Journal — short, honest reads
The 6 Products That Survived a 9-Hour Interview Day
There’s a very specific kind of exhaustion that comes from talking all day. Not the dramatic “I climbed a mountain” type of tired.The quieter kind. The kind where your social battery disappears by 2 PM, your coffee stops working by…
The 4-Day Gym Split I Can Keep on a Busy Work Week
For the longest time, I thought fitness only “counted” if I trained six days a week. I’d save workout routines from fitness creators who somehow woke up at 5 AM, meal-prepped perfectly, trained twice a day, drank green smoothies, answered…
What I Actually Do as Head of Talent (With a Team of Two)
Whenever people hear the title “Head of Talent,” they usually imagine one of two things. Either they think I spend my entire day interviewing candidates in polished Zoom calls while saying things like,“Tell me about yourself.” Or they imagine some…
A weekend in Sintra without taking time off work
A Weekend in Sintra Without Taking Time Off Work There’s something deeply satisfying about escaping to a dreamy little town while your Slack status still says “active.” That’s exactly what I did last month when I spent a weekend in…
5 Things I Packed for 3 Cities — and Wore Every Day
I used to be that person who packed for every possible scenario. A “cute dinner dress” for a restaurant I’d probably never go to. Three pairs of shoes for a four-day trip. Extra tops “just in case.” Somehow, my suitcase…