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🖇 "I think it's just as important what you say no to as what you say yes to." - Sandra Oh

Wazzaaaap friends!

I hope your week was a good one! Mine flew by. The news is tough to stomach these days, and I hope this can be a small break from that. Let’s go!

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#248
May 16, 2022
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💞 "Nothing will work unless you do." - Maya Angelou

Hey friends!

I hope you had a wonderful week! Mine was absolutely packed with friends and family visiting in town, and it was really fun.
Also, on this Mother’s Day, I’d like to say hi to my own mother who reads this every week even though she doesn’t always know what I’m talking about: Thank you Mama! I love you!

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#247
May 9, 2022
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🛵 "Around every corner, always protect the engine that powers you." - Dwayne Johnson

Howdy!

Happy May! I hope you had a good end to your April. Mine was full, but wonderful. Let’s go!

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#246
May 2, 2022
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🎞 "The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Hey friends!

I hope your week was a good one! I personally went to the movies for the first time since the pandemic started and saw Everything Everywhere All at Once. It was great! Let’s boogie.

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#245
April 25, 2022
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📡 "Dreams become reality when we put our minds to it." - Queen Latifah

Hellloooo!

Happy Easter, Passover, and Ramadan to those who celebrate them, and for those who don’t, happy start of a new week!

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#244
April 18, 2022
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⏲ "You become what you understand." - Søren Kierkegaard

Hey friends!

I hope your week was a good one! Mine was super busy, full of events, podcasts, and memes. Onwards!

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#243
April 11, 2022
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5️⃣ "Time moves slowly, but passes quickly." - Alice Walker

HellllooooOOO!

I’m so happy to be in your inbox today! It is this newsletter’s 5th year anniversary!! It’s kind of mind-blowing to me that it’s been this long, and I’m so grateful for all of you here. Let’s keep it going (also there are free things below, keep scrolling)!

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#242
April 4, 2022
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🦚 "Frustration is fuel that can lead to the development of an innovative and useful idea." - Marley Dias

Hey friends!

I hope you had a good week. I personally had a busy one. I’m working with Sara Vieira on a tech event to benefit Ukraine, more news on that coming soon!

Before we continue: Next week is this newsletter’s FIVE year anniversary! We’ll have a ton of giveaways and goodies for everyone here. If you wouldn’t mind sharing this with a friend or two, I’d really appreciate it!

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#241
March 28, 2022
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🍀 "The best time to make friends is before you need them." - Ethel Barrymore

Hellloooo!

I hope you’ve been doing well. I’ve been really happy to see folks I care about get some new jobs and set up in better situations this week! Anyway, onwards!

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#240
March 21, 2022
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🚜 "Never interrupt someone doing what you said couldn't be done." - Amelia Earhart

Hello friends!

I hope you had a good week. Here in Chicago it’s St. Patrick’s Day season, and they’ve dyed the river green and there’s some great deals on corned beef. Anyway, let’s surf.

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#239
March 14, 2022
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🎷 "The early bird gets the first worm, but the wisest bird gets the fastest one." - Matshona Dhliwayo

Hey friends,

I’m so grateful to be in your inbox today! I absolutely loved seeing the replies last week from folks donating to support the organizations working in Ukraine and Texas. Thank you for being great. Onwards!

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#238
March 7, 2022
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💙 "Change your thoughts and you change your world." - Norman Vincent Peale

Hi everyone,

Gosh, this week has been difficult. I hope you’ve stayed safe and in a good place! Let’s get the next one started.

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#237
February 28, 2022
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💯 "No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted." - Aesop

Hey friends!

I hope you had a great week! I was on vacation with my sister and friends myself and am ready to get back to it. Onwards!

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#236
February 21, 2022
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✂️ "If you hit a wrong note, it’s the next note that you play that determines if it’s good or bad." - Miles Davis

Hellllooo!

Happy Superb Owl day! I hope you’ve had a great week so far. I’m taking some PTO this next week with my sister and friends, which I’m really excited about. Anyway, let’s surf!

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#235
February 14, 2022
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🥏 "Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there." - Will Rogers

Hey friends!

I hope your week was a good one! We had a bunch of snow here in Chicago, but it’s slowly starting to warm up a bit. Let’s get going!

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#234
February 7, 2022
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🏪 "Some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle and end." - Gilda Radner

Hyellloooo!

