This is it, I’m done! (For now anyway.) After six years of sitting in front of my screens or running around Northern Europe with pitchbooks in my suitcase, I’m taking a break from bond issues, credit spreads, interest rate swap movements and all things fun (to some that is 😊). No more early morning commutes Read More
Category: Streams of thought
How do you take maternity leave from investment banking?
I don’t know. In theory, it’s very simple – just get pregnant and inform HR of when and how long you’ll be away- but in practice… it’s less obvious. Even a bigger question is how do you return to an investment banking career after having a baby, but since I don’t have to think about that Read More
Sorry not sorry
Being “real” in social media seems to be a trend currently – showing the unfiltered, unposed, imperfect moments of life instead of the polished (fake) perfection. Becoming and being a parent is not easy – LIFE isn’t easy – and we are not doing favours to anyone by pretending it is. It’s becoming more and Read More
Being pregnant makes me vulnerable and being vulnerable is scary
I feel that pregnancy has made me vulnerable in many ways. When we fall in love, we take a risk of getting rejected and our feelings hurt. It’s hard to let our guard down and to be vulnerable in front of a new person but equally it’s necessary for love to grow. If things don’t Read More
Growing pains
Warning – a slightly less pink and fluffy post today 🙂 Nine months is a long time. But whoever planned this whole pregnancy process has really thought it through. Not only does the baby need time to develop from almost nothing to a human being but also we need time to grow into parents. Becoming Read More
Starting a family abroad – when my home is not my child’s home
I’m back home! And by home I mean Finland 🙂 No number of years abroad will ever change the fact that this is where I was born and grew up. Where my hair colour is considered normal and where people know how to pronounce and spell my name! I’ve started my three week summer holiday Read More
Pregnant employee – From an asset to a liability?
Fatigue, nausea, aches and pains, endless doctor appointments at inconvenient times and restrictions on travel – a pregnant woman is hardly the employee of the year… Or that’s how I’ve been feeling at least. But has pregnancy really made me a worse employee? My first reaction was “yes probably” but then I started thinking. Worse Read More
What has pregnancy done to our relationship?
Disclaimer: reflects mummy’s views only (also, a bit cheesy) 🙂 Short answer – it’s made it stronger. When we decided to start a family (about nine months ago) I felt like we had a solid foundation for our relationship and the kind of friendship/partnership I haven’t experienced before. And I’m glad we did because although Read More
European citizen carrying a British baby in a Brexit world…
This is not a political post, although it easily could’ve become one. I’ve decided to leave the political debate outside of my baby bubble. However, ignoring politics all together would be impossible even if my job didn’t require staying up to speed on current events – simply too much is going on! No doubt the Read More