An interview with Hoang Samuelson Writer. Mom. Expert coffee drinker. Early riser. She writes about money, culture, work and families www.lilyplusjames.com The other day, I was googling “Asian parents,” gathering ideas for blog ideas, when I stumbled upon a wonderfully written article in Medium, titled, “What it’s like to grow Read more…
EPISODE 20: HOW TO GET YOUR BOYFRIEND TO PROPOSE TO YOU https://youtu.be/vIqg-LavNRg First of all, I have to confess but this title is misleading because this is the harsh truth… YOU CAN’T! Let me break it down. You’re in a long-term relationship. Depending on how old you are, this can Read more…
EPISODE 19: THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO GETTING OVER ANY RELATIONSHIP https://youtu.be/5OxjjSoOFt0 Did you fired or did you quit? Did he break with you? Or did you break up with him? Did she unfriend/unfollow you first? Or did you? How much you care about the answers to these questions depends on Read more…
EPISODE 18: HOW TO GET ALONG WITH YOUR IN-LAWS Oh the in laws. We’ve all heard the jokes. Monster -in-laws. “Oh better brace yourselves, get the whiskey, my dreaded in-laws are coming over tonight.” Personally, I have an OK relationship with my in-laws. We’re not exactly best friends but we Read more…
EPISODE 17: 6 MOST ANNOYING PEOPLE WHO GIVE UNSOLICITED PARENTING ADVICE “Oh, you look so tired! Being a mom is tiring huh? You should stop working because money grows on trees!” “There was this news article that talked about kids and screen time and how it’s basically turned these kids Read more…
EPISODE 16: WHY I NAMED MY BLOG SUM ON SLEEVE “WTF is Sum on Sleeve?” Like does that mean you have something on your sleeve? Why is Sum spelled that way? Why am I here?Where am I?Who am I? Maybe not that question unless you’re having an existential crisis…but perhaps Read more…
EPISODE 13: HOW TO THINK STRAIGHT WHEN YOU’RE DATING AND YOU FEEL LIKE YOU’RE GOING CRAZY Life isn’t complicated. Humans and their human stuff make it complicated. And that’s what we do with everything. Like dating. We get all messed up and can’t think straight. I’m here to simplify it Read more…
EPISODE 9: WHEN YOU WANT TO GIVE UP ON DATING BECAUSE YOU THINK NO ONE LIKES YOU What are the excuses that you give yourself when you think no one likes you? Do you want to give up on finding someone to share your life with? Do you think you Read more…
EPISODE 8: WHEN YOU’RE TRYING FOR A BABY AND YOU GET YOUR PERIOD (FIRST THING YOU SHOULD DO WHEN YOU GET BAD NEWS) You don’t always have to be positive and happy. It’s okay not to be okay all the time. Ever feel down? Like giving up? Shitty? My husband Read more…
EPISODE 7: WHY ONLINE DATING DOESN’T HAVE TO SUCK I met my husband online back in 2013 and lately, I’ve noticed a lot of people complaining about the online dating scene. WHAT’S GOING ON? What has this technology done to our generation? HAS IT ABUSED US? SHOULD WE BLAME IT? Read more…