my 2024 resolutions
In just a few days the gyms will be overrun with people, Stanleys will be fished out from the back of the cupboard, and trash cans will be stuffed with the leftover sugary treats from the holiday season. Resolution season is upon us.
Life update: What’s happened in 3 years
Life is funny, isn’t it? Nearly three years ago, I published an episode of the Self Care Podcast with a friend and ex-colleague, Georgia, about corporate burnout. Little did I know, that would foreshadow the future I was rapidly approaching. Not only did my then-current role take ALL my free time, my mental health, and my self-confidence, but it also took this very blog (and the podcast).
When ‘Happy’ is Too Much to Ask For
Have you ever had one of those days/weeks/months/years where, try as you might, you can’t pull your bootstraps up and get your ass in gear? Where no matter what you do, who you talk to, or what concoction of self care elixir you conjure up, you just can’t? Welcome to the club. It’s the reason I couldn’t publish this las week, as I’d planned. Or stick to a podcast recording schedule. *nervous laughter*
30 Life Lessons I’ve Learned at 30
While I had big plans to forget about my thirtieth birthday with a week and a half in Paris, Miss Rona had other plans. Instead of macarons and museums, I had Milk Bar cake and a movie. TBH though, it was actually pretty nice. After all, I feel fortunate to have been able to even celebrate my birthday this year — even if it was the big 3-0.
7 Tips for The Newly Remote
Amidst the (understandable) panic of COVID-19, many companies are opting to keep as many employees as safe as possible and urging (or in some cases demanding) employees work remotely. And if you’re like me — currently sniffling your way through the day with an anxiety-inducing head cold — you’re grateful for the transition. No more coworkers in the office shuffling around zombie-style trying to give you the plague. Thanks, patient zero.
Thanks for Letting Me Go
"Your position has been eliminated." Said out-loud in two and a half seconds, these five words had enough force to knock my world — my safe-ish, happy-ish little world — right off its axis. I felt my pulse surge into my fingertips, my stomach slide into my throat, and my knees start to quiver.