welcome!

welcome to the first post of my blog. i've always enjoyed journaling and have told myself countless times that i want to jot down some of my thoughts in hopes of preservation or possibly even passing down some of the interesting stories and ideas i've stumbled upon. so here it is!

another motivation for this blog was a walkertracker challenge that my company recently introduced in which employees wear a pebble+ (a small device which tracks the number of steps taken) and include a short entry with submit a photo for each day. i've enjoyed this exercise immensely so i wanted to try to incorporate that journaling here along with any interesting articles, videos, or talks i've come across.

today in nytimes fashion & style section, there's a great article about amy cuddy's tedtalk from 2012. she talks about how non-verbal body language shapes those around us and ourselves, and the importance of "powerposing". i think most of us could benefit from a bit of powerposing (myself included).

best thing that happened to me today: realizing how great working in the city with my teammates and plethora of delicious lunch options is

worst thing that happened to me today: caught in 50F rainy weather with my pink birks! eek cold!

someone who made me smile: shahid, our desktop support guy, who is somewhat eccentric, but very kind and always has a smile on his face. he told me a story about how his wife scolded her son for getting a B on his exam. "B is for bad" she said. and when he told her to go easy on him, she said "if i go easy on him now, he'll come back with a C+ next time." i love the unwavering immigrant mother values.