Can you believe it’s the end of January already? I can’t. Let’s end on a high note!

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#233
January 31, 2022
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🛼 "Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness." - Desmond Tutu

Hey friends!

I hope you had a great week! I worked on some of my side projects this week and did a bunch of house cleaning. Let’s boogie.

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#232
January 24, 2022
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🍱 "The time is always right to do what is right." - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Helloooooo!

I hope your week was a solid one! Mine was packed with “second week of work” goodies. Onwards!

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#231
January 17, 2022
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🦺 "I had chosen to use my work as a reflection of my values." - Sidney Poitier

Hey friends!

I hope you had a great week! I had my first week of work at a new job at Remote, which was exciting. I’ll tell you more in a bit!

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#230
January 10, 2022
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🐛 "I love to laugh." - Betty White

Wooooo it’s 2022!

I hope your end to the year was a good one. It’s been a rough time in the pandemic, but I’m still optimistic that this’ll be a better year than the last!

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#229
January 3, 2022
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🎆 "You can get excited about the future. The past won't mind." - Hillary DePiano

Happy New Year friends!

Gosh, this year was both the longest and the shortest year ever. Is time real? Who knows. Let’s go out with a bang!

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#228
December 27, 2021
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🎿 "Do what you’re genuinely interested in and try to play to your natural strengths." - Jessica Livingston

Heyo friendos!

It’s good to be back in your inbox! As we approach the holidays in the next few weeks, I hope you can spend time with folks you care about, eat good food, and take a break.

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#227
December 20, 2021
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🎀 "Only the mediocre are always at their best." - Jean Giraudoux

Helllloooo friends!

I hope you had a great week. Mine was good as I mostly caught up on chores and… played way too much Fortnite. Let’s go!

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#226
December 13, 2021
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🍰 "Life is short, and it is up to you to make it sweet." - Sarah Louise Delany

Hey friends!

I hope your week was grand. Mine was a bittersweet one, as it was my last week at Netlify! I’m taking some time off before my next thing. Whew!

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#225
December 6, 2021
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🦥 "Correction does much, but encouragement does more." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Hello!

I hope your week was a good one! I got to see some family and ate a whole lot for Thanksgiving. Let’s boogie.

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#224
November 29, 2021
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🥑 "Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you." - Anne Lamott

Hey friends!

Happy Thanksgiving week to the Americans in here, and no matter where you’re from, I’m grateful for you! When the news is rough and the world is frustrating, it’s important to remember to be thankful for the good parts.

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#223
November 22, 2021
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🛕 "Just because you make a good plan, doesn't mean that's what's gonna happen." - Taylor Swift

Ayyy wazzaaaap!

I hope you had a good week! Mine was full, but I’m taking some time off and am glad to have gotten a bunch done. Onwards!

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#222
November 15, 2021
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🚇 "We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails." - Dolly Parton

Hello friends!

It’s November! I hope your week was a good one. I got my COVID booster shot and I feel the 5G flowing through me.

#221
November 8, 2021
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🏰 "Make bold choices and make mistakes. It's all those things that add up to the person you become." - Angelina Jolie

Happy Halloween!

I hope you all have some fun and spooky nights as we round out October. Time is flying by, I tell ya!

#220
November 1, 2021
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🛰 "What great changes have not been ambitious?" - Melinda Gates

Hey friends!

I hope you had a great week! I started exercising again for the first time since the pandemic started and… can’t say I’m a fan yet. Anyway, let’s go!


#219
October 25, 2021
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🪜 "Reality is one of the possibilities I cannot afford to ignore." - Leonard Cohen

Welcome back!

I hope your week was a good one. Mine was pretty swamped, but I had a great time speaking at a few events and podcasts. Onwards!


#218
October 18, 2021
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🏙 "We were together. I forget the rest." - Walt Whitman

Helllooo friends!

I hope your week was a good one! Mine was fun and chaotic at Jamstack Conf (which I’ll talk more about later on). Let’s go!


#217
October 11, 2021
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⛲ "Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me." - Carol Burnett

Hey friends!

Can you believe it’s October already? I can’t. So spooky. Onwards!


#216
October 4, 2021
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🌼 "Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need." - Khalil Gibran

Hellllllllooooo!

