Confession: I love business travel. Now, I'm lucky that my travel for business is more rare (once or twice a quarter) and that nowadays it only requires a three hour drive. But even when I traveled to lame places or had three hour layovers, I loved it. And I didn’t feel guilty about it at all.
When I am traveling on company business, I'm not a mommy. I am Robyn. I am a highly-respected colleague. I am a contributor to a team. I am a problem-solver, a solution provider. I feel like I'm Super-Woman instead of Super-Mom.
The "Mom" in me is put on the shelf for a few days. I don't have to juggle. I don't have to worry about what's for dinner. I don't have to wipe any butts. Business travel is a luxurious break from my day-to-day reality.
