Sep 28, 2022

Edge of Agitation

Gretchen Ruben inspired me today. She wrote “I was always on the edge of agitation.” Yup, that’s how I feel. Right. Now. — Agitation definition #1: a state of anxiety or nervous excitement. Yeah, that sums up how I feel after a bickering morning with the kids with a minor amount of yelling and a major focus on not exploding. Agitation definition #2: the action of briskly stirring or disturbing something, especially a…

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Mar 22, 2022

Just Do the Work

I gotta keep telling myself —

Learning To Code

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Learning To Code

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Just Do the Work

I gotta keep telling myself

Mar 21, 2022

Spend the Time Reflecting or Doing the Work?

Acknowledging my… oh let’s just call it what… —

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Spend the Time Reflecting or Doing the Work?

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Spend the Time Reflecting or Doing the Work?

Acknowledging my… oh let’s just call it what…

Mar 7, 2022

No, I Don’t Need To Be Right.

A small freeing experience — Yesterday I stopped at a red light next to a car on my left, turning left. It was a quiet afternoon without much traffic on our local town streets. I stared up at my red signal but saw the left turn arrow was on. The car on my left didn’t…

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Mar 2, 2022

“These Concepts Are Challenging, So Be Patient With Yourself”

Appreciating writers that know their readers. —

Coding

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“These Concepts Are Challenging, So Be Patient With Yourself”

Coding

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“These Concepts Are Challenging, So Be Patient With Yourself”

Appreciating writers that know their readers.

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·Mar 1, 2022

Motivation Advice From a Mom, Skateboarder, and Coder

A not-cheesy magical mix of 3: Heart, Body, and Brain — I’m learning a number of new things these days and I’m excited and motivated by them all. I have not always felt that way. Through time, advice, and reflection, I finally got to a mix of heart, body and brain activities that thrill me. Heart: Parenting Parenting is the most…

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Motivation Advice From a Mom, Skateboarder, and Coder

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Feb 23, 2022

Soft spot

Unexpected. —

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Soft spot

Unexpected.

Feb 21, 2022

Dear Random Lady, Thanks for Expressing Yourself

Appreciating people this morning. — Dear random lady I ran past this morning, Thank you for wearing bright red lipstick at 8:00 am on Saturday. You ran with gusto and were content in who you were at that very moment. Focused, fierce, and running in the zone. So admirable. You didn’t notice me smile in…

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Dear Random Lady, Thanks for Expressing Yourself

Writing

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Feb 16, 2022

I Just Got Into the Medium Partner Program and Got a 400 Error

Grateful to this community! Thanks to such a great community, I got accepted back into the Medium Partner Program! I had an account for a bit and then the new guidelines came. I never thought I could reach 100 followers. Who would follow me? …

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I Just Got Into the Medium Partner Program and Got a 400 Error

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Feb 14, 2022

Don’t Go to the Meetup/Meeting/Webinar/(Enter Distraction Here)

Just study/write/code/run/do the thing. — Me: Hun, should I go to a virtual meet up on <enter related topic to what I’m working on here> tomorrow? Hun: No. You should just <enter your thing here>. Just do the thing. Brilliant.

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