Keeping It Classy. TM- Loving life and feeling grateful... So much to reflect on after an incredible flush of meeting *insanely inspiring* people @hatchexperience, followed by a spectacular display from Mother Nature in Yellowstone National Park to clean my palette. 🙏 (Nature images forthcoming...) Here I am after 11 hours of driving and lots of hiking solo to reflect and refuel, now experiencing a venue within a 5 minute walk of my hotel in Jackson that my friend Laura told me about where you get to sit on saddles. Horse saddles! A rare thing if you live in NYC, or are me. (I went to school with Laura in Germany in 4th grade for less than a year, but we’ve recently picked up where we left off bc we gelled back then and she found me on Google in the early google days!! You know those friends who you only name with first AND last name that you’ve lost touch with but always had good memories of?! She was one of those.). In true confession, me mounting the saddle seat at this “million dollar” joint wasn’t swift nor graceful, but I’m A.OK! No need to call for support... Main reason I thought to post this is to mark the moment for me. The song that started playing in this very Wyoming and new-to-me place is @dollyparton singing “Working 9 to 5.” ❤️ Given I’m on this creative sabbatical that I designed for myself after 19 years with an incredible company (@ideo )- a sabbatical which is anything but 9 to 5 and oddly has me hopping in more ways than anticipated - I’ve been contemplating how to extend this lovely window so I can learn more to do more. The range of people I meet and actually bond with, and things I get to participate in are more than what I imagined, so hearing Dolly sing this particular song is, well, arresting. I’m not against 9 to 5 per se (and limits like that sound healthy and amazing!!!) — but I still relish that right now I get to architect my sleepless sprints and my siestas, so-to-speak. Wyoming, I can’t wait to see you in the morning... #wyoming #keepingitclassy #creativesabbatical2018 #reflecting #iknowimbeingcheesy (at The Million Dollar Cowboy Bar) https://www.instagram.com/p/BosvIX8Alt9/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1919qlggba2od