https://www.lauralee.me/writing daily 0.75 2025-09-04 https://www.lauralee.me/writing/30 monthly 0.5 2025-06-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dfd81187d2472b18c27f4a/d17545d2-371f-4074-8aa6-35290238da18/CC54F5A6-9517-4CC0-88C6-BCD1CB73232F_1_105_c.jpeg Writing - 30 - On my actual 30th, I was running on empty from a pell mell launch season and a ll I had energy for was meandering, sloth-like, around my neighborhood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dfd81187d2472b18c27f4a/7ea1b1be-d059-42ca-9996-2bda42e29cb0/DSC03415.jpg Writing - 30 - Picture credits to Slauson & Co. (That’s me starting to rant about something, I can tell) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dfd81187d2472b18c27f4a/cc943bfc-f74b-4c4b-8fee-0c72f06f285d/IMG_1633.heic+2025-03-27+at+11.12.44+PM.jpg Writing - 30 - With my day to day servant leader role model. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dfd81187d2472b18c27f4a/d2b1afff-272a-4f4c-b8f1-6652798db233/IMG_1611+2.jpg Writing - 30 - “Do not mistake my kindness for weakness, my silence for acceptance … etc etc.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dfd81187d2472b18c27f4a/0ee5af30-edb2-4037-9513-c79dfc51eac4/E0F64CF5-0FC6-4273-A438-22405343EE41_1_105_c.jpeg Writing - 30 - Soft. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dfd81187d2472b18c27f4a/2527635f-ce05-48c6-8cfe-d32c9aa5a173/40A84B12-1BF2-4585-8F17-04A35756764E_1_105_c.jpeg Writing - 30 Thanks to my house for organizing everything for me so I could just sit there and talk to people. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dfd81187d2472b18c27f4a/113a599c-b8b4-4fe5-aab8-25d217cb197b/Laura%27s+bday+thanks.pdf+2025-03-27+at+5.24.25+PM.jpg Writing - 30 - (Not my actual birthday. We did it a little early.) I felt so grateful and loved and happy afterwards that I put together a menu of what each person meant to me https://www.lauralee.me/writing/on-hidden-cofounders monthly 0.5 2025-06-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dfd81187d2472b18c27f4a/a95ab9c7-7c2d-46a9-ab87-23db45ff47e4/FA4B3800-7DBC-427A-801A-F8D74A88CD0B_1_105_c.jpeg Writing - On hidden cofounders - Make it stand out (All the photos I’m featuring in this post are from a recent family vacation I juggled alongside fundraising prep. Everyone was very tolerant and I’m grateful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dfd81187d2472b18c27f4a/064d2de7-d75c-4b0b-8d22-5f5c4cb72fd6/2789D370-13A6-429E-BF35-6568B09C0C41_1_105_c.jpeg Writing - On hidden cofounders - Make it stand out (There she is! Here we were trying to find hot dessert in the french concession in wintry Shanghai.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dfd81187d2472b18c27f4a/b0559020-3216-4efb-82bc-715c5515e931/D68F1A3E-4366-40FB-889C-59C0F1E57848_1_105_c.jpeg Writing - On hidden cofounders - Make it stand out (It is quite easy to spot a poorly dressed bay area person anywhere around the world.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dfd81187d2472b18c27f4a/f66af662-5a5e-4415-bec2-bb484ac5e55e/1C998B4D-68C3-4C5F-9335-08C427A54D02.jpeg Writing - On hidden cofounders - Make it stand out From his recent birthday trip to Oregon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dfd81187d2472b18c27f4a/2e40ac0d-1250-4bfc-a194-c7c8e4e5f301/8FCA0AAF-CF6B-4CD5-B8C1-8879630C32D1_1_105_c.jpeg Writing - On hidden cofounders - Make it stand out (Picture, with the added context that this was my DIY canopy for a mobile office on our honeymoon= ten thousand words of praise for hidden cofounder) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dfd81187d2472b18c27f4a/d68158f8-d58d-492e-af49-2eb0f5861490/4B5A169A-17C9-421C-B76D-09A310F234DA.jpeg Writing - On hidden cofounders - Make it stand out (Thank you for always having my back - and being my extra shoulder.) https://www.lauralee.me/writing/month-5-founder-life monthly 0.5 2025-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dfd81187d2472b18c27f4a/5e2fa92f-2ee9-4249-a83e-963f192e4e6e/IMG_7633.HEIC+2024-07-14+at+8.49.14+PM.jpg Writing - Month 5 - Make it stand out There is nothing like working in person. Feat offsite #2. