I've never much minded traveling for work. But I'm certainly looking forward to it less and less. Partly because there's so many things I'd rather spend my time on now... but mostly because because I've been doing it for decades and am just tired of it. The glamour of jet-set lifestyle has faded. Take a look at my day...

• Drive to the airport (25 minutes).
• Clear security and wait for my flight (90 minutes).
• Fly into Seattle (45 minutes).
• Have lunch and wait for my next flight (3 hours 15 minutes).
• Fly into Boston after a delayed flight (5-1/2 hours).
• Wait for luggage (15 minutes).
• Wait for the bus (20 minutes).
• Wait in line for a rental car (15 minutes).
• Drive to an affordable hotel outside of Boston (30 minutes).
• Send files I worked on while flying (20 minutes).
• Read emails to figure out my schedule (15 minutes).

I'm exhausted and work hasn't even started yet!

But worst of all?

This is as close to my cats as I'm going to get for a little while...

At least Jake and Jenny aren't losing any sleep over my being gone.