Don't judge me.

Last week, another one of my many on-and-off double presenter weeks, I found myself on the east coast (big surprise), specifically in Harrisburg, PA. Now, this particular evening was after a long day, but luckily not a super long drive, so all four of us (yup, one presenter had his wife along for a few days) got to the hotel at a decent hour. I wasn't particularly hungry when we arrived, so the other took our minivan and went out to dinner at a local micro brewery while I hunkered down in my room. While they were away, I started exploring the hotel to find out where our presentation rooms would be the next day only to come upon quite a nice surprise:

A totally free, if not slightly sketchy, dinner! A group had been meeting in this room where a full buffet dinner had been served and had left not long enough ago for the food to yet get cold (this is how I can justify myself). Plenty of chicken and mushrooms atop some fettuccine; fresh salad fixings, desserts, sodas, and other yummies with no hotel staff in sight! Luckily for me, I had earlier noticed that my sleep room had both a microwave and fridge, what luck. Needless to say, I had plenty to eat that night (and a little for lunch the next day) with a few trips up the back staircase to my room.

These days where I get to my destination early are quite heaven-sent. Being productive and happening upon things like this are my relief from the tension of double presenter weeks.