Whenever I see an article about burnout, I scroll right past it. I don’t want to read it. I definitely didn’t read that article about… — Whenever I see an article about burnout, I scroll right past it. I don’t want to read it. I definitely didn’t read that article about languishing that was making the rounds last year. Don’t even get me started on productivity! Also, I don’t nap. Or, if I do, it is…

I was on vacation last week and, not gonna lie, at times it felt a little bit like this: — I was on vacation last week and, not gonna lie, at times it felt a little bit like this: This is the true story of eleven family members picked to live in a house vacation together and have their lives instagrammed… ​Find out what happens, when people stop being polite, and start getting real……

Many years ago, I was at a company retreat held not too far from my house, a few weeks after returning from maternity leave. Normally I… — Many years ago, I was at a company retreat held not too far from my house, a few weeks after returning from maternity leave. Normally I worked from home, so this was the first all-day outing on my own. At the time I was excited about getting out of the…

I got another one of those goodbye and thank you emails from a coworker on Friday (fortunately not on my team). Later in the day, I needed… — I got another one of those goodbye and thank you emails from a coworker on Friday (fortunately not on my team). Later in the day, I needed to cc a few people on an email and discovered another person was no longer in the system. Most times when I open…

I love lists. And taking notes. I keep two journals on my desk, one for lists, and one for taking notes. I’ve also got multi-colored… — I love lists. And taking notes. I keep two journals on my desk, one for lists, and one for taking notes. I’ve also got multi-colored post-it notes and several mugs of pens and markers. To be more specific, these are Leuchtturm1917 journals, a cabinet pack of post-its (24 to a…

I come from a family of secret artists. — I come from a family of secret artists. My grandfather dropped out of school in 8th grade to become a steelworker. By the time I got to meet him, he was retired after a lifetime of hard work, including military service. …

How will you hold onto hope? — I have three sinks in my house. Each sink has a soap dispenser and a larger refill container in the cabinet below. It seems like whenever I refill the soap in one sink, another one runs out. A while back, I had one of my favorite sweaters mended. It was…

Situation normal or…. — Situation normal or…. Growing up, we were an Intellivision family (as opposed to Atari or ColecoVision). There were a few games I liked to play on the old Intellivision, but one in particular stands out: SNAFU. SNAFU was a super basic game (I mean, it was the 80s) involving some…

I had to give a presentation at work this week. More like a lightning talk at the end of our weekly team meeting. We’ve set it up so that… — I had to give a presentation at work this week. More like a lightning talk at the end of our weekly team meeting. We’ve set it up so that each week, a different team member will facilitate the meeting and give a presentation about anything they want at the end.