15 juil. 20232 min de lectureIt takes a villageYou can be the most badass single parent in the world, you're not with your children 24/7. It takes a village to raise a child.
15 juil. 20231 min de lectureNot giving up.I've always been a big complainer and not a very sports-addicted kind of girl. But when I set my mind to something, I usually hang on.
15 juil. 20232 min de lectureDoing what you don't do best (anymore) (and not caring)Next time you'll think about taking up dancing, tennis, swimming or rollerskating, don't say you're too old. Do it with your kids.
25 avr. 20232 min de lectureThe change you want to see in your worldI haven't been posting a lot for a while. Even though April hasn't been that good financially (not bad exactly, but not good either),...
15 déc. 20222 min de lectureLearning to communicate better: following up quicklyThis week, I gained and lost two big jobs in a flash. Why? In one of the two cases, for circumstantial reasons over which I had no...
8 déc. 20222 min de lectureIt's not me, it's not you, then what is it?I'm becoming more and more a translator "by default". What does it mean? I'm realising that even though translation remains my main...
8 déc. 20221 min de lectureNo pain, no gain but do we need to be so mean to ourselves anyway?Yesterday I took the day off work for my 4th back tattoo session... This means that I took a day without earning any money to almost puke...
15 nov. 20221 min de lectureWork hard, live harderTwo weeks ago, I put my out-of-office on for the first time since 2012. Of course, I ended up replying to all my emails as I received...
28 août 20222 min de lectureTaking some 'time off'This summer has been hectic, as I've been travelling and moving around with my family... while working. Yesterday was my very first real...
28 août 20221 min de lectureWhen you get that 150-page textFor some translators in certain niches, it's just another day at the office: they only translate a few long manuscripts, books, reports...