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More on the UpYourBudget Experience

Saturday, November 12th, 2005 at 10:19 AM Category: Meryl's Notes Blog No comments

I can’t believe I was close. I figured I had no shot because of the nationwide interest in the UpYourBudget treasure hunt that people are driving from far away to get in on the hunt. But it turns out many people thought the sticker was in the Plaza. I never got near there as I based my movements on the last video. I probably missed by less than an hour or two. Don’t know the exact time the winner found it, but I’m sure it was before me because I didn’t get to Hooters till after 10:00 am, and he already posted an entry about the sticker theft by then.

It’s rare that I do something on the spur of the moment. Having three kids has something to do with it. That’s okay because I’m a planner by nature, but it’s cool to do something completely spontaneous.

I learned that I could never handle being on The Amazing Race. Just this little hunt in one place had me jittery and feeling too competitive, and constantly feeling like I had to hurry. Surprisingly, I felt calm most of the time and took my time looking around. Sort of savoring the experience. I’d love to be on the show simply to see the places, but I could do without the rushing… however, if you want to keep seeing more places, ya gots to rush.

Also, I had to have Paul on standby because there was a call in number. Well, our Sidekicks’ networks have the tendency to stop working during critical moments. If someone else and I found the sticker at the same time, I’d feel crazed because it takes longer for me to enter the info to Paul and then him to call in than for the person to call straight in. I wanted avoid that situation.

It was fun in spite of taking up a lot of my time this week. Now I gotta work this weekend to make up for it. I’ve always enjoyed a good treasure hunt.