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To be totally honest, the past few months were a little intense for me. My mom was in the ICU, among other things. I fell into a bit of a funk, but I'm starting to feel good again. I wrote about my...

I'm so happy with how my Halloween costume turned out! If I had more time, I would have added more details. Aside from the shirt, pants, and gloves, I made everything myself. I crocheted the hat an...

I led a team training on the resources I've developed to support the adoption of inclusive design best practices. The resources included an online course on what inclusive design looks like at our ...

I went to Life is Beautiful for the first time yesterday! It was an amazing time. It was impressive to see the level of work that goes into putting on an event of this size. I was blown away by all...

This book was incredibly illuminating for me! I'm going to track how I spend my time over the next two weeks, and think about how I can be more purposeful with what I do. Life's too short to always...

This was such a captivating yet horrifying memoir. Admittedly, I have limited knowledge about North Korea and its history. Reading the author's first-hand account of the hardships he and his family...

I know this book has been out for a while, and I finally got around to checking it out. I enjoyed it! It was full of helpful examples and concrete strategies for providing clear and effective feedb...

I started the Responsive Web Design course on freeCodeCamp! It's been a while since I've actively flexed my HTML/CSS skills so I'm looking forward to building them up.

While I've had my blog for a couple of years, I hadn't really taken the time to learn and implement SEO best practices. In May, I buckled down and went through each of my blog posts to make sure th...

When I first joined NMSI, I was tasked with leading our online learning initiatives. It's been so exciting to hear about the impact our online student supports program has had on students! https://...

My org typically has face-to-face training events during the summer. These all had to be canceled due to the pandemic. Today was the first day of our first annual online Summer Series conference, a...

I collaborated with our MarCom team to develop this amazing digital guide for our upcoming summer conference. I came up with the initial concept and sketches/wireframes, and our MarCom team was abl...

I published a blog post detailing my process in making over my garage. https://howtounicorn.com/how-to-give-your-garage-a-magical-makeover/

I launched a personal blog/website where I plan to share tips for living your most magical life. https://howtounicorn.com/

I'm currently developing a style guide to support my team in understanding and implementing inclusive design! https://nmsi.styleguide.com/