𝐔𝐧𝐩𝐨𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 ... who’s brave enough to share one? I’ll go first:

❌ Smorgasbords are gross.
❌ Not every city needs public transit.
❌ Beaches > Mountains.
❌ Reality TV? Hard pass. Why is this even a thing.

Q3 is here - and we are ready.

There’s something about the start of a new quarter that invites a natural reset. Fresh energy. A chance to revisit the roadmap. Time to check the metrics.

I used to think I had to compartmentalize - hide the mom part, downplay the advocacy, quiet the enthusiasm, “act” like a CEO. Not anymore.

Most people know the Brooklyn Bridge.

Fewer know the woman who held it all together.

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲. 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐞. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐮𝐩𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞.
I had a boss who openly admitted he didn’t know what I did all day.

A tree fell on our house yesterday. Like. On. It.
Loud, jarring, and completely out of our control. This 5am wake up came threatening the very area over our bedrooms.

The end of the school year - and this is how I showed up to my firstborn’s last day of school. Yes, full costume. Platform boots and face paint.

𝐈’𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧’𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞. They can mutually strengthen each other. 𝘠𝘦𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘬.
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