2 months and over $3525.71 later, I still cannot believe I’m doing this. Here are 3 misconceptions about freelance writing that dissuaded me from pursuing it. It’s been two months since I started my freelance side gig and I’ve made over $3500 from multiple sources of income. I still cannot believe Read more…
After having a fight with my husband in front of our kids, I wasn’t able to do what my daughter wanted me to. I felt like I was repeating my parents’ behaviour but this incident inspires me to keep trying to be a better person. Fighting at a crosswalk It’s Read more…
With the ability to work remotely, the digital nomad lifestyle is growing. It sounds like a dream but personally, I wouldn’t want to be one. First of all, I enjoy travelling From Japan, Egypt, Mexico to Italy, I’ve stepped foot in more countries than I can count on my fingers. Read more…
I started with $5000 as an experiment to make $100. How I made $3500 trading stocks with no finance background. Disclaimer: This article is not intended to provide specific advice or recommendations for any individual or on any specific security or investment product. I’m only sharing what worked for me Read more…
I started my blog in 2017, do I expect my friends and family to read everything I write? No, I actually prefer they don’t read my blog. Six degrees of separation When I first started blogging, I had no idea who was going to read my stuff. It was a Read more…
As an Asian woman, I get discriminated against for being female and for being Asian. Here are 9 Asian female stereotypes that need to die. Why not both? I wish this meant I having both soft and hard tacos but instead it’s experiencing both sexism and racism as an Asian woman. Read more…
I used to believe I needed to forget my exes; however, that experience taught me so much about myself. 5 valuable life lessons learned from my past relationships. I used to believe I needed to forget my exes When I was younger, I would cringe with regret whenever a random thought popped Read more…
Microaggression is subtle. It’s hard to tell as the person doing the discriminating or the person being discriminated against. Here are 9 examples of microaggression that I’ve experienced as an Asian Canadian. Microaggressions are subtle I have to admit that as an educated, Canadian-born, Millennial woman, I didn’t know what microaggressions Read more…
Mealtime with my firstborn was easy and stress-free. I would judge other parents for using a screen at mealtime. Then I had my second. When it was just the 3 of us… When I first became a mom, I wanted to do everything by the book. But of course, like a naive Read more…
Does birth order really matter? Or are they just stereotypes? Here are 5 stereotypes that aren’t true for the youngest in the family, Youngest Child Syndrome Back in the 1920s, psychologist Alfred Adler coined the term, “Youngest Child Syndrome”, detailing the negative and positive effects of birth order on a person’s Read more…