Merrie Williamson

I’m wrapping up my first whirlwind week @Microsoft! I am thrilled to join as VP, Azure Apps and Infrastructure. There is incredible potential to change the world with cloud technologies and Azure has the best solutions for customers and partners on the planet. The journey begins!

@jadawadas @jennylayfluffy yes yes yes

This is such a beautiful reason to learn ASL omg

@LeslieFeinzaig @GirlScoutsWW Thank you for connecting me @LeslieFeinzaig !

My friend and investor @MerrieW looking gooood and kicking butt on stage at @GirlScoutsWW Women in Leadership. Thank you Merrie for sharing your wisdom and experience with us!

@NiallHarbison @BlairBraverman it reminds me of your dog home made kennels. Maybe you can share any musher learnings with Niall in the jungle!

Being sober has changed my life. One of the best ways is the people who are now around me. 🛢️ I wanted to use the making of these dog homes for the dogs to explain… 🚛 A Thai friend scoured the country online to find them. She located them and had them delivered 300km. 👮‍♂️ Rod is the man in the video. He’s a retired Australian policeman who likes DIY and who came up with the concepts after I gave him the basic premise. I have 2 left hands. He has thought of every detail (including covering the internal bolts btw! I filmed the dogs inside before they went on!!) 👩 Jewells is Rods partner. Her and about 6 others helped clean the barrels and do all the heavy lifting making them. Not easy at all and days of their time given up. 🏖️ People gave up their holiday time to lend a hand with the messy and tedious work. 🛻 People helped hand them out by lending their cars. 🥘 Volunteers who feed these dogs on a daily basis knew the dogs who needed them. 💰 The whole project cost about $800 for 50 of them. Some kind people helped out with that. 🌴 Locals who welcomed me into their land to place the barrels to give the dogs a place to live. 🍺 🍷 🍹 When I was drunk and an addict (sober nearly 2.5 years now) I’d have sat around a bar or at home alone talking rubbish about what I had done or would do in the future. The reality was there were no people around me then like those above. That was my own choosing. One of the biggest rewards for giving up drink and battling addiction I’ve found is the people you suddenly meet and who come into your orbit. It will be different for everyone but my experience of the world without alcohol is one where people are kind and compassionate in ways I never knew possible.

@shanselman OMG did you get him to talk beyond "good, yeah, dont know, okay?" those seem to be the limit to my teens vocab these days.

Haven't listened to the podcast in a while? This one may surprise you. This week it's my son Zenzo Hanselman on "being a teenager in 2023" hanselminutes.com/884/being-a-te…

@MenInBlazers @jennylayfluffy @donasarkar I thought this would make you smile

Fulham captain Tim Ream takes the pitch wearing noise-canceling headphones, as show of solidarity with child he's accompanying. 🎧🤍

@QuinceMountain Lego Star Wars advent calendar target.com/p/lego-star-wa…

Taking suggestions for an advent calendar for a man in his early 30s, no kids, has long term GF, funny, smart, kind of a nerd, doesn’t particularly need more personal grooming products, enjoys joy and lil surprises. Would prefer a calendar with variety, not 24 jerky strips.

@jonnychipz Enjoy day one! And welcome!

Bags packed, sandwiches made! Day 1 tomorrow! 💙 #MicrosoftLife

@kelseyhightower need book reccs too?

@Carnage4Life @matvelloso who shares this belief system

@kelseyhightower Sincere congratulations @kelseyhightower

@LeslieFeinzaig i know this one @LeslieFeinzaig ! Wake them up a few hours after they go to sleep, potty break, then tuck back in. For my daughter it was asleep at 7:30 then wake before night terrors usually hit around 10 or 11.

3 year old waking up with night terrors 😞 anyone been through this? Any tips what helped?

@shanselman team pink

@davidfowl Perfect

Saw this just now and am 😭🤣

@shanselman Truth & we would wait 2 hours for a table on Friday as a family with my parents side eyeing us to not get into it and sit quietly on the bench. Without cell phones, my kids could never.

These are the FANCY and CELEBRATORY restaurants that we'd go to AS A TREAT when someone got married or graduated from something. This is growing up middle-class. And that's OK.

@Goodable @ajohnsocyber we need a meeting to discuss

Breaking Good News Alert: Dolly Parton has just launched a new line of dog apparel and accessories called "Doggy Parton." It features shirts, dresses, squeaky toys, and more. All proceeds will go to a rescue organization that provides homes to displaced animals.

@davidfowl Very jealous. History tonight 👑 🐐

This match was electrifying. This was my first real professional tennis tournament and I got to see the GOAT 🔥🔥🔥 #USOpen2022

@KendallRoden Congratulations !!

It’s been a long year but I’m so grateful to my team and to MSFT for recognizing the hard work. Yesterday, I found out I was promoted. I’ve come so far technically and personally in the past 6 yrs. Looking forward to more opps to grow as a teammate and leader moving forward.

@shanselman @scottwoolley This would be a good next one amazon.com/Only-Woman-Roo…

Currently reading: The Network “The Battle for the Airwaves” by @scottwoolley amzn.to/3ASQJ65

@ryzngard @Microsoft does she have Teams? I would like to chat.

Welcome to the @Microsoft family Kida!