career – design + surrender

what remains

Have you ever been in a place in your life when every safe option disappears? That’s where I’ve found myself for the past two years. My husband’s job moved us to North Carolina, and I wound up not being able to commit to a full time job for various reasons, from family emergencies that requiredContinue reading “what remains”

and what do you do?

I always thought there was something wrong with me. Well, maybe that’s a long story. But what I mean is, in relation to work, I could never seem to want what everyone was saying I should want. Networking. LinkedIn. Lean In. Hustle. Girl Boss. It made my stomach twist whenever I made myself think aboutContinue reading “and what do you do?”

greed

For a while now, I have been pondering the idea of greed. We are never satisfied. It is not a new failing. Some of our most ancient myths, epics, stories, and texts all deal with the concept. I read Herman Melville’s Moby Dick recently for the first time. Somehow it never came up in anyContinue reading “greed”

nature abhors a vacuum – aristotle

We have been trading in our masters for centuries. We break free of one, then another one comes in to take its place. Nature abhors a vacuum, they say. A king, a religious leader, a president, a school, a company. All of them want you to behave in a certain way that benefits their overallContinue reading “nature abhors a vacuum – aristotle”

privilege

I am in a position of great privilege, of course, to even be asking questions about the state of work in our current age. I left my job during the pandemic because of the risks associated with the position. My husband was still working from home and we had enough in savings to cover ourContinue reading “privilege”

freedom

I’m a big-picture kind of person. I like to look at where we are in the broader scheme of things. I can see that, in this era in the United States, we are very lucky. We have choices. For the first time in recent history, a woman can be literally anything she wants. Can workContinue reading “freedom”

25 is the new 10

For me, the hardest part about growing up is realizing that no one really knows what they’re doing. Some believe they do, but really, deep down, everyone has their doubts. It’s like discovering that Santa Claus doesn’t exist when you’re 25. For so long, you believed the system you grew up in was logical andContinue reading “25 is the new 10”