The timing of this tweet made me smile. I had recently returned from 8 nights away in paradise (Khao Lak, Thailand) at an adults only resort with the love of my life. I hadn’t checked Outlook or Microsoft Teams once. I was in a pretty good position to comment on how to be someone in…
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My first week at Microsoft
“How is Microsoft?” “It must be amazing!” “What are you working on?” This is how the conversation goes with anyone who knows of my July 16 start date as a Microsoft employee. If you missed my announcement (because I recorded a video instead of blogging about it), I’ve joined the Cloud Developer Advocates who report through to…
Drink Bottle Wrangling
Yes, in the land of parenting it’s that time of the year when all of the back to school stuff is being procured. Blogs are aplenty on where to keep the school bags & which lunchbox to buy. So if you’re one of my tech followers, this post might not be for you .. unless…
A looong weekend
Monday in Queensland is a public holiday to observe labour day, which is quite apt because yes, I’m working. Now before you pity me that I don’t get three whole days off (in a row!), I’m not that concerned actually. Long weekends are the perfect structure for me. I’ve had time to spend with friends and family, time…
How to host a Frozen party (A tutorial for the unorganised)
WARNING: Do not continue if you have no interest in Disney’s Frozen whatsoever. Having two daughters under 10, our house & car has been filled with Frozen songs, so naturally that was the chosen theme for Miss 4’s 5th birthday. I wasn’t interested in it being the best decorated Frozen party ever. I just wanted it to be…
Pre Conference Countdown – a lesson in not sweating the small stuff
At short notice, I’ve taken a leap of faith and purchased a conference ticket. It was left until the last minute because I’ve been umming and ahhing about whether or not I can justify spending the money to be a delegate for 2.5 days, plus accommodation. Everyone who has attended this industry conference raves about…