This past week, I started a new job as a senior software engineer at Progressive Insurance (contracting via Dexian). Before starting, I read a lot of blog posts and forums online to discover what this job might be like. I wanted to know what to expect and what I could focus on to grow quickly.
So now that I’m a week in, I wanted to write my own post about what the first week is like as a senior software engineer.
Green grapes are undeniably better than red grapes. I was surprised to realize this. I think I was prejudiced against green grapes because I like red apples better than green apples.
IT FINALLY HAPPENED! I made latte art that roughly approximates a heart. I can’t believe it took me months just to get my first heart. But now that I figured out how to pour in a way to get the foam to sit on top, I’m hopeful I can get the heart mastered soon and then move on to learning the tulip.
Doing one of my favorite things today: working from a coffee shop ☕ I’m trying a cozy new spot nearby that I’ve never been to before! Their latte art game is strong and this orange-cardamom flavor is delicious. It reminds me that I have a long way to go with my lattes/art!
me: we’re going to the barber shop so I can get a haircut.
2yo daughter: I DON’T WANT TO GO TO BARBECUE SAUCE GUYS!!! 😭😭😭
I wrote Are you looking in the right places? about a month ago. The phone that inspired that essay has been missing ever since, but today my daughter pulled it out from under the fridge. I guess sometimes to find what we’re looking for, we need to stop looking so much. 🤷♂️
I came across this old roommate agreement from college 😂🤣
We definitely considered mutual back massages, I can’t remember if it ever happened though… 🤔💭
Is it normal for a toddler to want spicy pickled garlic for breakfast? 😅
I scribbled in the margins this morning that the passage below made me think of the amplifying effect of social media. But then I was struck by the idea that I might still have this Bible in 50 years. If I come across my marginalia 5 decades from now, will social media seem like a distant memory? I think so. But what will have risen in its place? It got me thinking a lot about what stands the test of time, and what doesn’t. It’s crazy to me that I can’t imagine social media, at least as it is now, being around for 50 more years, but these words are from 2,000 years ago.
Ephesians 4:17-19 NIV
[17] So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking. [18] They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of their hearts. [19] Having lost all sensitivity, they have given themselves over to sensuality so as to indulge in every kind of impurity, and they are full of greed.
You have plenty of time, the problem is emotional overwhelm
I really enjoyed this conversation between Brett Kistler and Joe Hudson. They discuss that what we call “time scarcity” is really emotional overwhelm.
The key to overcoming that overwhelm and feeling like you have more time? Being present.
This message really resonated with me. It’s easy to whip out my phone when I’m feeling overwhelmed, which creates a vicious cycle. But the times when I lock myself in, be present, and experience my emotions are when I feel the most fulfilled and time abundant.