Amanda Barber Community Champion

While 2024 was extraordinarily difficult times as a family and parent, there were so many highlights as well. This year, my goal is to find joy and document it, eve as we continue to navigate some tricky things. The last few months, I've found that I was really focused on the "suck" and ignoring the small moments of joy we…

Thanks, @Jimmy Seddon!

@Carlos Garcia Navarro posted the best spot for the bigger events. You can subscribe to developer blog updates here: https://www.atlassian.com/blog/developer. You can also find local and virtual events here: https://ace.atlassian.com/. I'd also recommend this…

Great post, @Fun Man Andy! In past years, I've spent much more time and energy on volunteering but 2024 didn't really allow for that. Hoping to get back into that routine for 2025! I did volunteer for the Milwaukee Walk to End Alzheimer's, was a coach for Girls on the Run, volunteered for our local United Way Techquity…

Which Kudos badge are you working on, @Ehis Goddy?

At Christmas time, I love my great-grandma's Peanut Butter Pinwheels. Sharing the recipe here, but will add that I always prefer to cut them a bit thicker! My husband requested pffernusse a few years ago and it's become a new favorite, too! Sort of like gingerbread. Otherwise, I love a soft, double chocolate cookie. Yum! 😋

@Kelly Stocker - sounds like we need to get some matching sweaters, haha! 

We used AI to rework our holiday messaging for support! I haven't used it as much as I probably should have for my own personal use though. Can't wait to hear the outcome, @Kelly Stocker :)

Love this question and all the ideas! I'm actually taking a new position at a new company next month, so I've been doing lots of cleanup of my own space in Confluence, updating billing contacts and admins for different projects, and just overall tidying. 

And my boss in his home office, and I in mine, Made one more Loom and wrote one more code line.

Thanks, @Susan Waldrip 💙

Thank you for confirming, @Hana Kučerová! 

Okay, not an idiom but we have a Bronze Fonz statue here in Milwaukee. A favorite idiom of mine is from a favorite podcast (Petty Crimes.) One of the hosts always says, "It will never show on a trotting horse." It was a phrase her grandmother used and it has stuck with me. It's basically referring to those things that only…

This week has been a whirlwind after some big changes in my company. I'm creating shared Confluence docs to keep track of what still needs to be done after the break. I'm also pushing to get through much of the work that needs to be done before the break so I don't lose the momentum (or log in during the break to finish…

We had a real tree some years, but mostly a fake one. I love not cleaning up needles and needing to water it! Our latest tree is even prelit and can have colored or white lights. ;)

Wow, this is a great gift! I had been hoping for that and had missed the post as well! 🎁

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I love emojis. For work, I reply to each standup report in Slack with an emoji that relates to what they posted (even when it's just loosely related...ha!) My team loves that bit of acknowledgment. I really appreciate how emojis can more easily convey meaning in written text (although, your note about them being…

One of my favorite childhood memories is when my grandpa would show up as Santa Claus at our family gathering. We always got together on Christmas Eve and we'd leave late in the evening to go visit a local holiday lights display. When we came back, "Santa" would be there. 💜 Visiting the holiday lights display remains one…

Hoping to attend in-person this year for the first time! 🎉

I love the shorter format! Maybe I can make it through all the great content!

Happy Thanksgiving! I forgot to snap a picture, but we had a wonderful day with family. 💙

I love this topic! Unfortunately, this year has felt more about surviving rather than thriving in my personal life. However, I think it's time to set some short-term, attainable goals again as I head into the new year. One of my favorite ways to track goals is a habit-tracking app. I have reminders set throughout the day…

I love being active. I (mostly) enjoy running, love taking my dog for walks, walking on my desk treadmill, and especially my group fitness classes at the gym. I've found a pretty great group of people who hold me accountable. Plus, attending classes helps me keep my workouts varied and allow me to stay engaged and have…

My oldest daughter had a little blankie she carried with her everywhere. It was actually the size of a rag, but soft blanket material. Now, we all fight over our favorite living room throw blanket. ;)

My favorite bridge here in Milwaukee is the Hoan Bridge. They added lights a few years ago, too. 

We've had snow on Halloween here, too, but never a blizzard. I'll second what @Andy Gladstone mentioned - I remember having so many snow days as a kid, but now we have pretty mild winters. Last year, however, a huge ice and snow storm took our power out for 3 days. Thankfully, we were able to reverse the power on our…

I really enjoyed 2️⃣ Jira for Marketers | Project planning & scheduling! This was a great introduction on how to blend the use of forms and self-creating tasks, as well as the different views available. I think the calendar view would really help keep our small marketing team organized. The child issues would be great for…

This is great! I like the idea of providing this as the agenda/pre-work to maximize time together.