new york city
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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 quitting), I have some updates that you might find interesting…
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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 felt long overdue to let go of some unhealthy habits,…
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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 managed to get all my Christmas shopping done and prepared…
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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 for a weekend, which was the perfect excuse to play…
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june: summertime for grown-ups
I have barely two days left to write a monthly newsletter before June closes. The month flew by! School is officially out–fun and relaxation for kids, but stress for parents trying to keep them busy and entertained. As children of an immigrant, my sister and I dreaded summer breaks because we couldn’t afford a private…
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may: “steady as the rain”
It’s been a rainy week in New York. I used to dread the rain growing up in Georgia because I often had to walk home from school carrying a heavy backpack and a giant art portfolio–one of the struggles of having immigrant parents who couldn’t give their kids rides. Now as an adult I’ve come…
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the beginnings: april newsletter & introducing the rebranded blog
After a few dormant years, this blog has been dusted off and reopened for a fresh start. The timing couldn’t be more fitting. It coincides metaphorically with the beginning of spring, a season of waking up from hibernation, seedlings emerging, flowers blooming, and petals falling amid rainy gusts. Spring is also a time for organizing…
the renaissance woman 