On Friday MckMama announced an RV trip April 5 - 10 for the purpose of conducting photoshoots and workshops in Nashville, Pensacola, Atlanta and Charlotte. Of course she left out a few crucial details and the comments and questions poured in to her Facebook page and blog.
Readers were concerned about her taking the kids out of school. Not to worry; MckMama then added that they are on Spring Break from school.
One reader commented:
"Four cities in five days is still a lot…they are quite a distance apart…I would plan a few more days in there for travel or you are going to be exhausted!"
to which MckMama replied:
"Thanks for thinking of my exhaustion level. My day to day life is pretty exhausting as it is. :) I have little doubt that if I said we were hitting four cities in ten days, I could hear that I should plan for fewer days so that my kids don’t miss school. The thing with trying to please others is…that you never can. Thank goodness I gave up trying to."
Today she again clarified that those apparently aren't the dates of the whole trip, just the working days: "Oh heavens, the five days are just the days we’ll be doing shoots! I could never imagine getting there and back in also that time. Sorry it wasn’t clear!"
Today she also announced that she is also holding a photoshoot in west Nashville next Saturday, March 31st.
Given that her kids' Spring Break is only Thursday, April 5 through Tuesday, April 10 it would seem that they are indeed going to be out of school, and not just gone during a scheduled holiday. Unless of course she's flying solo to Nashville and leaving the kids behind. Even then it's not possible for her to work on April 10th and be back home in time for school resuming on April 11th.
Her justification for the trip?
"I think “one” justifies the gas money for a trip because they’ve saved for or decided to take a vacation, knowing it will cost money as all vacations do or because they’re making a work trip and the income from said work will pay for the travel expenses and then some, hence accomplishing what a work trip is meant to accomplish: to make money."
There you have it; spending money to make money, which worked so well last time.
Edit:
Scheduled dates -
March 31, 2012: Nashville, TN
April 1, 2012: Birmingham, AL
April 4, 2012: Pensacola, FL
April 7, 2012: Atlanta, GA
April 8-9, 2012: Charlotte, NC
April 10, 2012: Knoxville, TN
April 12, 2012: Louisville, KY
April 13, 2012: Indianapolis, IN
Cost -
Mini shoot: $75.00
(15 minutes; closeups; 15 edited images)
Regular shoot: $150
(40 minutes; groups/closeups/location change; 40 edited images)
Deluxe shoot: $250
(60 minutes; groups/closeups/location & wardrobe changes; 60 edited images + all images taken)
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