Author Archives: Sandy McFadden
Strange Feeling
Have you ever been in a crowded room and felt all alone? I’ve had that feeling a few times over the past week even though I’ve been surrounded by awesome people. The feelings came mostly in the beginning and now closer to the end of our company meetup. To me it means a few things.Continue reading “Strange Feeling”
Support as a Career
When I get home and can really reflect I’ll post a better and more full recap of my first Grand Meetup with Automattic. For now I want to talk about something great that has happened for me here. I’ve had a bit of an epiphany thanks to two town hall sessions I’ve attended. One wasContinue reading “Support as a Career”
Family Weekend
So thankful for the weekend I was able to have with my family before I left for the week. We had a great time getting to play a lot outside and taking in all that autumn in the Annapolis Valley has to offer. We went apple picking, to the pumpkin regatta parade, played on theContinue reading “Family Weekend”
It’s Pumpkin People Time and Everything is Awesome
We live in an agriculture and rural area of Nova Scotia, so Fall is a big time of year. We celebrate the harvest and there are plenty of events on the go all the time. It might be heading to the farm markets for some fun activities, or a visit to one of the manyContinue reading “It’s Pumpkin People Time and Everything is Awesome”
Week Eight Summary
The end has come of my eight week session. The results weren’t as good as I wanted when it came to the weight loss part, but I can live with the results. In mid July I started at 225lbs, which is very disappointing because last summer I was basically where I wanted to be forContinue reading “Week Eight Summary”
Apple Picking
We went apple picking as a family today at Noggins Farm Market just outside of Wolfville. It was like we were tourists in our own town. There were so many people around all looking to do the same thing. Enjoy the Autumn in the Annapolis Valley and take a tractor pulled wagon ride back toContinue reading “Apple Picking”
The Grand Meetup Gitters
This past week has had me getting caught up on a lot of things, trying to be prepared to go away for a week to our annual company Grand Meetup. Last year I started working at Automattic on my Trial just shortly after everyone returned. At least one of my interviews was as they wereContinue reading “The Grand Meetup Gitters”
Wapuu Family
I posted this originally internally at work, but it is cute so I thought I’d share it here as well. The kids love Wapuu almost as much as I do. My newest little nephew now fits into his Wapuu onesie better so we figured we’d get a picture with everyone in their shirts. So weContinue reading “Wapuu Family”
First Kickstarter Reward Arrived
Yesterday I received my reward for backing my first Kickstarter campaign ever. Before I found this randomly in one of my social media feeds I had been looking at a way to to get some USB outlets in my home so I didn’t need to find chargers. There always seems to be an abundance ofContinue reading “First Kickstarter Reward Arrived”
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