As a long-time Bay Area person, my belief is that making changes slowly and deliberately is most effective.

I am re-learning what makes me settled and productive. Yes, this takes time.

And now? I’m focusing on making major improvements on my house in Napa, California. I’m learning about past and present building practices. I love delving into sustainable practices for heat retention / release of buildings, light management, water management and a host of other related topics.

In my former life as a UX Director in enterprise software, I spent all my time tackling complex problems, managing up, down & sideways, and spending huge amounts of mental energy trying to decipher the corporate political landscapes. So many presentations! so many meetings! so many reports and stats! 12 daily hours of live response time to my managers!

Honestly, it was just exhausting. So no, I’m off that hamster wheel.