[Laneco]

Eric,

I did the east/west coast travel thing for about two years. We have two children who were 9 and 13 when it all started. I did not have the option of leaving my stuff on the east coast because I was at a different location every week.

Pack light - carry it is the only way. Weekends are gold, don't let anyone take them away from you.

Don't plan on doing this for very long. You eventually get to the point where your spouse and kids are going nuts, coming home feels like a doing wind sprints in a land mine field, you're exhausted and burned out all of the time.... The turning point comes when an on-coming 18 wheeler drifts into your lane and you decide you aren't going to move.

Fortunately for me, he did move. I found another job and left that one. The economy is tough right now, so you have to do whatever you must to get by. But don't plan on this as a long term employment strategy.

Jobs come and go. Your family and health are not replaceable.

angela