Tango with strangers
26 January 2012 / life, misc / Comment
I truly believe that every person that I meet, I meet for a reason. There is a story, a lesson, an experience that comes from every person that you interact with.
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Unicorn
Let's try this again...
12 January 2012 / life, travel / 12 Comments
I have been trying to write this post for a few weeks now, but I get a bit overwhelmed and am unsure where to begin.
As those closest to me know, I went through a lot of big changes in 2011, and crossed some very big items off my life list.
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First Time in Asia
15 November 2011 / life, travel / Comment
In late October I returned from my first trip to Asia. I had a 2 day stopover in Hong Kong, and then headed to Thailand where I got to meet up with a client of mine, as well as a fellow twitter follower.
This was definitely a pivotal trip for me, having never been to Asia before. I have already decided to return to Asia in February for a longer visit, but more on that later :)
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Reflections on RHHLive
28 October 2011 / business / Comment
At the end of October I had the pleasure of attending Marie Forleo‘s Rich Happy & Hot Live in New York. (I designed and built the WordPress website back in August.) The conference delivered a plethora of smart and sexy business advice from a knock-out line-up of speakers, including Danielle Laporte, Julie Cottineau, Laura Roeder, Josh Pais, Regena Thomashauer, Russel Simmons, Kris Carr, Simon Sinek, Derek Halpern, and Ramit Sethi! (that’s me on the right, after a much needed new haircut :)
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A new chapter
23 September 2011 / freelance, life / 1 Comments
I have a 4 week vacation which starts at midnight tonight, and I have been working frantically to tie up loose ends before I leave. I don’t have a laptop, so I won’t be bringing work with me.
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Beautiful Sketchnotes
15 August 2011 / art, design, process, web / Comment
Beautiful sketchnotes by Mike Rohde of rohdesign at An Event Apart Minneapolis.
Starbuck and Starbuck in Starbucks
12 May 2011 / misc, nerdiness / Comment
This picture makes me so happy! The ultimate nerd moment captured. This is the original “Starbuck” on the left (Dirk Benedict, age 66!), from the original Battlestar Galactica series, with Starbuck on the right (Katee Sackhoff) from the latest series.
Found on Topless Robot via @allison_house
Seattle and An Event Apart
4 May 2011 / design, nerdiness, web / Comment
In March I attended my first An Event Apart Conference in Seattle. I had a great time, and met tons of interesting people. I think I learned more in one hour with Jason Santa Maria than I did at 4 yrs in design school…
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An unfair advantage?
3 May 2011 / misc, nerdiness / Comment
Not that I’m complaining… but I do believe the discovery of this image gives
Jack Layton an unfair advantage.
20 Questions Interview with Oakes Design
13 April 2011 / business, design, freelance, web / Comment
I recently did a “20 Questions” audio interview with fellow Canadian designer Colin Oakes of Oakes Design. Check it out if you’re curious about my process, what advice I’d give new ladies in the industry, or you wanna know what the heck Gaelic Football is all about!