Lately social media has been bumming me out. Whether it's the latest outrageous political news, weird friend stuff, or feeling like my content isn't good enough—I'm just feeling a bit burned out. So, I'm taking a break. The problem with that is I lose my usual outlet. So, back to blogging.
It's probably a good thing since I'm still paying for this site.
Read MoreMy brothers and I always drew during church. Sometimes we'd have little blacksmiths where we designed swords for each other, or we'd take turns drawing our perfect house. Mine was always a castle with corn growing outside and a secret tunnel underneath.
Read MoreOnce a month we have a company-wide meeting. As we've grown in that last 2 years, we've had to continually find bigger spaces. At this point we're tightly packed in 5 couches and 10+ extra office chairs crammed in any corners with a good line of sight to the screen.
The venue has changed, but the format of the meetings has generally stayed the same. We review our performance for the last month, and then we talk about how we can improve, whether it's personally or as a company.
Read MoreI've been sad for a while.
Is life terrible? By no means. I'm blessed with a family that loves me, a well paying job that I like, and so many other comforts and opportunities. I was still sad.
Read MoreI lived in St. Petersburg, Russia for four months in 2011. Most of my weeks were spent teaching kids English, or prepping lessons for those classes. Weekends were for sight seeing, but we really didn't want to be outside for too long.
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