Travel Press and Commitment

It has been a very rough couple of days and I had a tough decision to make today, one that I really struggled with. I have a family member that is under going medical treatment though things look good. I committed myself to a press trip to Oklahoma leaving in the morning. I was ready to pull the plug on it but was convinced not to. It wasn’t easy to f eel the choice was right and in fact often I think about all the things I have missed over the years. Family events, birthdays and a host of just plain day to day things that I love when home. That is the one and only downside to travel writing, forget about busy airports and crowded planes.

I am well aware of all the hard work and planning that goes into setting up press visits and though my thoughts will be somewhat occupied this time, I will do what I should. I will learn about the destination and gather the information needed, I will in other words live up to my commitment. I think it was a lesson from my dad that took years to sink in, it’s funny how the important ones get more important as you get older. Decisions aren’t always easy to make, knowing if you made the right one is often a gut call. To bad it isn’t an exact science.