Winter blues in London: a Malaysian mum’s take on SAD.
Moving from tropical Malaysia to London changed how I feel about the dark, wet months. My honest take on winter blues, SAD and school-run life.
CHEF'S WIFE DIARY
the chef’s wife with a corporate career who doesn’t have to cook
CHEF'S WIFE DIARY
the chef’s wife with a corporate career who doesn’t have to cook
Balancing corporate chaos, motherhood, and life abroad.
Just like every year, the final quarter is always daunting for any organisation. Rushing to close the year before the big holiday season while anticipating budgets and plans for 2027, I am no exception. For the past three months, I’ve…
How to start the week strong as a working mum?
At ten past seven on Friday evening, I was still at my laptop, going through spreadsheets for the third time. The weekend had officially started. Nobody had told me. Somewhere in the house, dinner was being sorted by my chef…
Small wins for working mums: why school pick-up saved my week?
Fifteen minutes before I was due to switch off for the weekend, my boss’s request landed in my inbox. Review the major planning document. Deadline: 11.30am on Monday, well before the meeting. I did the sums in my head and…
Working mum career dilemma: stay or leave?
September was a whirlwind. Colleagues came back from their summer breaks with a vengeance, the kids went back to school, and I told myself I’d keep writing through all of it. I didn’t. Sorry about that. August was the calm…
Workplace fairness: when female bosses lack empathy.
I was three sentences into a routine business travel request when I saw it: the team get together trip had been brought forward to the exact week of my son’s 3rd birthday. Not near it. Not around it. On it…