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Principal product manager at Adobe; 5th degree black belt; musician; novelist; volunteerism advocate. Opinions are my own.
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How you know my workout schedule is pretty predictable: Me, to friends today: “It feels like a Wednesday.” Friends: “IT DOES!!”

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Spent the weekend dealing with cognitive overhead, capped off by a discussion with someone that removed a lot of what had sent me into emotional overload in the first place. Journaled a bit this weekend as well. I have a feeling this is going to be core to keeping me grounded in this season.

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Had a couple of phone calls with friends this morning and tidied as I did so. Third load of laundry is going, house is half vacuumed, and I'm feeling better bit by bit, sitting here on the couch with a book and my knitting.

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Pretty amazed at how much 9 hours of sleep can help with my dysregulation.

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This week's reflection: "You will need to rest your way back to normalcy." Between the disruption of jury service, a school event, probably six extra hours of meetings, and all the stuff happening out there *waves in general*, I feel wrung out at the end of the week.

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Borrowed a fleece drape poncho today, and I was... surprised? by how much I liked it.

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Me, yesterday: “Ooh, that’s going to bruise.” Me, today: *takes out a ruler to measure the size of the bruise for bragging rights* 2.5”x3” woooo let’s go

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Why I’ll probably be doing yoga at home for quite a while: kitten boxed up on my back while I was in pigeon pose, then boxed up on my chest for shavasana 🥹

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… it’s me.

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Reminded today that I should definitely put the focus of my cursor on something I don't mind my kittens typing into when they stand on the keyboard.

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Before I forget, the bigger kitten lost his first tooth on Sunday and a second yesterday! 🥲

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Jury dismissed! Part of the craziness over these past few weeks was being selected for a jury. We were dismissed before we got to deliberations, but it was a fascinating view into the justice system. Thankful for the experience and thankful it's over.

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Neighbors are having a bumping party outdoors, as it’s a nice day out. I really hope to high heaven they’re going to turn it down way before 10pm, because 5am is going to come awfully quickly this Daylight Savings Sunday 😵‍💫

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Missed last week! (I'll share the reason later this month.) This week's reflection: "The people around you who support you are a big part of who you are and how you survive. These people are a gift." Was talking with a colleague today about mentors and support structure. I have a good thing.

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That time you rapidly find the PERFECT @xkcd.com cartoon to insert into the video conference chat.

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Remembering how my dad told me in my 20s to save for my retirement as if Social Security wouldn’t be around when I retired.

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Just did this itinerary yesterday. Schedule: 6:50am out, 8pm back. 5am wake up time (I do this once a week about 40 Sundays a year, so this is kind of... not unusual). Made it through until about 7:30pm before I started getting SUPER sleepy. This wouldn't have been a problem, except...

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Found myself making a winter melon, spare rib, and soybean soup with a ginger base. It’s my childhood in a bowl 😋

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In other news, bought eggs for the first time in months, and 😮‍💨

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Me, gearing up to write another message to my senators and representative: "Uhhh which of these things should I write about today?" 🧐

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One of the kittens has had two double fangs. Tonight, he lost one of his baby teeth during a tooth brushing session! Another milk tooth to go before I can cancel the vet visit.

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Okay, so here's my bit of a rant about resumes. To be clear: Adobe has autoresponders, but the key filter here is the talent recruiter. I made a commitment to reading every resume to a) save her some headache and b) ensure I got to interview the people who had the experience I was looking for.

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Lesson from sparring: low-high. Make your opponent worried about a flurry of attacks at one height (low) until they're complacent, and then hit them with something high, where they don't expect it.

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Lesson from sparring: get your leg in early. When grappling in the guard (opponent between your legs), it’s really easy to stay flat on your back. But your best bet is to get a leg in between you and your opponent to create a wedge for an arm bar or a reversal.

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