I'm not a frequent traveler--pause for sad sigh--but I am an
avid traveler. I love traveling, and I love nothing better than traveling light and thumbing my nose at the baggage-check line.
So when I decided to go to New York for the SCBWI Winter Conference, I swore I would bring back nothing that I hadn't left with--no souvenirs, no gadgets or gizmos. I got on the plane in Kansas City with my super-compact weekender bag and my new, superfun Swissgear messenger bag (superfun to me, because I love luggage). It's a testament to my will that I went home with the same two bags--but yes, they were considerably fuller than they'd been in KC. Here's what I came home with:
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| a gift from My Lovely Editor, Ruta Rimas, at Margaret K. McElderry Books |
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| Signed by the authors! I even had a photo taken with the Fonz. |
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| Chris Crutcher's keynote speech was so good I had to buy two copies: one for me & one for my sis. |
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| one of Crutcher's recent books |
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| authored by one of our presenters, and a great gift for my kid |
and, finally ...
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| a gift from my dear friend Gilda, who I hadn't seen in 18 years |
Traveling light
can be overrated.
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