This past week has felt like an emotional battery warning blinking at 5%. Everyone I’ve talked to from friends, coworkers, to random commuters with dead eyes clutching coffee cups have been saying the same thing: “I’m so drained.” It’s become the week’s unofficial mantra, right up there with […]
It’s the start of my long weekend, and instead of doing something wholesome like hiking or reorganizing my sock drawer (which has seen better days), I decided to do what any self-respecting overworked human does. I binge-watched my way to enlightenment. I started off with a documentary on […]
So there’s this thing now. Not just people obsessing over thrift stores or vintage shops, but folks breaking into abandoned houses. Yes, breaking into homes no longer lived in for the holy grail of fashion loot. It’s called bando picking. “Bando,” short for “abandoned building,” obviously. Here’s the […]
It’s that time of year again when I start buying gifts for others and, inevitably, start thinking, “But what about me?” Now, before you roll your eyes and mutter “consumerism at its finest,” hear me out. I’m a firm believer in the sacred ritual of self-gifting. Some people […]
I have a question that’s been nibbling at my frontal lobe lately: Why do brick-and-mortar banks still exist? No, really. Every time I pass one, it looks like a set from a post-apocalyptic finance movie. There’s the eerie fluorescent lighting, rows of perfectly aligned cubicles that sit as […]
What’s your #1 priority tomorrow? Ah, Sunday. The day I solemnly swear to “sleep in,” only to find myself wide awake at 6:42 a.m., staring at the ceiling like it owes me rent money. My brain, ever the overachiever, is already conducting a preemptive staff meeting about the […]
Tell us about a time when you felt out of place. I am an extroverted introvert. Yes, we exist. No, it’s not a riddle. It means I can work a room with charm, banter, and enough social pizzazz to look like I was born in sequins and confetti. […]
Imagine walking into your boss’s office in the U.S. and announcing: “Yeah, I’m just not feeling it this week. I’ll see you in ten business days.” In most workplaces, HR would descend like a pack of caffeinated hawks, fluttering policies, paperwork, and possibly pink slips in your direction. […]
Some people celebrate October 1st as the beginning of the fourth quarter. Others mark it as pumpkin spice season. Me? I declare it the official beginning of the Month of Halloween. Yes, a whole month. Don’t argue with me. You can keep your one-day Halloween party and your […]
Scrolling through Facebook the other day (yes, I still do that so don’t @ me), I came across a random comment that stopped me mid-scroll:“Soon the internet will just be AI bots responding to each other, and then we can all go do something else.” Reader, I giggled. […]
