Full disclosure - all of this didn't actually happen in one weekend as you can tell by my various hair colors! Eric and I went to Nashville last September for a friend's wedding (my first time there!). Unfortunately, we learned of a dear friend's passing the same weekend, my phone broke (mea…

As of last month, I have officially been teaching with Skillpop Charlotte for one whole year! If you haven't heard of Skillpop, it's an organization that provides pop-up community classes in Charlotte and Raleigh, NC (and very soon they'll be expanding to a new city!). Classes cover everyth…

We've finally made it to our last stop on the west coast road trip! Ahhh Los Angeles. I visit LA every year to see family, but it was fun to visit with a friend that hadn't been there before so I could revisit some touristy things again.  You can tell this was our last stop on the trip…

Holy cow - I just wrapped up co-organizing (and speaking at!) my first design conference on Friday! FusionConf is the brain-child of my pal Bermon Painter, who I organize our monthly design meetup with. He approached me last year about starting a quarterly web conference each focused on a d…

Ahh San Luis Obispo, I love you! After Toree and I trekked through Big Sur, we stopped to stay the night in SLO. I'd been dying to stay at the Madonna Inn for years, and wasn't about to pass up the chance since this was on our way to LA.  My biggest regret is that we didn't spend more …

Wow - I blinked and another year has gone by! I've been feeling super nostalgic this week. Facebook reminded the other day that 10 years ago we went to prom together! I miss those days when we were still learning about each other and everything was new and exciting, but I wouldn't trade our …

By now you’ve probably seen Bloomberg’s report on the Juicero, which ousts the $400 (initially $700) wifi-enabled juicer by showing that folks can simply “squeeze the Juicero bags with your bare hands”. I can’t help but find the whole story and response hilario…

I'm back! So sorry for the long disappearance - I've been busy teaching Skillpop classes, attending conferences, and even helping organize FusionConf (a local design conference here in Charlotte!). I've also been busy planning my return trip to the west coast in August. I'll be heading out t…

After a visit to see friends and tour San Francisco, Toree and I rented a car and started our way down the California coast. Our next stop was Monterey, which let me tell you is pure magic ya'll. We saw so many wild otters, seals, dolphins, and birds that I thought my heart was going to expl…

Alternate title: Baes in the Bay San Francisco! Somehow I grew up in California and never made it to San Francisco. After our trek from Seattle to Portland, Toree and I said goodbye to our sweet friends and hopped on a plane to SF. This was the only part of the trip we didn't actually drive…