vivaldi’s summer
It’s been almost six weeks since my sabbatical started. People are wondering how I’ve been doing. In terms of mental health, this break is doing what it was supposed to do–I’ve never felt this much peace in a very long time. Not checking emails, not…
wake me up when september ends (literally)
*clears throat* Mic check. Is this thing on? Hello, friends. It’s been another few months of stagnancy and crickets in this little corner of the Internet. Sorry if you’ve been following my blog and wondering if this is still active. I had to take care…
2026 Q1 – here’s what i found
I hate to break it to y’all, but we’re already a quarter into 2026. The year of the horse is galloping away. While I feel every day is mundane (go to work, get traumatized, and come home on the verge of having a meltdown and…
introducing the breakfast series: 6.5-minute egg variations
I was not a breakfast person. I would skip it and chug coffee (sans milk or sweetener) until lunch around 1 p.m. You’re probably thinking, Jen, that’s not good for you. I know, I know. Since it’s January–the start of a new year and resolutions–it…
finding joy in the quiet
The last month of the year was quiet yet productive. I decided to take a break from job apps given the expected holiday slump in the corporate world. Instead, I worked nonstop except Christmas Day in my 9-to-5 (more like 8-to-4) job . I still…
hello and goodbye
“I don’t know why you say, ‘Goodbye,’ I say, ‘Hello, hello, hello.’” The Beatles Please excuse the MIA status since September. The past three months have been a blur of job applications, interviews, birthdays (mine and my sister’s), and the usual curveballs that life presents…
august: staycations in nyc
August is the final stretch of summer. While many people go on last-minute vacations before school starts, I stayed local, and it turned out to be a packed month in New York. Be Our Guest My sister and I hosted a friend visiting from Atlanta…
july: roadtrip, birds, and solitude
Hello, friends. With July wrapping up, it’s getting closer to the end of summer. A lot happened this month for me. Let me tell you about it. At the beginning of the month, my family and I went on a road trip from New York…
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the renaissance woman 