On lessons learned about leadership.

I have a tremendous amount of respect for my former boss. I enjoyed learning from him, appreciate his role in helping develop my career, and thought of him as a mentor. When I reflect on all he taught me, it’s easy to identify the obvious things we had very specific conversations about – things like […]

On paying it forward.

Last year I learned how to sketchnote. I also learned how to braid my hair. And to do modern calligraphy/hand lettering. And how to improve my mobility. I was able to learn these things because, for the first time in years, I had downtime. Not time where I was procrastinating or ignoring my responsibilities. I’m […]

On the Fourth of July.

It’s been ten months since we arrived in Austin. A quick recap of some key events: We moved halfway across the country for a lifestyle change. We knew practically no one when we moved here. Within months of moving here the company I worked for for almost nine years closed and I needed to figure […]

On Dungeons and Dragons.

Never in a million years did I think I would write a blog post about Dungeons and Dragons. I’ve never played. No one I know plays (or has played). And until last week everything I knew about D&D I learned from watching The Big Bang Theory. But when Austin Bat Cave sent a request for volunteers […]

On incremental increases.

The first time a trainer ever asked me to lift a barbell, he might as well have been asking me to lift a car. I had been working out for about four months, three to four times a week, using a combination of kettlebells and bodyweight exercises, so I thought raising a men’s barbell (45 lbs.) […]

On first date conversations.

Full disclosure: I’ve been married for almost seven years, but with my husband for a total of ten, which means I haven’t been on a first date in a decade. While I know a lot has changed since my last first date ten years ago, I’d like to believe some of the fundamentals of dating – […]