vanity and navel-gazing

Sometimes, resolutions actually stick.

2022-12-292019-01-01 by bethanye

And here we are again. January 1. The traditional start of all-things resolutions. I can’t be the only one who looks back at the past year and also thinks “UGH, I meant to do $foo … Read more

It took willpower to create this habit. But maybe I should let it go.

2022-12-292018-02-09 by bethanye

[ update: I made up my mind at the last possible moment. Decision at end of the post. ] I’ve been trying to decide something. Not anything important, mind you. Something silly and trivial, but … Read more

Shiny.

2022-12-292016-07-18 by bethanye

It’s 10:15 am on Monday morning and I’m still in bed. I’ve had two cups of tea and I’ve been reading social media on my phone for a few hours. Yesterday, I spent all day … Read more

Looking backwards.

2022-12-292016-07-13 by bethanye

I knew a few weeks ago this was coming, sort of. I gave a talk at DevOpsDays where I said, “And a year ago I was about half-way through my very brief tenure at the … Read more

City cousins and sycamore saplings and Facebook

2017-12-312016-02-20 by bethanye

My mother-in-law used to tell stories about when she was a child, growing up “dirt poor on a tomato farm” in Arkansas. One of my favorites is about how they were visited by their “city … Read more

+3 weeks(ish)

2016-02-18 by bethanye

Three weeks ago(ish), I turned 43. I made some resolutions. Let’s review them, shall we? First, I said I’d stop hitting the snooze button. This one has been going not-so-great. Okay – total honesty time: … Read more

43

2022-12-292016-01-26 by bethanye

I woke up late again this morning. I keep doing that – waking up before my alarm goes off at 6:30, my brain racing with giddy thoughts about the work ahead (nope, I’m not talking … Read more

How long CAN she go without posting to this blog?

2022-12-312008-09-28 by bethanye

Answer – a really long time.

Another year gone by.

2022-12-312008-01-28 by bethanye

I think I officially jumped a demographic today, assuming there’s a “35+” group. Doesn’t really phase me – even with the “I’m old” banter between me and Kate of late. I’ve never been particularly worried … Read more

My big feet have saved me from making an absurd shoe buy…

2023-01-082007-08-25 by bethanye

this time. What is it with me and high-heeled lace-up style shoes? I mean, really. I have like three pairs of varying height and fanciness. Now, the current Vanity Fair style issue has a super-sexy … Read more

I’ve been feeling very meh the past few weekends.

2022-12-312007-06-10 by bethanye

Missed Debbie’s Bachelorette (much sadness about that) due to work stuff and still fighting off a minor infection. The combination made me know damn well that my sourness was probably infectious even if my illness … Read more