2023 was one of the craziest, busiest, best, and most transformative years I've lived so far in this life overall. It was a year of some deep inner reflection. We recently watched "The Family Plan" with Mark Wahlberg and the first monologue of that film really summed...
Top 10 Films of 2023Five Nights at Freddy's This movie made the list because it was the first "horror" film that my kids ever were super excited to see. It was really a great film, and a fantastic intro to horror for them, and I love that I was able to share that...
Today I retire my first Moleskine notebook I ever owned. I got this notebook in 2011 and started using it for my project notes, design sketches, and of course doodles while I’m on the phone, lol. This little book on the left has seen hundreds of projects, been to many...
This year has been an absolute whirlwind already, but in the best possible way. Back in 1996, when the web was still young and GeoCities was a thing, I decided that I wanted learn how to make a website. So I picked up a beginner HTML book, taught myself to code and...
The past couple of years have /really/ sucked. But honestly, life is what you make it, so I tried to put all of that negativity out of my head and just try to concentrate on making memories with my favorite people in 2022. This year had so many awesome moments, too --...
Films Dude, 2022 was one heck of a year for Horror fans! There were SO MANY fantastic horror films released this year, so many that I actually couldn't get all of them into this list. Jurassic Park: Dominion This one hit me in...
Parts of 2021 were a hot mess -- but there were still a whole lot of moments that I did treasure. Moments spent with family, with watching kids grow and become more independent, and creating new friendships that blossomed into incredible relationships with some...
This year was so bad, I don't even want to recap it. Instead, I only want to recap my 2020 Playlist because it was *on point*. Here's a link to my 2020 playlist, and I'll break down the songs below! Grouplove - "Deleter"Halsey - "You should be sad"KALEO - "Break My...
I can’t believe that we’ve been married for 10 years today. Over the past decade we have made SO MANY memories together, seen so many sights, attended so many concerts, laughed until our stomachs ached, and even cried until there were no more tears left to cry. We...
I came across this TED Talk today and listened to it as I was working, and it really, really resonated with me. This is a topic that's been constantly on my mind for a few years now. Let me start this by saying that I truly LOVE love love what I do. I've been...