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Before I even start diving into this post, let me start by making it clear that this is not a “traditional” capsule wardrobe, in the sense that I haven’t curated it on purpose and in a strict way, nor have I covered every single piece one would need for a proper capsule. It’s simply my version of a minimal winter […]
It’s that time of the year once again; time for a 2021 recap. As the year is ending, I love looking back and taking stock of my work and personal life; what I enjoyed, what I learned and what was I excited about. Part of it I do it on the blog – you can read last year’s recap here – and […]
As tradition has it, I am coming late with the 2021 holiday gift guide for Her. While I already got all my Christmas shopping done – and even opened some of the presents already, oops! – I though it might be nice to share some easy ideas in case you still need to get something special for your loved ones, but you […]
In today’s post I wanted to share how I changed my career, and what it took to go from Tech Consultant to Product Manager in 6 months. As shared a few times, I’ve been navigating a career change for the most part of the year. I’ve spent the past 6 years working in tech; my roles were usually on the consulting and […]
As you might have seen if you’ve been following me on Instagram, at the start of the year I embarked on a career change journey. After about 6 months of actively working on it, this summer, I finally landed a good opportunity and took the plunge. A couple of months in already, and I couldn’t be happier with the change. […]
Six plus years in managing high stakes projects have helped me learn a trick or two in how to manage projects, deliverables and timelines effectively. I don’t know about you, but I personally don’t like to run from deadline to deadline like a headless chicken. But truth is, been there, done that. Being in a client-facing role for over six years, […]
At the end of July, I ran a 10km race; my very first official race. It’s by no means my first 10km I ran – I used to be very sporty and would also run a lot and quite faster than I do nowadays about five years ago. But, it is my first 10km since that very active life from […]
I am definitely not a Chanel-obsessed kind of person – even though I do have their classic flap top of my wishlist. However, with the Channel Factory 5 collection out I was intrigued to get my hands on some of the items. The several pop-ups around Berlin that I kept walking by, definitely also helped. So with that, I thought […]
In my last post, I wrote about the best career advice I wish I was given before entering the workforce. And part of it refers to working smart, not hard, as a way to getting ahead while still preserving your health and sanity. Today, I wanted to share with you four tips that enable you to follow just that, and […]
I have always been an ambitious kid and this has led me to work hard in all areas of my life. School, work, fitness… you name it, I was always ready to put in the work. Growing up and throughout my studies, I always had to balance school – and later university – and work – many times with a […]
I haven’t been too active on the blog lately. This is the biggest “writing” break I took so far. While it wasn’t triggered by anything in particular, I was a little exhausted of doing a million things. Working, taking courses, writing on the blog, applying for jobs and interviewing… and it just felt right to put it all on pause […]
Knowing your strengths and honing in on them, is a key driver of career growth. That is why I think it’s important to spend some time figuring out what they are and then continuously polishing them. In the very first years of working, I had a tough time recognizing my strengths; it just wasn’t easy to pinpoint them, despite being […]
I don’t have much to tell you about last week. Except that I am very confused. At least when it comes to the weather. We’re back to cold days, even snowy days, and then (maybe) we also get one day of sun and 20 C degrees every week or two. I just can’t wrap my head around it and I […]
Getting ahead at work has something to do with your performance and a lot to do with your perceived performance. What I call perceived performance is nothing new but just the good old office politics. One thing that I learned – rather the hard way – is that office politics matter. I, personally, am not a fan at all and […]
Last week was went by so quickly; and the Easter break even more so. I blinked on Thursday evening after sending my last work e-mail and then it was Monday night. We had a good time over the long weekend and we also celebrated the Mr’s birthday. We even attempted our first proper birthday cake; the cake turned out really pretty, but […]