As I am still living 2000 miles away from my New Hometown, preparing for an expo is different than before. I cannot wait until the week of the event to pull together my supplies from storage; I am forced to get it ready now so that it can be shipped beforehand.
My first thought had been to bring everything in my luggage, as I am flying Southwest and the bags are free. Now lets add to this fact that I am bringing my two youngest children and my mother with me, so they can see their New Hometown (yes, I said mother. My parents are moving to the New Hometown with us! I am thrilled, but it does add another dimension to the move!) My mother's flight is also one hour behind mine and the children. The plan is to deplane, get the rental car, come back and pick her up. This puts in the New Hometown around 3:30pm....and I need to go to the DMV that day. So, not having to wait for luggage is a bonus.
Looking at my supplies, I realize I am low on some regularly stocked items, such as catalogs. Aha! Our company offers extremely low flat rate shipping on everything (regardless of order size, its always $3.80!!) I decide to send the supplies I need directly to the New Hometown, instead of lugging them cross-country (have you ever tried to haul catalogs in your carry-on? Not fun lifting that sucker into an overhead bin, I can assure you!) The few supplies the company does not supply, I can easily fit in my carry-on (our the children's....thankfully we have three bags to work with!)
So now the question begs, how much jewelry do I take? Do I buy extra favors for the attendee's? What will my display look like? Normal questions for any expo, but when traveling, again a challenge. Normally I use boxes under a tablecloth to build height...where can I get the boxes? Hmmm...I sense an opportunity to make more new contacts in my New Hometown...
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