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Over the last year I’ve been failing at my workout goals. I started going to Jazzercise about 6 years ago and was super regular, going at least 4 or 5 times a week if not 7. And then on top of that, walking and hiking with the family. I’m not sure what happened this last year,…
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I recently decided it would be fun to send a gift to my teammates. I had a great time playing around with different concepts for a Wapuu that would represent our team. If you aren’t familiar with Wapuu, you will want to check out the history on wapuu.jp. I finally figured out what to do, with some help from, Ryan,…
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I’m on the last day of my first no-logging-into-work-real-vacation in more years than I would like to admit. I work for a wonderful employer who offers me all the vacation I need, but I’ve simply chosen to take half vacations where I work a little bit each day to keep up with things. It works for…
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My youngest creates the neatest cartoon-like characters and always has a great story to go with them. This series is called The Round Family: In the artist’s words: They are round and they’re shaped like a ball. They live in Wild Round Ball. The Uncle is a waiter. The Tia likes herself, that’s why it…
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While resting during a hike today, surrounded by this fantastic scenery, I tried my hand at sketching my daughter. Good thing I thought to toss my sketchbook and pencil in my bag this morning before setting out. Turned out ok, it kind of looks like her, just a little younger. My youngest says I didn’t…
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I drew a mug and a spray bottle that were sitting on the counter. As an added challenge I had to sharpen my pencil with a knife. We have no working pencil sharpener at the moment so I wowed my kids with my knife skills:
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Whenever Bugs Bunny is hanging out in the desert, the landscape is dotted with big tall cactus that look kind of like this: The funny thing is, this type of cactus doesn’t grow in every part of the desert of the Southwestern United States. It grows in some parts of Arizona and down into Mexico, but there are vast bits of desert with…
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If you’ve been to an event where Automattic’s been a sponsor you’ve seen these little books. They’re small, perfect for notes, sketches, lists, or whatever your heart desires. I picked up a few of the Jetpack ones recently so I could give them to my kids on road trips. I’m currently on vacation and since…
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Yesterday was my 4th anniversary at Automattic, working as a Happiness Engineer, supporting people who use WordPress.com. So much has happened since then, let’s just look over the history a bit, shall we? My friend Jenifer and I were in the planning stages of WordCamp Albuquerque. It was the first WordCamp in New Mexico, the first WordCamp…
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These selfie stick things are not as easy as they look. This series of pictures made me laugh.
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I’ve written about Roadrunners before, but can you blame me? They’re cute. My daughter caught this one today while on a walk in our neighborhood.
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My face hurt from laughing so hard and my heart was full. Fifteen women, gathered for their monthly doula hangout, sitting around a table piled high with food: brownies, whipped topping, cookies, angle food cake, strawberries, chips, guacamole. Oh, the guacamole. It was an evening out of busy lives to connect around the shared work of caring for…
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Karen Alma 