Some people’s approach to a business trip
- Announce they are going on a business trip. Sometime (it could be next week or the week after).
- Make airline and hotel reservations.
- Pack.
- Leave home.
- Work.
- Return home.
- Resume business as usual.
Other people’s approach to a business trip
- Announce they are going on a business trip. Since it’s an annual conference, the date has been set a year in advance.
- Make airline and hotel reservations.
- Make kennel reservations for dogs.
- Call the vet to have current records faxed.
- Make after-school arrangements for the kids.
- Plan transportation to sporting events and practices for the kids.
- Do laundry.
- Pack. This process will be completed in fits and starts by combining the minimum number of accessories and clothes to make the maximum number of outfits and trying on business clothes that weren’t worn since the previous year is time-consuming.
- Ensure all kids have clean clothes and uniforms for the week.
- Do laundry again.
- Portion out meals for dogs for a week at the kennel.
- Shop for groceries so the fridge is stocked.
- Prepay lunch accounts.
- Write a check for the book fair.
- Receive a reminder that there’s a birthday party during the week away. Obtain gift and card. Wrap the gift and set out a card for signature.
- Pre-pay allowance.
- Take dogs to the kennel.
- Leave home.
- Work.
- Figure out if there’s a scout meeting or not.
- Work.
- Make sure everyone knows about the baseball practice that was announced on short notice.
- Work.
- Discuss homework project.
- Work.
- Field phone calls from extended day program to figure out where the missing child is.
- Work.
- Learn about missing iPod. Console, dispense advice, and begin solving the mystery of where it could be.
- Work.
- Return home on a red-eye flight.
- Make pancake breakfast.
- Clean kitchen.
- Do laundry.
- Pick up dogs.
- Sort mountains of mail; recycle 90% of it.
- Clean bathrooms.
- Resume business as usual.
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