Where I’ve Been
I've been quiet lately. At least online. And kind of in-person too. Here's some updates.
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2022 Year in Review
Ah, it's the end of 2022. I'm sitting on my couch at home with my two cats as the window is open because it's a nice 60F outside. Because who knows what the weather is supposed to be anymore? It's also the year I turned 40...
Reflections on the Past Year
Another year has passed. Another long year. Even though the pandemic is still messing with everyone's lives (including mine, and why I'm putting this out finally in March), I think a lot of good things have happened this year and I'd like to take my usual annual time to go back over it.
Nevertheless, Sarah Coded
Happy International Women's Day! This is my annual 'Nevertheless, She Coded' post!
The Most Important Things I’ve Learned About Software Management from My Developer Career So Far
I started my first programming-related job in 2005. Since then, I've had 13 managers across 10 teams (not including any contract work). It's a lot. I've definitely had a variety of amazing, wonderful managers I'd drop a job in a heartbeat and go work for. I also have had managers I quite frankly hope I don't run into again. Through these experiences, I've learned a lot about what I think makes up…
I’ve Hit Community Burnout
At the last half of 2020, I started live streaming on Twitch. One of the popular things is for Twitch streamers to have their own Discord servers. [...] But the point of this blog post is to focus on an issue I see brewing for me: Community Burnout.
Year in Review: Looking Back at 2020 and Looking Forward at 2021
I've tried to do a year-end retrospective for the past several years. Sometimes I pull it off (2015, 2018) and sometimes I don't (2016, 2019). I started to write a reflection and goals for 2019/2020 last year and wrote some of it on and off. By the time I got about halfway done, the Coronavirus pandemic hit in March and I basically lost the motivation. It's been a weird year.
A Story About Growing Up in Kansas City
I grew up in Kansas City. It's probably most famous for being that weird city in BOTH Kansas & Missouri. There's another interesting trait about it. The Missouri River cuts through KC too. I often heard about how South of the River was bad. Lots of crime. Drive-by shootings. etc. I was taught not to cross certain streets. It's all inherently based in racism and red-lining.
I Would Love to Be a Mother Someday But…
I was a part of the "cast" of the Listen To Your Mother 2017 - Kansas City show with about a dozen others. We all read essays about our mothers, about motherhood, or about being a mom. I wrote an essay in 2013 and revised it for this show. Since it's Mother's Day and I haven't made this public before now, I decided to go ahead and share it. I can't post the video due to copyrights, but if you're a…
Learning to Share Accomplishments: Part 2 - Sharing My Accomplishments
This is the second part of a two-part post. For part 2 of this post, I want to actually talk about those accomplishments. I think it's helpful for me to get out there and while it may not be as interesting or relevant for you, maybe in looking it over you can see some ways you can talk about your own accomplishments as well.