Happy Independence Day! I try to always make sure I say “independence day” rather than “4th of July.” Why, you ask? It comes back to John Adams (as most of my historical opinions do). On July 2nd, 1776 the delegates…
Summer Bucket List
Hooray for the start of summer! Although there wasn’t much of a sweet spring to prepare us (“October is the new spring” – my observant friend), I’m ready to jump into the season. Although I’ve worked every summer since I…
What To Spend Your Downtime Consuming
There is so. much. content out there for us to consume. From never ending Pinterest feeds, to newsletters, to shows, we are constantly inundated with something to read or watch or listen to. Two years ago I wrote a post…
1 Year Post Graduation: What I’ve Learned
The end of last month marked one year since I graduated and this month is my one year anniversary of working at IBM. I sound like a broken record because I keep reiterating how unbelievably fast the time passed and…
Don’t Take Yourself Too Seriously
The other day I was checking out a website for a comedy club (didn’t end up making it to the show, but that’s a story for another day…) and I was struck by the design of the site. There wasn’t…
San Diego Solo Itinerary
Last month I went to San Diego for a work conference and decided to head there the Friday before so I could enjoy a long weekend in a brand new city. You may remember I took a solo trip to…