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Fever Dreams Of Work-Life Balance
Remote work promised flexibility. Instead, it eliminated the one clear boundary between sick and working. When showing up meant physically appearing, being too sick meant you didn't work. Simple. Now there's no threshold; you're always technically able to work. You're just choosing not to. And that choice comes with a cost: the invisible expectation that you'll always be on, because no one can see that you're not okay.
Single Parenting and Software Development: Making It Work
Three kids. A demanding architect role. No partner to hand off to when both worlds collide. There's no playbook for single parenting while building software. But after years of figuring it out, I've learned the difference between explanations and excuses, why physical setup matters more than you'd think, and what to do when a five-year-old interrupts mid-code. It's not elegant. It's not optimized. But most days, it works.