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  • Everything is beginning to look the same.

    Everything is beginning to look the same.

    I want to start this by saying: I love AI. Really. I use it every day. I think it can make us better at our jobs, remove hours of tedious work, help us learn things faster, give people access to skills they never had before, and generally make both work and life a little easier.…

  • Let’s get vulnerable

    Running on Delusion is triggering a pretty vulnerable part of me. What if I fail? It hits on many different levels. OMG, we’re raising funds to help children with cleft palate surgeries. Children. Surgeries. Gulp. This in itself is enough to put me into full-on overwhelm. What if I fail them? I don’t look like…

  • Running on Delusion

    Running on Delusion

    I’ve done some questionable endurance events in my life, but this might be the most delusional one yet. 😂 Next year, my friend, Kate and I are taking on The PONDO. A 3-day trail run that raises funds for the Pondoland Conservation Trust, working to protect the extraordinary Wild Coast, and Miles for Smiles Foundation,…

  • 3 months of rest and recovery

    I’m back after my sabbatical, a wonderful few months spent largely unplugged and offline. I had always imagined my sabbatical would be a grand adventure spent gallivanting around the world. Instead, it turned out to be much quieter, slower, and closer to home, and exactly what I needed. The enormous privilege of rest This was,…

  • Test Post: Email to Blog

    I am testing out Jetpack’s functionality where I email to add a blog to my site. First bit of feedback is that I don’t like how the email is auto-generated. It included a word that’s a partner from the team, so while I like it’s trying to be relative to me, there should be a…

  • Unexpectantly at capacity

    Unexpectantly at capacity

    It’s been a weird year. I’ve always been a do-er. I take everything on and find the time to complete it well. I might sacrifice some sleep or personal time, but if I’ve made a commitment, I won’t let you down.  But this year started, and I found myself at capacity.  Huh? That doesn’t make…

  • Web Summit 2025 – Recap

    I was fortunate enough to attend Web Summit this year, and I went with a completely open mind, ready to soak up everything I could. I studied the speakers and topics closely and selected a well-rounded mix of talks covering performance, WordPress Special Projects Team interests, AI, customer service, robotics (because it is just cool), sport (because I…

  • Lost in Translation (and Privilege)

    Lost in Translation (and Privilege)

    I’ve been thinking a lot lately about English being my mother tongue. I work in a team where most people speak multiple languages, and I’ve always been a bit envious of that ability. I really battle to learn languages — gosh, most days even English fails me. It’s been a big year of travel, and…

  • Boracay, Philippines

    Boracay, Philippines

    I’m used to traveling for work. It usually means flying alone, landing in a cool place and connecting with the team within a few hours.  This trip has been different. Firstly … Asia! Insanely cool to be on a continent that I don’t know. I went to Hong Kong in 2011 but outside of that,…

  • Default Search Block

    Default Search Block

    I am doing some testing using the WordPress Search block, as there is a spacing issue between the CTA and the input field on one of the websites I’m working with. I’m going to be testing if the issue is isolated to the site where I took that screenshot from, or if it’s a Core…