Wherein I do a lot of complaining...

I am away on my annual mandatory work trip sitting in my lonely hotel room sulking. I love to travel, fly, stay in hotel rooms but with my husband and for fun, not solo and for work. I’ve been here for about two hours and already have much complaining to do. Mostly involving the hotel since I haven’t seen any other landmark but this place.

I suppose I should first list the great things which are of course the fact that I am here safely. That is great news. But then I get to the hotel room to spend my Sunday afternoon and evening (which is where everyone likes to spend their Sundays, no?) and I am starving. I find out that I can take a shuttle in an hour and a half to a shopping and restaurant area but I won’t get picked up until 7pm. So its no to option one. Option two is room service or the hotel restaurant which doesn’t open for two hours. Onto option three which is ordering something. The only something I can find to order is pizza which doesn’t sound good but whatever. I order and decide to go grab a drink and a snack to hold me over the 45 minutes it will take to get here. I head to the vending machine I passed on the way to my room and it is soda only, no snacks. I walk back to my room and call to see where one might be. There are no snack machines. So I walk back to the vending machine for a drink and do you have any idea how much that 20 oz bottle cost? THREE DOLLARS! Well its that or tap water so again whatever. I insert my THREE DOLLARS and choose fruit punch since I am not a soda drinker and it tells me it’s out. Next choice of what I will drink – which yes it is technically soda but I don’t count it since its clear and calorie free – Sierra Mist. OUT. So guess what I am drinking right now. Dr. Pepper. It’s been literally about 3 years since I have drank a DP and I feel slightly like a failure but slightly like I just don’t give a $#!@ at this point.

So now I’ve ate some of my pizza and would like to save it for later or tomorrow but there is no fridge in here. Waste. Oh, and let’s talk TV. Hardly any channel choices, terrible quality and no MTV.

I’m completely frustrated because this is where I will live for the next three nights and since I have no rental car and nothing in walking distance, this is my everything. I would have hoped to be comfy and accommodated in this room but I’m not. Here’s hoping for a better tomorrow.

Sher

Sher Bailey has been a dedicated voice for the Love and Marriage blog for over a decade, sharing practical advice on everything from stretching a grocery budget to finding the best homeschooling resources. She writes from the unique perspective of a full-time traveler, living and working on the road in her motorhome alongside her husband and their two cats. Sher’s diverse body of work is fueled by her belief that with the right tools and a little creativity, any challenge can be turned into an opportunity for growth and adventure.

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