Imagine waking up on a Monday morning 17 November 2025

Imagine waking up on a Monday morning

Imagine waking up on a Monday morning. You’re doomscrolling (guilty as charged). And then, the very first thing you see is this masterpiece. Made 17 years ago. Still relevant. Still magical. It hits you with a wave of nostalgia. You stop scrolling. You smile. You shed a tiny tear. Suddenly, Monday feels a little more […]

jack of all trades is a master of none 15 November 2025

jack of all trades is a master of none

“A jack of all trades is a master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one.” The other day, a dear friend told me she felt dejected, “I’m a jack of all trades and a master of none.” I asked, “Do you know the rest of the quote?” She said, “No.” So I […]

Motherhood changes everything 14 November 2025

Motherhood changes everything

Motherhood changes everything. The sleep you once took for granted becomes a luxury. You can’t just up and go anywhere anymore. Every outing is now planned around feeding times, nap schedules, poopoo alerts, weather tantrums, and mysterious, unplanned events that only babies seem to know about. Ms Rachel runs on loop, sickeningly sweet. Yet when […]

What my cat Tammy taught me 13 November 2025

What my cat Tammy taught me

What my cat Tammy taught me about keeping cool and pawing on 🐈 Every day on LinkedIn, you see “motivational” listicles that make your tummy churn. My biggest Guru, though, is my cat Tammy. Here’s what I’ve learned from her: 1. Scratch. Then scratch again. Until you see the other side of the sofa. Life […]

Empty space 12 November 2025

Empty space

In a meeting with our ED, CD, and AD, I called negative space in a logo… empty space. An empty silence for a painful second. Then, they gracefully corrected me and continued as if nothing consequential had happened. But this morning, I had a sudden urge to jump into my cup of kattan kaapi. Sigh. […]

Over Communicate

That’s what I keep telling my team every day. At the cost of sounding like my overzealous uncle who swears that drinking warm water cures everything, I repeat this mantra – ‘over communicate’. Because over-communication is the antidote to all corporate malice. How, you ask? – The brief isn’t clear? Talk. Be curious. Over communicate. […]