"dirty jersey"*

so it looks like i will be taking on the new jersey/staten island territory for an indefinite period of time...i should find out more details later this week or something.

i know i won't actually mind so much once i actually get to doing it? i mean, i'm a prime candidate--single, pet-less, far from home, and highly motivated. but for now--i'm feeling a little mixed about it.

the pros:

--expanded territory=more opportunities to make my goals and to help the company out.
--more free meals.
--hotel stays.
--more opportunities to see the eastern united states.
--more $$$.
--i'm obviously doing well enough that they felt i could take this on.
--i love traveling.

the cons:

--i will be gone for a full week every month living out of hotels.
--living out of a suitcase for a week every month.
--restaurant food for a week every month instead of home cooked meals.
--it's not so much of seeing the eastern u.s. so much as "dirty jersey."*
--more driving in areas i don't know very well.
--it's going to make my current territory responsibilities very hairy.
--less opportunity to maximize my own territory.

i guess when it's all said and done--i love traveling and i'm excited in that respect--i just wish it wasn't "dirty jersey" and was a more exotic locale--europe or an island sounds good! and the biggest part is--living out of a suitcase for a full week each month. that's an annoying prospect.

i think i better go look at a map of "dirty jersey" and see how big it is and if i can get away with checking into 1 hotel instead of different ones for an entire week. that way i'd feel more comfortable.

*"dirty jersey" -- whenever my coworker is going to say the word jersey, she always prefaces it with "dirty." funny enough--she's not the only one. i think it might actually be normal here.