A new year. A fresh start. A clean slate. But wait — time is just a construct, right? Maybe, but I still got out a new toothbrush, just in case. ![A new toothbrush in a toothbrush holder, relfect...

I’ve cultivated a morning yoga habit (along with drinking that weird mushroom coffee), so please forgive the woo-woo-ness of this post. It’s the season of new beginnings and this post began writing...

I’m not very good at making a graffiti tag. Or using Figma. Or skateboarding. If you are, then you probably _learned_ to do these things, and then perfected your craft. ![Jamie Lee Curtis at the ...

Next Steps & Career Paths > _“I’m not sure what to do now.”_ — friends who have been laid off, who are “empty nesters”, or who are looking to pivot into a tech career I’d love love love to tell ...

I don’t have any hobbies. 🤦‍♀️ > “What are your hobbies? You know, the thing that people think of when they think of you? Me, I’m a Bears fan. What’s YOUR thing?” — interviewer, prepping to interv...

Open.AI’s ChatGPT has captured the attention of techies since its launch on November 30, 2022\. I’m a techie, and I’ve spent these past few weeks musing about how new technologies make me want to q...

I really want to write about ChatGPT (I mean, who doesn’t?!?) but I want to spend some more time exploring it first. Luckily, I just saw [Kanika Tolver’s post](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Me: I’m a connector, a speaker, and a writer. You: Ah, but Mary, writers WRITE. What have you WRITTEN lately? Me (sheepishly): Um…nothing? ![GIF of Jimmy Fallon pretending to tap on a microphone...

_\[Note: it wasn’t THESE past 6 months, it was September 2020 — March 2021\. When we were all deep in the pandemic and I was job-hunting. I’m coming back to Medium to write again and just found thi...

I didn’t post my musings last week because I was caught up in the excitement of the Nooks launch. _(What, Mary? I missed that. Tell me more! Check it out_ [_here_](https://twitter.com/JoinNooks)_.)...