-
Continue reading →: Transitioning from a Nanny to Daycare: Our Bay Area Family Experience
Like all good things, they always come to an end. We hired a nanny who could take care of our now toddler daughter for a pre-determined timeframe. And our time to part ways has come. But we weren’t ready to part ways since our daughter wouldn’t start daycare for another…
-
Continue reading →: Return to Office (RTO) and Career Decisions: My IBM Experience and Lessons Learned
RTO isn’t new. At least the term isn’t new to me, as I was ‘called’ back into the office in my mid-20s during my time at IBM, a corporation that was a pioneer in telecommuting since the 1970s. Many of my co-workers from various business units lived across the country—East Coast cities…
-
Continue reading →: The Fate of the WFH in the SF Bay Area
Work from home (WFH) vs. return to the office (RTO) has been a hotly debated topic even before the Covid-19 pandemic struck. Past experience with RTO I still remember when IBM called all their remote marketing employees to relocate to the 5 main hubs/offices. These employees needed to relocate to…
-
Continue reading →: Organic vs. Non-Organic: Which One is Best?
The creation of this post was sparked by a brief conversation I had with a Costco employee. I was picking out a hand of bananas, a convenient and super affordable staple for my kids, next to a Costco employee. He reminds me that I am picking out regular bananas and…
-
Continue reading →: The Stroller I ended up choosing
In a previous post, I laid out all the different types of baby strollers that come up when parents are researching for a new stroller in the SF Bay Area. It can be overwhelming to sort through stroller reviews, features, and brand recommendations. At the end of the day, a stroller is a stroller.…