Marilyn Moedinger

Some new followers, so I thought I'd reintroduce myself! I do a bunch of stuff: architecture, consulting, teaching, real estate. Here's what I focus on: 1. I'm an architect, and founder of Runcible Studios, a full service architecture firm based in Boston, MA and Lancaster, PA.

@JeffGrenz So annoying! We all know how this conversation played out, too... 😆

@mwmoedinger Telephone company did similar my first subdivision. His boss was furious.

There's always that one engineer on the team who DGAF about coordinating with anyone

@Camp4 @nikitabier We're back!!

Overnight, X became a different app. My feed is slop free. It’s 2019 again! 👏 Well done, @nikitabier.

@markasaurus @darrenhgraves F'ing classic...!

@darrenhgraves @mwmoedinger I was trying to manage our Adobe account and reduce the number of subscriptions in the online portal and there is a note that while you can add subscriptions, the feature to delete them is not available yet and you need to call...

One of my cornerstone, much-beloved software was acquired last year, and yep, you guessed it...they just increased my monthly plan from $22 to $248. It's such BS, bc now I get to spend a ton of time looking at alternates, migrating 12 years of data, changing a bunch of internal processes, and wasting a sh!tton of time all bc some asshat PE company did the math on how many customers they can lose vs how many will be too tired to fight the increase. Please *do not* suggest any alternates. *Do not* suggest I can build something in Claude. That is not the point. If you own a small business, you understand. If it's not one thing, it's another. The grind is....relentless. (Related: now accepting cookie and amaro deliveries at my office.)

@Coolstoryhansl Bingo

@mwmoedinger Sounds like the Bending Spoons playbook

@skylarromines So nice to see everyone again!

@mwmoedinger Man I hope so

So does this algo change mean I can resurrect my old content, like "sound smarter on the jobsite," "tonight's tipple," and/or in-depth explainers of stuff like toilets? Bc if so, I am *so back*

@TexasDoughnut_ 🚀🚀🚀

@mwmoedinger let's go

@ichbinilya Apparently our friends were being hidden from us?! x.com/i/status/20767…

@mwmoedinger what algo change!

@hitsamty On it 🫡 I've got a few great new cocktails in the rotation to share!

@mwmoedinger Tn's tipple was a great series, I would love a resurrection

@CarolWalshReal1 Right?!

@mwmoedinger Oh my God that's an insane increase!

@SJFriedl Yup. Just another day in the life, right?! We'll figure it out 💪

@mwmoedinger This is just so miserable when it happens; good luck with all the things.

@geoff_l Don't want to say, bc then my replies will be filled with suggestions for alternates and my DMs with software sales people.

@mwmoedinger Which software?

@KapoorAviral Did you read the post.

@mwmoedinger Just have Claude build you one. You have the institutional and subjective matter knowledge

@antonia_mdprjct @moseskagan Came here to say this!! Feel like I've walked into a party and all my friends are here, someone just handed me a Negroni, and we're all about to geek out on business and buildings again ❤️

@moseskagan Don’t wanna jinx it, but the “for you” tab looks like the good old times. Just my RE peeps. Many I hadn’t seen in ages.

V good news

@realEstateTrent I don't know why but those question marks made me laugh out loud

I reached out to ask the broker if his client would be interested in selling us their strip mall. This was the response:

Agreed! And the thing is, you don't even need the 7-figure salary to feel this...lifestyle creep is real at any income level. Getting off the hamster wheel can happen at small scale too - over the last few years, I switched to wired speakers (no more Bluetooth issues, no Sonos app), I got rid of TVs and cancelled most streaming services, I set up a washline bc I love the smell of clothes dried outside, I don't wear a "tracking" watch except to work out, I don't download apps for stores, I turned off almost all notifications on my phone... Little stuff like this brings real peace, and is a reclamation of my own time, privacy, and brainspace. For me, it's about building an *intentional* life ❤️

Biggie Smalls said, “Mo money, mo problems.” It’s hard to believe because being broke sucks. By all means, go make a bundle… But use that money to buy freedom, not a different set of problems. Here’s what I’ve learned: 👉 Rich or poor, a simpler life is a better life. When I was in the C-suite, my colleagues would joke / not-joke that they lived paycheck-to-check on 7-figure salaries. They had everything money could buy but… They were mostly miserable, living in a prison of their own design. It’s not even about money. It’s about time and attention. A complicated life, filled with obligations and possessions, distracts you from the simple things that bring true joy. Biggie understood that. It turns out there’s a level above being rich: 👉 It’s having the money to fly high, but the wisdom to stay grounded in what really matters. What’s it worth to you to have unhurried mornings? To avoid traffic and crowds? To go outside whenever you want? The answer for me is: priceless. Once you've tasted that kind of freedom, you can never go back. I’d sell nearly everything I own before giving up those simple luxuries. I choose to earn less to keep control of my time. You can’t have it both ways. Everything you own owns a piece of you. Make mo money. Just don’t use it to create mo problems.

@amandaorson Love Longwood Gardens! Such a treasure to have close by.

Between this and Longwood Gardens, the DuPont family really understood the power of landscaping.

@DallasAptGP Oooo I'd love to see some of those floorplans!

We are opening another building in Bishop Ridge 127 units with great views of the Dallas skyline in an Opportunity Zone census tract Some awesome and unique floorplans in this one