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Sprint Celebration

So at SelectHealth, we work on a project schedule that we call a "Sprint". The idea is that you do a small project, start to finish, every 3 weeks. And at the end of each sprint, we take the opportunity to celebrate. 

 I was in charge of our latest celebration, which took place on Friday. Prior to the event, the team decided that we wanted to have a taco bar and watch a movie together. So we put together a potluck with all the fixings, and it was quite a spread. One of the ladies made shredded chicken, and I made some Spanish rice, then the guys all provided the tortillas, chips, salsa, cheese, etc. One of the guys even brought in some churros for dessert. It was quite a spread.

 For our movie we ended up watching "Guardians of the Galaxy", which was really fun and had a terrific soundtrack of pop music from the 70's and 80's. 

As a female who's worked in technology for many years now, I've gotten used to working mostly with men, and to the idea of watching and talking about movies that either have super heroes, spaceships, or some combination of the two. It really should be part of the job description, and I like to think that I excel at it. 

 I'd say that our Sprint Celebration was successful. It was a great afternoon, and a nice break from the normal routine.

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