Where Joy Awaits
Anyone else quit their job right before VMworld and then self-fund most of the trip from savings? Probably only me, right? I also ignored the advice where you were supposed to have a new job…
A WordPress Tale: Burnt to Ashes
Even in my sleep-deprived state, a “must fix website” directive played on a loop inside my head. Two days earlier, I decided that NOW was the time to fix a two-week-old error that prevented my…
Disrupting the Birthday Blues
Silly rabbit, “happy” birthdays are for kids, right? When is the last time your birthday felt like a cause for celebration? If you are like me, the answer is decades. An “is this my life”…
A Change Could Do Me Good
On Mother’s Day, my daughter yelled, “I want a nerf gun” over and over again. I responded to her demand with my list of things I wanted: a clutter-free house, a job that I love….
Foreseeable Fun at VMworld
Months before anyone ever needed to be #vegasstrong, VMworld 2017 was my conference happy place. It still is. When a blogger pass came through making attendance possible this year, I was thrilled. While 2017 will be…
Pure Accelerate and My Pantone 300 Heart
An invite to attend Pure Accelerate, as part of a Storage Field Day Exclusive, popped up in my inbox. Usually, invites to Tech Field Day events inspire hand-flapping joy. This invite though, immediately, caused me…
GHC Plus Me!
Have you ever wanted to attend an event so badly, but you couldn’t get a ticket? Maybe you were in the 7th grade, and you spent hours dialing into the radio station for NKOTB tickets….
Heavy
When I think of what my best life would look like, rarely do I consider that “big” issue of my health. Mostly, my thoughts drift to work/life balance shit. Since that moment in June, when…
Saying “Yes” to the Blog
This morning, I have so much for which to be grateful. I’m home after attending my third NetApp A-Team ETL. I also submitted my fifth and final blog post for SolarWinds Orange Matter and Geek Speak. The…
A Failed Test
Over six months ago, I began studying for the AWS Solutions Architect Associate certification. Along the way, priorities shifted, and any studying got sidelined. In a quest to motivate myself, I scheduled the test for…