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For a fuller view of my writing beyond my recent posts, dive in below and peruse as much or as little as you’d like. I write about a wide range of topics from WordPress to Surrogacy to Photography to Mental Health. Don’t follow me if you want to only hear about a certain topic as I write based on what comes up for me in that moment of time. As always, thanks for reading.

  • A Day in the Life of a Happiness Engineer: Tuesday

    Another day at VaultPress has come to a close! Today was full of learning and great conversations with other automatticians. 9AM I woke up and actually put on what I call “real people clothes”. This consisted of a nice pair of shorts and my Automattic t-shirt. I made coffee and grabbed my classic breakfast of […]

  • A Day in the Life of a Happiness Engineer: Monday

    My colleague, Andrea Badgley, says it best, “When I applied for my job as a Happiness Engineer, I wasn’t entirely sure what the job would entail.” Having previously held titles like Webmaster, Instructional Technologist, and Web Support Specialist, I was used to dry and boring job titles that left someone with a yawn rather than […]

  • The things you miss

    I have returned home to Winter Park, FL for a couple of calming weeks after a long four months after graduating. It is odd knowing that I should be in the midst of studying, writing a paper, and meeting friends in the pit. Instead, I am working at my dream job and back home to […]

  • My Automattic Story: Trial to Hire

    “The size of your dreams must always exceed your current capacity to achieve them. If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough.” ― Ellen Johnson Sirleaf My background As a freshman at UNC Chapel Hill, I had the opportunity to have a workstudy job. After looking through the typical jobs working at […]

  • Accidental hike

    After a morning of yoga and my first ever Crossfit session, a fellow happiness engineer and I decided to take a gondola ride and go on short 15 min walk before heading back down. From there, we walked to a beautiful lake with an amazing view. We decided to head back down but couldn’t find […]

  • Creativity meets a soccer ball

    I was meandering through the city with a friend and a soccer ball. We were determined to go out and relive our glory days through some passing when the urge for a true soccer field overcame our complacency with the section of grass we found. After trekking around only to find we were locked out […]

  • Meaning in Suffering

    My grandfather passed almost a month ago. Tomorrow would have been my grandparents 64th anniversary. How incredible is that? I still remember their 63rd anniversary. He was already going downhill at that point. We brought a pizza over and just talked and enjoyed each other’s company. I was on the bus on Thursday when I […]

  • Robert C. McCarthy Sr.

    10:30 am on Sunday morning June 22nd, 2014, my granddad died. On a typical Sunday, he would have been at church at that time. For some reason, that gives me comfort to know that he died around the same time he would have been doing something he loved and believed in. I wasn’t there when he […]

  • Uplift Trove

    “Uplift” Themed Trove Curator Beta tested their app and provided feedback for development Have 800+ followers Pick articles every day that I consider uplifting Picked to be on the Trove Advisory Panel Contacted to be featured on their blog as a Trove They Love after quickly gaining followers and engaging in their platform. Check out the article […]

  • How to Add a New Post Using the WordPress App: iOS

    Note: This Support Document uses screenshots from an iPhone 5 Introduction If you are on the go looking to publish a post, this guide will show you how to do so using the WordPress app for iOS devices. With the ability to snag pictures directly from your phone and a handy preview button, the app […]

  • I’m coming for ya, San Francisco

    Today was my last day working for web.unc.edu. I told my co-workers there that my time working there felt more like college to me than anything else I experienced. By college, I mean that I learned so much and grew into a mature and knowledgable person that felt confident training people, taking the lead, writing documentation, […]

  • Caffeine Free and webdotunc

    I am now on my third day without caffeine and am finally starting to pull out of the fog that is caffeine withdrawal. It has been a whirlwind this past week as I received two jobs offers last Wednesday after interviewing last Tuesday! After accepting a job offer from a start up called Earnest Inc, I […]

  • Thinking beyond college.

    Moving forward past college, I am going to use this change in language to (hopefully) help me decide how to use my time…“Instead of saying “I don’t have time” try saying “it’s not a priority,” and see how that feels. Often, that’s a perfectly adequate explanation. I have time to iron my sheets, I just […]

  • Last LDOC & Last Lecture

      Yesterday was my last day of class at UNC Chapel Hill. I have been more than lucky and honored to go to such an amazing school filled with even more amazing people. I am graduating in three years and am gathering the strength and courage needed to jump into the real world. Any advice?! […]

  • Uplift & WordPress Beginners Trove

    Uplift & WordPress Beginners Trove Trove is my one stop source for news items! I actually helped beta test them back in the day when they were just a weeee little new app looking for people to give feedback (sounding like a proud mom here). My troves Uplift and WordPress Beginners are my main Troves that […]

  • I don’t believe in the 1st Cor 13 love

    I don’t believe in the 1st Cor 13 love or the love that we see in Disney movies. Pretty sure I have given and received love that has been incredibly impatient, rude, and has definitely kept a record of right and wrong (and vice versa).. But the end goal was the same: love. Question love […]