I am amazing

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1. Terry Carter Designer & UX Developer
2. –Me “Terry is a designer and UX Developer at &yet, a software consultancy specializing in node.js application development and realtime technologies. After following a winding path of travel, art, entrepreneurship and education (both formal and informal), Terry found her way to web and software development in 2010. Since then, she has worked as a designer for print, video, and web + mobile apps. As a self-taught programmer, Terry has spent the past few years bridging the gap between software design and engineering.”
3. ^^^ Yep! It’s all true. “Terry is a designer and UX Developer at &yet, a software consultancy specializing in node.js application development and realtime technologies. After following a winding path of travel, art, entrepreneurship and education (both formal and informal), Terry found her way to web and software development in 2010. Since then, she has worked as a designer for print, video, and web + mobile apps. As a self-taught programmer, Terry has spent the past few years bridging the gap between software design and engineering.”
4. I’m amazing
5. true enough version
6. painfully true version
7. Graduated high school, 2002 3.9(ish) GPA
8. total nerd
9. the college you attend (or don’t attend) does not determine your level of success in life ☝
10. Graduated college with a BA in Art, 2010 3.9(ish) GPA
11. took 8 years to graduate
12. being interested in a million different things is never a bad thing ☝ As Shakira says, “Try everything.”
13. winding path of art, travel, and entrepreneurship
14. one existential crisis after another
15. find your people ☝
16. has worked as a designer for print, video, and web + mobile apps
17. was told by a client my first week on the job that my work looked like clip art (and they weren’t wrong)
18. keep growing keep improving ☝ As Taylor says, “Shake it off.”
19. self-taught programmer
20. I’m a spiteful human being
21. never let anyone tell you what you are and are not capable of ☝ Ever.
22. community-minded
23. I didn’t have a laptop for a while, so I showed up to a bunch of tech meetups with my *entire desktop computer* in tow
24. pride is overrated ☝
25. designer and UX developer at &yet
26. after being offered my dream job at &yet, I turned them down, saying that I didn’t feel I had enough experience and encouraged them to approach me in a year’s time
27. after being offered my dream job at &yet, I turned them down, saying that I didn’t feel I had enough experience and encouraged them to approach me in a year’s time
28. after being offered my dream job at &yet, I turned them down, saying that I didn’t feel I had enough experience and encouraged them to approach me in a year’s time (Luckily they convinced me otherwise)
29. if someone says you have potential, 
 BELIEVE THEM ☝
30. spent the past few years bridging the gap between design and engineering
31. I ask stupid questions. I build things one day and break them the next. Stack Overflow is my BFF. I feel like an imposter most days.
32. keep showing up and keep asking questions ☝
33. I’m amazing
34. and so are you