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This is where I share my thoughts, ruminations, and musings on technology, media, life, motherhood, and everything in between. It’s a little bit chaotic, but that’s because real life isn’t neat, tidy, or social media perfect.

A penguin named Duck

A penguin named Duck

The mystery and wonder of the holiday season takes on a whole new meaning when you have a 17-month-old nephew to experience it with. You have to wonder what’s going through his mind as he encounters all of the different aspects of Christmas. What are these things wrapped under the tree? What is this tree, and why does everyone say “pretty, no touch” whenever I go near it? You mean, I get to ...
Thankful

Thankful

For now, the house is quiet. I’m sitting in my home office, looking out the window, watching whatever that precipitation is (Snow? Sleet? Cold rain?) falling from the sky, enjoying the silence. It’s been a crazy couple of days, what with all the cleaning and baking and preparing for a houseful of guests. A little more than 24 hours from now, the house will be full of family, ready to ...
Taking time for understanding

Taking time for understanding

After finishing a meeting last week, I found myself lingering after the meeting to chat with the client as we each discussed our plans for the weekend. The client project is nearing its completion after several months, and it was almost hard to believe that just mere weeks ago, the person I was talking to would have been a complete stranger. Now we knew things about each other’s families, ...
Being authentic

Being authentic

Thanks to my very good friend, Kerry Woo, I had the opportunity this past weekend to attend the first KEEN Digital Summit, held right here in Nashville. KEEN was a three-day event that attracted an eclectic mix of people from across the country, discussing topics ranging from technology to food and beverage to travel. It’s not too often that you can attend a session about HGTV’s mobile ...
BCN13: Making a change

BCN13: Making a change

Change isn’t easy. Change requires overcoming that response we all love to hate, “because we’ve always done it that way.” Change requires buy-in from everyone, and some uncomfortable moments. In fact, change is so difficult that I had an entire course in grad school dedicated to it and how to make it successful. That’s why I’m incredibly proud of the BarCamp Nashville crew for having the ...
Caught up in tactics

Caught up in tactics

I wasn’t able to attend this year’s PodCamp Pittsburgh, held last weekend at Point Park University. PCPGH had become an annual pilgrimage of sorts for me, giving me a reason to travel back to the city I’ll always call home to reconnect, learn, and share information with some really awesome folks who I’m lucky to call friends. So, since I couldn’t make the trip, I did the next best thing – I ...