Everything is exciting and overwhelming Okay, now that I’m back to being a full-time Product Marketer I can’t stop thinking of a few things. First, how exciting it is to be a marketer now when everything is changing rapidly. Secondly, how in the world should we reach people, people like us, who are overtired and overstimulated, with all the new things we are all building? Things that are important, that do simplify someone’s work, that are cool… most of the time....
Hey everyone! It took me under a year to find a job. Literally. I started looking in April 2025, signed an offer in early May 2026, and will start on June 3rd. Let me tell you everything. Where my head was at when I started looking I left my job in February 2023 to focus on my health and pregnancy, then went on mat leave, and by April 2025 I was mentally ready to start looking again — hoping I’d find something within a few months and line up daycare for September (September starts are so much easier to find than mid-year spots)....
Hi everyone! I’ve been meaning to write this post for a while, but kept thinking “I’ll publish it once I have good news to share.” Well, that’s clearly not a strategy that’s working, so here we are. I’m still job searching, and it’s been a while! Beginning of the search When I first started looking last April, my mom was here visiting, which meant I actually had someone to watch my toddler (1....
Hey everyone! Just recently I wrote a detailed post about the whole saga with our funds that were frozen by Canada. In December 2025, we finally received all our money in our account, except for $10 from each transfer, which, as it turned out, J.P. Morgan charged, but whatever. It was both joyful that the money finally came back, and frustrating that no one will ever be held accountable or compensate for the losses from inflation....
Hi everyone! We just got back from vacation in Costa Rica, and as usual, I’m writing a post about how we spent our time there and how much everything cost. Why Costa Rica When choosing a winter vacation, we initially planned to fly all the way to Australia. We’ve been dreaming of going there for a long time, and it would also be interesting to see the country from an immigration perspective (no plans, just curiosity)....