Archiverly
The backstory on our creation of Archiverly: On the first day of SXSW my grandmother passed away. It was a big blow. I attend SXSW for inspiration and insight. To say that I was not in a great place for... Continue reading →
Mom
The Boy Who Made Me a Mother
I started this blog to chronicle the challenges and triumphs of being a mother and a technologist. A woman on a career path change. While it’ll continue to be that. I need to interject another piece to my narrative. This... Continue reading →
PyData Dallas 2015
April 24-26, Plano, TX I spent the last weekend of April in Plano, Texas exploring the Data Analysis side of Python. Thanks to Numfocus, PyLadiesATX was able to give scholarships to 5 Austin PyLadies to attend. So I had a... Continue reading →
Women in Technology
Last Tuesday, I went to a Women in Technology Panel, presented by General Assembly. On the heels of PyMoms launching I felt it important to hear what successful women were saying about succeeding in Technology. It was a fascinating conversation... Continue reading →
Fulfilling Time
February 23rd. The date has been staring at me all day. I’ve had such a busy two months, I hardly noticed the passage of time. It’s been a good busy, let me recap! PyMoms officially began yesterday here in Austin.... Continue reading →
Happy New Year
It’s not quite January 1st, but close enough! The kids are in school and being tended, and it’s my first day back at Vuka. I’m feeling productive so here are a few announcements. I wrote a few months ago about... Continue reading →
Flask Tutorial – Review
Taken in August and September 2014 Instructor: Miguel Grinberg Class: The Flask Mega-Tutorial After taking the PyLadies Django tutorial, I finished up the CodeAcademy Python course and decided to create a small web application. Considering I was planning on making... Continue reading →
New Parents in Tech Meetup – SXSWi
I submitted a meetup proposal for SXSW Interactive 2015. I hope we can get some good discussion going on how we cope, thrive and learn as new parents. I know this is a big topic for moms in the tech... Continue reading →
Coursera – An Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python
In April of last year I took the Python Coursera online course. Even though I took it a year ago, I think I’ve got some good insights into what you’re getting into, especially if you’re a mom. The course is... Continue reading →
Starting or Rather Restarting
Mommy! Mommy! I hear that refrain every day. Today as I sit down to write my post, I’ve been interrupted more than a half dozen times. I have a 9 month old and a 2 and a half year old.... Continue reading →