--- title: "blog — alex laughnan" description: "older writing by alex laughnan, imported from medium." url: "https://alexlaughnan.com/blog/" --- # blog writing from 2013 to 2017, imported from medium and kept here for posterity. - december 29, 2017 ## [looking back: 7 questions for 2017](https://alexlaughnan.com/blog/looking-back-7-questions-for-2017) i gained inspiration for this post on the questions/answers from the on being blog post by courtney martin. what are some of your answers? - february 14, 2017 ## [2017.06 - week in photos](https://alexlaughnan.com/blog/2017-06-week-in-photos) hey, look at what alex did this week! 🦄 - february 5, 2017 ## [2017.05 - week in photos](https://alexlaughnan.com/blog/2017-05-week-in-photos) hey, look at what alex did this week! 🦄 - january 30, 2017 ## [2017.04 - week in photos](https://alexlaughnan.com/blog/2017-04-week-in-photos) hey, look at what alex did this week! 🦄 - january 25, 2017 ## [2017.03 - week in photos](https://alexlaughnan.com/blog/2017-03-week-in-photos) hey, look at what alex did this week! 🦄 - january 16, 2017 ## [2017.02 - week in photos](https://alexlaughnan.com/blog/2017-02-week-in-photos) hey, look at what alex did this week! 🦄 - january 8, 2017 ## [2017.01 - week in photos](https://alexlaughnan.com/blog/2017-01-week-in-photos) hey, look at what alex did this week! 🦄 - may 9, 2016 ## [drupalcon new orleans!](https://alexlaughnan.com/blog/drupalcon-new-orleans) the time has come! it's drupalcon new orleans! while many of us, myself included, will be battling out the 88 degree temperature with… - march 31, 2016 ## [join me at stanford drupalcamp!](https://alexlaughnan.com/blog/join-me-at-stanford-drupalcamp) are you into drupal for higher education, enterprises, and other web goodies? and/or does content strategy or ux design give you goosebumps? - february 17, 2016 ## [just use drupal 8](https://alexlaughnan.com/blog/just-use-drupal-8) if you pay attention to the open source or cms community, you probably heard about the release of drupal 8 last year. it was one of the… - february 2, 2016 ## [acreative.launch](https://alexlaughnan.com/blog/acreative-launch) the birth of acreative.io - february 2, 2016 ## [needing to unplug](https://alexlaughnan.com/blog/needing-to-unplug) this weekend, i welcomed one of my good friends and her significant other to a weekend in the bay area. it was so great to see and connect… - january 29, 2016 ## [do you trello left or right?](https://alexlaughnan.com/blog/do-you-trello-left-or-right) like any amazing trello user, i am constantly trying to be flexibly organized. ignoring the fact that i am, by nature, not a spontaneous… - january 28, 2016 ## [big magic, big fears, big challenge](https://alexlaughnan.com/blog/big-magic-big-fears-big-challenge) i’ve been reading big magic by elizabeth gilbert (maybe you have heard of her novel eat, pray, love) and it has helped inspire me to take… - january 15, 2016 ## [2016: look ahead…by looking behind.](https://alexlaughnan.com/blog/2016-look-ahead-by-looking-behind) i’ve read a lot of posts embracing 2016 with lists, goals, steps, objectives, success criteria and new beginnings. the new-and-shiny-things… - september 23, 2015 ## [self care as a freelancer.](https://alexlaughnan.com/blog/self-care-as-a-freelancer) last night, i picked up my forgotten copy of the checklist manifesto by atul gawande and headed over to a coffee shop for some light… - september 8, 2015 ## [publishing my first contributed module on drupal.org](https://alexlaughnan.com/blog/publishing-my-first-contributed-module-on-drupal-org) new things!! - may 26, 2015 ## [consultant hobbies: being social](https://alexlaughnan.com/blog/consultant-hobbies-being-social) hi internets. - november 27, 2014 ## [gratitude.](https://alexlaughnan.com/blog/gratitude) first and foremost, happy thanksgiving! in the united states, we take this special day to appreciate our friends and family, as well as… - august 1, 2014 ## [asana’s ios facelift](https://alexlaughnan.com/blog/asana-s-ios-facelift) giggles and smiles over the new ios7 interface from the asana team. - may 6, 2014 ## [web development woes](https://alexlaughnan.com/blog/web-development-woes) so many languages, not enough time. - january 18, 2014 ## [ebullience.](https://alexlaughnan.com/blog/ebullience) professing the continual advantages of positivity. - january 10, 2014 ## [google+ is worth it](https://alexlaughnan.com/blog/google-is-worth-it) response to chris taylor’s mashable article - january 7, 2014 ## [every bit counts.](https://alexlaughnan.com/blog/every-bit-counts) embracing self-improvement through littlebit. - january 6, 2014 ## [proving passion persists](https://alexlaughnan.com/blog/proving-passion-persists) dive into the unexpected and embrace the known, familiar feeling of enjoyment and positivity. - january 4, 2014 ## [oh, you want a real job?](https://alexlaughnan.com/blog/oh-you-want-a-real-job) reflecting on what i learned a year into full-time employment. - december 30, 2013 ## [drupal just does.](https://alexlaughnan.com/blog/drupal-just-does) take control of your online presence. right meow. - december 30, 2013 ## [why you need asana](https://alexlaughnan.com/blog/why-you-need-asana) because classic project management is gone. - december 10, 2013 ## [the work wheel](https://alexlaughnan.com/blog/the-work-wheel) are we meant to work within a prescribed set of skills, our strengths? 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