Oh, Amsterdam. The city stole my heart last week when I visited my friend Megan (she's there for a few months on a job rotation - boss babe alert!). The trip was pretty last minute by my standards, but the timing was right, the credit card points were there, and after a lot of back-and-forth, …
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Recap of Grace Hopper Celebration
Last week I had the pleasure of attending the Grace Hopper Celebration in Orlando, FL. I was surrounded by 25,000 (!) women in computing and it was amazing. I left feeling so inspired and humbled. But I’m not going to lie, it’s been a challenging week since I’ve been back adjusting to my normal routine and coming …
Reflecting
It's been a while, huh? Last time I touched this site I was in a different job, living a completely different life. I was on the precipice of some major life changes, ones so major they'd have seemed unfathomable to June-of-2018 me. If I'd been given a glimpse of my current life, I'd have said: …
Reflecting on Two Years at Cadreon
I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve felt butterflies. You know- the kind that Taylor Swift sings about, the ones you feel before a first date with that boy you’ve had a crush on for a long time? Surprisingly, one of my most butterfly-inducing moments didn’t involve a love interest at …
Making the Most of It
If you follow along on social media or have been around me in the past week, you’re well aware that last week’s snowstorm derailed a trip to Amsterdam and Paris that had been in the works for months. Everything was booked, paid for, scheduled, locked, loaded and packed - but unfortunately, Kelly, Harley, Ally and …
Dry Lent Update
I’m really excited to report that I’m at the tail end of another successful Dry Lent (and by tail end I mean, when Kelly gets here from the airport tonight we’re cracking open a bottle of Pinot Noir!!). A lot of people have asked me how this years’ experience has compared to last year’s… and …
Progress Loading
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of being a guest on Progress Loading, a podcast that my close pals Mat & Miles started in November. (What a phonetically pleasing friendship, right?). When they invited me on I was thrilled, not just because I love to hear myself talk but also because I’d been …
Keepin’ it Real with Dry Lent
It’s that time of year again… DRY LENT, Y’ALL! Two most common questions I’ll get these next 40 days: 1) Are you insane 2) Are you super catholic Answers: Maybe a little, and no, not really. I wasn’t actually planning on doing dry lent again this year, but after falling victim to one of the …
Overcoming Lonliness in NYC
I know it’s kind of late for New Years wokeness, but better late than never, right? 2017 was an insane year for me. So much happened and the year moved so quickly that there was barely any time to process the milestones as they occurred. I moved to Manhattan, navigated a pretty confusing dating scene, …
Men and Social Media Driving Me Crazy
Recently, my 13-year-old cousin DM’d me on Instagram lamenting about some boy troubles. Basically, this boy she had a fling with told her via Snapchat that he didn’t like her like that anymore and she was crushed. Of course, she was! I was crushed for her. What a little douchebag. Unfortunately, though, I could relate …
