After work, I meet Madeline at Mozart’s, a cool coffee shop on Lake Austin Boulevard that overlooks the water. It’s got plenty of outdoor seating […]
Cry Without Apology
I wonder when we learn to apologize for crying. Was it watching each other apologies or was it being told, more directly, that we should […]
Writing Update: Talking Aloud
Four weeks to deadline and I found myself talking out loud this weekend, using my the glass cabinet doors as a mirror (I barely know […]
Ladybug & Chat Noir
It’s eight pm on Sunday night when I pour myself a glass of wine and think tiredly that maybe I will just go to bed […]
Creating a Timeline
The trade-off of focusing so intently on a desired future state is that it distracts me from living in the Now. Once I decide something, […]
Red Goes With Everything
Red goes with everything Though I learned the hard way That it’s better to paint on your lips Than to smear on your wrists But […]
AHRMA Conference
For the first time, I attended the annual AHRMA conference today here in Austin. AHRMA is the Austin Human Resources Management Association, the local affiliate […]
5 Year Workiversary
Today is my 5th anniversary working at my company. On August 1st, 2014 I walked into a job where I had no idea what I […]
Connection Not Calories
I do not want to be that girl who feels shame about my body. I’ve covered this before, right? But today I made a few […]
Writing Update: Wrong Time, Brain
It felt so good to spend time, real lovely hours interrupted, writing again this weekend back at the library. A combination of computer repairs and […]