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  • On Being,  The Kitchen Sink

    Hibernate Your Way To Better Self-Worth

    Having periods of busyness is a natural part of life. The goal isn’t to secure a permanent seat in the slow lane. I’m not even sure that’s possible. But when we marry chronic busyness to our sense of self-worth.

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    Sometimes we can get so caught up in the busyness of life that we forget how to stop or that it's even okay to stop.

    On Liberation and Being Important

    September 15, 2022
    Transitions are part of life, not a no man's land between bits of living. They're as integral to living as air itself.

    On Transitions And Patience

    September 8, 2022
    Typewriter & Kindness Note

    Kindness, always.

    March 19, 2020
  • Asian Woman Holding A Child
    Expat Life,  The Kitchen Sink

    Just Because I’m Asian Doesn’t Mean I’m The Nanny

    “Sister, I can’t do anything. You have to go back to the doctor.” I was being dismissed, as often happens to many East Asian women in the Middle East. It’s common to be mistaken as my children’s nanny.

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    It’s The Little Things – Postcard No. 7

    April 6, 2023
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    Postcard No. 3 – Canada

    July 8, 2022
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    Postcard No. 2 – Singapore

    May 5, 2022
  • A bundle of vintage lettters
    Mental Health,  The Kitchen Sink

    Self Care Is Less About Quantity And More About Quality

    Self-care is no longer optional. Under such long-standing duress, it's become apparent just how vital self-care is. Without it, we risk losing sight of the bigger picture, feeling burned out, and struggling to do the day-to-day tasks necessary in life.

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    On Making Plans & Taking Detours

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    Is There Such A Thing As Too Much Encouragement?

    May 21, 2020
    Be Still - Ocean Scene

    Find Time For Stillness

    November 14, 2019
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I’m a dog lover, chocolate addict, warm bread sniffer, slow tea sipper, blank notebook hoarder, nomadic homebody. I seek out opportunities to live my life on purpose.


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