Wicked Working

It’s Sunday. The last day of my week in Lake Tahoe. I’m here at a conference, not a writing conference. This is an industry conference for my husband. I went to dinner Tuesday and Wednesday night and a banquet Thursday and a breakfast Friday morning.

Other than that, I’ve been in the room working: on blog posts or on guest posts or editing or answering emails, etc. Typical days for me except in a cooler place with huge pine trees and an absolutely gorgeous lake.

Here’s a few things I’ve learned:

1. If you’re gonna work in your hotel room, close the curtains on the window overlooking the pool.

2. Stop at a store and buy apples, bananas, and Diet Coke or you’re stuck going downstairs and buying a turkey sandwich for $9.

3. Not everywhere is as hot as central Texas. Take a jacket.

4. If you find a hotel with free WiFi, take all your vacations there and encourage organizations to plan their conferences there and then tell me so I can start a list.

5. Get a hair cut before you go. Bangs cut in front of a mirror with curved fingernail scissors are embarrassing.

6. When they give you a nametag and tell you to add a funny ribbon to it, don’t choose “I Read Your Email.” “I Smell Farts” would probably garner less weird looks.

7. If someone says, “Try a Pomegranate Licorice Martini,” don’t do it. Seriously. Don’t.

What lessons have you learned at conferences or hotels?