Outside the Rat Race

Jessi and I recently discovered a new iPhone app that's pretty sweet. The iPhone app is called RoomScan  by Locometric and it creates ...

One of the perks of being an analyst is that you tend to collect data for the fun of it... Because you never know when you might need t...

Just a quick update. Today I flossed for the 500th day in a row. Pretty crazy, right? I've been using an app called Lift to track m...

Gardens are weird. I'll admit that. From a pure economic standpoint, individual gardens don't make a ton of sense. It'...

The past 5 months, I've had the privilege of helping organize an amazing event in Corvallis. It's called the Corvallis Pulse an...

I've come to the conclusion that is REALLY hard to be excellent at more than one thing. Here's why. Since we don't have a ...

Here's quick update just to share that we paid off another student loan this month! Only 2 more to go! Yes, that's even after ta...

I know, I know my blog posts are spotty at best. But alas, here I am. I was inspired recently so I wanted to share a food discovery. I l...

For a really long time, I refused to "read" anything unless there was an audio option. When it comes to story types of books, f...

In January, Jessi & I had an opportunity to be "those people" on Facebook. Yep, we got to enjoy an awesome vacation in Flo...

I have a confession to make: until a year ago, I didn't floss. I'd go to the dentist and they would tell me I needed to floss. S...

I was once again reviewing our finances for the year and wanted to share my findings. I know for me, I struggle to find information on wha...

My boss recently shared this quote with me. We have many discussions about what it takes to be a top performer at HP and this quote from...

I am really excited, and nervous, about my goals this year! Last year, I let a couple things slide in my life and this year is about t...

My theme in 2013 was to focus . The idea was to say no to things so that I could be freed up to focus on the really important things. I ...

It's that time of year again ! Here are my top stories of the year. Enjoy! (BTW, I took that photo using a new app called PebbleC...