Patience is a virtue, yes. But it can also be detrimental to getting shit done. In many ways, I am a very patient person. Sometimes too patient. (My patience does not extend to myself and my goals, unfortunately, but that might be a topic for another post.) I’ll give you an…
It’s time for another Year in Review post. And, like last year, I want to acknowledge even small accomplishments because it was a hard year; in some ways, harder than 2020 because of the broken record-esque situation we’ve found ourselves in. But looking back, there’s a lot that I’m proud of,…
I’m interrupting my winter break from blogging to share a bit about an unexpected, unwanted Christmas gift I received: news a COVID exposure, and what happened next. Wednesday morning (12/22): Attempted to buy at-home COVID tests from the grocery store pharmacy, but they were out. They told me they get…
The end of the year is coming quick, and a lot of us are racing to get a month’s worth of work done in three weeks (two if you’re lucky). If you’re like me, you’re holding a lot of to-dos in your head even though you have a perfectly good…
Today, I want to talk about interviews and how they should change. Not all of them, of course; some organizations are incredibly mindful about their interview process and that is very appreciated. But if your company is guilty of any of these interviewing sins, I encourage you to confess and…
And now for something completely different. Today, I’m celebrating the 10th anniversary of a breast reduction, and I want to share some thoughts about body positivity. Growing up, having a positive body image was never that big of a challenge for me. Sure, as an American girl, and especially as…
Something startled one of my dogs in the middle of the night last night, and her barking woke me up. The outburst was short-lived, but it took me a while to fall asleep again. When that happens, I usually pick a category and list all of the things I can think…
Back when the pandemic was new, I published 7 Simple Rules for Videoconferences, based on my experience with a small hybrid (remote and in-office) team. Check out the whole post at the link, but as a reminder, the seven rules were: Everyone has to use their camera Use one camera…
I’m an optimist. Always have been and probably always will be. But recently, I have been uncharacteristically pessimistic about one thing: this dang pandemic. When it started for us here in the US, I was consulting with a running retailer and race management company. They had a late-May race that…
For those of you who know me personally, you might know that my husband, Richie, is losing his vision due to optic atrophy caused by a rare genetic disease. Since he was diagnosed about a year and a half ago, he has devoured books by people who have lost their…
