I don’t want to pretend everything is fine but sometimes when things get really tough I’d rather not even put it in writing, as if that would somehow crystallise my feelings. But I will use this post to let out some steam and to brief you on what’s happening over here, but I promise the Read More
Category: Streams of thought
Locked up, again
It’s Monday morning, November 2nd. Maia is in her nursery school and Noah is napping in his room upstairs. I’m sitting in my kitchen with my third cup of coffee looking out the window as the stormy wind tears leaves off the trees in our garden, scattering them on the grass to be washed by Read More
I was promoted and then I walked away – why?!
2019 was probably one of the most challenging years of my life so far. I returned to my investment banking job after a year off, leaving my daughter in the care of a nanny while I worked hard to re-establish my position in the team, headed by a new boss. I felt like I had Read More
Thirty five and fabulous!
I’ve had mixed feelings about birthdays for a long time. I don’t really like to think about ageing primarily because of the negative connotation attached to it by our society. Especially us women are made to dread ageing which is really silly because actually it’s a privilege to age and to live a healthy and Read More
Saying goodbye to our nanny with an aching heart
I never expected to cry as much as I have after saying goodbye to our children’s nanny last week but honestly, our decision to let her go after a year and half of being part of our family was heartbreaking. When deciding on how long I would need full time help for, I was focused Read More
Learning to help myself – my top 5 tips to feeling better
Some time ago I reached a point where I felt quite unwell, physically and mentally. Having a newborn baby and a toddler is tough on a good day, but a few weeks into the coronavirus lockdown I felt like I was seriously drowning. The lack of sleep, the post-partum hormonal swings, and the never-ending needs Read More
Postnatal depression, lockdown depression, or am I just very tired?
Week 9 of lockdown. I have had some very, very low moments in the past two months. I feel embarrassed to even admit it (to the point I almost didn’t publish this post) because apart from the coronavirus and the global pandemic, I’m living the life I always dreamt of. And even in the lockdown Read More
Why I deleted my Instagram app
Little old me going against the tide here! While the use of social media has undoubtedly gone through the roof during the past weeks of social distancing and self isolation, with new micro influencers springing up like mushrooms and starting the day on IG Live with homemade banana bread becoming a new standard, I decided Read More
The lockdown
During this pandemic induced isolation, I expected to miss the social interaction with people, especially with our extended family and friends – and the separation is indeed painful. What I didn’t expect is that I’d miss personal space. This must be me taking the introversion to the next level! Partly this feeling of course has Read More
2019- It’s a wrap
When I had my end of year appraisal with my boss a few weeks ago I tried to lighten up the mood by starting the meeting with “well I’m glad this year is over!” (Yeah I know, I should have been a comedienne 😆.) I wasn’t kidding, but I was (primarily) referring to the personal Read More