| Sounds great and there's no reason why your dreams | | | | last time you remember seeing it was when you were |
| shouldn't come to fruition, but there's a little voice inside | | | | using it to flick a giant scorpion off the back seat of |
| your head that won't be silenced: "What if something | | | | the car - and that was three states and 400 |
| happens? What if someone needs me? What if I need | | | | windows-wound-down miles back. Just as well you'd |
| someone else?" There's no need to silence the warrior | | | | set communications strategies in place between your |
| within; you CAN have your adventure, just make sure | | | | Mum and your bank account and all it takes is one |
| you set some communications strategies in place to | | | | quick call (well ok, it's your mother; not so quick) and |
| keep you covered in an emergency like these ones... | | | | your card is cancelled and there's $500 wired to the |
| Bitten by a Cactus | | | | Fedex down the road. |
| Ok, so you're out there on Route 66 giving it some on | | | | I Do, I Do |
| the highway and suddenly you hear the undeniable call | | | | You finally made it to Vegas and you're living it up on |
| of Nature. You pull over and duck behind the nearest | | | | the money your Mum wired when, suddenly, in the blink |
| cactus plant to protect your dignity from passing | | | | of an eye you glance across the room and fall in love! |
| cowboys, but just as you're readjusting your denims | | | | After a few hours using some of your best-practiced |
| you catch a tender part of your anatomy on a | | | | communications strategies for romance, you and the |
| massive spine. Ouch! Those things bite and it's quite | | | | object of your affection are pledging undying love and |
| common to get an infection so you can't take any | | | | heading to the Little Chapel of Love for a quickie |
| chances. Luckily, you thought to program your | | | | wedding ceremony overseen by Elvis. Ain't love |
| next-door neighbour the nurse's number into your | | | | grand? |
| phone as one of your medical back-up | | | | The Honeymoon is Over |
| communications strategies. So it's phone a friend time | | | | Fast-forward three years and two kids later and your |
| and she advises you to buy some household glue at | | | | little Nevada Rose is definitely beginning to exhibit |
| your next roadhouse stop as this will prevent the most | | | | some thorns. There's never any time for the two of |
| common infection from cactus spine - cactus | | | | you and you're wondering if some of the magic is |
| dermatitis. Who knew! | | | | beginning to fade. But in truth, yours is destined to be a |
| Gone With the Wind | | | | happily-ever-after road trip story and you know it's |
| You're about three days into your epic road journey | | | | worth putting up a fight to save your marriage. So you |
| and things are going great (even your cactus bite is | | | | head off to therapy and as the two of you pour out |
| healing nicely). You decide to pull into a nice motel and | | | | your hearts, the kindly therapist tells that you really just |
| treat yourself to a soft bed and a large steak. As you | | | | need to talk and suggests that you put in place some |
| sign the register and the clerk asks for your credit | | | | simple communications strategies.... |
| card, your stomach sinks as the realisation hits that the | | | | |