I've written numerous posts over the past (almost) 4 (!!!) years about my love affair with the company I work for -- and the platform on which this blog lives!-- Weebly. The story of how I started here is one of my favorites, and I still thank the Universe constantly for the guidance in becoming, oh so unexpectedly, a Joyologist.
Being a part of the Weebly team has truly been one of the most grand adventures of my life, and I cannot imagine where I would be today without so much of their support, encouragement, and flat out love. Yea that's right, guys -- I know ya love me. Anyway, we are hiring like mad right now. Pretty much every week a new friend and team member joins the crew, and it is incredible to witness just what these fresh, creative dynamics are bringing to life around here. We're moving offices in just a few days, as well, and I cannot wait to see how things continue to unfold in our new, beautiful space. In summary: Growth = good. And YOU could be a part of this. I wanted to highlight our jobs page here on The Grateful Life for a moment simply because I think anyone who takes the time to read my ramblings is probably someone with the kind of energy we like to have around the office. I mean, they haven't gotten rid of me yet, so... In short, if you or someone you know is looking for a challenging, rewarding and insanely fun new opportunity (with perks up the whazoo...seriously, just ask my friends and family, who are constantly eye rolling at my spoiled rotten ass), I'd love to help be a resource for you here. See a job listed that was simply meant to be yours? Let's talk :) Seriously! I mean it. tricia@weebly.com --- use it! love and light, Trish
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You guys....how cool are Weebly's customers?!
(pssst...my favorite is Deb, the Organic Artist. She is so rad, and I wish we could be besties.) And for anyone who is needing a bit of inspiration to help bring their ideas to life, head over HERE for lots of creative juju! Yours truly may or may not be adding content on the regular these days ;) xo, Trish Thanks to a generous Weebly connection (what else is new?), I was able to attend the world premiere of HBO's new series, Silicon Valley, last night down in Redwood City. We were treated to the first 2 episodes with the cast and crew, including Gabe from The Office (a personal favorite)! Zach (Gabe) was totally sweet for all of the 2 minutes I mustered up the courage to bother him at the after party (including telling me my necklace was beautiful, woot!), and was a good sport for posing in this fabulously awkward photo. Brandon was the source of my "in" to this meeting, since Zach went to the same high school in PA and I totally took advantage of that conversation starter, after I waved to him from across the room as if we were old friends. Oh man, his sweet face of confusion watching me walk over...
The lead character, played by Thomas Middleditch and the man sitting to my right, looks terrified to be next to me, and Zach looks like he could fall asleep on the spot/smelled something mildly stinky/is annoyed by me. Soooo...I'd say they are perfect to portray the kinds of tech guys I've worked with for the past 7 years (said with nothin but love!). So how was the show, you ask? You guys -- it was SO funny. Like...I actually snort laughed at one point. I'm sure much of the humor landed with me so well because my entire career has been spent within a start-up (I definitely need to pitch some of my stories to the writers room somehow), but even if you don't live out west in the beautiful Bay Area, I think this show will tickle your funny bone. Give it a try! And a get a peek into some of the most hilarious, interesting, entertaining, and even inspiring aspects of my corner of the world... In Gratitude, Trish Our wonderful OM organized a fun in-house event for us last week that involved a professional Mixologist coming by to teach us a thing or two about creating the perfect cocktail. If you think about it, a Mixologist is like a libations expert version of a Joyologist....so...that's pretty cool, no?
My friend and fellow Weebly, Katie, and I ended up crafting a super delicious version of an Old Fashioned--even the mixologist said "Damn, you guys did really well!" after taking a sip! We didn't win the contest (Mike's use of a lavender sweetening agent was too divine to pass up), but we were quite pleased with our creation. Trish and Katie's "Smooooth Operator" New-Old Fashioned Recipe 1.5 oz of Spirit (we chose Lemorton Reserve Calvados Domfrontais) .25 oz of a sweetening agent (Sirop JM was our agent of choice) A few dashes of bitters. Our mixologist explained this is like salting food--it not only balances the sweetness, but it pulls something enticing out of the cocktail. (We went with Amargo Chuncho) An embellishment like a citrus peel--squeeze over the top of your drink, rind side out. We learned that lemons are brightening and lightening, orange holds on to richness, and grapefruit is a wildcard that works well with Agave. (Orange was the winner, and we ended up using two peels) Pop in a large ice cube (check out Weebly site www.thewhiskeyball.com for the perfect ice making mold), stir quickly, and enjoy! Cheers :) In Gratitude, Trish Happy Anniversary to my first serious relationship in SF---Weebly!
