Links I Love: September 15, 2019
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 / BUSINESS Target Builds Loyalty With Personalized Discounts. (Morning Brew) Walmart Goes Wide With Unlimited Grocery Delivery. (Morning Brew) Lowe's Joins Forces With the NFL This Football Season. (Morning Brew) Finding Balance as a Dual-Career Couple. (Harvard Business Journal) We asked two of our female editors to wear the same thing every day. Here’s what happened. (Fast Company) Survey Shows Having A White Male Advocate At Work Increases Pay. (Huffington Post) Everyone thought I had a dream job. Here’s what they didn’t know.'. (Business Insider) When to Share Personal Issues at Work. (Lifehacker) PRODUCTIVITY / SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY What Makes People Charismatic, and How You Can Be, Too. (New York Times) Talk to Yourself in the Third Person for Improved Clarity. (Lifehacker) Contrary to Popular Belief: Five Ways Social Media Can Boost Productivity. (Laura Stack) Embrace Your Anxiety by Reframing it as 'Excitement'. (Lifehacker) There are 4 unique stress … [Continue reading]
Labor Day Week Recap: Back to Reality… Kind Of
Weekend of August 31-September 2 Last year, when I left Experience Camp, I found it a little tough to get back to "real life" - I had so many emotions, and I missed my girls! This year, probably because I was expecting a difficult transition and was prepared for it, I found it easier... though I still can't wait for next year. I arrived home Saturday night of Labor Day weekend, and after unpacking and sneaking in a quick shower, I headed to Louisville to meet up with my girlfriends Kelly and Heather. I didn't find it any easier to explain camp to those who hadn't been part of it, but I was still happy to catch up with my friends and assimilate back into "real life." The rest of my Labor Day weekend was pretty low-key - I went for a long hike on Sunday, summiting both South Boulder Peak and Bear Peak. While sitting atop Bear Peak, I looked over at Green Mountain in the distance and contemplated tacking that on too, even going so far as to look up the route, but ultimately decided I was "too lazy" and I just wanted to head home. Funny how this monster hike that used to take me all day has now become my easy hike I do in the morning when I'm not feeling like a tough … [Continue reading]
Vacation Recap: MidwEx Experience Camp
Two weeks ago, I once again had the opportunity to spend a week volunteering with Experience Camps. Experience Camps is a nonprofit organization that organizes free one-week sleepaway camps for grieving children who have lost a parent or sibling. Last year, I volunteered at the Southern California location (CalEx); this year, I had the opportunity to help Experience Camps open a brand new camp in Michigan (MidwEx). I've been pretty swamped since getting back to reality, but over the weekend, I got a thank you video from ExCamps... and teared up hearing the kids say thank you directly. (Click here if you want to check it out.) I wanted to make sure I didn't miss out on writing about my week! The Philadelphia Inquirer just published a lovely profile on PennEx, the Pennsylvania camp, which you can read here.) My former coworker Justine used to volunteer with ExCamps; every year in her Christmas letter, she would mention that volunteering at ExCamps is the best week of her year. Though Justine now sits on the Board of Directors and doesn't actually go to camp in the summer, I was inspired last year to sign up for a week in the summer - I thought it would be a nice way to honor … [Continue reading]
What I Read in August 2019
I was doing a pretty good job reading a lot in August, but then lagged when I was volunteering at Experience Camp for a week. No electronics allowed (bummer for my Kindle!), plus, I was too tired at the end of each night to do more than fall into bed and fast asleep. But I still managed to read eight books in August, and two books a week is right about where I aim to be. I'm currently at 55 books read in 2019, which is 13 books behind - so one book closer to caught up than last month. That's pretty good for taking a week off! Bad Blood stole the show with a 5 star rating, but I gave several books 4 stars in August as well.5 stars: Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup, by John Carreyrou: Fascinating book that I couldn't put down! I knew very little about Theranos before I started this; it was really unsettling to remember some profiles I had read about what an accomplished businesswoman Elizabeth Holmes was. Carreyrou did an excellent job explaining the science in layman's terms, where I felt I understood what was going on, and I also loved his switch to the first person perspective toward the end of the book. This was such a fascinating read that I … [Continue reading]
