Follow my blog with Bloglovin The quest for the perfect Seattle winter boot This is a quest I’ve been on since I arrived in my lovely city. While it may sound like a simple problem to solve, I assure you it is not. If the boot is super warm and fuzzy inside, it gets too […]
Eat Me: A Strategy for Dining Out Less Often
The Dining Out Dilemma Year after year, my husband and I tell ourselves that we’ll go out to eat less so that we can save money and eat a little healthier. But year after year, we continue to splurge. Let’s face it – Seattle has so many delicious food options! This year, we decided that […]
Shopping Abstinence Ends
Whew…experiment over! Guess what? It didn’t actually kill me. (If you need a refresher on the details and goals of this endeavor, please check out Shopping Abstinence.) So here’s how it went down. Easier Than I Thought My hypothesis was that this experiment would be a lot like torture. After all, how could I possibly […]
MySpace, Indeed
Leveling Up! Thankfully, there’s a lot more to being a “woman in tech” than sexual harassment and missed opportunities. If you’re at the right company and you have the right attitude, there’s a vast amount of space to grow, both professionally and personally. I can enthusiastically say that my time at MySpace was an extremely […]
The First Was Worst
My first tech job was in 2007 at YellowPages.com, which had just been purchased by AT&T. It was also my first – and worst – experience with unabashed sexism in the workplace. I had just moved to LA (the land of infinite opportunity) from San Luis Obispo (the land of you’re-lucky-if-you-make-a penny-over-minimum-wage). After having spent […]
Technically, a Woman
There are two reasons I haven’t previously written about being a woman in tech. First, it’s a difficult and broad topic to write about. Second, and more importantly, I didn’t want to be labeled “that girl”. You know the one I’m talking about . She takes sexual harassment issues to HR or explicitly tells a […]
Sixteen Candles Illustrates Why Hillary Has to be President
Normally I try to avoid talking about politics because there are people I care about who do not share my political views and I never like to hurt feelings or ruffle feathers. But tonight is an exception. Tonight I wanted to write something significant about election day. I wanted to write something conveying how it feels […]
Shopping Abstinence
Today is the first day of my next three-month challenge: Shopping Abstinence! From November 1st through January 31st I will not buy STUFF for myself. Okay, so what does that actually mean? I’ll shop for things I need – but not things that I want. Things I can purchase: Gifts for others (holiday season, and […]
Retail Project Part 4, Boutiques & Conclusions
This is the fourth and final installation of a series. You can catch up by checking out: Domestic Warrior: Retail Project Part 1, Nordstrom BP Shoes Domestic Warrior: Retail Project Part 2, Nordstrom Salon Shoes and High Couture Dresses Domestic Warrior: Retail Project Part 3, Macy’s Endless Knot Grade: A+ We moseyed into Endless Knot and […]
Retail Project Part 3, Macy’s
Note: This is part 3 of a series. To catch up, check out Domestic Warrior: Retail Project Part 1, Nordstrom BP Shoes and Domestic Warrior: Retail Project Part 2, Nordstrom Salon Shoes. Macy’s I like Macy’s. There was always something about the history of the store that I found charming – probably the rerun commercials featuring Bob Hope. Prior […]