Archival
Everything that came before.
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Bedroom Stories: Why I Stopped Chasing Hot Guys
As a single woman in her early 20s, I went through a phase where I sought out the most conventionally attractive guys on Tinder, or “in the wild.” Smouldering looks, sculpted jawlines, and abs you could grate a block of cheese on. I thought I was hot shit because I…
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Trad Wife Life: Am I Really Cut Out for it?
For most of my life, I thought I would be a career woman. So how did I end up here? ………………………………… I am unemployed by choice. I live with my partner who just bought us a neat little condo on the west side of town. He pays for the majority…
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Leaving my Job with No Plan B
(Note: This was written between April and May 2024.) I am leaving my job. And no, I am not burnt out. I’m just done. Working for someone is not far different than dating. You know pretty early on whether or not this is going to work out in the long…
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My Unfinished Love Letter to Paris
I remember my first night in Paris like it was yesterday. I arrived on this inconspicuous street, in an unmemorable arrondissement, far away from the bustling center. A little rough around the edges; at least the type of street you wouldn’t want to be wandering late at night. The noisy…
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My Intention Word for 2024…
Instead of making boring old New Year resolutions every year, I settle upon a word or theme I want to focus on that year. Last year was Glow. I’ve written some blog posts this year that covered the theme of Glow such as Radical Shifts and How to Glow Up…
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How I Got into Marketing without a Marketing Degree
What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think about marketing? Is it the hundreds of ads that flood your Instagram feed every week? Or the slick branding on an oat milk carton that convinces you to switch over to plant-based milk? Or the millions of influencers in…
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How to Glow Up in 12 Months
Can you believe it? We’re less than 3 months away from 2024 (**scream-cry-laugh). A year seems to fly by when you get older, but you can come out of it feeling like a different person if you’ve been continuously working on yourself. Hardships bleed into gratitude as you reflect on…
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More Personal Finance Things I Wish I Knew Sooner
Disclaimer: I am very aware that everyone has their own experience and is subjected to their own opinion about this subject. Please do not take this as financial advice as I am not a financial expert. All my blogs are based on personal experience. A big part of maturing is…
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Why Going Silent Mode Can Be the Best Thing to Happen to Your Career
Usually, people spend too much time talking about what they’re going to do, and not enough time doing it. Isn’t it funny that it’s the skills you often excel at, you tend to advertise the least? It has to do with uncertainty. The less certain we feel about a subject,…
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10 Bulletproof Ways You Can Avoid Burnout (with Lauren Barri)
The term “burnout” is a pretty recent phenomenon and it refers to “ a syndrome conceptualized as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed (WHO, 2019).” Burnout can manifest in three “dimensions” according to the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11). Often the symptoms of burnout are…
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