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Status Update: How Many Hours Until Happy Hour

Life’s been unbelievably crazy, as always. I’ve been going to sleep late and waking up early, I’ve got so much to do. This is my busiest time at work. Even though tomorrow is a holiday, I’ll be back in on…

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Treasured Gifts

As a deca-Burner, as in I’ve been burning for 10 straight years, I’ve accumulated a lot of schwag. Most of it is forgettable. Some of it, I’ve lost in various moves. One artist gifted me a beautiful ceramic aorta which…

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Job Hunting

One month ago I started aggressively job-hunting—as aggressive as you can be while having a full-time job. My job hunt consists of searching key words in my current employer’s website, LinkedIn, Simply Hired, and the job postings on the Chicago…

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Rituals and Celebrations

A couple weeks ago, I spent my lunch hour going to mass at Old St. Mary’s on the corner of California and Grant for a holy day of obligation. These are days when you are obligated to go to church…

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Dynamic December

I am super busy with end-of-the-year work and holiday Christmas cheer. I’m in a mad dash to get our Christmas card out. I need to be more organized so the process can be seamless versus stressful! Plus I have landed…

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Black Rock City Post Office

Since Burning Man truly is a city complete with an airport, DMV, plazas, medical services, it also has its own post office. How cool is that? This year I gifted friends with handmade ARTery postcards stamped with the Black Rock…

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What Do You Do?

Several months back I got into a discussion with some friends about our lack of awareness of each others’ occupations. “Do you even know what I do?” One asked. I stammered, “You’re like an engineer or something like that right?…

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Welcome to my site, derived from an advice column I wrote while getting my MBA. I live in the San Francisco Bay Area. I give helpful, opinionated advice based on my own experience and from the expertise of my extensive network. For more, click here.

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