It’s pretty easy to forget personal triumphs and focus solely on ways that you feel that you’ve failed or fell short on your aspirations. This holds especially true at milestone events like birthdays and the start of a new year. I usually try to reflect on the previous year and take a mental note of how…
Category: Personal
99 Problems… But Too Many Podcasts Ain’t One
I love podcasts! In the seven months that I’ve made the long trek into Washington, D.C. for work, I’ve pretty much become a podcast junkie. I’m unable to commit to just a few and always on the prowl for more. Being able to listen to entire podcasts is the silver lining to my commute. It…
My “Woman In Tech” Story
At this year’s Women in Tech (WIT) panel at NetApp Insight, CEO George Kurian cautioned the audience not to focus solely on STEM as the only way to bring more women to tech. This point hit home for me. I didn’t come to tech through STEM. I grew up poor. Both of my parents dropped…
Retrospective on Why I’m Learning to Reverse My Risk-Aversion
Six months ago, I wrote this unpublished and slightly unfinished post about how my life was missing growth, adventure, and challenges. It was kind of my a-ha moment that I needed to do something different and that I needed to start taking risks. Leaving a well-paying job in which you are valued and treated very…
Why I Stopped Treading Water
An old boss used to say “If you aren’t moving forward, you are just treading water.” When I submitted my resignation a few weeks ago, I had these words close to my heart. Since 2011, I’ve gone to work at the same place. During this time, I’ve seen countless people come and go. And I’ve…
Mandalay Bay Exodus
I recognize now that, although, I was terrified that I was never actually in danger. Also, I realize that unlike the 58 victims of the shooting at a concert at Mandalay Bay, I went home to my family. With these feelings comes a sense of guilt for struggling to process the evening. Sunday night…
Craniosynostosis is a birth defect that affects 1 in 2000 babies
Have you ever seen a baby with an odd-shaped head? Sometimes it’s nothing to worry about. Other times, it could be caused by a premature fusing of the sutures in a baby’s skull. Because a baby’s brain grows rapidly in the first year of their life, their skulls have unfused sutures to account for this…