I’m a NACVA Temp and a NACVA’s 15th Annual Consultants’ Conference Exhibitor

I worked for NACVA from 1995 – 2006. I am helping prepare (shipping) materials for their annual conference. Last year and this year, I have been helping them by temping for this epic event. I forgot how hard shipping is on my body! I have been just trashed!

I was at NACVA HQ last week and will probably be most of this week. THEN, Friday, I will be heading to Vega$ for their annual convention AS A MASSAGE THERAPIST...the only one, MY BUSINESS. I have only done this as a contractor for/with other therapists companies. I will be in the exhibitor hall just like all of the other conventions I work.

It happened rather quickly, although I had been thinking about doing it for years, even back when I was in massage school. Since it is so close in Las Vegas I had been gonna do it, but things have gotten in the way of my planning (mainly me being indecisive on the plan). I was just going to propose being a temp setting up and working on the staff/instructors but then when I proposed it to Brien and Pam (my former bosses), they were all over it.

I am very excited and nervous! Wish me luck and lots of attendees and staff getting seated massages from me!

The biggest cost will be driving there (and hopefully not my gambling). I don’t need to tell you about gas prices. I have been comped 3 nights in a Petite SUITE with his and hers bathrooms, $200 food credit, $500 FREE slot play. The offer came in the mail a couple weeks ago from my player’s card (I think Joe must have being playing using my card too...otherwise they would offer me just a cardboard box out back and leftover cocktails with cigarette butts floating).

On my way to Vega$, I will stop and stay Friday night in Mesquite. Saturday morning I have an hour and a half massage and an hour facial. These are all “free” also from our player’s cards.

I hope that my daughter-in-law Jamie doesn’t have little Max while I am gone. She is due on the 16th but you know how those babies decide what they want to do and when. Jamie had Alex exactly on her due date, we shall see. But then, I am positive he will either come this week or wait until I return.