Have a Sweet (Long) Weekend.

I remember once when I was a teenager and my mom was frustrated with some wrong choice I made she looked at me intently and said “when you were a baby you were so innocent and perfect and had your whole life in front of you and… look at you now.”

It stung and it has somewhat made me jaded that all these perfect babies that come into the world will grow up to be imperfect adults (including my own two babies!!!). Heartbreaking in some ways.

So excited to see you’ve taken interest in the enneagram! There’s a lot of wisdom in that model and it’s been super helpful for understanding myself and others, and helping me recognize healthy/unhealthy behaviors. Also, my friend Hannah Paasch started a thread on twitter called #millenneagram; it’s basically millennials as each enneagram type and how each type responds in different situations (millenneagram in the office, millenneagram stuck on a plane, etc). https://twitter.com/hashtag/millenneagram?src=hash
It’s very niche, but hilarious especially when you know what type you are, and often offers valuable insight about how we interact with the world. She’s even writing a book about it, which will be published by Harper Collins later this fall. :)

I had no idea that what I did was called code-switching. I am born Singaporean-Chinese, immigrated with family to New Zealand and lived there for 10 years before meeting my husband who’s North-Norwegian and now live in Tromsø. My hubby and I used to kid that I speak 3 different kinds of English; Singlish, Kiwi and NorEnglish. I also have the 3 different personalities to match. I think this is going to be phenomenon that is just going to explode as our world gets smaller each day. :))

Agree with everyone who says the enneagram is life changing. Also agree with everyone who says the tests aren’t helpful and it is better to study the descriptions yourself (or better yet, have close friends and loved ones speak into your type).

Oh my word Jessica’s comment breaks my heart ♥
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Saw your husband and boys walking in my neighborhood! Hope you have a great weekend. The weather has been erratic so I’m hopeful we’ll have at least a little sunshine. Dr. Bombay’s Underwater Tea Party in Candler Park is great on a rainy day, just fyi :)

Oh. my gosh…Justin Peck. Thank you for showing me this. I am now following. And also, thank you for reminding us all about diversity inclusion. I am the CEO of a training company, and am continually amazed at the lack of work-appropriate photographs that I can purchase for use in my training scenarios. In addition to the dearth of photos of handicapped persons, I have been dismayed at the portrayal of women as objects. Contrary to what one finds in typical image repositories, woman in business don’t hang around the office wearing red spiky heels and blouses open to their navel with their bras showing.

Yay, you are coming to my city. Yes, it is expected to be a rainy weekend (and week after) but it is a break from the heat, so I am grateful. Have a lovely weekend. :)

Lakshmi

Oh! Jessica’s newborn baby comment <3 I actually use a similar technique at the office. I find male superiors a lot less intimidating, and much more human when I try to picture what they were like when they were little boys, a lot less sure of themselves and a lot more eager to please.

While that Fun Mom hat would have worked until my son was about 9, from that point on he called me the Fun Sucker! I did tell him it was part of the job description for a parent…right up there with embarrassing him at every opportunity.

As a mother of a ROCKING 3-yr old with Down syndrome, as well as a graphic designer who regularly uses Getty Images – THANK YOU!!! Marketing is slowly realizing #inclusionmatters… Target is already a frontrunner. * hands-up emoji *

Laurie’s comment about small spaces …LOL. “Always. Right here.”

Ooh, I’m from Atlanta, and I miss the magnificent thunderstorms! We so rarely get them in Colorado. But I hope for your sake that it is sunny weather.

Also, try out Bell Street Burritos! An aquaintance of mine opened it a couple years ago. So delicious.