A year ago, or at any time in my life really, if someone would have asked me to list the top ten places in the world I’d like to visit, Germany would not have been on that list. It never occurred to me to want to go to Germany. But after visiting Munich in November, … Continue reading Walking in Frankfurt
Last week, executive leaders from Automattic’s Happiness team met in Frankfurt, Germany, to improve our leadership and decision-making skills. Automattic is the company I work with, and Happiness owns the support experience for Automattic’s customers. The purpose of the Frankfurt meetup was to help us recognize our potential as an organization and as leaders, to … Continue reading Responsibility is a privilege
I know what my motivations are not. In all my years of journaling I’ve rarely reread a journal entry. Journals from the past 20 years line my shelf. I can’t bear to get rid of them, but I also know I will never read them. I’m not interested in looking backward. Keeping records does not motivate … Continue reading Motivations for keeping a journal
In January, I set a timer for 10 minutes and drew what I wanted to do more of and less of in 2024. It was easy to fill out the More column. I’ve always got more I want to do and learn and experience: draw, paint, listen to music, walk, hike, start a travel journal. … Continue reading Before I pick up my phone
In our nearly nine years in our house, I’ve killed a lot of grass. I wanted flower beds. So I smothered lawn with cardboard and dirt, and I transformed boring short grass into beds for herbs and butterfly flowers, native plants for bees, and prairie grasses and sages. Now we’ve got flower beds galore. Each … Continue reading Gardening in winter
The final weeks of the 30 days of drawing challenge included several assignments I wasn’t crazy about, all of which included drawing human figures. On those days, I grudgingly did the exercises, but I derived no joy from them and have therefore not included them in this post. This was good for me to learn: … Continue reading Week 4 of 30 days of drawing: I learned what I like
Butterfly Mind 