Entertaining my brain while taking a break from the repetitive patterns of life. Interested in all things marketing and project management over an enjoyable cup of tea or coffee. Subscribe / Follow    Tag Cloud Tumblr (3.0; @boredrightbrain)https://marina.coffee/<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/fdf7a5a5728343ad51e3eaa4b36f7c99/tumblr_oahi2apt6u1qzy5jqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Very early in my career, I was asked, “will you choose the career route or the mommy route?” At the time, I was appalled by the question. How dare he assume that I can’t be both? I’m woman, hear me roar! Then I got pregnant and thought to myself, I can do this with my eyes closed. Then I had a kid and thought, “no problem.” And then I went back to work. </p> <p>A short 12 weeks with my child and it was time to return. It was then I quickly realized the problem: my path is no longer my choice. Even though I successfully gave birth and returned to work, as programmed, scheduled and promised, there was a stigma that had nothing to do with my “ability”. There was a “fear” of my mothering desires.</p> <p>Fast forward to baby #2. I returned to work like a trooper. But the truth I realized faster than ever is that things changed. Life is just different now and I can only be who I can be: a working mom, who has restrictions of “me time”, which is far from having anything to do with manicures and cocktails. A working mom who can’t go out tonight for a drink in the city, who can’t take an 8am call or a 5pm sales pitch. A working mom who has to say “no” to the perfect project and may not be offered that promotion after all. A mom who saves PTO for kids’ sick days, stays up all night and drinks coffee all day to stay awake. A mom who would rather be covered in spit up and making glitter paintings instead of ensuring my clients haven’t forgotten their deliverables…again. And most importantly, a working mom, who is ok with the fact that she’s chosen the best path. The path that she is most comfortable with and one she will stop torturing herself about choosing because she wanted to raise a family.</p> <p>So here’s to you, working mom, I salute you. Whether you don’t get that promotion because your boss is too scared to trust important work to a new mom or you turn down the perfect opportunity so you can spend more time with your kid. You are doing the right thing because you know in your heart it’s the right thing to do.</p> <p>Let’s put the guilt aside, have another coffee and take a deep breath. The kids will be home soon and the evening will glitter again.</p>https://marina.coffee/post/147566488689https://marina.coffee/post/147566488689Sun, 17 Jul 2016 20:15:44 -0400motherhoodcoffeetalkreality<p>Very early in my career, I was asked, “will you choose the career route or the mommy route?” At the time, I was appalled by the question. How dare he assume that I can’t be both? I’m woman, hear me roar! Then I got pregnant and thought to myself, I can do this with my eyes closed. Then I had a kid and thought, “no problem.” And then I went back to work. </p> <p>A short 12 weeks with my child and it was time to return. It was then I quickly realized the problem: my path is no longer my choice. Even though I successfully gave birth and returned to work, as programmed, scheduled and promised, there was a stigma that had nothing to do with my “ability”. There was a “fear” of my mothering desires.</p> <p>Fast forward to baby #2. I returned to work like a trooper. But the truth I realized faster than ever is that things changed. Life is just different now and I can only be who I can be: a working mom, who has restrictions of “me time”, which is far from having anything to do with manicures and cocktails. A working mom who can’t go out tonight for a drink in the city, who can’t take an 8am call or a 5pm sales pitch. A working mom who has to say “no” to the perfect project and may not be offered that promotion after all. A mom who saves PTO for kids’ sick days, stays up all night and drinks coffee all day to stay awake. A mom who would rather be covered in spit up and making glitter paintings instead of ensuring my clients haven’t forgotten their deliverables…again. And most importantly, a working mom, who is ok with the fact that she’s chosen the best path. The path that she is most comfortable with and one she will stop torturing herself about choosing because she wanted to raise a family.</p> <p>So here’s to you, working mom, I salute you. Whether you don’t get that promotion because your boss is too scared to trust important work to a new mom or you turn down the perfect opportunity so you can spend more time with your kid. You are doing the right thing because you know in your heart it’s the right thing to do.</p> <p>Let’s put the guilt aside, have another coffee and take a deep breath. The kids will be home soon and the evening will glitter again.</p>https://marina.coffee/post/147147529554https://marina.coffee/post/147147529554Sat, 09 Jul 2016 13:26:29 -0400realitycoffeetalkmotherhood<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/54d48621d723fd481ac1a6ea36e8b321/tumblr_o9weaerfUe1qzy5jqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>https://marina.coffee/post/146996306739https://marina.coffee/post/146996306739Wed, 06 Jul 2016 10:44:38 -0400coffee<p>#Coffeeinacone is awesome <a href="http://www.lostateminor.com/2016/05/31/coffeeinacone-is-apparently-going-to-become-the-worlds-most-instagrammable-coffee/">http://www.lostateminor.com/2016/05/31/coffeeinacone-is-apparently-going-to-become-the-worlds-most-instagrammable-coffee/</a></p>https://marina.coffee/post/145511679584https://marina.coffee/post/145511679584Mon, 06 Jun 2016 12:08:07 -0400<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/1f72bf1b31665d336c5672df7b70f09b/tumblr_o6pfzta6GT1qk2qk9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://digmarnews.com/post/143891897647/google-confirms-live-demo-of-new-adwords-redesign" class="tumblr_blog">digmarnews</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Google confirms live demo of new AdWords redesign will happen on May 24 <a href="http://ift.tt/1Zht2b2">http://ift.tt/1Zht2b2</a></p></blockquote> <p>Here’s hoping to improvements!