An adventure in gaining self-confidence, learning to code, and proving my doubting self wrong…
I struggle with this a lot. I work a standard 8 hour day at the office, then come home and work for my own business until the wee hours of the morning. My days are so scheduled out that I have to plan time slots for grocery shopping, classes, eating, household chores, etc. I have... Continue Reading →
In this fast-paced culture we live in, the hardest thing to do anymore is slow down, take a breath, and really be able to see what’s most important and beneficial in our lives.
Most of us, like me, get so caught up in strict ideas about how we should be and stick ourselves in these little boxes according to those ideas. The sad thing is, the majority of the time we're doing it to ourselves
When you have two jobs, classes, several pets and a habit of playing video games to relax, it's really amazing how much you don't notice time flying out the window.
A lot of the time we get sideways looks or exasperated sighs when we ask questions. Honestly, how else are we going to learn? There's a fine line between asking out of pure curiosity and asking repeat questions because of a lack of confidence in your own skills. But squashing curiosity is the killer to... Continue Reading →
I'm continually amazed by how quickly you can get swept up in things, especially without even realizing how far out you are until you can barely touch the ground. And sometimes you're not even focused on your own stuff! Other things and people in your life just seem to take over before you know it.... Continue Reading →
So far, I think my blog posts have been steering towards personal development lately rather than funny anecdotes on what I'm doing to learn code. The actual learning has sort of been put on the back burner as I'm kind of creating websites for real clients at the moment. Which is exciting right? Yes and... Continue Reading →
Start a second job and end up owning your own business... What? How does that even happen? Easily.
It's so easy to let life run away with you. But when you can stop, take a deep breath and realize that you're only human, things get easier. Trying to keep up with my Computer Tech job and teaching myself coding and Web design is a challenge in and of itself. So when the opportunity... Continue Reading →
I mentioned a project I have been working on for my Free Code Camp course and I think, ignoring the petty nagging of my inner perfectionist, that it's finally good enough to submit. It probably was good enough a couple of days ago. So why haven't I submitted it quite yet? This is where I... Continue Reading →
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