Thursday was an interesting day. It started with me finally firing our helper (I've been wanting to for months but kept delaying as I thought we should just keep her until we leave), a bit dramatic from my side but all worked well and we departed amicably. I hosted dinner to my filipino friends, first … Continue reading First friends gathering post-pandemic →

After two days of 4 meetings per day in the office, I was really looking forward to WFH on Wednesday. I even rescheduled some meetings that was supposed to happen on Wed to be completely free meeting day. How did it go? Relaxed but productive. I first had my physio therapy/pilates session which was challenging … Continue reading WFH day →

Our weekend started with groceries trip while girls were at the soccer. I am amazed by how much vegetables I got. we have leafy greens everyday for dinner, sometimes twice a day when I eat lunch at home. Girls don't like leafy greens so I always make sure there are 1 or 2 other vegetables … Continue reading Weekend scenes →

This week is the first new normal week since the pandemic in the sense that kids are back to school, I'm back to office because it's mandatory now. It felt busy!!! Work: in my attempt to dress to feel better, I've been trying to put some effort to dress and look put together. Full day … Continue reading Back to “normal” week update →

My long run this Sunday was 15 miles with 4 surges starting on mile 11. I felt strong until mile 9, then energy level went down a bit until the start of the surges (2 min at 8:55-9:05 min/mile, 3 min recovery). Then to my surprise I felt very energized during surges. In fact I … Continue reading Challenged →