I completed to Google UX Design Professional Certifcation Coursera Course! YAAAAAAAY! I started the course in August of 2021. So last year I sat down and said let me learn about UX/UI. If you have been following me on this blog, you know I was doing Front End Web Development and taking courses on that subject, but the pandemic, computer issues, and life changed things. I decided to learn about user experience and user interface design because it was something that always interested me. It is also a creative tech career, and that is what I want. I want to…… Continue reading I Completed The Google UX Design Professsional Certification Course On Coursera
Sign Up To Grab My Free Self Care Deck
Today I’m launching my Self Care Deck for FREE! All you have to do is sign up here and download the deck. I am giving this to everyone free because we are in a time of monumental change that is bringing on stress and trauma. This deck is for anyone new to self care or those that have been doing the work for awhile now. All you have to do is pull a card or two and use that as a prompt to get started in your self care journey for the day.There is also a README file sent with…… Continue reading Sign Up To Grab My Free Self Care Deck
The Pomodoro Technique: Is it really worth it?
Hey everyone! Long time no see! It has been a minute since I wrote a post here. I have been super busy trying to tie down my interests in tech. At first I wanted to go the front end route, but my interests are changing. I want to try my hand at UX/UI. If you have any courses are resources for me, let me know. Thanks! Anyway. Enough about me. This post is about the famous Pomodoro Technique that was started by Francesco Cirillo in the 1980s. It is a time management technique that he named after the tomato themed…… Continue reading The Pomodoro Technique: Is it really worth it?
Using Lo-Fi Music To Code and Get Stuff Done
2020 has been a crazy year huh? If you have been following me on my Instagram, you would know that my coding journey hasn’t been all that great this year. As a matter of fact, it has kinda been at a standstill. Why? Well my brand new HP Envy x360 laptop that I bought in December 2019, crashed three times. Not one, not two, but three times. They finally sent me a replacement laptop that that had been refurbished with my original specs. Photo by Sincerely Media on Unsplash I haven’t done much coding, but when I did do a…… Continue reading Using Lo-Fi Music To Code and Get Stuff Done
Using GitHub’s New “Secret” Profile README Feature
Before I start off with info on GitHub’s new “secret” README feature, I want to write a little bit about what has been going on over here on my end. My last post was posted in November 2019. It is now July 2020. Since then, I took a break for the holidays and finished up my JavaScript App Development class with TechTalentSouth. Then I celebrated my birthday at the top of the year, did some much needed traveling, and then…Corona and the protests happened. Actually the whole first half of 2020 happened. This year has been really wonky. I wrote…… Continue reading Using GitHub’s New “Secret” Profile README Feature
Where Are All The Plus Size Sewing Patterns?
Where are all the plus size sewing patterns? As someone who likes to sew her own clothes, it is pretty discouraging to see that there aren’t that many brands that make plus size sewing patterns. Things are changing, but it hasn’t been done fast enough. I go to the big box craft stores to check out the patterns from the big 4 made by Simplicity and McCall’s and rarely any of the trendy patterns fit me. For context, sewing patterns fit based on measurements that are different from the clothes you buy in the store. You may wear a 6…… Continue reading Where Are All The Plus Size Sewing Patterns?
Reviewing Speak Those Things by Chelsea Coffey of The Coffey Break
This blog post is long overdue. I reviewed the book Speak Those Things by Chelsea Coffey a long while ago, and I am just getting caught up on blog posts…so here it is. This book really has been one of the best $14 I’ve spent. If you check the video below, which you can also find on my Instagram or IGTV, you see that I really really really love this book. It features 52 sets of affirmations for life, love, health, abundance, and more. You could read one over and over again each week or pick a new one for…… Continue reading Reviewing Speak Those Things by Chelsea Coffey of The Coffey Break
PlaceKeanu.com Is The Funniest Image Placeholder By Far
I wanted to bring you a quick blog post about something really funny-the PlaceKeanu.com image placeholder. One of the ways that web developers play around with images on different sites and web apps is to use an image placeholder. Image placeholders do exactly as you think they would do. They hold the space for images on a layout until you put the actual image in the right place. This is how you use the PlaceKeanu.com image placeholder. First add the special Place Keanu url below.Then make sure you add the size for width and height. If you don’t, the image…… Continue reading PlaceKeanu.com Is The Funniest Image Placeholder By Far
Imposter Syndrome And Where I’ve Been
The past few years have been really interesting and really hard. Sometimes I feel like I am suffering from imposter syndrome. I see others who are further along than I am. I have been trying to really hold it all together. Also to top it right on off, even though I have been coding for years with HTML and CSS…when it comes to other programming languages I feel like a complete and sometimes lost newbie. In the past five years, I have had quite a few family members pass away. Just last year my dad passed away after a long…… Continue reading Imposter Syndrome And Where I’ve Been
I Used the Codepen Design Asset From Unsplash
I used the Codepen Design Asset from Unsplash today on a little self-made web development project. I’m still trying to decide if this blog with be strictly tech or what. I think I am going to do a mix of my life for now, but here is a little tech project I made. This is what I used to make this project: HTML, CSS, SVGs for the background from Hero Patterns, and of course…the Codepen Design Asset from Unsplash. I started on this project out of the blue. I was looking for fall themed stock photos from Unsplash. Unsplash is…… Continue reading I Used the Codepen Design Asset From Unsplash