What happened to…
What happened to September? I mean October? Ok, what happened to September & October!
Every year these two months go by as a total blur in my life. I always have a big trip for work and then a huge work load when I get back. I’m barely even able to keep up with my life and definitely didn’t have the time to blog. This year my trip brought me to Tokyo, Japan then to Taipei, Taiwan and then finally to Nice, France. There was a lot of travel this year for work. This year alone I’ve also been to KL, Malaysia; Shanghai, China; Bangalore, India; Amsterdam, Holland; Nice, France (twice), Napa Valley, CA and Redmond, WA. Next year is looking pretty busy as well with trips to Mexico, Korea, Taiwan, and Japan already planned.
The hardest part of traveling is being away from the family. There is no question about that. Are there times that I’ve thought about changing jobs to be in one that doesn’t have the travel? Sure, of course I have. But, then reality hits and reminds me how great I have it. I’m able to work from home. How awesome is that! Yes, I do have travel. Yes, I totally miss the months of September and October. But, I have the shortest commute in the world! I have a boss and a team that values me and the work that I do. I feel comfortable in my role and should be able to balance my work with what we moved to Austin to do. Have I thought about changing jobs…yes. Do I think I will any time soon…no. Heck no.
November, I sure am glad that you are here…