My mother is a retired Spanish teacher, so when we decided to start homeschooling, I asked her if she could give my boys Spanish lessons once a week. She emphatically said yes! Spanish is her first language, and she was excited to share this part of her history with her grandsons. As we’re drawing close…

Today I have the pleasure of introducing you to an inspirational young lady I recently met, Emily Bayuk. I was initially introduced to her through her circuits book ,”The Fundamentals of Circuits Made Easy“. In college I really struggled to understand circuits, and wish Emily’s book had been available back then. She is currently in…

This Monday I am again participating in a weekly blog about Motherhood with some fellow mom bloggers. While some of my posts have been light hearted, this one is very personal. I hope you will enjoy reading about one of the MAJOR motherhood miracles I have experienced. One of the things I didn’t really understand…

As I continue my series about the women who inspired me to become an engineer, I realized one that inspired me not that much older than me. She was always watching after me, and trying to guide me through life. This person is my big sister. My sister is a very determined person. In my…

Today I am continuing my series about the women who gave me the confidence I could pursue a degree in engineering. One of these women showed me that life priorities can change. Her name was Theresa. I met this woman when I was only a child, but she left a life long impression on me….

Happy Engineer’s Week! Each day this week, I will be introducing you to a women who inspired me to be an engineer. Today I will be writing about a woman who I met during my teenage years, and left a bigger impression on me than I think she ever realized. This woman was my dad’s…

What do you think an engineering career looks like? When most people think of an engineer, they picture someone working on math equations and engineering drawings all day. They see it as a job where you work for hours in solitude on some kind of new invention. And that is it. Nothing new, no travel,…

I have written a couple of posts on why you should be an engineer. But what does it take to be an engineer? Most people would assume you would need to be good at math, and like to work alone. But during my over 10 years of working in engineering, I learned that a lot…

During Engineer’s Week in February, I wrote about four inspirational women who led me to become an engineer. These women showed me that nothing stood in my way of accomplishing anything, except for myself. They showed me that engineering was a possibility for me, if I chose to pursue it. Three of the women were…

It’s been almost two years since I made the switch from working full time to staying at home full time. In one of my posts, I wrote about some of the adjustments (not sacrifices) we made to ensure I could stay home. While some of the adjustments were a lot of work (ie, moving to…