The Fabulous Life of a Jet-Setter

On Tuesday I woke up at 6:20 AM to catch my 8:00 AM flight to Las Vegas for the Wedding & Portrait Photographer International (WPPI) trade-show and convention. I got home that night, and it was the first time I've flown-out to do something and then flown right back on the same day.

I totally felt like a rock-star, bad-ass businesswoman.

I also felt COMPLETELY TIRED. Flying is exhausting and completely unnatural (I don't think anyone can argue that being so high up in the sky and traveling at such a high speed is "normal" or a "natural" occurrence). I always thought that I wanted a job like my friend Eva's job. She's a fabulous consultant for Accenture and gets to travel all over the place for work. Sometimes awesome places like Australia; other times far less exotic locales like upstate New York where fine dining includes the likes of Ruby Tuesday. After this one trip, I see how exhausting it can be with airport security (WHY DO I STILL NEED TO TAKE OFF MY SHOES? AND MY JACKET!?! ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?!), really ridiculously over-priced and bad-tasting, nutritionally-devoid food, and oh man, the inevitable flight delays (in San Francisco, rain is cause for delay - i.e. regular ol' water falling out of the sky at a normal pace).

Don't get me wrong - I would love to continue to travel. But preferably once a month with an overnight stay or two (hehe) and to fun locales. (No, I'm not a big fan of Vegas.) Places on my list to travel to include Denver (seriously), Chicago(!!!), South America, and a little trip up (or down) the Eastern seaboard.

Regardless of the tiresomeness of the journey, the destination was well worth it. I saw so many vendors, heard little talks here and there, and got to touch an obscene amount of stuff. (I love touching stuff to get a feel for myself.) The convention was amazing and I'm so very glad I was able to make it this year. Armed with all the info I amassed, some things will change around here but the core will stay the same: same dedication to the images I love to create with a commitment to really awesome service for my clients. I saw some really cool products at the convention and will be oh-so happy to offer them to my clients in the next few months. (Really, I fell in love with an album. Who would have thought that could happen!?!)

So stay tuned for exciting things to come. (;