Complete with Flag Cake!! #spoiled #happy4thofjuly @canva @canvavibe
Chef @songkran_man put on an amazing American feast for the @canva Yanks! Happy Independence Day! @canvavibe
Month: July 2015
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American ingenuity. My Dad will be proud. #ricekrispietreats #patriotic #bungeecords
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Continuing the Parade of Forgotten Handknits with the Sampler Sweater.
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First playlist suggested to me by Apple Music: “Taylor and Friends.” This is acceptable. (@randomknits @knitabulous)
Hey @mobywhale @dp_lewis – can I trade some @canva stickers tonight for @SydCSS ones? 🙂
RT @ABSCensus: You can sit with us! Have a totally ‘fetch’ birthday, @lindsaylohan! The Census provides no insights into the number of mean…
@mobywhale @dp_lewis I’m skipping my knitting group for this! I hope no one will look askance if I knit during the talks. 🙂
@SydCSS @mobywhale @dp_lewis Hmm. Well, it is an accessible user interface!
@mobywhale @GRobilliard @OphelieLechat I think we are witnessing the birth of yet another meetup group. 🙂
@mobywhale @GRobilliard @OphelieLechat Seriously though, you guys are welcome to Thursday night knitting! We meet at Bowling Club at 99 York
Office Puppy! I’m counting the minutes until he sniffs out the cat dander on EVERYTHING I OWN. https://t.co/xBIWafRUTE
I agree! I have a new secret cable project percolating myself… 🙂 https://t.co/4vL1wjQlSd
I had every single one of those thoughts earlier today. (Except I secretly liked tapping on the globules.) https://t.co/SC23EKAxLe
RT @qrush: I like to pretend tech execs are always talking about how big the sub they ate for lunch was http://t.co/3uWcE8CVZB
Reading: We need to talk about startups… – Medium – Food for thought. http://t.co/xVO9jpj3lI
I have @canva stickers, tattoos, & image credits for any frontend devs at #sydCSS who are interested in joining the team! (I’m the knitter.)
RT @SydCSS: Omg! We have someone at #SydCSS playing Game of Thrones theme! http://t.co/kRUd2zoH3a
Hey @iamnotyourbroom and I have the same fave Dr. Seuss book! (“If I Ran the Circus”) #sydCSS
“I did it because it was fun, not because it was practical.” – @iamnotyourbroom with my new life motto. #sydCSS
Swapped some @canva stickers for #SydCSS robots. My laptop is going to be very happy! http://t.co/GZADKbtIqg http://t.co/ltPkkb8PkJ
@diversionary @SydCSS @mobywhale @dp_lewis I just put it away. @iamnotyourbroom’s maths distracted me and I made too many mistakes!
@diversionary @SydCSS @mobywhale @dp_lewis Also, fancy bamboo needles are quiet. 🙂
@msharp @canva I think making the stickers ginormous was deliberate. 🙂
Very much enjoying @ijayessbe’s talk at #sydCSS. She’s very entertaining! http://t.co/WygdenLecH
The meaning of life, the universe, and everything is… BACON. #baconproject #42 @burgerpr… http://t.co/r2rHtobL0j http://t.co/lfJguJ9NMu
Continuing the Parade of Forgotten Handknits with the Sampler Sweater. http://t.co/sd5btakLJQ http://t.co/sFSF9WTGtj
American ingenuity. My Dad will be proud. #ricekrispietreats #patriotic #bungeecords http://t.co/DCeqB3KB5f http://t.co/95PT6WICRr
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The meaning of life, the universe, and everything is… BACON. #baconproject #42 @burgerproject #burgerproject #pictureproject
@ Burger Project
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Swapped some @canva stickers for #SydCSS robots. My laptop is going to be very happy!
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We need to talk about startups… – Medium – Food for thought.
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Today: Clapotis. (This week is turning into the Greatest Hits of Forgotten Knits.)
