Talking Points
All the way to Maine to present as a speaker at their state recreation conference. I typically don’t write about work stuff, but this was a bit outside my usual role. I’ve sat through tons of educational sessions, some good, some bad, and some so boring I thought I’d rather poke my eyes out, so on a whim, I figured I’d throw my name (and a session write-up) in the hat, confidently thinking… I can do that. I suppose anyone with an hour of something to say can. So I got my thoughts in order, created a super cool slideshow with the help of a crafty Canva assistant, and off I went. Coming from the Ocean State, my slideshow had an ocean theme, so clearly my dress had to be tropical blue, and I wore a big ocean wave pin just to push it over the top. When I arrived at the room I’d be speaking in, there was a giant ocean painting on the wall, and the windows opposite overlooked the Atlantic Ocean, all quietly reminding me I was meant to be exactly where I was. I was more excited than nervous...
