So, in case you had not guessed by the title I have decided to do driving part time during this fabulous year I have decided to try to make my writing and publishing company work.<\/p>\n
I had a weird thing happen as I set myself up for this endeavor. Reading a lot online I decided to include water, hand sanitizer, gum, barf-bags and a small trash bag as part of the features of my car.<\/p>\n
I also made sure to re-scotch-guard my seats just in case.<\/p>\n
The weird thing was that I was nervous about starting to drive people around. This is totally not normal for me. I have almost no fear when it comes to being in public. I have acted on stage, done conferences and spoken in -front of thousands of people and yet the thought of someone getting in my car kinda freaked me out.<\/p>\n
I was lucky. A very good friend of mine needed a ride to the airport. So, I was actually able to pop-my-cherry, so to speak, with her which for some reason made the whole thing easier.<\/p>\n
She also recommended that I get some business cards so that if people needed to arrange rides with me they could. I ordered them that day.<\/p>\n
So, I have driven for two days now, about 10 rides in total and it was fun.<\/p>\n
I haven’t any truly interesting stories yet, but I am sure I will.<\/p>\n
I had a mother and son (he was about 7) that I took to the airport. He wants to be a pilot and told me all about it on the ride. She ended up giving me a 5-star and compliment. Yay for me.<\/p>\n
I also picked up a gentleman that needed to get a money order from Wal-Mart, asked me to wait for a min, then requested and Uber and I drove him back home. Bonus!<\/p>\n
Mainly however, they were people needing a ride home from work. I remember when having a car, riding a bus or taking a taxi were the only options. This made me appreciate this service I was providing even more.<\/p>\n
So… If you follow me, I promise you will hear many more tales from behind the wheel!<\/p>\n
~ Erika<\/p>\n
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