Good morning from New York City. Yes, you’ll be listening to this when I’m already out of the country, but I need to record in advance. I’m not exactly sure what the circumstances are going to be of my work environment, internet, etc. I know you get that.

What I’m thinking about is packing. I have my packing cubes all over the floor, and my goal this morning is to pare down, That’s because I realized that I’ve packed who I am now, how I represent myself now, how I’m feeling now, and I want to leave – even though it may be ambitious – with some room in my suitcase. That could be my metaphorical suitcase. I want to leave room in my suitcase for inspiration, for picking up pieces wherever I am, for discovering new colors new things that intrigue me and leave space also metaphorically for the person that I’m becoming as I move out into the world and spread my wings in a new way.

It’s funny that one of the things that came into my mind was Italy. When I moved back to the United States and I would travel to Europe, and Italy in particular, for my work as an international executive recruiter, I always felt a little bit off. My eye had adjusted to New York. I was expressing myself in my clothing in a different way, and I always felt a little bit out of place and not very cool and not very fresh when I was in Milan.

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