Category Archives: Reflections

As 2018 comes to a close, I’m doing what I do every year and reflecting on the year gone by and looking ahead to 2019. This was a year where I believe I struck more of a work/life balance than previous years when I may have been a bit too ambitious. I learned a few […]

I’ve been a professional programmer for about 6 years now and I thought I’d share a story about something stupid I did. I think a lot of new programmers or people just trying to get into the field of web development feel dumb or get frustrated easily when things don’t work. When I was just […]

Happy New Year to all my family, friends, acquaintances, co-workers, people I have done business with (and anyone else not covered by those categories). May your 2018 be filled with not only the completion of personal and professional goals, but with contentment with who you are and where you are in this life.

2017 marked the first year in our new home. We got it (mostly) decorated and have loved having guests over to enjoy some dinner, games and conversation. This post is one of my favorites to write every year because it allows me to look back on the year and evaluate what I’ve learned and determine […]

This is becoming one of my favorite things to do around the time of each new year. It’s a great opportunity to look back at the past year and take inventory of what has been done and reflect on what could’ve been better. 2016 was the year of some Drupal deep-diving. I learned a lot […]

It seems like just yesterday I was writing my thoughts on 2014 and 2013. This year marked a couple accomplishments. It was a busy year full of graduate coursework, freelance projects, and full-time work. In 2015 my title changed from “Associate Web Developer” to “Front-end Developer” which was more apt at the time because a majority […]

This is a question I’ve been asking myself lately over the past couple months. I’ve never really thought about my life long term. In my late teens / early twenties I was mostly concerned with having some individual freedom. From my early to mid/late twenties I was mostly concerned with partying. From my late twenties until […]

2014 has come to an end and it’s time to look ahead to 2015. 2014 was my first full year in a professional environment. I wrote my first jQuery plugin. This was also the year I really sunk my teeth into CSS preprocessors, automation, and version control to supplement my front end development. Working for a full […]

Turning 30 is a weird thing for a lot of people. When I was young, I thought 30 was the point in my life where I’d finally be an adult. I’d have my act together and be doing a lot of “adult” things. The truth is, I just feel 18 with 12 years of experience. […]