So, yeah. Workouts. I knew I should have waited longer to write about them. I knew that as soon as I said something about my working out and put it out there for the world to see, the irrational part of my psyche feared that I’d jinx everything and it would all start to blow […]
Lifehacking Google forms.
If you follow me on Instagram, you know I’ve been working with a trainer. We talk about my goals, he sets me up with new exercises, and I use a lot of colorful language working my way through it. There are limits to what I’m willing to do, however. One of them is using pen […]
Taking your users for granted.
I’ve been a Best Buy customer for years. Yes it’s a big box store, but it’s the best of my limited options when I’m looking for decent tech right here, right now (yes, sometimes Instant Gratification Girl is just too impatient to wait on Amazon Prime next day delivery. Shocker). While I love technology, I’ve […]
Cheers to customer service.
A couple of weeks ago I moved Renegade to Dreamhost from GoDaddy (more about them a bit later) and, as it happens, I was doing too many things at once and not truly paying attention to any of them. A new host dashboard, coupled with a new theme dashboard, and I thoughtlessly made a change […]
Coffee service.
As you might imagine, having a tech junkie and a cop in the same house means we go through a lot of coffee. For years — and seriously, I mean like almost two decades — we had a Braun coffeemaker we got for our wedding. We started to call it The Great and Powerful Braun. […]
Change your mind.
I’ve just stumbled across THNKR, a YouTube channel of an amazing collection of videos by @radicalmedia whose sole purpose is to expose you to people, stories, places and thinking that will change your mind. Check out their trailer, below. I am a little bit in love with them. Okay, a lot in love with them. […]
It’s important to love what you’re doing.
Sir Richard Branson has always been a man with a vision, and in this short video interview for the GREAT Britain campaign he lists, among other things, why it’s important to love what you’re doing. And that to me is the takeaway. Love what you’re doing. Don’t take yourself too seriously. Have integrity. Couldn’t really […]
Measuring the UX factor.
In my new role with Firebrand, one of my focuses is the user experience (UX). This can be a nebulous, murky concept for those who aren’t used to approaching a project from the user’s perspective and considering what they go through when they use your product–navigating your website, brewing a cup of coffee with your […]
Passion in the workplace.
As I continue on this journey that is my life, I’ve discovered my core values have become critical criteria in job considerations. It is now clear to me that my happiness in the workplace is dependent on much more than monetary compensation by itself. This was not always my focus. In my twenties, I was […]
Workspace inspiration.
Just started following Whitney Hess on Twitter (don’t look at me like that. I have NO idea why I hadn’t been following her before and must fall back on the old “it wasn’t strictly edtech” excuse), and she linked to a fabulous article in the lastest .net magazine on 20 leading web designers’ desks for […]
Robin to go.
You might have seen a theme in my last few posts. Recently, I’ve been feeling a need jump start my life in a new direction — to push my boundaries, explore new territories, and rediscover the passion in my work. I’ve been incredibly lucky to find amazing opportunities in my current position at Penn State […]
