This week I had to do my first bout of traveling. Of course, checked with the doc early on and found out it was "fine" for all intensive purposes. Well, while it might be "safe" there are SO many things I did not plan for!!!
1 - On my overnight trips you bring a carry-on only right? No big deal. How though are you supposed to get it into the overhead bin when you can't lift anything heavy? If I was showing significantly I have hope that some friendly flyer would jump up to help me but in the meantime, you have to plead woman in need of help and ask for it? Dislike.
2 - Metal detectors and scanners - Metal detectors MIGHT be okay but scanners, no way I'm not going through those. But in the heat of the moment what do you do and how do you know? On top of it, TSA is not known for being the most friendly of folks (to put it likely) so yeah, this is fun...pat downs!!!! It's a necessary evil you sort of accept and try not to think about how really invasive and almost personal they are. Just breathe and think of baby not having a third arm...
3 - Emotions/hormones - Yep. I cried. WHILE going through security and an evil TSA guy yelled at me. So what did I do? What any mature female business traveler would...I cried. Unbelievably embarrassing.
4 - Hunger! - Midnight munchies, hunger pains, first thing in the morning snacks....not so easy when your choices are a $10 bag of M&Ms from the mini bar or left over peanuts from the plane. So, looks like I'm going to be packing snacks moving forward.
5 - Clothes - yep, as I've mentioned before I'm in an awkward stage dressing wise (to say the least) so you have to decide beforehand on what fits, what can hide your growing belly, etc. so I guess more time has to go into packing and planning this next round.
Anyway, turns out travel is another area you don't really expect to change, but it does! And instantaneously! Additionally it's another set of unwritten rules and unspoken regulations you need to research and learn.
All in all, it was fine, but with baby eating my brain (pregnancy brain in full effect) there is just so much to learn on top of the things you do to get through the day and earn a paycheck. At least I have a place to blame my fatigue.
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