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Progress. (Really looking forward to blocking to straighten up all the wonky stitches!) http://t.co/7oaMVQVu8O http://t.co/7alXWw6x31
@Alegrya No, no, a vintage vest for the Snook! http://t.co/qBuuLUf4oJ
Hey @Swatch_AU – I sent email to service dept on Monday but no reply yet. What’s best way to reach them? Looking for replacement band…
@gilmae @redambition Not auto-federated. The idiots don’t even have an API for pushing into their walled garden. So it was sadly manual.
Violinist in the tunnel at Central is playing Game of Thrones theme. Never saw so many ppl throwing coins to a busker! (Gave him $1 myself!)
@gilmae Nah, I click the share link on the post. I rarely go there. (TBH I mostly did it because I was interviewing there.)
It was brilliant! Carbonara is always a race against the clock. No idea how you did it for 30+ people! https://t.co/R3ypegDIzN
@kouky Before 9pm?!
Knitters: a friend in Arizona wants a jumper. Obviously 100% wool is out. Suggestions? Maybe from Knitpicks?
@drwitty_knitter Doesn’t it droop a lot? I’m also not sure it doesn’t get cold there in the desert. Hm.
Pressure Cooker Pork Stew with Sweet Potatoes and Prunes – Made this for dinner tonight, and it was glorious. http://t.co/iCcVqiHnqD
w-g: VP of Gettin’ Things Done. “So how’s the new job going?” asks EVERYONE IN THE WORLD. http://t.co/tdTequDqk8
Celestial conjunction: Jupiter and Venus prepare to dance among the stars http://t.co/PXtCY5DiL6 I saw them tonight! http://t.co/thAIAz40jU
Today: Clapotis. (This week is turning into the Greatest Hits of Forgotten Knits.) http://t.co/Tpfti2j30R http://t.co/VR2infjZH7
CLAPOTIS TWINS!! RT @Alegrya: Clapotis here too @web_goddess http://t.co/SMgQjud460
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VP of Gettin’ Things Done
How’s the new job going? I’ve been asked that a zillion times recently, so it’s probably worthy of a job post. I answer, “So far so good!” To be honest, it’s hard to say. I mean, it’s great for a lot of reasons:
- I work with really smart and talented people who are all super friendly.
- Our product is a thing that people genuinely LIKE. (Sadly, I think this is a career first for me.) They rave about it! Several of my friends have actually used it and emailed me compliments about it!
- I’m learning heaps about things I never had a great deal of exposure to before (like content marketing, email campaigns, etc).
- The work I’ve done seems to be genuinely appreciated and the feedback has been great.
- I get to walk to work every day to an extremely cool office in Surry Hills where we’re fed by a wonderful chef.
So what’s the issue then? I guess it’s more just the ambiguity of figuring out where I fit in. It’s like switching schools. (Sudden 7th grade flashbacks.) There’s a fine balance between sitting back and observing, and jumping right in. This kind of situation always brings out my Imposter Syndrome, and it doesn’t help that I’m probably the most technical woman in the office. I feel the need to prove my bonafides to the guys, but I know how annoying that can be. And then there’s the perpetual issue of being a generalist in a team of specialists. Everyone wants to feel useful, right?
But ambiguity has upsides too. I have the freedom to get involved in all sorts of areas that I wouldn’t before. So far I’ve resisted the impulse to fall back to being a BA (well, mostly – I’ve created a couple Activity Diagrams that were like SCRATCHING THE WORST ITCH EVAR). Mostly I’ve been working on an email marketing strategy, but I’ve also been helping out on the recruiting front and have passed a couple leads over to HR. I’ve identified some bugs in our analytics tracking. I’ve lined up some speaking gigs on behalf of Canva and the company is extremely supportive of that. Next week I’m going to have a stint on Customer Support (with some other new recruits). All of this is new and exciting. Scary, but fun too.
So that’s where I am after three weeks. Looking forward to the next six months and beyond!
(“VP of Gettin’ Things Done” is actually my current title on LinkedIn. I’m thinking of changing it up every six months. Any suggestions?)