WPMotivate: Mountains, Birthdays, and Photoshoots

Inspired by Carole Olinger’s talk at WCEU 2023, Michelle and Kathy discuss all the feelings that come up when you cannot attend an event. Michelle, who chose not to attend WordCamp Buffalo even though she was an organizer this year, experienced both joy and sadness of missing out on this year’s event. Kathy recalled events…

Michelle and Kathy talk about Michelle’s long birthday weekend with friend in Georgia, and how they made their home accessible for her needs. Kathy talks about motivation to work out at Cabo Press. And together they decide that neither of them will probably ever scale Mount Shasta.

This week Kathy and Michelle talk about reclaiming the fun where you can. Silver linings? We find them!

Michelle recently launched WPSpeakers.com, a place for podcasters, event managers, and others to find WordPress experts to share their knowledge and inspire others to do more with WordPress. Michelle shares some of her experiences introducing this resource. Kathy has been playing with generative AI tools which is inspiring her to see creative opportunities in this…

Christmas still hasn’t happened yet for Michelle, whose family was impacted by blizzard hurricane conditions in upstate New York. Looking back over the challenges of 2022, Kathy and Michelle are ready to put the year behind them and turn their attention to new goals and new projects. We talk a little about where we’re putting…

Last week on WPMotivate, we talked about collections as a sign of a life well lived. This week, we’re getting rid of things that no longer serve us. Sometimes letting go of things that have significant memories can be hard. The decisions that we need to make when even cleaning up a closet can be…