Decisions, decisions...

This Tuesday I am leaving for Anchorage, Alaska for a demo, a conference and to conduct a one day training seminar for individuals who use our equipment in the oil field.

I'm really excited about the trip, but I have no doubt it will have its stressful moments.

On Thursday morning, I will be catching a plane to Prudhoe Bay on the North Slope where I will give a demo of some new equipment to an oil company up there (duh). Since I love planning outfits, I've been trying to decide what I should wear. It has been "strongly suggested" to me by a fellow co-worker that I should dress "tomboy" for the day trip demo. What does that even mean?

He suggested a ball cap, steel toe boots, jeans and a plaid flannel shirt. And he was serious. Should I also get a nice mullet and show up with some tobaccky tucked in my lip? While I realize showing up wearing a satin shirt, pencil skirt and open-toe heels probably would not help me to be taken seriously in oil patch land, I'd like to think I can at least show up as a woman.

These guys don't care whether my boots are brown or black, and they probably really don't care whether I wear a navy blue or winter white soft thermal tee under my cute safari style jacket, but if I show up feeling like I'm trying to be something I'm not, they will definitely see the lack of confidence - and that I can not have.

So what am I anyway? I'm a confident woman, who knows more about this equipment than pretty much anyone on the planet. I know that to be a fact, because I've been involved in the manufacturing of it for the past year, I know how it's processors work, and I'm the one they'll be calling with any problems or questions. That's what I want these fine Alaskan gents to see more than anything.

So, the big question on everyone's mind is, I'm sure, whether or not I will be wearing my trademark pearls? Stay tuned and find out...an amazing adventure is close at hand! Ooooohhhh....