I hope your week was a good one! I got to see a friend get married this past weekend, which was a blast. Onwards!


#215
September 27, 2021
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🪝 "To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk." - Thomas A. Edison

Hey friends!

I hope you had a good week! Mine was so fun, I got to see my coworkers in person! Fun stuff happened in the internet this week too. Let’s go!


#214
September 20, 2021
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🥙 "All you can do is try to live your best life from day to day and move forward with gratitude." - Brian Clark

Hello hello!

I hope you had a good week! Mine was packed, and I’m particularly excited for this next one because I’m going to meet some of my coworkers for the first time this week.


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#213
September 13, 2021
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🏗 "A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing." - William James

Hey friends!

Happy September! If you’ve got a long weekend this weekend, I hope you enjoy it. And if you don’t, well… enjoy it anyway! Let’s surf.


#212
September 6, 2021
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🏜 "Watching great people do what you love is a good way to start learning how to do it yourself." - Amy Poehler

Hello!

Very glad to be in your inbox today! I hope your week was a good one, and that you’re safe, happy, and healthy. Let’s check out what’s new around the internet!


#211
August 30, 2021
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📀 "Everything will change. The only question is growing up or decaying." - Nikki Giovanni

Hey friends!

What a week, what a week. Mine was full of podcast recordings, code, and meetings. Let’s goooo!


#210
August 23, 2021
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⛲️ "The time to relax is when you don’t have time for it." - Sydney J. Harris

Helllloooo!

I hope your week was a good one. I admit mine was pretty dang busy! The weather in Chicago has been beautiful lately at least. Anyway, let’s boogie.


#209
August 16, 2021
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🧺 "We need to do a better job of putting ourselves higher on our own 'to do' list." - Michelle Obama

Hello friends!

I hope you had a great week! I took some time off work to get unpacked in my new digs. Now let’s unpack… the iiiiinternet!


#208
August 9, 2021
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📇 "Embrace what makes you unique, even if it makes others uncomfortable." - Janelle Monae

Hellloooo!

Can you believe it’s August already? My brain is not ready for this. But alas, time goes on. Let’s look at what happened this week!


#207
August 2, 2021
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📀 "Computers are useless. They can only give you answers." - Pablo Picasso

Hey friends!

I hope you had a great week. I am in the thick of moving, surrounded by boxes as I type, which is both stressful and really exciting! Onwards!


#206
July 26, 2021
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🦗 "The truth is, everyone's going to hurt you. You just have to find the ones worth suffering for." - Bob Marley

Wazzzaaaap!

I hope your week was a good one! I had a blast this weekend at Pokémon Go Fest and I’m riding that high through the week. Let’s go!

#205
July 19, 2021
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🧁 "To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work." - Mary Oliver

Hey friends!

Phew, what a week! I had a very very packed one full of meetings, podcast recordings, and prepping for moving. Let’s surf!


#204
July 12, 2021
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🎇 "Beautiful days do not come to you. You must walk towards them." - Rumi

Helllllooooo!

Happy 4th of July to the Americans out there, and happy “start of July” to everyone else! I hope you had a great week. I’m really glad to have a shorter one with the holiday, myself. Internet time!


#203
July 5, 2021
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🏉 "Strive to do better, but don’t beat yourself up for every shortcoming that you may have." - Stephanie Lahart

Hey friends!

I hope your week has been great. Mine was busy and full of playing with different frameworks that I don’t normally try. Let’s gooo!


#202
June 28, 2021
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🛋 "Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced." - James Baldwin

Helllooo!

I hope you had a good week! Mine was fun; it was full of talks and experimenting with code. To the fathers and father-figures out there, I hope you had a wonderful Father’s Day, and for our Black friends reading, I hope you had a great Juneteenth! Let’s boogie.


#201
June 21, 2021
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🛶 "There will always be enemies. Time to stop being your own." - Larry Kramer

Hello friends!

I have had a WHIRLWIND of a week, let me tell ya! I hope yours has been a good one too. Let’s dig around cyberspace, shall we?


#200
June 14, 2021
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🦞 "It is absolutely imperative that every human being's freedom and human rights are respected, all over the world." - Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir

Hey friends!

I hope your week was great! I enjoyed having a shorter work week with Memorial Day rolling in, and did a bunch of house work as well. Anyway, let’s surf!


#199
June 7, 2021
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