Links I Love: June 17, 2018
Want to stay in bed longer? Here’s what I’ve been loving, laughing at, and getting intrigued by all week long. Now cozy up with your laptop/tablet and enjoy :) CAREER How To Pick Your Battles At The Office. (Girlboss) Working Parents in 2018: 78% Say You Can Have It All. (Hotel News Now) Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders?. (Harvard Business Journal) How Women Can Succeed by Rethinking Old Habits. (Strategy& Business) From Pink Milk to Smart Questions, How to Be a Rebel Leader. (Behavioral Scientist) Great Expectations. (Friday Forward) How to Run a Conference Panel That Isn’t Horrible. (LinkedIn) PRODUCTIVITY/SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY Could “emotional labor” at work be the reason you’re so exhausted?. (Well & Good NYC) There’s a Dark Side to Emotional Intelligence. Here’s How to Protect Yourself. (Time Magazine) A New York Times Opinion Writer Shares What She's Learned About Time Management. (Girlboss) 5 Fascinating Books On How To Break Bad Habits. (Barking Up the Wrong Tree) To Get Good at Something, Practice Less, But More Frequently. (Lifehacker) Why We Suck at Using Our Spare Time Well. (Medium) Here’s Your Cheat … [Continue reading]
Weekend Recap: Summer Festivals and Concerts
This past weekend was near perfect, with the exception that I didn’t spend almost any time at home! But there were so many fun things to do in Denver that I really didn’t mind :) The weekend kicked off with one of my favorite work events of the year – a friends/family event on the Jack Daniels Roofdeck Terrace at Coors Field! I organized the event for my company, but I’ve learned over the years to bring on an extra person to hand out tickets so I can just relax and enjoy myself. We had about fifty people come this year, which was one of our best turnouts in a few years, and although it was a little hot, it was otherwise the perfect night to watch baseball, enjoy a few drinks, and get to know the colleagues who live in the Denver area but with whom I rarely get to work. (I am hoping to change that as I start trying to sell more work locally.) After the game, rather than dealing with the crush of people trying to catch a cab right from the stadium, I walked about 2 miles to LoHi and then stopped at a bar for a nightcap before catching a cab from there. The place I went, Occidental, was new to me, but had a cool atmosphere – we sat out on the back deck, and it reminded me of the … [Continue reading]
What I Read in May 2018
I read eleven books in May, thanks to a tear of novels in the middle of the month. However, I should also add that's cheating a little bit since there were also two short stories of just under 100 pages each tucked in there! I really loved Amy Ewing's Jewel series, though, and would highly recommend it for lovers of page turning dystopian rebellion novels (like The Hunger Games and The Selection). This month helped me catch up a little closer to my goal of 100 books for the year, but I'm still woefully behind, and not really keeping the pace for June thus far :/ 4 stars: The Queen of Hearts, by Kimmery Martin: I loved this novel so much and found it hard to put down - this was definitely my favorite book of the month, and close to five stars! The story was really compelling, and it reminded me of a (more realistic but still dramatic) Grey's Anatomy. I loved all the characters and couldn't wait to find out what would happen next. The language was incredibly descriptive and beautiful, making it easy for me to put myself in the story and picture everything clearly, so even though the plot was centered around the romantic drama, I wouldn't classify it as just another chick … [Continue reading]
Race Recap: Ragnar Chicago, Part 1
This post is super delayed - whoops! I ran Ragnar Chicago with a group of my coworkers on May 18th/19th. We weren't trying to be competitive, but I still thought I'd write up this "race report" for posterity :) I've long been curious about Ragnar relays, as I've seen good friends do them and have a blast. But I had also heard a lot about arduous they can be. You're packed into a van for two days, taking turns running and driving and sleeping. (Though I was told that the sleeping is very minimal.) You can't shower, even though you're running dozens of miles, and you're stuck with a bunch of other sweaty unshowered people too. How could this possibly be fun?! But then I was invited to join a team running Ragnar Chicago - and the team included several partners / directors that I love working for, but rarely get to spend any time with in person. It seemed like a really bad idea to allow my coworkers to see me at my worst (I get cranky when I don't get enough sleep), but I decided I couldn't pass up the opportunity to spend a few days with my bosses, so I reluctantly agreed. Over the last few months, we had a few calls to talk about logistics - who was renting the vans, what … [Continue reading]
