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the corporate chef's wife who doesn't have to cook

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Motherhood, Reflection

Catching up with my toddler.

January 30, 2024
If you have been following my blog, you will see that my recent posts are related to chapters of motherhood. Yes, I’m on maternity leave since November 2023. What else...
motherhood changed me
Motherhood, Reality

Birth is a miracle.

January 24, 2024
My partner came back and rushed me to the hospital at 10am. Just as I was in pain and anxious about unexpected early labour, my 2 years old daughter said...
spicy chilli set me to labour
Motherhood, Reality

Spicy chilli set me to labour.

January 16, 2024
Counting down to my due date, I was craving for food based on what I saw and heard around me. Chicken rice, yummm… I specifically mentioned to my partner that...
November
Motherhood, Thoughts

November 2023.

November 15, 2023
November 2023 is surely a month to remember. My brother and his wife on the other side of world are expecting their first child. My brother-in-law and his wife are...
blessed
Motherhood, Reflection

I am truly blessed!

July 10, 2023
6.35am, she is not awake yet. Surprised by my little pumpkin’s recent early-rise punctuality has changed. I didn’t have a smooth sleep last night, few were disrupted by her nightmares....
the power of my voice
Motherhood, Thoughts

The power of my voice.

March 8, 2023
Since becoming a mother, I thought a lot about what kind of world I’d like my daughter to live in. My mother sacrificed her greater ambition for the family. I...
2023
Motherhood, Reflection

First week of 2023.

January 5, 2023
I am in two minds about reflecting 2022. In the end, I gave up indecisiveness and decided to reflect anyway. Besides, how many chances do we have to write something...
start writing again
Motherhood, Reflection

Start writing again.

December 12, 2022
Is it time for self reflection yet? Initially, I am so over about doing self-reflection. Motherhood got me stuck in a daily set of routine that I turned self-reflection into...
Motherhood, Reality

Career after maternity leave.

October 20, 2022
Two months since my last post. To track how often I write these days is more dreadful than measuring the gap in between posts. Indeed, I am trying my very...
Motherhood, Reality

Journaling my week.

June 24, 2022
What a week?! Just as my employer increases from two to three work-days a week this week, the tube went on strike. It was my first ever tube strike experience....

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I'm a corporate professional, mother of two, and married to a chef who does the cooking. This is the honest version of the balancing act: the wins, the guilt, the late nights, and no highlight reel.

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