Just as I was getting ready to share with you a post from Gwen of invisiblemoms.com about how to raise your kids to become confident leaders, I received this little note about Baby, my third daughter, from her Kindergarten. I love learning from other moms and hope that you will enjoy Gwen’s post as much…
Just as we returned from a vacation to a new destination that was filled with new experiences and impressions which the girls soaked up in every detail, Ashley McLean from youngmoms.info approached me with the idea for this post. As I am hoping that my children will always remain curious, have a joy of learning…
One week ago, we had an amazing time with the Authentic Sumo Experience in Tokyo by Magical Trip Tours. I didn’t really know what to expect and was filled with so much joy at the end of it. Today, I was listening to The Mel Robbins Podcast talking about Ways To Bring Back the Happiness,…
This year we’ve had many friends visiting Tokyo. After the closure of Japan during CoVid and everyone having babies, it seems a lot of people are travel ready again and it was so nice to see them. First time visitors, of course, do not want to spend all their time in Tokyo at kids’ oriented…
As Globy just started primary school and is exploring more freedoms, Kristin from parentingwithkris.com reached out with an article proposal. Leadership starts with leading yourself. Her tips couldn’t have come at a better time as we’re navigating the transition and I hope it will be helpful to you, too. Leadership doesn’t magically appear in adulthood;…
“We did it. She went with a smile, we picked her up with a smile.” It’s Sunday night, 10pm. The first ever week of Globy in school is over. A new milestone achieved. As much as I was focused on her transition, I’m now taking a moment to reflect on mine — my transition into…
Last year, I attended a corporate offsite—my first with the new business division my department joined four months ago. On paper, it was just another event in the corporate calendar. In reality, it was a juggling act, a moment of quiet anticipation, and ultimately, a surprisingly affirming experience. In this post I am sharing about…
If you are reading this, I assume that you are pregnant. Congratulations! I hope everything is going well. Between summer 2019 and late autumn 2022, I went on maternity leave 3 times. Today I found my mind map that I used to prepare my time away from the office to make sure I left my…
Recently, a family event made me take my three girls on an intercontinental solo flight from Japan to Germany as my husband couldn’t join. I wasn’t worried about it for the most part as we had taken flights with them several times before. Given that I was traveling alone, I did try to consider more aspects…
Life has thrown me some curveballs lately—dealing with tantrums from both my kids and my team members has been a rollercoaster. But every cloud has a silver lining, right? As time’s been a little scarce these days, I just described the basic situations to CoPilot and asked them to write the post. Due to said…