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Mouseketeer<br><font color="00a0ba">The Tag Fairy
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Welcome my to my live trip report.
This is me on my first trip, Summer, 1972
And me from last Thanksgiving
This is a solo trip, with a couple of meets scheduled and a few non Disney activities too.
As for why I choose this title is because my job is just overwhelming right now. I work insane hours and still it isnt enough. Just ask my mother. Recently I took a day off to go into NYC for shopping and the King Tut exhibit. She will tell you I spent half of my day off on the blackberry.
We have finally added someadditional staff members
but they just started and need to time to get up to speed and havent been introduced to the clients yet.
I do love the work I do and it is so interesting, just that there is too much. But I am grateful everyday that I have it and I can pay my mortgage and take vacations, but when a job takes over your life entirely, it is really overwhelming.
So much so that I am doing something that I swore I never would do. Take my blackberry on vacation with me.
So if you see me next week, please dont judge me. Its take it with me or come back to over 1000 emails that will completely bury me. No that isnt a typo or an exaggeration. I get about 125 -150 emails a day. Add that my first 2 days back at work I have to travel to Chicago, I will be out of the office 2 solid weeks.
So I need an escape to my happy place and despite having the blackberry with me it will still be an escape compared to what it is now.
Now, I know there are some of you that are wondering why solo and is it any fun?
YES!
But to be honest I used to feel the same way about traveling solo.
NO WAY!
Until I was sent to a week long conference in Orlando. The company I worked for pushed for the Saturday stay over. I took full advantage and booked the first flight down on Saturday morning and was able to spend the weekend park hopping.
While I was a bit nervous about touring the parks solo, I had a great time that weekend. I was starting to see the advantage of solo traveling.
Monday and Tuesday at the conference, were days devoted to one topic each day while the rest of the week was a series of 1.5 hour talks throughout the day). Mondays lecture was great, the speaker really engaged the group.
Then Tuesday came along. The speaker handed out a power point presentation and then proceeded to read from it.
Word for word.
In a monotone.
No questions were being taken.
I quickly realized that I could just read the power point on the plane home.
And I dont read in a monotone.
While not wanting to be rude, I waited for a break in the lecture to leave and then just didnt return.
After stopping by my hotel room to change, I took off for MGM, grabbed lunch and proceeded to spend the afternoon riding ToT and RNRC.
All afternoon.
Just ToT and RNRC.
It was pretty quiet there that day (May, 2003) and the rides were pretty much walk ons.
It was wonderful!
That afternoon is still one of my favorite WDW memories.
It was then that I realized maybe solo traveling isnt such a bad idea after all.
The freedom it offers is fantastic.
So welcome aboard to my much needed 10 night escape from reality.
Next up The Plan
This is me on my first trip, Summer, 1972
And me from last Thanksgiving
This is a solo trip, with a couple of meets scheduled and a few non Disney activities too.
As for why I choose this title is because my job is just overwhelming right now. I work insane hours and still it isnt enough. Just ask my mother. Recently I took a day off to go into NYC for shopping and the King Tut exhibit. She will tell you I spent half of my day off on the blackberry.
We have finally added someadditional staff members but they just started and need to time to get up to speed and havent been introduced to the clients yet.I do love the work I do and it is so interesting, just that there is too much. But I am grateful everyday that I have it and I can pay my mortgage and take vacations, but when a job takes over your life entirely, it is really overwhelming.
So much so that I am doing something that I swore I never would do. Take my blackberry on vacation with me.
So if you see me next week, please dont judge me. Its take it with me or come back to over 1000 emails that will completely bury me. No that isnt a typo or an exaggeration. I get about 125 -150 emails a day. Add that my first 2 days back at work I have to travel to Chicago, I will be out of the office 2 solid weeks.
So I need an escape to my happy place and despite having the blackberry with me it will still be an escape compared to what it is now.
Now, I know there are some of you that are wondering why solo and is it any fun?
YES!
But to be honest I used to feel the same way about traveling solo.
NO WAY!
Until I was sent to a week long conference in Orlando. The company I worked for pushed for the Saturday stay over. I took full advantage and booked the first flight down on Saturday morning and was able to spend the weekend park hopping.
While I was a bit nervous about touring the parks solo, I had a great time that weekend. I was starting to see the advantage of solo traveling.
Monday and Tuesday at the conference, were days devoted to one topic each day while the rest of the week was a series of 1.5 hour talks throughout the day). Mondays lecture was great, the speaker really engaged the group.
Then Tuesday came along. The speaker handed out a power point presentation and then proceeded to read from it.
Word for word.
In a monotone.
No questions were being taken.
I quickly realized that I could just read the power point on the plane home.
And I dont read in a monotone.
While not wanting to be rude, I waited for a break in the lecture to leave and then just didnt return.
After stopping by my hotel room to change, I took off for MGM, grabbed lunch and proceeded to spend the afternoon riding ToT and RNRC.
All afternoon.
Just ToT and RNRC.
It was pretty quiet there that day (May, 2003) and the rides were pretty much walk ons.
It was wonderful!
That afternoon is still one of my favorite WDW memories.
It was then that I realized maybe solo traveling isnt such a bad idea after all.
The freedom it offers is fantastic.
So welcome aboard to my much needed 10 night escape from reality.
Next up The Plan
from your favorite Californian!
I'm interested in learning what restaurants you have booked. Have fun despite the blackberry.
That's for having to bring the Blackberry. No judging here at all; just sympathy. Will a few spins on Kumba and Gwazi help take your mind off it?! 
, we named her Lola. Just wanted to share that with you since I have admired your doggy pics fora while now.
. I just felt I needed a break from them.
I have frequently gotten off at the boat dock there and walked back to BW, they seem nice enough.
) Please give us tons of tips for such! might plan one!
There's a lot that's new now, too!
and arrived 15 minutes early.
