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Recent Posts
- An Early Spring
- Pivoting
- What Makes a Good Programmer?
- Halfway There
- Defensiveness is not a Virtue
- I Have an Itch
- Embracing My Square Peg
- And So It Begins
- Network’s Antonym: Separate
- Chicago in December
- Got Symptoms?
- I Took those Photographs in a Mirror
- Out with the Old, In with the New!
- Let’s Play Pretend
- Thoughts on Work-Life Balance
Category Archives: Career
Pivoting
I have finished my classroom training at Code Academy. Tonight is the dress rehearsal at 1871 in Chicago. Demo Day is tomorrow evening. 549 people have RSVP’d to the event. I’m not sure how big the room is, but I … Continue reading
Posted in Career, Photography, Software Development
Tagged 1871, chicago, code academy, css3, database, demo day, design, freelance, github, heroku, html5, mvp, photography, rails, ruby, software, sql, web development
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Halfway There
I am at the half-way point of my 12-week training classes at Code Academy in Chicago. There is so much to learn and so little time. My days, evenings, and weekends are packed, pushing my brain to the limit and … Continue reading
Posted in Career, Software Development
Tagged code academy, coding, development, fun, learning, programming, software, struggling
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Thoughts on Work-Life Balance
I am working toward reestablishing my IT career and as a single parent with three teenagers, the notion of work-life balance is something that has been on my mind quite a lot, particularly during the past week. Last week was … Continue reading
Posted in Career, Happiness, Parenting, Photography
Tagged balance, career, community, death, IT career, life, parenting, photography portfolio, programming, security, software development, teamwork, work, work life balance
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How to Explain Anything to Anyone
Poor communication is an obstacle. Good communication is priceless. Recently, I joined an old friend and colleague for lunch. This Unnamed Source and I go back twenty years. As we sat down, it was clear that we had a lot … Continue reading
How to Write a Blog Post in 30 Minutes.
That’s easy…I’ll tell you some dirty little secrets… My life is speedier at home (as in, time flies) and much slower on the job this week. Such is the transition from home office to corporate cubicle. Being as I planned to blog … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Career, Nonsense
Tagged babysitter, blog, blogging advice, caregiver, dirty little secret, divorce, european men
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Writing in the Raw
I apologize for not posting a blog topic on Monday. I intended to, but something came up and I did not meet your or my expectations. I did however, make up for it on Tuesday and I hope that that … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Career, Nonsense, Privacy, Uncategorized
Tagged appreciation, bloggers, blogging, facing fear, make a difference, privacy, sucking up, writing
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Writing Your Bio in the Third Person
Is it me, or have you noticed how many online “About” contents which you know the individuals wrote themselves, are written in the third person? This cracks me up. I realize this is intended to give the person added credibility, making it … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Career, Dating, Good Business, I Have Questions, Marketing, Status
Tagged bio, boasting, clients, credibility, dating profile, first person, professional, propaganda, self-marketing, web page bio
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A Conversation About Firing People
How to End a Relationship with Dignity and without Drama Have you ever fired someone? What about firing friends? I think most of us have done that even if it was in the 4th grade. Some have fired family members. … Continue reading
Who Are You Competing With?
So you’re going along with life, doing your best to make meaningful connections with people, learning and growing your career, establishing a degree of security, living your definition of who you are or what you want to be. Along the way, questions … Continue reading
The Love of Hate
Here’s the latest. My life is a bit topsy-turvy right now. Just when I thought things couldn’t get any messier than usual, they did; hence, the sparse blogging. In other news, my not-so-wee-ones are on vacation, sort of. I miss … Continue reading →