I let my brother back up my truck and trailer last night. No, wait – that’s not quite right: I actually asked my brother to back up my trailer last night, while I stood by and watched. It was a moment a long time in the making. This story begins in the year 1998. This…
My recent experimentation with indoor hydroponic gardening has been providing multiple meals lately! Tonight, it was this fabulous homemade pesto, made with Genovese basil, all grown with the Kratky method. You may remember seeing it, back at the end of May when it was just getting its start (see the photo below!). Since then, I’ve…
It’s May 28, and I would like to wish you a happy “Right Down the Middle Day”. “What is Right Down the Middle Day,” you ask? It’s a day of perspective. It’s a day to reflect. And it’s a day to celebrate. Let me explain: Many years ago, something wonderful happened to me on May…
I’ve been experimenting with a new-ish hobby: Hydroponic indoor growing. This is gardening without soil – using just water and nutrients. I have been doing it regularly for the last couple of months (off and off for a few years), and wanted to post an update. I’ve been using three different methods: Commercial AeroGardensThe Kratky…
I’ve recently been testing out a new tool, called Roam Research, and it’s changed my relationship with my brain. “Roam Research Is a science backed mind outliner currently In beta. Instead of a conventional hierarchy based workflow, each idea or topic is a page. each page is linked to each other to form a network of…
For nearly two weeks Vecinos Honduras’s Executive Director, Edwin Escoto, toured British Columbia speaking to groups large and small about Honduras and the work Vecinos Honduras is doing. It was an inspiring week! Edwin is a dynamic speaker, and despite doing every one of his twenty presentations in his second language, he was clear, passionate…
With an eye turned to improving our health, I’ve been spending more time in the gym. Late last year, I started working with a personal trainer. It’s been a mix of cardio and weights, with my goal being overall strength improvement. We’ve recently added hiit classes to the list, at Oliver Parks and Recreation. It’s…
As of today, my 3.5 years of supporting eCommerce stores with WooCommerce is coming to an end – but no, I am not leaving Automattic. As of Monday, I will be moving over to the WordPress VIP division. I will still be a Happiness Engineer – but my title changes slightly, to Enterprise Happiness Engineer.…
For a couple of years now, I’ve been tired. I’ve been pent up, wound up, fed up, and in need of a break. I love my life and I love my job, but it’s sometimes all a tad overwhelming (yes, I am whining). Working in customer service, troubleshooting websites all day, can be draining -…
I’ve recently been asked how to add a link, formatted as a button, in a page or post built with the new WordPress block editor, aka Gutenberg. Here’s how: First, you are going to add the button as a new block. This means, you need to use the small + sign, either from the top…
About Laurena:
Working for (Automattic) on the Built by WordPress.com team, I currently live at Sugar Lake, in the Interior of British Columbia.
My past lives include teaching, journalism, and business ownership doing website design and development.
I am always learning something new, and am passionate about finding awesome solutions to tough problems.
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