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Happy Weekend!
What a whirlwind of a week it's been. To start, I got my second dose of the COVID vaccine on Tuesday. I did my best to hydrate, hydrate, hydrate but it still took me out for a day or two. I felt really run down, had chills for a short period of time, and some mild body aches. However, I woke up on Thursday feeling back to my normal self!
Speaking of Thursday, I received AWESOME news while I was mid-workout on my lunch break. In between round two of my three-round circuit, I checked my email to discover that I was one of 1,000 Medium writers to receive a bonus for being a top writer in April! I'm not exaggerating when I say I was in shock for pretty much the rest of the day. I felt like I had won the lottery.
For someone who's still new to writing and doesn't have articles going "viral" on the platform, I was so surprised and appreciative to have my writing be recognized in this way.
On top of that, I have some more news to share. I started yet another publication on Medium: Reader's Nook.
Recently I wanted to start publishing book reviews. I think it's a fun way to share thoughts and opinions about the books we read and I wanted to create a platform specifically dedicated to that. So feel free to check it out! I have only finished one book since I created the publication last Sunday so bear with me while I work through book #2.
That's all for my updates this week. Check out the below links for some of my latest content!
Dark Roast Security
Two new OWASP articles:
Reader's Nook
- About Reader's Nook
- The Guest List by Lucy Foley - my first book review on a New York Times bestseller
And lastly, a journal entry about my experience getting the vaccine: Vaccinated
Thanks for reading! I hope you all have a restful weekend and Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there :)
-Katlyn
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