Category Archives: Stuff

I think it was second grade. I remember rolling a snowman base so large, it came up to my waist and my arms couldn’t reach the diameter. That’s saying something because I was already 5’7” by then. My friend Michael and I had to get his dad to help us deadlift the midsection and headContinue reading “I miss real winters”

We’ve been at the cancer center so much since December, when we saw there was a “stay-in-your-car” option for the vaccine my mom signed up immediately. I drove her for both doses. They had such a smart set up I ended up getting both my shots there too! First, you queued up around the massiveContinue reading “Drive In, Drive out Vaccination Station”

I thought about whether or not to acknowledge my hiatus here, but truth is I’m just done clawing my way out of my own personal hell and have only just recently played the piano since the last post in November. “You’re so resilient” is a phrase I hear often from friends and colleagues. I reallyContinue reading “In spite of”

This Tschaikowski is a work in progress. Dynamics and better fingering are on the docket next. That first attempt at the run (haha oops) I forgot where to stop, but I feel okay about posting this.

Once upon a time I bought a scratch-off map from Newverest. It was like a world map, lottery ticket-style. I took the time to have it mounted on foam board and framed. I joked that anywhere the framing company nicked on the map was somewhere I’d have to travel just to make sure the mapContinue reading “In lieu of travel”

My high school friends nicknamed me MacGyver. I was often found repairing broken cabinet doors with toothpicks, loose towel hangers with paper clips, and piano keyboards with rubber bands. There are only a few home improvement projects that will scare me off. I won’t re-roof a house (though I know the steps and have doneContinue reading “Weekend Projects”

Working remotely at company that has grown from 149 when I was hired to 1191 at the time of this post, has been an amazing journey in optimizing communication. As folks who work almost the entire day in text or zoom meetings, we value face-to-face downtime together where we can socialize. Tone, humor, intent, sarcasm,Continue reading “Virtual Offsites – Worth the Read”

If we ever sit together on zoom one of the things you might notice about my office is the lid of the baby grand right behind me. Poor baby. I’ve started trying to play again more, but between work and childcare or homeschooling responsibilities I’m thinking a keyboard and headphones might be an easier future.Continue reading “Pavane in Progress”

I’m trying to make do with what I have in the house during this quarantine, as well as find ways to do something slow and peaceful. I’ve been eyeing my living room wall the past few days and thinking I could finish this now that the kids don’t have activities for 3 weeks. The livingContinue reading “DIY Dictionary Print”

This year (and past ones) I’ve been putting myself last too often. I thought after buying a house this summer that I’d try to switch that habit. I was limping a lot. Walking excursions in London and Berlin turned into needing to taxi my way back and having trouble walking the next day. I knewContinue reading “Recovering”