A month ago I decided to fly home to LA for a week because I knew I would not be able to come home for Thanksgiving and Christmas this year. I usually like to spend a few weeks in LA when I fly back, but this time I could only stay for a week, as [...]
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I was surfing the Internets and came across Kohi Vinh’s explanation for quitting his pretty cool job as design director of NYTimes.com: When your first child arrives, there’s a perfectly valid argument that you should hunker down in your job and emphasize stability. But I started to see it the other way: I started imagining [...]
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This is an excellent presentation (with fun doodles) on the economics and pyschology behind your motivation in business. If you have employees or are thinking about hiring employees, this is a must watch. My thoughts? I completely agree. I can say for myself, monetary incentives for my creativity and general awesomeness never work in driving [...]
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Today my project on the side, VerySmartBrothas.com turned two years old. I can’t believe it’s been two years already! Seems like yesterday P was blowing up my IM box with this “brilliant idea” for a site called “Very Smart Brothas.” I thought he was crazy but said okay, I’d support him and Champ however I [...]
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I wrote a piece for Golden (a Clutch Magazine blog) this week, on the joys (and perils) of loving your work. Loving your Work: A Booby Trap? Check it out if you just can’t get enough of me. I will probably write some more pieces for Golden later, as well. You should also stick around [...]
It has been almost two months since I last blogged. I almost thought about putting up a hiatus post…but I was too busy to think about that. My life in the past two months: 1. Went to SXSW. Spoke on the panel moderated by the fabulous Denise Jacobs. Did a lot of napping and working [...]
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I’ve been in NYC for about a month now, and everything is going well. It snowed. A lot. And it was cold. Really cold. Similar to my Boston winter’s during college, I elected to go out in the cold when I felt like it–which is never. The luxury of working from home means I can [...]
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Hi, I'm Liz!
I'm a sophisticated, educated, successful, career woman. An Orange County girl at heart (by way of rural New Mexico), trying to get used to living in Manhattan. It's a long story.
