Musings from an Aspiring #ExtraCreditKid
When I left my job, the thought of going around and having individual conversations to say “goodbye” filled me with far more dread than the idea of not getting paid for a couple of months. That was my lightbulb moment. Maybe, I have social anxiety. Honestly, I should have realized it way before that moment….
Now #PoweredByLightsail, my WordPress site and I are no longer beholden to one website on a shared server controlled by a web hosting company. I’m the master of my own domain, or at least master of my own server. Literally. With more power than I will ever get on a hosted website (that isn’t dedicated),…
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 before leaving your old one. I know It all sounds crazy. I wish that I could say that all of…
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 site’s WordPress Admin site from managing plugins or customizing the themes. The problem was irksome, but not a total show…
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” sadness descends upon me every August and then vanishes until the next year. This birthday I feel hopeful and birthday…
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. After reaching “job that I love,” my son stopped me. “Haha, like that’s going to happen.” When I pressed him,…
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 hard to top, here’s what excites me about this year’s conference. Community Being surrounded by inspiring people way smarter than…
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 to pause and consider. Can I even attend this event? Not only am I a huge fan of NetApp, but…
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. At some point, even the most ardent optimists give up. We’ve all been there, right? A Golden Ticket 2019 did…
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 I needed to buy last-minute plane tickets to visit a sick relative, though, health has shifted in my priorities. My…