In this post, I’m going to go into more detail on why kids are not an excuse to be unprofessional. And I’ll finish the series with how I balance it.
Baby Aggro: Children Are Not An Excuse
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Baby Aggro: Customers Aren’t Children
When most of my average day is spent talking to children, it's easy to forget how to speak to adults. I need to remember that my customers and peers are not my children, and that's a good thing. Children are difficult, but my customers are easy! If you've been...
Baby Aggro: Kids Are Difficult!
Look, I don’t have it all figured out. I’m not an expert parent. In fact, most days I wouldn’t even call myself “good” at it. I only have 3 years of experience after all. But team Zeal is figuring it out as we go and I think we’re doing alright. :)
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We’re Moving To Columbus!
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What is Web Hosting and Why Does It Matter
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What Is G Suite and Why Should You Be Using It Already
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The Best, Most Useful WordPress Plugins of 2020
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Divi + ACF: A Match Made In WordPress Developer Heaven
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Why Are Web Sliders So Useless
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Why is Updating My WordPress Website So Important?
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Divi Theme Builder Made Me A Worse Developer
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WordPress’s Block Editor! Gutenberg and the Future!
It’s 2020 and WordPress’s Gutenberg editor is here to stay. If you’re like me, you may have been avoiding it using WordPress’s handy “Classic Editor” plugin, which gives you the old editor back… but let’s be real… that’s not going to work forever and we should...
My New Workspace!
Just six short weeks ago me and Paco were working from the dining room cardboard box... You see, the wifey and myself didn't have a whole lot of furniture after moving since our last apartment space was fully furnished and this one was not. We had a couple...