Gonna wear my old trainers i think instead of breaking in a new pair
Already been discussing that one with Julie, i always wear a bum bag to anything where there is a lot to look at so that my money is at the front in no mans land area lol, also i said to Julie that i have seen backpacks which convert to trolly bags so i am gonna get one of those so that its on my back for the show but as soon as we are away from the crowds i can get it off and pull it. Just to ease my back.Carry a backpack rather than a hand or shoulder bag with all your stuff in. There is nothing more irritating that having to juggle show maps/guides, your notebook and pen and a bag when all you really want to do is have a good look at something or even pick up a business card!! If you are anything like me - it all ends up on the floor!!
Trust me is it seriously bad, i can be told something at one end of the room and forget it by the time i get to the otherYou will definitely want a notebook if your memory is as bad as you would have us believe!!... It is so easy to think...'Oh I will remember THAT'...be it a name or design idea...but I can guarantee you won't without having some 'aide memoire'.
I will definately have water with me as this diet makes me very thirsty. I will also need some to make up my shake when i want to eat, plus the container to shake it in lol. I will have my painkillers for my back but yes i think i will add paracetomol too.Carry a bottle of water and a couple of snack bars and some paracetamol. You would rather die of starvation and thirst than leave the floor with all its lovely goodies beckoning...but if you don't want to pass out from hunger/thirst or a searing headache and the shakes it is better to be prepared. (Sorry - I have no answer for how to get round needing the loo...You'll have to leave the floor for that!!...there are LAWS you know!!!)
now thats a brilliant tip, you are right i have a habit of taking a card then i cant for the life of me remember what it was that i liked so much at their standIf you collect a lot of business cards write a quick note on them to remind you of what stall they came from (or cross reference them with the show guide) or you will never remember...they all tend to look the same when you have picked up a good selection!
Nothing new there then :PBe prepared for total exhaustion!! Make sure that there is a Take Away menu ready for the evening meal and make sure everyone knows not to ask anything of you when you get back because you will not be fit for anything!!!
I do try hun, i will either be extremely quiet or over the top to cover it lolHave fun!! Don't expect to do it all - because you never do. And don't expect to remember it all - because you won't! (And it isn't just you being inadequate...it happens to everybody.) Don't worry about the other people...the 'new people' that you haven't met before...they are just as hell bent on looking at the displays as you are...and they are all probably just like the rest of us on here...fun, friendly and human(ish!!) ...nothing to fear at all!!
Thank you for so much brilliant advice, i have made notes lol.
Excellent idea again thank you, yes very easy to get carried away thinking you are getting stuff at show prices not realising they have been bumped up. Looks like some more research is required.
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