The house is finally quiet. Cleared away dishes, the kids are tucked into bed, and my husband is in the middle of his chaotic Thursday night kitchen service. It’s during these late-night moments of solitude: balancing the roles of a…
If you’ve been following along for a while, you know my life is a delicate juggling act. Between my husband’s hectic, late-night schedule, managing a household, raising our little ones, and clocking into my full-time corporate job every morning—chaos is…
Last week, I stood on a quiet train platform, suitcase in one hand, coffee on the other, watching the morning mist clear. I had slipped out of the house while the kids were still asleep, leaving a frantic list of…
It was 11:30pm on a Tuesday, and the house was finally quiet. My husband, the chef, was just winding down after a long day of menu development. In our kitchen, the chaos of the night was finally being put to…
There is such a thing as meaningful hardship: the invisible threads between then and now, it is the kind of difficulty that doesn’t just exhaust you; it refines you, acting as the silent architect of your character. For a long…
Between the 6:30 AM school run, the back-to-back strategy sessions, and the mental gymnastics of keeping a household running while scaling a career, I’ve had plenty of time to contemplate the mental load we carry. In the high-stakes world of…
For many professional women, the mental load isn’t just about remembering school spirit days or managing the household chores. It’s the invisible weight we carry into the office—and lately, that weight has become a crushing pressure on me. As a…
As we approach the final week of 2025, I want to pause for a moment to reflect: how this year has been for me? and the lessons learned. Where has the time gone? The ‘Snake‘ year slithered through twelve months…
I woke up feeling fortunate it’s only Sunday, with anticipation about how I will be spending the day with my kids. As I scrolled my phone, a dozen of updates flooded my social media. Updates from family, relatives, and friends,…
New role, new boss and new ways of working. To add, my first-born started big school this month with a new routine to juggle alongside existing second-born nursery. I am wrecked. Since the day I stepped up to take on…