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2025
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Journal · Personal
2025 — That's a Wrap
A year that ground rather than broke. On flat pay, long commutes, and the things that kept me intact.
2024
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Journal · Personal
2024 — That's a Wrap
After the year that 2023 was, 2024 felt like breathing out. A new role, proper design systems work, and the occasional crisis of confidence.
2023
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Journal · Personal
Thank Fuck '23 is Nearly Over
Redundancy, mental health, job hunting hell, and finally landing somewhere good. 2023 in review.
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Journal · Personal
Post-Redundancy Thoughts
Notes captured during a six-month redundancy job hunt: on the broken interview processes, the ghosting, and what I learned about modern tech hiring.
2022
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Journal · Personal
It's Good to Talk
An honest post about burnout, an eating disorder diagnosis, and why taking that first step is always worth it.
2016
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Journal · Personal
Dealing with Rejection
Twice rejected in four weeks. Here's how I dealt with it, and what I learned from sitting with the discomfort rather than running from it.
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Journal · Personal
What a Year
2015 brought fatherhood, a change of jobs, and more change than I could have imagined.