</p>https://marina.coffee/post/143895998394https://marina.coffee/post/143895998394Thu, 05 May 2016 11:36:41 -0400<a href="http://mashable.com/2016/05/05/facebook-live-tips/">15 essential tips for mastering Facebook Live</a>: <p><a href="http://digmarnews.com/post/143893847690/15-essential-tips-for-mastering-facebook-live" class="tumblr_blog">digmarnews</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>via Social Media</p></blockquote> <p>Is Facebook live necessary? Is it just a momentary fad?</p>https://marina.coffee/post/143895973539https://marina.coffee/post/143895973539Thu, 05 May 2016 11:35:56 -0400<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/6c4de66250d8c09dffac2eddb6aac184/tumblr_o6pnaltW4h1qzy5jqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>In case anyone needs a good iced coffee recipe!</p>https://marina.coffee/post/143895948364https://marina.coffee/post/143895948364Thu, 05 May 2016 11:35:08 -0400<p>The Key Move In Agile Marketing Is Defining Clear Goals <a href="http://www.cmo.com/articles/2016/4/7/the-key-move-in-agile-marketing-is-trusting-your-team.html">http://www.cmo.com/articles/2016/4/7/the-key-move-in-agile-marketing-is-trusting-your-team.html</a> via @cmo_com</p>https://marina.coffee/post/143589864159https://marina.coffee/post/143589864159Fri, 29 Apr 2016 13:34:12 -0400<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/fa183436845ce19dc73d3a01d9c74e71/tumblr_o67oujzlUW1qzy5jqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>:) there’s good that comes from being caffeinated!</p>https://marina.coffee/post/143425758982https://marina.coffee/post/143425758982Tue, 26 Apr 2016 08:04:54 -0400<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/88f78684784c74ec3a02d867f28c8acb/tumblr_o67oxab6q11qzy5jqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>How smart do marketers expect their consumers to be?</p>https://marina.coffee/post/143399024649https://marina.coffee/post/143399024649Mon, 25 Apr 2016 18:53:33 -0400<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/2cefde345ac2e5332b30eb4efe2817a0/tumblr_o67ot5wZPC1qzy5jqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Take care of you!</p>https://marina.coffee/post/143398919699https://marina.coffee/post/143398919699Mon, 25 Apr 2016 18:51:04 -0400<p>5 Hot New Coffee Products At SCAA 2016 <a href="http://sprudge.com/new-tech-scaa-2016-98302.html">http://sprudge.com/new-tech-scaa-2016-98302.html</a> #</p>https://marina.coffee/post/143024547547https://marina.coffee/post/143024547547Mon, 18 Apr 2016 16:51:34 -0400<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/b4311e5c70372c0722ed6705cd44626a/tumblr_o5mpzltBqT1qzy5jqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My favorite!</p>https://marina.coffee/post/142794754519https://marina.coffee/post/142794754519Thu, 14 Apr 2016 11:06:57 -0400<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/59ea9e2a96fbc9027ce79736b09f066e/tumblr_o5htxf7huD1qzy5jqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>So true on so many levels.</p>https://marina.coffee/post/142655566299https://marina.coffee/post/142655566299Mon, 11 Apr 2016 19:44:02 -0400<p>Can you imagine the US doing this? Such a cool idea though. <a href="http://www.thelocal.se/20160406/sweden-becomes-first-country-with-its-own-phone-number">http://www.thelocal.se/20160406/sweden-becomes-first-country-with-its-own-phone-number</a></p>https://marina.coffee/post/142516791837https://marina.coffee/post/142516791837Sat, 09 Apr 2016 11:23:07 -0400<a href="http://grouplens.org/blog/investigating-the-potential-for-miscommunication-using-emoji/">Deceitful Emojis</a>: <p>Miscommunication in today’s “silent” world of constant communication.</p>https://marina.coffee/post/142475963425https://marina.coffee/post/142475963425Fri, 08 Apr 2016 16:34:03 -0400<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/1e2d39e8265a1ae43d641c9e3b579a49/tumblr_o5bpefORX31qzy5jqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Pup thought he’d sneak a burger into bed without mom noticing. #fridaycravings</p>https://marina.coffee/post/142465054664https://marina.coffee/post/142465054664Fri, 08 Apr 2016 12:20:38 -0400<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/3421c6a1f441ff49179df9e44056c90a/tumblr_o5bmrf4lMO1qzy5jqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Happy Friday!</p>https://marina.coffee/post/142462804779https://marina.coffee/post/142462804779Fri, 08 Apr 2016 11:23:39 -0400““Marketing leaders *must* have a single view of the customer that allows them to engage in two-way, personalized conversations across technologies, locations, and physical objects at mass scale.””<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://cmo.marketo.com/blogs-and-insights/just-when-marketers-thought-things-couldnt-change-anymore-this-report-shows-they-will/?source=Social-Paid&comment=SA_TW_CMO_US">http://cmo.marketo.com/blogs-and-insights/just-when-marketers-thought-things-couldnt-change-anymore-this-report-shows-they-will/?source=Social-Paid&comment=SA_TW_CMO_US</a></em>https://marina.coffee/post/142399519894https://marina.coffee/post/142399519894Thu, 07 Apr 2016 06:52:16 -0400<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/8850ea254e34434437452793bd001814/tumblr_o57xucTNCn1qzy5jqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#motherhoodgoals</p>https://marina.coffee/post/142353188389https://marina.coffee/post/142353188389Wed, 06 Apr 2016 11:32:36 -0400