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I have spent more mental energy on meal planning than I have on most major career decisions. I wish I were joking. You would think that in a country where I can get same-day delivery of specialty vitamins and a subscription box for razor refills, someone would have figured out how to help working parents…
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Some days, you’ve got it. Other days, it’s a miracle you’re wearing pants. But one thing I’ve learned: looking like you have your life together can be as simple as getting the fit right and staying just trendy enough to fake it. No one needs to know you were spiraling fifteen minutes ago if your…
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As a solo parent, “time off” often feels like a foreign concept. I don’t get the luxury of a full day to myself to recharge, much less a weekend away. It’s just not built into the rhythm of my life—when you’re the only one managing it all, breaks are a distant dream. That said, I’ve…
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Solo parenting is a lot of things—relentless, beautiful, exhausting, empowering—but one thing it’s not is spacious. There’s no built-in margin for error or rest, let alone connection. And yet, I’ve learned that connection is the thing that keeps me going. Especially because I’m not just extroverted—I’m cripplingly extroverted. I don’t just like people; I need…
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This isn’t a blog about quitting your job to find yourself. It’s about staying in the job—and still trying to find yourself. Paid Time Off is a space for the ambitious, exhausted, well-dressed, sometimes-falling-apart professional woman who’s trying to make it all work. It’s about what success really looks like from the inside: the early…