Three years ago when I walked into my first day at our old office I could never have dreamed the adventures we would have together--How you would make me grow, laugh, learn and sometimes (though very rarely and always followed with smiles) cry. How you would introduce to me to some of my most very favorite people who have since become a part of my west coast family. How you would help me broaden my perspective and challenge my false, preconceived and limiting notions of my skill sets. How you would truly kick start my gratitude practice to help make it as crucial to my life as it is today. Thank you for supporting me and supporting my tiny corner of the internet. The Grateful Life simply would not be without you. And thank you to my sweet B, for waking me up this morning by singing a happy anniversary tune, bringing me my hot water with lemon in bed, and then making me pumpkin pancakes in the shape of a celebratory message. Me: I love these pancakes! Mine always come out kinda flat, though. How did you make them so fluffy? B: With love. Me: Awe. I'm putting that on my blog. B: Oy. Eat your pancakes. Cheers to me and Weebly! In Gratitude, Trish Once, when I was fighting super hard to keep the bathrooms at work either male or female and not change them to unisex (I will spare you my soap box arguments...for now), our awesome designer made me a fake sign to put on the door to help my cause. I found it again today while I was transferring/deleting/organizing old files and I'm thinking I'll have to print it...laminate it...and put in on my own bathroom door at home simply because I love it so much. Cartoon Trish is a freaking babe, no? Then, as I was telling B about my feelings remaining the same on the matter this morning (especially now with our growing female population), he tried to encourage me by saying the gals here have to "stick together! rise up! yes we can! change gone come!" and emailed me this piece of art he whipped up: After I get a grip on my hysterical laughter, I think this is all the inspiration I could possibly need to keep fighting in the battle of the bathrooms. Yes We Can! Trish "So did you pack your lunch pail for your first day?!", B asked as I waited for the bus yesterday morning. "No! I'm a bad mom to myself! Can I have some money to buy, instead?", I giggled in response. "No. You'll just spend it on Nutter Butter's..." For almost 3 years I have loved playing the role of Joyologist at Weebly HQ in San Francisco. I have loved planning events, working to boost company morale, camaraderie and overall employee wellness. I have loved watching this team grow from myself and 8 young men to myself and 14 young men...then outgrowing our tiny office into our current, beautiful space....then welcoming our second female hire...and still growing...growing...growing. I have loved it all, even when I didn't feel like I loved it. But it was time. Time to explore my potential, my creativity, my skillset; time to spread my wings and move on... To another role with Weebly! Ha! Did I scare ya for a second there? As if I would actually leave Weebly...psshh. I'll be a barnacle on the wall they have to scrape off before I willingly leave this company. I'm one bad happy hour away from an orange W tattoo on my butt for pete's sake. Leave Weebly? You've been day drinking again. I am going to admit something a little humbling to you, though: Yesterday, my first day not sitting up front, greeting everyone as they walked in, playing the Joyologist part I created and feel so comfortable in, was pretty weird. Not good or bad. Just weird. As I took my seat towards the back of our open floor plan, amongst a wonderful group of fellow Weeblies, I began to get the sinking feeling of shit. did I just make a huge mistake? I suddenly felt incredibly...small. Inexperienced. New. This was a jarring emotion to settle into--me, the chick who held her own amongst 14 boys for a year, suddenly felt like the new girl. I did not feel very brave about this change at.all. and let me tell you, I didn't like it one bit. This is so weird, I texted to B as I peered out from behind my new computers, eying everyone as if I hadn't just seen them all the day before (or for the past 3 years). I feel so eerie! Like a big fat phony. A little kid at her dad's work. Well at least you got your Nutter Butter in your Hello Kitty Lunch pail, he shot back in his typical jokes-can-be-supportive fashion...and these things take time. No rush. Ah yes, time. The great equalizer, the one thing we cannot rush, even if we try. One of my favorite TGL posts ever actually came from B just a few months ago, and is one in which he talks about what it's like to change careers, including taking a leap to feel fulfilled in your work. He essentially encourages us to go for it, and go for it wearing the biggest smile possible (a hard cheese, as he calls it). It takes hard work and commitment for sure. But it also takes a positive attitude. So, I put on my hard cheese at Weebly...which is really a place I am lucky to consider my second home already...and completed a full 45 minutes of Marketing pieces before needing to tend to Joyologist transition tasks. Phew. 45 minutes. The team may have glanced a time or two over to me with concerned looks at my odd cheese face (or maybe not, nothing I do surprises them at this point), but I dove into those 45 minutes with more passion and excitement than I've felt in a long time. OK. It's time for a self pep talk. These are the facts: I hold a degree in Communications (concentration in Advertising and Public Relations). I have 