I have an unpopular opinion which could cost me my job or even my career. Hence, even the urge to post on LinkedIn is so strong, I choose to be a coward and post it on my own blog and on Medium behind my avatar. We all know that money is what drives the world […]
I don’t want to let money drive sustainability – yes, you heard me right! Read More »
The whole of 2025 seems to be a difficult time. In fact, we seem to have been only in difficult times since Covid, haven’t we? I don’t know about you. While I didn’t put my life on hold per se, I was not as decisive as I once was and constantly felt there were more
Make Decisions in a Difficult Time – Get Help From Your Past Self and Your Future Self Read More »
I’m painfully aware of the trend of baggy jeans, but I just don’t like it. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve become increasingly drawn to clothes that actually fit. Hence, my involuntary facial expression of disgust when I had to pay for a pair of baggy jeans – jeans that easily had enough fabric to make
The Baggy Jeans Revelation: A Surprising Lesson in Parenting Read More »
If you are looking for meditation tips, you can probably stop reading now. This article is actually slightly anti-tips. If this makes you intrigued, which is kind of the purpose, then you can keep reading. (Yes, permission granted.) To be, or not to be – competitive? I never thought I was competitive. Given that I
Why I’m So Bad at Meditation (and What I Learned From It) Read More »
I can’t imagine a world without sushi, nor do I want to. On the contrary, I love Japanese cuisine. What’s my proof? I spend a considerable amount of my income to ensure that all the Japanese eateries in my neighbourhood stay in business. Then why ask this question? It comes from fear. Have you ever imagined what
My Great-Grandson Came Back in Time… for Sushi (and a Warning About the Future) Read More »
My husband likes to start his sentences with “No” – even when he has good news to share. He once came home from work, walked into the kitchen, and happily said to me, “No, I had a good day at work.” I still tease him about it, but I no longer find it odd. If
Maybe it’s just me, but I’d never heard the word “runway” used in a finance sense until recently. The result of a combination of ignorance and/or being incredibly absent-minded. Forgive me but I tend to only read the life and art section in the Financial Times, do I need to say more? To me, “runway”
What’s Your Financial Runway? (And Why You Need One) Read More »
So, I identify as a Green Collar. Not white, not blue, but GREEN. This is the key theme of this blog. But let’s be honest, I am simultaneously mortified to call myself a Green Collar. After all, I am more a keyboard fighter than a tree-hugging green warrior. That’s the reality of working in Corporate
Green collar, what? Read More »
I have always wanted to be a journalist. Since I was a little girl, I loved to tell stories and thought my way of telling a story was so interesting. But this dream didn’t last long before my school assignments and test results told me that my grammar… sucked. I never add an “s” correctly
To become a blogger……….. Read More »
