There are many unspoken rules of eating dinner with a team. When traveling for work and eating team dinner, there are a few dynamics that you will want to keep in mind. Check out these tips to remember when navigating…
What to Expect When Renting a Car for Work
The first time that I rented a car for work was an absolute nightmare. I was supposed to catch a ride with the team, even though I was landing later. Once I turned airplane mode off, I read a text…
Travel Gift Guide for Her: 15 Items She’ll Love to Pack
Does she love to travel? There are many products on the market that will make her travel journey smoother or help track where she has been. If you are shopping for the woman who loves to travel, consider some of…
Sunshine Blogger Award
In early November, I was nominated by Gabrielle at Up and Gone to receive the Sunshine Blogger Award. The Sunshine Blogger Award is a recognition given to bloggers by their peers, in order to recognize the great work that they…
Surviving Team Dinners with Dietary Restrictions
When you start traveling for work or working in professional services, you will find yourself at team dinners on a very regular basis. Group dinners are a great opportunity for networking, but can be difficult to get through if you…
Passing the Tableau Certification Exams
Last year, I took and passed both the Tableau Desktop Qualified Associate and the Tableau Desktop Certified Professional exams. While I have been using Tableau Desktop for two years at my job, I was a little nervous about the exam…
What To Do When On the Bench
“On the bench” is a term that consultants will use to describe the situation when they aren’t assigned to a project. New staff members may typically find themselves on the bench while the resource scheduling team evaluates where they will…
How to Pick the Restaurant for Team Dinner
While traveling with a group, your team will have at least a few meals together. Especially if you are the newest person on the team, you may get tasked with the responsibility of figuring out where everyone will eat. When…
Get Through Airport Security Faster – Even Without TSA PreCheck
Getting through airport security is a hassle. You stand in line for what feels like a century, you have to basically unpack your suitcase, and you be “randomly” pay down. Even if you don’t have TSA PreCheck, or you are…
The Secret to Long-lasting Travel Nails: Dip Powder
How do you maintain your nails while traveling? Nail polish chips, and getting acrylic nails done every other week can get expensive. I love the look of having my nails done, but I don’t want to pay for a professional…
How to Choose an Airline Alliance
If you are going to be traveling frequently, whether for work or for pleasure, it would make sense to choose an airline to align with. By selecting an airline to always fly with, you will be able to maximize the…
5 Tips for Attending Conferences
There are many different types of conferences you may travel to: recruiting conferences, networking conferences, or even training conferences! You may start attending conferences as early as high school, and it definitely doesn’t end once you start your “real life”…
