Your work email is the last thing you check at night and the first thing you look at in the morning. You can’t sleep. The only thing that makes you happy are weekends. When asked how you are, your default answer is “busy.” You wish you could get sick so you could take a break. […]
This week, we celebrated a milestone. My daughter, B, turned seven. It’s seven years since I became a mama. The early days were surprisingly difficult. I didn’t have enough milk. It seemed like I was absent when the instinct for motherhood was being handed out. Her threenager year was a challenge and I wondered where my affectionate baby went. Now […]
Name: Ella Lama My job today: I used to refer to myself as a letterer but now I feel like that’s too limiting. Basically I draw and run my own stationery business for a living. My last corporate job: Online shop, customer service, finance and administration manager (yes, I was all of those things, all at […]
My husband’s family celebrates Thanksgiving here in the Philippines (as they lived for a long time in the United States). It has become my favorite holiday because it includes all the things that make life worth living—a buffet table groaning with turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, sweet potato casserole, the gathering of family, a blessing before the meal […]
This post is heavy on Japanese love because of my trip to Tokyo at the start of the month. 1. Taking a road trip this long weekend? Listen to this courageous episode from the Modern Love podcast 2. New obsession: Midori Traveler’s notebooks 3. I can spend hours here and here 4. The tang of good […]
Before Sunday, my usual morning routine consisted of rolling over to press the snooze button (and then again after nine minutes). Then instead of doing something nourishing and soulful, I would check Instagram, email and go through the news on Flipboard. (I had “do my morning intention” on my habit tracker and managed to only […]
