It’s been eight months since I wrote the post “How to De-stress During Quarantine: Finding Joy in Frugality” Back then, I wrote about my burnout at work as a new software engineer who had just transitioned from nonprofit to tech. I tried different things to […]
If you’ve been running for a while, it may be the moment when you decide it’s time to train for a marathon. Most runners have a marathon in their sights as something they want to achieve at some point. If you’re new to the world […]
Burnout Lately, I have been burned out at work. In order to make up for my back of a degree in tech and to prove myself, I have been working anytime I can. That is, besides taking care of kids and housework, most of what […]
THE WHY After making a career change and getting a full-time job in Seattle, I knew I would have to move to the city. But due to Covid, I have been working from home at the current company for almost a year. With vaccines being […]
Every year before Thanksgiving, I would publish a post about the 10 things I am grateful for in that particular year. Usually, it’s about more or less the same things: family, friends, jobs, house, kids, health, etc. You can see the posts from the previous […]
If you are tired of staying at home all day, you are not alone. Mr. FAF and I have been working from home since March while taking care of our kids. Every weekend, the question we keep asking ourselves seems to always stay the same: […]
Mr. FAF and I sometimes wonder how other parents are handling work, housework, kids, and school all at once. In this post, I will share with you our schedules as two working parents during the pandemic. A little bit about us. Mr. FAF and I […]
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been thinking long and hard a lot what it is what I want to and need to do to pursue a minimalist lifestyle. The goal is to simplify my life and help me deal with all the stress and […]
Hi all, after almost a year and a half since I started teaching myself how to code, I have formally accepted an offer to work as a Software Engineer at the company where I did my apprenticeship. As the title suggests, my income has jumped […]
On February 25, I published a post about my career change from research to software engineering. At that time, I was getting ready to move to the West coast for a 16-week software engineering apprenticeship at a big tech company. Prior to that move, Mr. FAF […]
As 2019 is coming to an end, I’m taking this time to reflect on what Mr. FAF and I did or did not accomplish this year. I will first review our 2019 new year resolutions and dive right into our 2020 resolutions. Review of 2019 […]
Holidays is a time for festivity, celebration, and, happiness. Yet, there’s one thing that I’ve seen a lot during the holidays, especially at the end of the year. That is layoffs, unemployment, tears, fears, and sadness. Why do companies usually lay off employees at the […]
