import ennecoded
So, here I finally am.
I've toyed with the idea of making a blog [again] for at least the last 3 years. Contrary to stereotypes about technical people, I really love writing. I always have. At around 7 years old, I even promised my grade 2 teacher, Mrs. Henry, that I would someday write a book. Twenty years later, maybe this blog is the closest I will get.
About 10 years ago, just before I left high school, I promised my principal (RIP Sister Angela) as she gave me an award for my poetry, that I would never stop writing. And I never really did. I had a little blog in college, I help family members and friends here and there with their writing tasks, and I sometimes flex my writing muscle at work through technical documentation (which, I must humbly boast, is often highly complimented). However, it's been a very long time since I've written just because I wanted to. I've wanted to start a technical blog for so long, but a lot has held me back.
For one, I think about coding in my free time about 200 times more than I actually do it. Math and Computer Science can be applied to so many large and small problems. The technologies that exist today are the world's agreement with this. However, between a 9-5 (where I’m solving my company’s problems) and adulting (a problem that I haven’t figured out how to completely solve with technology just yet), I rarely put my thoughts into action. My many responsibilities have me spending less and less time doing things I actually enjoy. But as I grow older and realize how short life is, I’ve also realized that I need to stop thinking about and planning what I would do if I had all the free time in the world, and just do what I can with the time I do have.
So after many iterations of ruminating and scheming how I would execute this blog, I finally decided it's time to just start. Despite the fact that it's not perfect and I don't have everything figured out, I hope at least one person will join me on this journey.
What is this journey? It's one of building and problem-solving. I will write about professional, technical, and occasionally personal explorations I find interesting, and solutions I have found effective or thought-provoking. I've been reading Morgan Debaun's Rewrite Your Rules over the past week, and it's really inspired me to take action. This blog is one of my hopeful steps towards better work/life integration by doing something that brings me joy that I believe I'm good at.
So, welcome to ennecoded. If it wasn't already clear, it's a mashup of the words "Adrienne" and "coded". Henceforth, dear reader, I'll refer to you as my decoder. :)