Early Birthday Surprise! I had no idea CJ signed up for the Echo Look beta months ago. What an incredibly amazing surprise! I’ve been not-so-patiently waiting for it to be released to the public, so this sneak peek is thrilling. Let me share my first week’s experience with you! Echo Look Assembly & Mounting It […]
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Dressing in Tech: T-shirts Don’t Get Promoted

This is the third and final installment of a series. Check out Dressing in Tech: The Hoodie Curse and Dressing in Tech: It’s Not Me, It’s Your Hoodie. Dress Up to Level Up I’ve been fortunate in my career to see several women rise in the ranks of game companies into management and executive positions. It’s […]
Dressing in Tech: It’s Not Me, It’s Your Hoodie

This is the second installment of Dressing in Tech. Check out Dressing in Tech: The Hoodie Curse. Not Made for Women Most tech companies I’ve worked for are very generous and shower their employees cool and useful company swag – which usually comes in the form of t-shirts and hoodies. So cool! Unfortunately, I never […]
Dressing in Tech: The Hoodie Curse

The Assumption Those of you who don’t work in games probably assume we all dress like this: And it’s not that far from reality… Game studios are abundant with hoodies, jeans, and sneakers. Lots of folks rock hoodies with their favorite IP. Other people wear the hoodies given to them by their company. (Everyone loves […]
Retail Project Part 3, Macy’s

Note: This is part 3 of a series. To catch up, check out Domestic Warrior: Retail Project Part 1, Nordstrom BP Shoes and Domestic Warrior: Retail Project Part 2, Nordstrom Salon Shoes. Macy’s I like Macy’s. There was always something about the history of the store that I found charming – probably the rerun commercials featuring Bob Hope. Prior […]
Retail Project Part 2, Nordstrom Salon Shoes

Alright! Here we go with part 2! If you need to catch up, check out Domestic Warrior: Retail Project Part 1, Nordstrom BP Shoes After BP Shoes, Pam and I made a bee line straight for Salon Shoes… Salon Shoes Grade: A+ We browsed for less than two minutes when a very attentive salesperson, Andres B, found […]
Retail Project Part 1, Nordstrom BP Shoes

I’ve been dying to do this project for what seems like ages – and last Sunday, Pam and I were finally able to embark on our adventure. As you all know, I’ve been fascinated with American consumerism for quite some time – I’m always trying to dig into why it’s so ingrained in our culture […]
Easy Recipe: Cinnamon-Orange Almond Tea Latte

First World Tea Problems As someone who is newly vegan and caffeine-lite, I’m still trying to hard to form new habits. One of my favorite habits was enjoying a nice cup of coffee at one of our many brilliant Seattle coffee shops, or savoring the gourmet concoctions CJ would make for me on a Saturday […]
End of the No Pants Policy Season

Goodbye, Summer. Hello, Pants. Fall is officially here. The trees are changing, the breeze has a bit of a bite to it, and the Pumpkin Spice Latte People have emerged with their scarves and oversized sweaters. Also the cats have decided it’s time to sleep under the covers instead of on top of them. So […]
Capsule Wardrobe???

Notice: This is not a new concept! The Capsule Wardrobe has been sweeping the Interwebs for a while now. I’ve just been really slow to form my opinion around it – partially because there are so many differing rules and philosophies, and partly because I like having lots of clothes. Options, friends! Options. That said, I […]