Las Vegas offered the perfect backdrop for a workcation this week. With my husband’s retirement approaching, the flexibility of entrepreneurship allowed me to blend meaningful time together with client calls and business tasks. I scheduled meetings and calls to be in our room, and even took a brief Homefront Hustle mentorship session while heading to dinner. A view of the resort pool during working hours was a nice perk of this fully portable career.

Saturday, we drove to Las Vegas and stopped at the Mike O’Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge at the Hoover Dam. It was 56 degrees when we stopped, but the sun was out. When we arrived in Las Vegas, we checked into the hotel and then headed to the grocery store to stock up for the week.

On Sunday, we strolled along the southern end of the strip. We explored the Aquarium at Mandalay Bay and wandered through the Bellagio. In the Bellagio, we saw the beautiful display for the Chinese New Year, and then passed by the chocolate fountain at the Bellagio Patisserie.

Monday, we slept in, and I prepared for late-morning through midafternoon meetings. Later that day, our goal was to explore the central stretch of the strip. The first thing we noticed was that the Mirage was under construction. We learned from the Las Vegas guide that the Mirage was bought out by Hard Rock International. The construction and renovations won’t be complete until next year. We watched the show at Wynn’s Lake of Dreams. Then we attended Awakening. The expertise and skill of those entertainers were truly amazing!

Tuesday, I didn’t have any meetings, but I handled some work in the morning. By early afternoon, we headed to the northern end of the strip. We dined at Top of the World at the Stratosphere, where the restaurant rotated for a panoramic view of the entire city. This dinner we celebrated my husband’s upcoming retirement again. We should have been dressed in something more formal instead of jeans and t-shirts, but the requirements weren’t strict enough for formal attire. That evening we went to the World Series of Comedy at the LA Comedy Club. The comedians were great, and the top two performers were recognized and will advance to the next round.

On Wednesday, I had an interview with a wonderful organization. I look forward to sharing more about this next week. After the interview, we returned to the central area and explored Caesar’s Palace and the Cromwell. It was our first time visiting the Cromwell.

Thursday, I had a full day, so we remained at the resort. Nathan took advantage of the pool during meetings, and when I finally had time that day, I wandered through a local park. In the evening, we drove to connect with a friend.

Friday, I had morning meetings, and we made our way back to the strip in the afternoon. We spent time on the southern end and experienced the Blue Man Group at the Luxor. After the show, we enjoyed our last evening stroll along the boulevard and headed back to the resort to pack and prepare for our drive home on Saturday.

Saturday morning, as we were leaving, we made a stop at a charming donut shop, Saint Honore Doughnuts. Our second stop to charge the vehicle was at Kingman, AZ, on the famous Route 66. Did you know that they have a Veterans Memorial? We made it back to our home base just in time to start dinner.

The beauty of being an entrepreneur is the flexibility to take your work with you. A daily panorama of mountains and the resort pool was pretty amazing every day.

This workcation mindset, balancing remote-friendly operations with quality time, highlights the adaptability and work-life integration that portable careers like consulting and mentorship can offer, especially during transition.

Originally published on LinkedIn on March 2, 2026. [Read it here]