Before the holidays this year, I was a speaker on a panel of design students interested in the tech world. I thought I'd post the questions and my answers below, in case they're helpful to anyone else! What does a day in your job look like? Problem solvingBacklog adminLots of writing and thinkingLots of meetings …
Remembering my dad, year five
CW // death and dementia Christmas 2015 had a catch phrase in my family. “Merry fucking Christmas!” we'd giggle at each other. It was the year that we broke the news to my then 92-year-old grandmother that her beloved sister had died two days earlier. Nana had emigrated to Canada as a War Bride during …
mentorWIT virtual panel
I'll be speaking on a panel about mentorship on November 3! Mentorship has truly helped me get the job I want and learn a ton of new things. I have a lot to say about mentorship, whether it's formal or informal mentorship. I'm pretty thrilled to be in the company of these three other Albertan …
Overcoming burnout
I originally wrote this post in 2016 and it has sat in my drafts folder until now. This is a story about overcoming burnout, something I experienced at the end of 2014/beginning of 2015. Given the state many of us are in balancing work — or lack thereof, family and personal obligations during a global …
Product management from a non-traditional background
This post originally appeared as an article on LinkedIn. I knew I wanted to become a product manager about three years before I became one. I had come a long way, and had a few careers since my art school days, but thought that my boss’s job — product management — seemed more interesting than …
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Nana’s scones
450 degree oven, 12-15 mins baking time 2 cups white flour1 teaspoon baking soda2 teaspoons Cream of Tartar1/4 teaspoon salt3 Tablespoons sugarMargarine the size of 2 eggs (3/4 of a stick of unsalted butter or about 125 ml/1/2 cup)1/3 cup of milk1 egg, beaten (add to milk)black currants or raisins, about 1/4 cup but enough so that …
Mum’s Japanese Chicken Wings
Sauce 3 tbsp. Soya sauce3 tbsp. Water1 cup White sugar1/2 cup vinegar1/2 tsp. salt Wings 3 lbs. Chicken wings1 beaten Egg1 cup Flour1 cup Butter (or oil for frying/browning) Cut wings in half.Dip in slightly beaten egg and then in flour.Fry until brown and crisp.Put in shallow roasting pan and pour sauce over wings.Bake at …
Brownies
Brownies 3/4 cup melted butter or marg1 1/2 cup Brown sugar1 tsp. Vanilla2 Eggs, beaten1/4 cup CocoaPinch of salt1 1/8 cup Unsifted flour1 cup Nuts Melt butter or marg in pan, add sugar, vanilla etc.Add beaten eggsStir all together.Back in greased 8" pan, in 400° oven for 15 minutes.Reduce heat to 350° and bake a …
Lemon Cheese (or Curd)
1 cup Sugar1/2 cup Butter2 Lemons3 Eggs Melt sugar and butter in a double boiler.Grate rind from lemons and add juice also.Beat and add eggs.Cook until it thickens. (It will thicken more as it cools!)Fill baked tart shells, and add whipped cream to top of tarts if desired.Freezes well!
Christmas Cake
She was always soooooo proud of her Xmas Cake — thought it was the best fruitcake she ever had. She made it for me for my wedding cake three layers, which I think Mrs. McCelland helped her stir because the batter was so dense Mum's wrist was getting sore. Memory from Terri 300° oven, 1 3/4 …
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