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i made a very hard decision this year

a month ago i left a job i held for several years, a job that took me through a winding road of launching a product, going through an acquisition, lots of high points and lows...but ultimately i got to end the journey on my own terms, on my own time. i couldn't have asked for anything more, especially given the state of the world. i'm so very proud of my work at glitch and fastly, and it's special how i got to be one of just a handful of people who can say they have grown and lead millions of developers in creating the web and community! it was a lot of fucking work, though, and i need a break.

fmk: butterfly clips, thyroid disease, seventh grade?

i've been using the butterfly clips i bought last week to pull back my bangs when i work out. it works so much better than a headband, which often creased and ruined my wavy fringe.

she's still balding

i'm overdue on an update about my alopecia, which i've written about before: my current status is ughhhhhhhhhhh...

she is beauty, she is grace, she is balding

alopecia areata is an autoimmune skin disease that typically leaves you with coin-sized bald spots...

lemon cake, hold the shingles!

when i was little, my best friend got something called 'chicken pox' and i was extremely jealous of the days off school, attention, and lemon cupcakes he got. the cupcakes, probably from a box mix, were baked for him by my dad and were the most delicious baked good i had ever had.

dear planet fitness,

wow, friends, would you look at that incredible nail art - the colors, the variation in style and shapes! they’re all so different, but yet it works somehow?

how do sunscreens work

of all my opinions on skincare, one of them is that **you should wear spf every day**. that’s easier said than done - your complexion, skin type, budget, and even which country you live in all have an impact on what your best options are. i’m still figuring it out for myself, and i’ll do a post about the products i use at another time.

i’ve made it 6 weeks into a 12 week strength training program, so i’m ready to talk about it

the last day i stepped foot into the gym was on february 24th. it was the second week i was “back in the gym” after a 3-month upper respiratory infection took me out. i did a HIIT workout and ran a mile, i felt good, and took a selfie after as i usually did.

here’s a “what a vegan eats in a day” post for me to point folks who are artificially concerned about my protein intake to

this post is about food, specifically food that i have eaten today.

ayyy i‘m walking (more) here!!

i’ve been on this journey over the past month or so to recreate routines so i can get back into them and adapt to this pandemic vs. wait for a “normal” that’s not gonna happen.

category: health