A month ago, my 6-cup aluminum moka pot temporarily went out of commission after losing an oxidation battle with the dishwasher. What followed was a week of cold-turkey ending my habitual caffeine intake, and a period of severe headaches, fatigue and unhappiness. I was experiencing…
In the first of my “Snapshot” series, I’m sharing the story of my sales & sponsorship experience in my last summer internship! This is a lesson that I’ve applied to interviews, answering questions and everyday conversations. It’s all about asking better questions to allow you…
Okay, I’m going to make a confession. I finished this book weeks ago. And writing a blog post summary of my thoughts and notes has been a majorly recurring to-do list item. It went somewhat like this in my to-do list: write blog post blog…
First published on the Washi Tape Shop on May 6, 2020. A couple weeks ago, @thewashitapeshop reached out asking if I’d like to write a guest blog post to share my story. I decided to put it into a visual journey about how I got into blogging…
Happy first Monday of May! Let’s chat about mindful priorities today. In my view, there are 3 states of productivity: the first is a positive Flow State – you’re getting things done AND enjoying the work. The second is when you’re getting things done (maybe…
Today is the start of week 5 in this new reality. I keep catching myself saying “this all happened so fast”, only to immediately disagree with myself. It didn’t happen fast, it just happened in exponential increments, and depending on what camp of people you’re…
WORK FROM HOME strategies coming your way! When I came home to begin our daily routine of social distancing, online courses and facetiming friends instead of seeing them, I set the first two days aside as Transition Time. I sat down with my bullet journal…
I’ve had so many mixed feelings ever since this all started but have also taken it as an opportunity to work on my mental “narratives” without the distraction of my relationships or external obligations. Here’s one thing I’ve been telling myself a lot lately. In…
On Friday, March 13, my university announced that classes would be suspended for one week, to start again remotely afterwards. I had already begun to pack my bag, so that day I loaded everything into the car and drove home. I don’t visit home very…