wonderful. There was so much going on there was barely time to sleep! And we all know that sleep is critical to being able to function at our fullest capacity. This is even more true when traveling, but when you’re…
Make-up Rave
Last week was crazy. I was literally in 7 different towns in 6 days. And I was in DFW airport 4 times in three days. I was exhausted when I was done. But there was a bright spot throughout all the madness: I fully realized how awesome my eye makeup is. This stuff is so,…
How to Travel Like an Expert
Hello traveling friends I apologize for not writing in a while! I have been, well….traveling. But don’t worry! My recent trips have provided me with some excellent blog material. You may have noticed that over the last year airports have started trying to steer people to certain lines at security checkpoints: Families, Casual Travelers, and…
