Rule #1 of Becoming a Front-End Developer
There is always more to learn. I sort of fell into design and web development accidentally. I was working at The Health Foundation as a copywriter, and part of my job involved email marketing and inputting simple changes into the Foundation’s web pages – fixing broken links and posting reports available for download, that kind...
How to Work From Home
Today I'm going to give you a rundown on how I've made working from home work for me.
Five Reasons Why I Love Working From Home
Since I moved to Chicago in January, I’ve been working remotely for my old job, plus a couple of extra clients on the side. I can’t tell you how amazing it’s been. Here’s why: 1. I can start my actual work earlier, because I don’t have a commute. I used to think I wasn’t a...
The Best Laid Plans . . .
I hope to have more photo goodness coming your way. How's your week going?
Packing a Lunch 2.0: Components of a Grown-Ass Lady Lunch
Yesterday we talked about taking a lunch to work instead of buying one. Today I’m going to share with you some of my favorite bring-it-yourself lunch components. All right! Spicy sweet potato soup. So, in December, I suddenly came into possession of eighty pounds of sweet potatoes. Bandmate Luke’s day job is farming, and he...
Packing a Lunch
These days, since I'm working outside my house over seventy hours a week, packing a lunch is a habitual thing. Since I'm actively trying to be more selective about what I spend my money on [read: savings account entries and shoes, rather than daily lunches and dinners out], bringing a lunch is a point of...
Business Professional: Oh HELL No.
I'm making a stand. Here's how I really feel about professional attire. [A hint: HELL no.]
Business Professional Dress: WTF?
I have never, ever been one to toe the line on dressing exactly how people expect me to.
6 Things You Might Actually Love About New York City
You can finally get rid of your car. I know; I know; MTA can be unreasonably slow. It always runs local at night; and the constant track work causes excessive rerouting and slow service…but you know what? I don’t mind. At eighty-one bucks a month for my MetroCard, I can go wherever I want whenever...
8 Things you’ll Absolutely Hate About NYC
It’s where everyone wants to be—the city with more mythical significance than probably anywhere else in the world. Sinatra wasn’t lying when he said that if you can make it here, you’ll make it anywhere. This place will try your patience, pillage your pocketbook, and may once in awhile leave you crying on a street...
