While I find it easy to get lost exploring and meandering down memory lane, I often try to shift focus on the present and future. But coming on the end of the year has brought on waves of reflections…
Category: Professional
No Longer an Act
“I am an engineer.” I have said these words often over the past few years in interviews, cover letters, and all forms of personal introductions. While it has been logical to say these words, my degree is pretty good justification, I didn’t necessarily believe their mea…
Stake in the Game
It’s a bit ironic that my last post was about work-life balance and now I’m writing about willfully letting work take over my life, but bear with me as I hope to bring the two ideas together. I would classify the past few weeks as “Mudd busy,” meaning comparable to my…
Time, Space, and Energy
Given everything that my life has entailed over the past couple years, it’s crazy to realize that for the first time, I feel settled enough to invest in myself and explore what a balanced, healthy, and happy working life looks like for me. Maybe it doesn’t seem like I…