Six Months Later: Thank You, Next?
by Six Months? Seriously? Has it been that long since I walked out of that job with nothing on the horizon, but a trip to VMworld …
Category: Personal
Debunking Your Inconsistency Story
“I’m not sure who I am, but I know who I’ve been.” —Modest Mouse. “Make Everyone Happy/Mechanical Birds“ If quitting your job doesn’t cause you …
Miracles and Meaning?
I’m ready to defer this haphazard career journey I started in August. As much as substitute teaching and exploring special education excite me, that “Change …
New Gig Chronicles: Back-to-School Edition
Today is the revelation of something that I’ve worked for three months to bring to fruition. Honestly, this adventure might be 35 years in the …
Word Up: 2020 Edition
“Daddy works. Mommy doesn’t work,’ my daughter cheerfully said to my mother-in-law as we packed up to lease. While I tried to quickly interject that …
2019 Retrospective: Wins, Woes and Lessons Learned
Dear Universe. 2019 was pretty epic. Can you send just as much change and adventure in 2020? Signed Becky. 2019 changed me. Am I “100% …
Dear Luigi …
“Did you pay him for this, mom?” my 11-year-old asked. He wasn’t asking about the ability to be a podcast guest, but for the sage …
Sabbatical Month 3: The End of this Sabbatical?
Trips to Anaheim, then Las Vegas, and New York after two days at home; it all sounds pretty amazing and makes for a happy life …
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A six-figure salary from a blog about succulents?! How is that even possible?! Wait, why CAN’T I make money from blogging? Re-thinking What’s Possible Thank …
Post-Mortem of the Wrong Job
The twitter-verse is full of hopeful “new job” posts. Have you ever wondered how many of the jobs are happily ever after or do they …