Amerx Has Road Trip Solutions

Amerx Office Solutions, based in Austin, TX has office equipment for every possible output need. They sell and support everything from single unit HP printers all the way to full fleet managed services. Although they operate in Austin, they support small, large, non-profit and government organizations in Texas and throughout the rest of the country.

I was especially excited to learn about all the great financing and utility based pricing options they offer, so if you want to pay by the print they will do that too. If you are looking to upgrade your printer, copiers, scanners or faxes or if you are just looking for a new service provided that can handle everything from toner to onsite service, Amerx Office Solutions has something for you.

Now is a great time to re-think your output budgets, and Amerx can help you every step of the way. They really know their business, and they make quick business of getting to know yours.

Working On The Road

Life can be hectic, even in the best of times… mix in a challenging economy, stagnant career opportunities and kids on Summer break, and you’ll have yourself caught in whirlwind of emotions and distractions so intense you might not know how to make it through the day. Finally, throw in a road trip that places you half-way across the country where you shack up with friends and family (the ones gracious enough to put up with your traveling chaos), and the intensity factor earns a multiple of 10-20x.

Representing the end of week one, this road trip has been interesting so far… a little crying, a little arguing, a little tiring, and a lot of fun (and that’s just my experience). We have managed to get all of our “real work” done each day with relative efficiency, which has been a pleasant surprise.

I will say this… the road trip has already proven to be a learning experience. I have learned a lot more about people than I initially considered. As is the case with any extended engagement, people learn who you really are, and you with respect to them. I’m not suggesting that others will ultimately see through to the jerk in you, but any extended time you spend with people for professional or personal reasons naturally expose more of who you really are - at some point, the overly bubbly, smile at everything, “I’m a visitor so I have to schmooze” kind of behavior has to go.

So, back to the things I think I have learned, and (really) need to implement:

1. Don’t do everything everyone tells you to do - it’s too much, if your version of fun is one solid activity every couple of days, then you won’t be happy bouncing with an AM visit to the park and an afternoon visit to the ZOO. The kids need fun, but if you get late into the afternoon and they are not happy, even after everthing you have done for them, you might be doing too much.
2. Talk to your spouse (one-on-one) more - This rule is especially critical if you are spending any extended length of time around (or staying with) family. There are so many opinions floating around that you must absolutely get with your spouse and ground yourselves before you fall prey to “what everyone else thinks.”
3. As always, remember a little “you time” - Be totally alone, this time is not intended to replace the “date night’ with your spouse or the one-on-one time with your son or daughter - this is complete “you” time. It may sound a little selfish at first, especially since you are on vacation together, but if you take just a smidgen of time for yourself, then you will escape the “family vacuum” that tends to consume your thoughts and behavior, and come back refreshed and ready for more family fun.

So, is this short list a good reminder, maybe, insightful, maybe not, but all in all I think it makes good sense to keep your “away from home” bearings greased up and rotating properly.

Until next time - plan ahead, and be safe…

BikeandRoll With Us In San Francisco

BikeandRoll is tightening their spokes with ADRoadtrip, and we couldn’t be more excited. I typically travel anywhere I can with my mountain bike, even if I can only squeeze in one solid ride day, the travel challenges are typically worth it. Simply put, I like to ride.

BikeandRoll locations include San Francisco, Chicago, Miami, New York City and Washington DC. Since our road trip schedule includes San Francisco as a destination, we will be riding with BikeandRoll. They make all the arrangements to ensure you have a great ride too, with tons of fun rental options way beyond single rider bikes. They have something for everyone in the family of age 1 and above to participate.

Touring, mountain, road, kids and tandem bikes are available with trailers or tagalongs to get everyone involved - no one needs to be left behind. They have tours or self guided riding options, and they map the way of several rides and scenic routes - the only thing they don’t do for you is ride the bike, which wouldn’t be fun at all anyway.

So, if you are in the SF area, be on the lookout for ride rental specials and giveaways for you, friends and families to cruise town in style and fun. More dates and deals to follow soon.

Austin’s Lucky Ones (Some of Them Anyway)

We drew a bit of a crowd last night, had the chance to chat with a bunch of Austin locals… most of which had lots of questions about the road trip, destination and of course, who were represented by all the ads. It was a fun time.

We had one of the twitter contest winners make it out, @carriemroberts, who won a pair of iFrogz EarPollution NervePipes by tweeting at us the most friends (and she found a new friend out there too - “Zack Attack”):

We also gave out some solid love via iFrogz EarPollution Plugz sound isolating earphones to few others that were out on the town hoping to find a good time:

iRagz “The Ultimate Cleaning Cloth” was bit hit too. Lots of folks will have cleaner, happier gadgets from now on.

If you see this post, and want to win stuff, then be sure to track us down when we announce the next give away, which is chalked up for Salt Lake City. The best part, is that everyone will have the chance to win, and everyone will leave with a coupon code or two to get more great stuff for less.

Until next time…

Tunes Aren’t The Only Thing Flowin’

Trust me, I know… you didn’t believe me when you read my last few posts about all the great stuff we are going to have on hand to give away this Summer on ADRoadtrip, but the proof is always in the great big pile of giveaways.

So here you have it, a couple of photos of the wonderful stuff that we are starting out with on the road trip, ready to give to you from iRagz and iFrogz.

All this stuff will be gone once we get home, so it might as well be you that gets some. Cebrities get goodie bags at shows and events and they don’t even need the stuff, but they love it, and so should you. I want you to love it, so find us, follow us (on twitter and for short distances only please) to get in on the swaggy good times.