After a year away, I worried London would not feel the way I remembered. The moment I arrived, those fears began to disappear.
Author: Jami
I love words; I believe they have power. I have a passion for telling stories. Fact or fiction, it doesn’t matter.
On the more technical side of things, I have an undergraduate degree in Technical Communications. This means I am trained to be a technical writer. I have been taught to take long and complicated pieces of information and shorten them up and make them readable/digestible to an audience. I also have a special and distracting knack for editing. Finally, I hold a Masters in Marketing Management. Combining these two degrees, I now work as a B2B martech content writer.
Why Dogs Make Us Happy: A Tribute to Gus
Gus is a sweet, stubborn and endlessly cheerful West Highland Terrier—and the perfect example of why dogs bring so much happiness into our lives.
Why I Turned to Knitting for Stress Relief
When my plans to remain in London fell apart, I found myself back in the US and struggling with uncertainty. Knitting became one of the few things that kept me calm, focused and grounded.
Father’s Day
Today is Father's Day. For me, Father's Day sort of falls into the same category as Mother's Day and Valentine's Day. They are nice and they celebrate special people in your life. No harm in that; none at all. However, I've always felt we shouldn't need a special day to celebrate the people we love...it… Continue reading Father’s Day
It’s Not Writer’s Block — It’s Stress
I blamed my inability to write on post-dissertation exhaustion. In reality, stress about whether I could remain in London was taking up all the space in my head.
A Letter to You
This past Friday I went to see a performance of sorts. I struggle for the correct description because it wasn’t play or a concert. It was a night of people (actors) standing up in front of an audience and reading letters written by other people. Some of these letter were written long ago, some were… Continue reading A Letter to You
Doing Nothing
It’s been another long stretch of me not posting here. Must do better. Actually I have a really good excuse for my absence. For the past couple months I have been working diligently on my dissertation while also working full-time at a job that I originally thought would be temporary but has turned into something… Continue reading Doing Nothing
One Year in London: Following a Dream
One year after boarding a plane for London, I looked back on the risk of leaving my old life behind, following a dream and finding a city that felt right almost immediately.
Why We Use Social Media
Social media can waste our time, encourage oversharing and bring out the worst in people. So why do we continue using it? For me, the answer comes down to communication, community and the simple pleasure of being heard.
Meeting Up
A couple of months ago I wrote a little piece on the woes of being an introvert. It was a post that was near and dear to my heart because it is my personality type and it often gets in the way of me getting to know people. The main reason I was exploring the… Continue reading Meeting Up