I wrote earlier this year about Gretchen Rubin’s advice: stop reading bad books. When a book doesn’t capture you, it slows all your reading down. […]
That Little Pinch of Salt
“Playing is like that little pinch of salt in baguettes, it makes life tastier. “ Or so says Tom Dupain, father of my favorite Parisian […]
Runner’s Thoughts
A brief and non-exhaustive narrative of what I think about when I run, specifically this morning: Focused on my audiobook, Real Queer America – an […]
Water Balloons & Super Hero Puppets
One thing I love about my job is being able to help organize Give Back events. This morning we volunteered with SAFE Austin, a women’s […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]