I had a bad day yesterday. Or maybe a bad week… or year. Yes, that’s it. I’ve had a bad year. I’ve experienced a lot of rejection over the past year in terms of job searching. “I’ve been burned so many times at this point I’m basically the human equivalent…

This week, I learned something about myself. I learned that I enjoy being interrupted in a healthy way when having a meaningful conversation. This goes against everything we are taught about being social norms. We are taught not to interrupt someone when they’re talking. …

I’m a recently diagnosed autistic. I also share a few ADHD traits. One of those traits is that I procrastinate. It’s not a laziness thing, it’s a clarity thing. Or a lack of clarity thing…as in, I don’t know where to start. …

Before you jump to conclusions, let me explain. The truth is, I don’t know when showing process work suddenly became so … trendy. …

I was told this by my weightlifting coach recently when I said that the sudden lack of jerks in our new program was going to make me worse at jerks. I was being a bit sarcastic, was only half-serious, and perhaps a bit dramatic. …

Next month will be my one year anniversary of not having a full time job. I was laid off in September. At the time, I was confident (perhaps a bit naive) I would find another job soon enough. Everyone else was too. “You’re a good designer!” “You’re so good at what…

In the summer of 2019, after learning a lot about autism and what it can look like for people like me (women, undiagnosed, 30 something), I realized maybe having the option to work from home would be good for me. I wouldn’t need to all of the time but I…

I’m taking an eight week intro to pottery class right now (one class per week). The first few classes were wheel throwing and now I’m in the midst of three hand building classes. These two classes could not be more different. With the wheel, we were given some instruction on…

I remember the day clearly. I [along with 4 other colleagues] was laid off from a job I’ve had for 10 years. While I didn’t hate this job, I really wasn’t all that upset. I knew I needed the change and this, although surprising and not completely ideal during a…