Sep 1August was for me.Well my sabbatical is over and it feels apropos that I write this post on the 13th anniversary of my first day of work at SF. I started at ExactTarget when I was 29 years old, when I knew very little about technology but was confident my skills were transferrable…11 min read
Aug 3My SabbaticalIt was two nights ago when the first panic set in. On the eve of my 4-week sabbatical, which also happened to be the last calendar day of my Q2, I sat down at my coffee table and opened my laptop, like I do most evenings. As I caught up…6 min read
May 19What if he hadn’t gotten sick?What if he hadn’t gotten sick? He wouldn’t have lost his job after 31 years The money pressure. The pain of losing his identity. The trips to Iowa City. The brain surgery. The money. The stress. The hurt. The unknown. The degeneration that was bound to happen but seemed to…1 min read
Mar 10“I will be thoughtful in words, but also passionate in actions.”On a whim one February night, I got this tattooed on my upper thigh. It’s a line from a poem that has really stuck with me over the past six months. Thoughtful in my words. Passionate in my actions. Simple, yet really important. It’s who I have always thought myself…3 min read
Jan 21Grief, that asshole friend.It has been over two months since I became an orphan. (Is it dramatic to call oneself an orphan at age forty? Probably. But I got my drama honestly. I got it from her.) Grief sits beside me like the guardian angel I didn’t want. Hovering. Lingering. Walking next to…3 min read
Nov 27, 20213 weeks.It has almost been three weeks since my mom died. And time….she is a motherfucker. Time is supposed to heal, but the longer we get away from when my mom was breathing the same air as me, the worse I feel. I don’t believe in the word “fair.” Nothing is…4 min read
Feb 25, 20215 years.5 years I have always said that time heals but maybe not with grief. There is not a heal. But there is a soften. The waves still come but instead of a red flag warning, maybe they are just orange. My girl asks about you why are you a red bird…2 min read
Feb 10, 2021Lessons From My ThirtiesIt’s here. The big 4–0. And I am damn excited to turn 40! Time heals. Time can cure. Time is a beautiful tool and so I will never rage against time when it comes to my age. …5 min read
Jan 26, 2021Sales — get the education or the experience?I saw a poll on LinkedIn the other day about whether someone who is interested in selling should major in sales or just get experience. It really had me thinking. As a big proponent of college education, I expected my initial advice would be to get any classical education you…5 min read
Nov 10, 2020Penny for President.I have been trying to talk to my 4 year-old daughter about the election for the past month. Unfortunately, when she (and her brother) hear “president” they scream “What is it, Mommy! What did you get us?” “President” is a tad too close to “present” and they have one-track minds. …5 min read
