Howdy!
I’m Jackie D’Elia, your host!
Retired UX Designer
As a former User Experience Designer and Engineer, I enjoyed writing code and designing websites. I retired in 2024 and am now a content creator. You can find my channels on YouTube:
As an Entrepreneur
I’ve spent most of my career in technology from building a small real estate software company to creating an e-commerce business mentioned in the Wall Street Journal.
I earned a BS in Horticulture at Texas A&M University. Whoop! Yes, that’s right — the science of cultivating plants! To me, nature perfectly combines math, science, and design. Are you sensing a theme here?
I’m always hanging out where the left and right brain meets.
Writing
I enjoy writing and sharing what I’ve learned. I’ve written numerous gardening articles for Buchanan’s Native Plants and on this site.
Podcast
I was the founder and former co-host of Rethink.fm – the forward-thinking podcast about usability and experience design. The podcast continues with my previous business partner, Cathi Bosco taking over the helm in 2023.
Photography
A passion of mine for the past 20 years – especially nature and macro photography.
The rest of my time
I love everything DIY, from gardening and propagating plants, to chalk paint and building cool things around the home. I write about my garden antics and projects here and share a bit on Instagram.
I’m a creative geek at heart who loves gardening and photography.