Welcome to the first Work Out Loud thread of the year. Work Out Loud is a weekly opportunity to share what we’re working on, who we’re meeting with, and what we’re doing in our free time.
Welcome!
Welcome to our newest community members: @himanshu_sindhwani, @jdleonard, @nguyendanga, @erutan, @grambeau, @james.williams, @sviebrock, @jurgen, @rositis, @Borishko, @forhad38, @paulmckibben, @slurve, @ronouk, @Avi123, @juwel, @ndelaney, @jacqui, and @jpro! Thank you for joining our community! You’re cordially invited to participate in our Work Out Loud thread. 
Let us know where in the world you are!
Each week we share some of what we are working on, learning or otherwise dealing with.
This week, I am…
Catching up after being out of office for a couple weeks.
Writing a blog post about an amazing Pantheon story from 2020 – more details soon!
Tallying all the amazing contributions from the Gift of Open Source.
Motivated by
That feeling of a short to-do list.
Vacation Highlights
I got two new games over the break and can’t wait to try them both:
The Vote: Suffrage & Suppression in America
Blades in the Dark
Your turn! Here are a few questions to get you started:
- What are you working on this week?
- What is motivating (or demotivating) you this week?
- What are you learning?
- Any good videos/podcasts/articles you can recommend?
- What highlights do you have from your break time?
Bonus new year-themed question: What’s one thing you can do now that you couldn’t at the start of 2020? For me, it’s playing guitar. 
I nominate @dgorton, @amyjune, @McKennaR, @dashifen & @JohnRichardsII!
2021! I love the feeling of starting on a clean slate. I have some super ambitious professional & personal things I am looking forward to accomplishing this year!
I got a KAYAK for Christmas and I am so STOKED to take it out!
Santa also brought me a roof rack so I am looking forward to putting that on my SUV this weekend!
Did some virtual home shopping–getting closer to the home of my dreams in Nashville!