3 years of "study" under my belt on all things Weebly; product, team, customers, goals. I really love to write. I'm pretty good at connecting. I believe in this company's mission. I have ideas. And I have the guts (gulp, most days) to see them through. Being on our Marketing team is a good fit...I can do this! Yesterday I was reminded that, even in the most ideal scenarios, change can be f*cking uncomfortable. But it is also very, very necessary. It is the natural way of life and growth. And it's OK to feel f*cking uncomfortable in the midst of change. It's part of the process that keeps us, I believe, humble and earnest and open; it's part of the process we need to learn to trust most, as it includes our unique capabilities and talents. It includes the strength in who we authentically are and what makes us come alive. It includes our worthiness. (Note to self: you are worthy of this positive change) Plus, it's not brave if we're not scared, right? On to day 2.... Cheers to the cheese. In Gratitude, Trish This photo is horribly unflattering, but I'm (getting) over it because I was so excited to take a trip to the Weebly datacenter today to see where The Grateful Life lives!! The team was so sweet to show me and to let me cheese it up big time next to my "shard" (fancy tech word I am in no positition to explain) for a photo opp: I have been so blessed in keeping this blog for 2.5 years...if I could have hugged the equipment without taking down all of Weebly, I would have!! After almost a year of planning, researching, building, co-creating, dreaming and expanding, my company is thrilled to announce the launch of our freshly re-designed and envisioned website building platform under the love filled motto of Start something. {**insert excited applause and rallying cheers of encouragement**} It ain't always easy to start something, amirite? It can be humbling, a little scary and oh.my.word ever so jarring on those comfortable vs. vulnerable levels. It takes real courage to put ourselves out there; to be you, me, us in the most authentic ways. Take my blog, for example. Being a writer is pretty much the only thing I've ever consistently wanted to be since I was a kid and while my spirit felt really ready to share via this medium years ago, my ego often spoke louder in a voice of concern and worry, causing me to silence and question what I really wanted. To this day I occasionally take a deep breath before hitting "post" and then sweat out whether or not my writing is worthy of being shared...whether or not anyone is actually listening...for some time afterward. But I go for it. Each time I log in, I'm taking a leap. And I'm so glad Weebly is the tool I use to keep The Grateful Life growing. I am so glad Weebly is the tool I rely on to hold me accountable for my best life possible. Obviously, folks could point out my Weebly employee status and note I am a bit biased in my support of this platform. And, really, they wouldn't be wrong--I am incredibly proud to be a part of this team and am pretty much big-mama-style beaming at their successes thus far. But I also deeply wish to emphasize how this same status allows me a unique peek into the inner workings (the spirit, if you will) of this company; how it gives me a pulse on the very, very positive energy these creative minds wish to pump out into the great wide web and subsequently, the world. They didn't ask me to write this post. In fact, they'll probably all blush when they see it and then modestly shoo me away so they can keep working without my annoying quirk (we're calling it a quirk, just go with it) of worrying if their spirits feel big or small. But here is what I want you to know about the Weebly team, based solely on my own behind-the-scenes, personal observations, experiences and exchanges with them over the past 2.5 years: My dear Friends, Grateful Lifers, entrepreneurs and dreamers--they are rooting for you. They (we!) are excited to see how our users--past, present and future--will keep utilizing this product to help respond to that piece of themselves that says they've got something special to offer. Whether it be tangible services and products, or messages, visions and ideas--we want you to show us what you've got. We want you to know that is your ticket to success. That piece of you that desires to be heard and to connect in a plethora of unique ways? That is your innate creativity (we all have it, I promise) and we are genuinely listening and hoping to support you in bringing this satisfaction, joy, and sense of purpose into the limelight of your life. So, if you have been needing a final sign to follow your heart and really start something...consider this it. Speak your truth. Give permission to your passions. Instead of asking your spirit what if it doesn't work out?, dare to ask what if it does? And if there comes a time in your journey to your best life possible where you question your capabilities and wonder whether anyone out there truly believes in you, please remember: We do. love and light, Trish We were excited and honored to have Mayor Edwin Lee join us at Weebly HQ yesterday for a bit of Q&A/general meet and greet time. Sit-down Q&A really isn't our style (bleck, formalities, bleck), so we opted for a small, super casual in-house happy hour downstairs instead. Mayor Lee was a great sport...though I'm surprised no one challenged him to a game of ping pong :) We love sharing our office and vision with guests, so thanks for spending time with us, Mr. Mayor! In Gratitude, Trish |
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