In 2005 I enrolled in my first semester of virtual school. I took Biology, Geometry, US History, Language Arts, and, my favorite, Computer Programming. That course, the first real exposure I had to code, set me on the path to where I am today.
Continue reading “Coming Full Circle in My Coding Career”All Moms Are Working Moms
For the past four years of motherhood I’ve identified as a working mom. I spent two years on the hamster wheel of commuting drop-offs and pick-ups, pumping breaks and packing lunches. Those years broke me in many ways until I started building in ways for us to rest and to bond as a family.
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After spending so many years working at one place, I took the opportunity to transition on my timeline and still have two more weeks until I start the new job. It’s giving me the opportunity to feel like I have real closure for the end of that chapter. (Although with my husband still working on my old team, I have to fight the temptation to add my $0.02 sometimes.)
I’ll be going from one of the top 5 senior-most developers to brand new and there’s so much information taking up space in my brain that I have little use for anymore. It feels weird expecting to lose that hard-won knowledge, but there’s going to be plenty to learn in the new system!
Continue reading “New Job Loading…”Saying Goodbye to My First Job
The following is an excerpt from my official goodbye emai:
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