How I Pivoted and Changed My Career at Age 28 — It took me a while to figure out what I want to do with my life. I’ve changed my mind a few times. I might change it again. Right after college I went corporate, left that job to work in a restaurant while I got certified as a personal trainer…

How Behavior That Was Once Considered Rude is Now Commonplace When I was a kid I sent thank-you notes after my birthday and Christmas, thanking my family and friends for being thoughtful and giving me a gift. My mom made lists of what was given by whom, and I included…

Am I really terrible with plants? Or, do I just have different priorities? Every time I see a coffee shop or a co-op space or an apartment filled with various shades and textures of green, I swoon. A prickly sage-colored cactus seated next to a big emerald leafy peace lily…

And why you shouldn’t let fear stand in your way Doing new things is scary, especially when you, as a new developer, are jumping into someone else’s work and…changing it! Ah! As an engineer fresh out of a bootcamp, I was intimidated by just the thought of doing this. What…

Disclaimer: I am not a meteorologist. I just really love photographing clouds (primarily when they’re the protagonist in a sunrise or sunset). I am not a photographer, either. These photos were taken on an iPhone and are unedited. I have always been fascinated by clouds. I love the way the…

I know that title sounds exceedingly negative, but let me explain. It isn’t that I don’t support people making goals and then trying to achieve them. Quite the opposite, actually. I always have a list of things I’m working towards or ideas in my head of things I would like…

I’ve been a “CrossFitter” since 2013. Since before it was well-known. Since before there was a gym on every corner. I fell in love with it while trying to get ready for a college volleyball season. I had just returned from a summer program on a farm in Denmark and…