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dfd81187d2472b18c27f4a/07271d4c-3573-4feb-ab98-8d2e4145ea34/IMG_7839.heic+2024-07-14+at+8.55.56+PM.jpg Writing - Month 5 - Make it stand out My hero. Thank you. <3 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dfd81187d2472b18c27f4a/e650e2af-bddc-49c6-8ab5-a19f5659dec6/E4AE0E1C-D84C-4EC5-9A65-FF601DB6C7CD_1_105_c.jpeg Writing - Month 5 - Make it stand out I’ll never forget these beautiful days. https://www.lauralee.me/writing/walks-of-life monthly 0.5 2024-07-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dfd81187d2472b18c27f4a/7e63725d-c16c-4c34-aa23-df5b0274eaf6/IMG_6676.heic+2024-04-30+at+5.51.08+PM.jpg Writing - Walks of life - Make it stand out Stanford’s d.school community is endlessly creative and it is always a pleasure to be back on campus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dfd81187d2472b18c27f4a/8681bc0f-d4c3-4b73-b0b5-748d6a1bfb7a/IMG_6678.HEIC+2024-04-30+at+5.56.11+PM.jpg Writing - Walks of life - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dfd81187d2472b18c27f4a/07e1fcd2-e0bb-41f9-8d0e-7ae6fbb8b4dc/IMG_6269.JPG Writing - Walks of life - Make it stand out Courtesy of Yada. https://www.lauralee.me/writing/the-art-of-gathering monthly 0.5 2024-03-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dfd81187d2472b18c27f4a/0de697f0-ca30-48d3-b931-005c2d9b1e58/julia+lin+Search+LinkedIn+2024-03-15+at+10.23.23+AM.jpg Writing - The art of gathering - Make it stand out I had a great time with awesome company and really good tomato soup, Also Stanford Mall has free and abundant parking at 7:30pm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dfd81187d2472b18c27f4a/5c2abda0-dec1-4f19-a1f6-b0900f63266e/Healthcare+Product+201+2024-03-15+at+10.50.37+AM.jpg Writing - The art of gathering - Make it stand out Check Julia’s course out here. (Love the Y2K design - makes me feel mysteriously like playing snake on a nokia). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dfd81187d2472b18c27f4a/d04bdd2f-cbd3-46a1-8ccb-31889a84fe05/The+Art+of+Gathering+Book+Summary+by+Priya+Parker+2024-03-15+at+10.24.13+AM.jpg Writing - The art of gathering - Make it stand out I in return gave her some warnings about a bar in Singapore she wants to hit up next week that has great views and pretty over-the-top concept, mediocre drinks. I’d say this was equivalent value exchange because drinks are serious business https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dfd81187d2472b18c27f4a/11c96dd4-c39b-4e5a-9080-2e74e0efae21/D6CC5EE6-5E8A-4ED8-BC6E-9EB37587D898_1_105_c.jpeg Writing - The art of gathering - Make it stand out Bouquet for a new friend down the street, 3.5 y/o dog, and something like 50 y/o vintage womb chair https://www.lauralee.me/writing/the-day-before-the-day monthly 0.5 2025-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dfd81187d2472b18c27f4a/141c3893-d9a1-456c-84e7-5c6b27beafd0/76C77FA0-3D30-4033-8716-3DA41D9D30DE_1_201_a.jpeg Writing - The day before the day - Make it stand out It is worth noting that both Emma and Hilary were wearing Rothys, undoubtedly the Bay Area woman’s shoe of choice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dfd81187d2472b18c27f4a/82bbd05a-f7c6-4fe0-b070-e5ebb3b1cdfe/Post+Feed+LinkedIn+2024-03-13+at+7.52.52+AM.jpg Writing - The day before the day - Make it stand out Thanks Julia for proactively assembling this photo. No thanks, me, for attaching the pins wrong so everyone’s flowers were upside down. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dfd81187d2472b18c27f4a/9ebc74e8-bf92-4f30-ae7a-881dbe27258f/9199314D-F5EA-43AB-9147-45022CB65554_1_105_c.jpeg Writing - The day before the day - Make it stand out Not to mention the other hidden curveballs (e.g. elder care, relocation, growing work mandate) that early midlife often brings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dfd81187d2472b18c27f4a/a4416198-4261-4304-a50b-caaf13514bd0/P1010012.JPG Writing - The day before the day - Make it stand out We’re lucky to pull off an event in a place as tactile as the d.school with its many maker spaces. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dfd81187d2472b18c27f4a/7fd3adc2-2862-4227-a384-b6ae90b49bce/Laura+Lee+2024-03-07+at+7.40.07+PM.jpg Writing - The day before the day - Make it stand out That said, I know my own hosting standards are high and so I really have myself to blame… Thank you, d.school, for having us! Friendship Emma and I got to bring some of the flowers home. Post-event we lingered in the parking lot and laughed a lot. We were both exhausted (remember, Emma is an actual working parent) but this felt like a necessary emotional debrief after the awesome chaos of the day. It also repeatedly occurred to me how much our respective partners did behind the scenes to create room for us to implement this class - and for their many contributions I am very grateful to Rog and Pan. Thank you to everyone who helped us pull this off - Seamus and Megan and Renee from the d.school Home Team, our panelists Joanna and Rebecca and Hilary for being willing to share their time with us (the combined $$ value of those 2hours of their time….!) , and the metermaids who did not stop me as I mainlined consecutive trays of jerk chicken and tofu from the beeping hazard light trunk of my DO NOT PARK FIRE LANE prius to the d.school. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dfd81187d2472b18c27f4a/672b18f8-8308-43a9-8367-c3deb478a0f6/IMG_5886.jpg Writing - The day before the day - Make it stand out Hello lamppost, whatcha knowing? 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