By the time most of you guys are reading this post, I’ll be safe and sound in Dallas, Texas.

 

I have an insanely early flight out of Newark tomorrow morning and still have to finish packing. My trip to Dallas is 100% work related but there are a few highlights:

-80 degree weather and a hotel with a pool means that I’ll hopefully be conducting conference calls poolside at least a few hours

-shopping at Nordstrom 

-getting to work with a few co-workers who I rarely see but speak to via email or phone daily

-my own delightful queen size Heavenly bed at the Westin

 

As some of you know, my job is in the fragrance industry and therefore a portion of this trip will be spent conducting store walks with my team to see what retailers and our competition is doing in store. This means that i’ll be on my feet for at least 8 hours each day. How I wish i’d already purchased these gems to wear all day!

 

I absolutely love Cole Haan’s Nike line and unfortunately ruined my only pair on NYE during my epic walk home in the snow. Oh well!

My packed bag does include a few great items perfect for a week long business trip:

–Yoga Tune Up balls for some in room muscle therapy 

-iPod filled with a new playlist and some workout podcasts I downloaded today including 2 Physique 57 podcasts

-workout clothes Per Meghann’s suggestion, i’m going to use the hotel gym to focus on speed and strength this week versus endurance. My goal is 2 days of speed workouts and one day of hills on the treadmill and then arm/abs each day. Luckily Westin Hotels are known for their Reebok gyms!

-Crest White Strips All the questions regarding tooth whitening has made me realize that it has been a while since I focused on my own pearly whites. With Meg’s wedding coming up it seems like the perfect time to start a whitening routine again especially since I know i’ll have some down time in the late evening

-Kindle: Bo and I are both obsessed with our Kindles and use them each day on the subway commute to catch up on news and books. I just finished my last book and would love recommendations. What is your favorite running book and what is your favorite fiction book that you’ve read lately?