There is a ghost story about Enchanted Rock in the Texas Hill Country. A Native American brought his daughter to the summit and sacrificed her […]
Closet Purge
This coming week we’re doing a “stuff swap” at work. Hosted by our sustainability committee, this is an opportunity to bring in gently used clothes, […]
Contradictions
Here are the contradictions
Flitting from eye to eye in the bathroom mirror
Stare them down until they flutter
Until they inch back under my skin
Stare them down until another day
The contradictions flare again
Nice Acrostics
Last weekend I received an unexpected card from two of my best friends. They sent it in solidarity for April 21 and the love and gratitude I felt had me crying on the edge of my bed.
What if I would’ve shown up?
I’ve watched Brené Brown’s Netflix special, The Call to Courage, twice so far since it aired two weeks ago. I consider Brown one of my core teachers and the special synthetizes all her main ideas about vulnerability, connection, leadership, and what it means to be brave and show up in your life.
Writing Update: AKA the Trash Draft
Writing Update Tuesday! We trudge on. The deadline I set for myself to have a trash draft (my friend Lin just called their’s this instead […]
Interview Advice from an HR Director
I’m the Director of HR at a small software company and we’re ramping up some hiring again. It’s on the brain, so I thought I’d share a couple of quick to-dos (and don’ts) I’ve observed for all current and future job seekers:
To Love Things
There’s always something ahead to love. If you’re a nerd (like me) and really, really love things maybe you can identify with the cycle:
In one version of forever
In one version of forever
Snow melts off my boots in the foyer
And my hair defrosts while
I towel muddy water off the floor
The Damage of Working on PTO
Often when I take PTO from work I go into “low power mode” … I’m not working … but I’m also not not working. I’m glancing at my email even if I’m not handling it, I’m responding to Slack messages like text messages, I actually sit down at my computer and knock a few things out.