I had what felt like whirlwind trip to Los Angeles last week. Well, it was actually nearly a week-long trip, but for some reason it felt like a whirlwind. I suppose that’s what happens when you spend time with friends, colleagues and thought leaders. A tired brain and a full heart are wonderful ways to […]
Work
Embracing New Things: What a Start
I’d say that I’m now firmly ensconced in my new role with the City of Plano. I’ve now been in place for just over six weeks and I’m still loving every minute of it. And how could I not, with such crazy, interesting, challenging and fun days? There was a big design reveal of Toyota’s […]
Good to Remember
One thing my team is working on learning is that failure can be a good thing. We learn by failing, just as we learn to walk by taking tentative steps and falling. Only through the process of taking a chance – as bubble wrapped as we can make it – can we learn what does […]
Tower Tipping: Not Trees, Not Cows, Just a Tower
The week before I started the best-job-ever, I snuck into a new job related event. It’s fun being unofficially official! In 1985, this was built to serve Legacy business park: But the tower sat unused for the last five years and needed to be removed to faciltate the development of Legacy West, a new 250-acre […]
Just a Reminder to Create What You Need
I grabbed this photo off of Random Cathy‘s Insta feed because first, my hair looks cute this photo and second, I love this group of women. I think I’ve written about this before (?? – too tired/can’t be bothered to search The Archives), but I’ve had a great group of professional women that I’ve networked […]
Making Changes
Today has been exciting, scary, thrilling, sad and every possible emotion that you can imagine. After more than 16 years in my industry – professional services – I’m changing course to work in public service. Many things remain the same. I’ll be focused on connecting people, telling good stories and making things better. Other than the […]
Living in Crazy for a While
Whenever you make change in your life – real, significant change – you can expect to live for a bit in the land of crazy. Crazy schedule, crazy deadlines…wondering if you’ve gone crazy to make a change. The truth is – you can choose to stay the same and endure unfulfillment at the price of […]
To Whomever it May Concern
Dear person who is watering my African violet at the office – because it’s definitely not me – we thank you. Looks pretty good for a plant that I’ve not (personally) watered in three months, huh?!