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The Cloffice – Update March 2, 2016
This is a quick update on my last post, The Cloffice. So the desk and chair are here!
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The Cloffice
We live in a small house, considering the Canadian/North American standard. We also have three children. So when we finished our basement, we had to think very carefully about how we would divide the space. I think we did a pretty good job, here’s a timelapse video of the construction:
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30 Years Ago My Life Took A Turn
It was January 31, 1986 when we t-boned another car that carelessly crossed the highway as we returned from a fun vacation in the northeast of Brazil. There were 6 of us in the car: my dad, my stepmom, my grandmother, my two little sisters, and myself. It was the 1980s, so none of us had…
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Let The Purging Begin!
Today our family lost 16lb. As I mentioned in my previous post, one of my words for 2016 is simplicity. Most of it will have to do with getting rid of stuff. My goal is to take something to the dump, or if in good condition, to the Goodwill store every Friday.
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My 3 Words for 2016
Following the example of my friend Chris Brogan, who does this exercise every year, I decided to choose three words to help through my choices and projects for 2016.
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I’m Not Moving to San Francisco 🙂
Since I posted that I’m now working for Automattic, many have asked me if I’m moving to San Francisco, where Automattic’s main office is. I’m not. Automattic works with a 100% distributed team, which means I’ll be working from home. The same goes for other Automatticians who live in Hawaii, Japan, Iceland, South Africa, Bangladesh,…
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Automattic, Day 1
Today I start a new phase. For over a decade I have had one job – in my family business. It was extremely fulfilling and I learned so, so much. I’ll be forever grateful for my time there, and I would not change a single thing.
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Overwhelm
The problem with project managers like myself is that we become overly confident on the amount of stuff we can handle. We know how to manage projects and are confident we can deliver. The result is that sometimes we just take on too many projects. I’m certainly at that stage today. Waaay too much to…
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Ok, I’ll blog.
I just got off a mastermind call where my friend Dustin Hartzler shared that he has been blogging daily for the last few weeks. The idea spoke to me.