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Amy Thibodeau

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Be kind, pay attention, and have fun. Productively discontent. Chief Design Officer @Gustohq. Previously: UX leadership at Shopify & Facebook. I speak for myself. She/her. πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

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Aw! Hi Vespa and Agrippa!

Henry did well! He’s home and very, very cuddly right now. ❀️

06.03.2026 22:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Well hello there Scipio! You are lovely.

06.03.2026 16:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Haha! I haven’t told him!

06.03.2026 04:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

PS: I tired!

06.03.2026 01:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Fluffy white cat sitting on a woman’s lap.

Fluffy white cat sitting on a woman’s lap.

This small wild beast is becoming a lap cat. Also: he’s getting neutered tomorrow. Time flies.

06.03.2026 01:53 πŸ‘ 131 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 0
Beautiful turquoise and purple bird from Costa Rica sitting on a branch.

Beautiful turquoise and purple bird from Costa Rica sitting on a branch.

I thought turning a year older in Costa Rica would be the transformative part.
Turns out it was norovirus.

Nothing humbles you like locking eyes with resplendent birds while actively fighting to hold down the ounce of water you managed to drink. Costa Rica: you were beautiful.

I was not.

01.03.2026 21:51 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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I'm thrilled to share three major senior leadership additions to Gustoβ€”each bringing depth, breadth, and a real commitment to building world-class customer experiences. At Gusto we don’t just shi... I'm thrilled to share three major senior leadership additions to Gustoβ€”each bringing depth, breadth, and a real commitment to building world-class customer experiences. At Gusto we don’t just ship sc...

I’m building such a great team at Gusto. New head of brand creative, service design, and research β€” I’m going to learn so much from this brilliant people. I’ve hired some fantastic new leaders to lead service design, brand creative, and research at Gusto! www.linkedin.com/posts/amythi...

26.01.2026 22:56 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Small down chihuahua with his paw on someone’s lap and wry expression on his face.

Small down chihuahua with his paw on someone’s lap and wry expression on his face.

We are 22 days into the year and I have already lived several small winters, lost some hope, found it again by spending time with this little weirdo and his siblings, and lost it immediately to the Toronto weather.

Also. He’s the cutest, right?

23.01.2026 02:53 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A white and grey cat sits in front of a computer monitor near a keyboard.

A white and grey cat sits in front of a computer monitor near a keyboard.

Co-working

22.01.2026 14:58 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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More like this please.

21.01.2026 04:31 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Black and white photo of a person walking in winter taken through foggy glass.

Black and white photo of a person walking in winter taken through foggy glass.

More people walking in snow in a photo taken through foggy glass.

More people walking in snow in a photo taken through foggy glass.

Woman with red umbrella walking through snow.

Woman with red umbrella walking through snow.

Photo of man taken through a misty window with a yellow cab in the background.

Photo of man taken through a misty window with a yellow cab in the background.

In non weather news (but tangentially related via subject matter), Saul Leitner’s photography was/is magic.

17.01.2026 21:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a group of stuffed animals are sitting on a stage in front of red curtains Alt: a group of stuffed animals are sitting on a stage in front of red curtains

Toronto weather is keeping us all emotionally agile. -21c blizzard one day, +1c and melting the next. Cool. Cool. πŸ˜‘

This account is basically Statler and Waldorf for winter weather. Fewer laughs though.

17.01.2026 21:09 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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We are not talking about the snow.

16.01.2026 02:57 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Small brown dog looking sad.

Small brown dog looking sad.

Small brown dog in a sweater.

Small brown dog in a sweater.

Most people are back to work tomorrow, but Toronto has put January behind another yellow blizzard warning like β€œproceed with caution, expectations will not be met.”

The winter is really wintering here this year. The small brown dogs are not impressed.

05.01.2026 03:56 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Oooh! Thank you!

04.01.2026 16:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Woman wearing pyjamas with dark red sun faces all over them.

Woman wearing pyjamas with dark red sun faces all over them.

Normalize wearing pyjamas. Nice ones. To work, to play, to make dinner, to hang out with friends. They are just clothes that match and feel good.

04.01.2026 14:47 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Saaame. The kitten is very good and patient. Gus the chihuahua is a maniac and his sister Ella kind of wants to make friends but is easily led by her brother.

I didn’t intend to rescue this kitten. He sort of landed on my doorstep but now I’m in love.

04.01.2026 04:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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One is getting there and the other is most definitely not. And when he barks, the friendlier one joins in.

04.01.2026 04:12 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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He really wants friends.

04.01.2026 04:11 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I accidentally rescued a kitten. He is gentle, curious, and optimistic about friendship.

My dogs are still not on board weeks later.

I keep waiting for the moment where everyone settles in and the dogs stop the barking and chasing.

If you’ve been here: did anything work? How did it take?

04.01.2026 04:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Just watched the final episode of Stranger Things and while I thought this series lost the plot multiple times, I found it touching. Childhood, change, fear, love … The end reminded me a bit of how Six Feet Under ended, which destroyed me. Well played.

03.01.2026 16:20 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

New Year’s Eve always makes me nostalgic for things I don’t even remember clearly. No idea what next year holds.

Pretty sure some of it involves robots.

Happy New Year friends!

31.12.2025 16:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

My main prediction is: be prepared for monumental change.

30.12.2025 20:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Saaame!

30.12.2025 00:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s that special time of year when being a leader means emerging from hibernation to publish:

β€’ Top 5 Trends
β€’ What’s Dead
β€’ What’s Inevitable
β€’ Predictions for 2026

Love the confidence. But everything is changing at the speed of light and none of us really know what’s happening. Happy holidays!

29.12.2025 22:15 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

The 'kin' of β€˜napkin’ means "little."

β€˜Nap’ comes from β€˜nape,' which means β€œtablecloth.”

So a napkin is a little tablecloth.

10/10, no notes.

28.12.2025 14:00 πŸ‘ 6885 πŸ” 899 πŸ’¬ 108 πŸ“Œ 59

πŸ˜΅β€πŸ’«

25.12.2025 04:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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25.12.2025 04:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Using Gumloop is like having a conversation with my pets.

It has a brain.
I have a brain.
Neither knows the other’s language.

Gumloop: β€œI’m evaluating 14 possible interpretations of your node request.”
Me, to my dog: β€œI’m asking a yes or no question.”

We’re all trying hard. No one is fluent.

23.12.2025 19:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Mostly just bright and slightly warm!

19.12.2025 22:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0