Stacks of Mags

I'll get back to my thoughts from Disney World next time. Today I had a thought I wanted to share.

There's always a stack of at least 10 magazines on my desk to get through, and it drives me crazy! I cannot be alone there. It's loads of valuable information that I cannot wait to dive into but there's just not a good time with the to-dos that each day brings.

Today, while noticing my stack I had a thought... I wish those magazines were downloadable in podcast form. Each article would be a separate file. I love to multitask; I could listen to them during my hour long drive to my volleyball games tonight. Why is that not available? If you publish any kind of print publication yes, having a website for it is good, but why not offer members another way to access the content? I'd love to have the option to use my ears rather than my eyes. Advertisers won't be happy...but I'd pay more for that feature. That's just me. Something to think about.

Thoughts from Disney World...Part 1

Actually, I'm back home but during my trip last week there were numerous things that happened that I wanted to write about. Finding time to write while at Disney World with a two and five year old (and a husband who loves the place more than my kids do) was definitely a challenge. I hope you'll stick with me for the next few entries as I share my observations and experiences.

First off, we always drive, so after a nice long road trip from Chicago to northern Georgia I was thrilled to settle in at the hotel. My husband insists on bringing overnight bags so we don't have to haul the kids and all our bags, which is a really good idea, but I hate having to put it together. I'm happy simply throwing all my stuff on one bag and I'm good... but I went ahead and packed my overnight bag anyway. My contacts and all of my toiletries were in there along with my pajamas and driving clothes for the next day. I bet you know where this is going...

That's right, we start to bring up bags and guess what - no overnight bag for Sharon! That sinking feeling hit, the feeling that you get when you forgot something really, really important. I started to get upset about it and then thought - OK, what's in there anyway? Contacts. That hurts...My eyes are pretty bad so I'll have to wear my coke bottle glasses the whole trip. Oh well, I'm not going to Disney World to look glamorous. Toiletries - There's a store down the street, I can pick up what I need. Clothes - I have them in my "regular" bag. Hey, it's not such a big deal after all!

So the lesson I learned is before I start to get all worked up about something that doesn't happen exactly according to plan just break it down piece by piece and usually that big problem isn't so bad after all.