Since the start of the pandemic, I officially switched over to at-home workouts. Having spent years working out of a gym, I started to find it draining. I hated the commute to the gym (either from work or from home), and I hated how packed it was during peak hours after work that I sometimes couldn’t find an open spot or my equipment would be in use, forcing me to change my plans on the spot. Not to mention, the need to plan out my workout ahead of time. I trialled many on-demand platforms but ultimately found YouTube to be the best for workout videos because of the variety without the costly membership. Equipped with dumbbells, wrists/ankle weights, and bands,…

Picture this: After saving for what seems like decades, you finally got that designer bag you’ve been eyeing for a while. You’ve researched the perfect bag to handle your laptop, lunch box, water bottle, and everything else you carry. You’ve fantasized about that one bag you’ll tote back and forth for years. Only… you’re starting to doubt if you can bring a designer bag to work. The first time introducing a luxury bag into a workplace can be intimidating. Thoughts are running through your head – will people judge me for spending this much money on a bag? Is it too flashy? Will people think it’s a fake? I first started wearing my luxury bags to work five years ago.…

Nearly 8 years ago, I quit a job without a backup plan – this isn’t the first time I did it. The first time I quit a job without another lined up was back in my first year of university, which in hindsight, wasn’t that big of a deal since I didn’t have bills or rent to pay. However, this time, I was paying rent, in addition to student loans, credit cards, and bills. I essentially entered the “real world”. In this job, I was an “office manager” for about a month. Notice the quotation marks around the office manager? Long story short, it was essentially a receptionist’s job that was not disclosed during the interview or on the job…

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