Justine Pretorious

25Nov 2015 by jpretorious 8 Comments

How Portland Became A Place We Call Home

In order to explain how Portland became a place we call home we have to go back in time to explain where our adventure started. In 2010 I was offered a job in Reno, Nevada and we were living in Sunnyvale, California. What? How did we get from Sunnyvale to Reno to Portland? I am getting to that I promise! Let's go back to 2010 when we lived in Sunnyvale. (more…)

24Nov 2015 by jpretorious No Comments

WordCamp Portland Social Media Manager

Tech, WordPress

I am so excited about the opportunity I was given to help out WordCamp Portland! This year I volunteered as WordCamp Portland's Social Media Manager! It was a fantastic experience and I just love the WordCamp Portland community! They are very enthusiastic about WordPress and I love WordPress! (more…)

23Nov 2015 by jpretorious 2 Comments

Name 99 Things You Love In 10 Minutes

Random

I was on Twitter today and came across a tweet from @BobWP that said "A perfect post to start this week > Can You Name 99 Things You Love in 10 Minutes?". I clicked on the link to @BobWP's post to find this great idea! Make a list of the 99 things you love and try to do it in 10 minutes! It is a pretty timely challenge since it can also be interpreted in the you are thankful or grateful for as well! Needless to say I have taken the challenge! Unfortunately I only got to 76 things on my list in 10 minutes but I didn't stop there! No way, I continued on to 99! Some of the things are trivial but some of them are VERY important.…

22Nov 2015 by jpretorious No Comments

What Does A Healthy Relationship Look Like?

Top of Mind

Why Do I Want To Talk About Relationships? I want to talk about relationships because it's important to know the difference between healthy and unhealthy. Why? Good question! I read an article in The Oregonian - For Better, For Worse today that was a reminder of how it's the little things you don't notice in a relationship that can lead to a violent unhealthy situation. This article spoke to me because I have been in an unhealthy relationship myself and I have witnessed others. Talking about it is the only way we are going to help one another. (more…)

20Nov 2015 by jpretorious No Comments

What is a WordCamp & Why Would You Go?

Tech, WordPress

What is a WordCamp? It is a conference that is all about WordPress! Meaning that the 1 or 2 day event will bring people together to talk about WordPress from beginner to developer levels. They usually have a theme and the speaker's presentations at WordCamp will incorporate the theme of the event. It's the most inexpensive conference I have ever attended and well worth the time! The tickets usually cost around $20 and this includes: admission presentations networking opportunities t-shirt schwag lunch (more…)

18Nov 2015 by jpretorious No Comments

QOTD: The Shortest Answer Is Doing

Random

Here goes my first blog post for this website! I thought it would be appropriate to kick this thing off with a QOTD (QOTD = Quote of the Day). I saw the quote "The shortest answer is doing." by George Herbert today on the Forbes website. It really spoke to me because I am someone who likes to get things done! I am the person someone comes to and says I need this or I don't know how this works and the next thing you know I am researching the problem or connecting with people that I know have the answer if I don't know already. It's one of my specialties and something I am VERY confident and proud of. (more…)