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I was flying from Phuket, Thailand, to Bhutan with an awkward, eight-hour, overnight layover in Bangkok.My flight landed at 9:30 p.m., and my connection left at 5:30 a.m. It was too long to suffer in uncomfortable airport chairs, but too short to splurge on even a basic hotel, which would’ve…
When my wife and I moved from Calgary to Nelson, British Columbia, in 2017, we thought we knew what we were signing up for. We wanted a slower pace, more nature, and a place where our kids could grow up with freedom and space to explore. What we didn’t fully…
Last summer, after a devastating house fire that left them homeless, our son, pregnant daughter-in-law, and 4-year-old grandson moved in with me and my husband. Considering their circumstances, it seemed like the most sensible option until they could rebuild. Still, we all felt pretty apprehensive heading into this living arrangement.For…
Millennial job seekers could be getting flashbacks to their postgrad job search after the Great Recession.The labor market is going through a Great Freeze, where employers and employees are staying put with few large-scale layoffs but little hiring. This is especially affecting new job seekers, like recent college graduates, and…
After a year of payments, coordination with a group, and plenty of YouTube videos for first-time cruisers, my husband and I finally set sail with 12 of our friends.Recently, we booked an eight-day Carnival cruise over the Thanksgiving holiday to celebrate our friends Tai and Darien’s wedding anniversary. My husband’s…
A few weeks ago, something terrible happened. I arrived at the gym and realized I’d forgotten my headphones.I was tempted to throw my car into reverse, tear out of the parking garage, and zip back home to get them (or just throw in the towel on the workout entirely that…
Since I was a child, my Great Aunt Beverly and Uncle Herbert were the highlights of family gatherings. She had bright red hair, an infectious laugh, and a knack for hilarious one-liners in her high-pitched Brooklyn accent. Herb was her perfect complement, sharing her humor and warmth.All my grandparents had…
Silicon Valley loves to preach the gospel of lean teams. But Google’s vice president of product said that mentality can kill great ideas.Robby Stein said on an episode of “Lenny’s Podcast” published Saturday, that there’s a “cult of lean, scrappy, fast, throw away your product quickly” culture in the tech…
I woke up on a random Tuesday with a chunk of hair stress-shed onto my pillow, a pit of nausea in my stomach, and my mind already racing. This was becoming a daily routine.I’d lived in Auckland, New Zealand’s biggest city, for almost my entire life. In 2020, my partner…
In 2020, my feelings about my job as an auditor started to shift.The COVID-19 pandemic had me suddenly working from home, on nonstop Teams calls, and glued to my computer all day. Work felt more stressful than ever, and at the same time, my sense of purpose was gone.I was…
