It’s difficult to even describe the series of events since I’ve last posted. But I’ll attempt to give you the Cliff Notes version. Let’s start with 2018. A tumultuous year, to be certain, ending with a Category 5 hurricane. I could have never grasped the impact that a storm would have on so many areas …
I’m deviating a bit from my normal post in order to bring this life update/book review. It feels like I left here on a slight dark note. Much has happened since then and you, my faithful readers (despite my inconsistent posting), deserve to share in the goodness. Last time we met here, I was pondering …
The end of 2014 brought about a lot of changes in my life, all carefully considered and mapped out to a tee. The end of a long career, jumping straight into an immersive web development bootcamp (including moving 4 hours away from home for 3 months) which introduced a dump truck load of information that …
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Those that know me, know what a life-changing year 2014 was for me. I quit my job, moved to a studio apartment in Gulfport, FL (with my 24-year-old cat) in order to attend The Iron Yard, a 12-week immersive coding boot camp. This was not a decision that was made lightly, it was, in fact, …
When I was 2 years old, my father noticed that our neighbors had thrown out a bed. To be exact, it was an early 1970’s Sears French provincial girl’s double bed. Upon enquiry, the neighbor explained that some piece of the bed had come unglued, so they were throwing it out and buying their daughter …
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