Now

Where I am

A few months ago I said, “The rest of the year is going to be chaos.” Since then my partner and I got married, packed up our lives, visited home, and moved to a new city.

Today I would say most of the chaos is over. We’ve moved from a rolling boil to a steady simmer. Daily life is relatively stable, but there are some unanswered questions and incompleted tasks tumbling around beneath the surface.

Daily focus

I started working with a new team at the end of 2024. I hope to write more about it soon, it’s been a fun and challenging experience. The team is as welcoming as they are strong. I am learning a lot and enjoying being in a space where I can practice what I love.

I’m still settling into the rhythm of working with a team again. But I hope soon to find a routine that gives me space to return to working on my book about onboardingas well.

Hobbies and side projects

My book

The gist: I’m working on a book based on an onboarding resource that I created back in 2018. You can read more about the project here.

I recently realized how perfect it is to work on a book about being new when you’re starting fresh in a new (to you) city. We’ve been in Montréal for about a month now and routines are just starting to solidify. I’m seeing a lot of parallels in the feeling of finding your way when everything is simultaneously familiar and yet not quite the same as it used to be. It’s put me in a nice (and, unsurprisingly, new) headspace for returning to this project after a few months away.

This website

I think this project will be listed on this page for a long time. The main motivation behind each effort I put into it changes by the week as I—and others—need different things from this space. And so, the efforts will be neverending, at least not for the foreseeable future.

I plan to share more of the journey one day, when it feels more complete (but never will be, I expect, not truly).

Sport

I’m currently training for a 14km swim in Lago d’Orta, Italy, in June 2025. Am I terrified? Yup. Am I excited? Yup!

To train for it, I’m swimming with the triathlon club at McGill University as well as working with my coach from Gorillas & Butterflies. With challenging workouts and a welcoming group, I’m enjoying myself and the race anxiety is delayed for the time being. I also simply feel more like myself when I have a swimming routine, so race or no race, I’m happy to be in the pool.

Art

New year, new hobbies—or at least new mediums. At the start of the year I picked up embroidery. It’s something that I’ve wanted to do for a while but never got around to it.

I am hooked. I’m in an obsession phase, for sure, and I’m not sure how long that will last. But for now it’s checking all the boxes for a “hibernation activity”. I’ve warned my partner that this will probably be my on-flight activity the next time we travel.