Working remotely from different cities has reshaped how I think about routine, focus, and balance. This space explores what that looks like in real life, the workdays across time zones, the setups that make unfamiliar spaces usable, the runs that keep me steady, and the books that travel with me. It’s a thoughtful look at building a version of remote work that feels sustainable, not chaotic.
Recent Blog Posts
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My 2025 Wrapped
A reflective look at my 2025, remote work, running milestones, books read, and lessons learned from working across cities.
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Pursue yourself
A reflection on pursuing personal growth while working remotely, building discipline, staying consistent, and choosing progress over comfort.
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Mindset by Dr. Carol S Dweck
My thoughts on Mindset by Dr Carol Dweck, exploring growth mindset, fixed mindset, and how these ideas apply to remote work, learning, and personal development.
Working Remotely
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Team MeetUp Athens, Greece
Just a little over a month since jetting off to Porto for WCEU 2022, I was off traveling again on a work trip, this time to Athens, Greece, with my team. As we work remotely the rest of the year, being able to meetup in real life with colleagues and have time to get to…
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WCEU in Porto, 2022
This year, WordCamp Europe was back to being an in person event and took place on the 2-4 of June, 2022, in Porto, Portugal. After two years of WCEU online events, it was great to be able to travel and be part of the WCEU community again in person. This was my 6th WCEU event,…
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Working mum & daily routines
Before I had my first little one, I was a self-employed web designer, I worked from a co-working space, regularly had client meetings, enjoyed attending networking events and loved the freedom my job gave me to create my own schedule and flexibility. Somewhere between becoming pregnant and my maternity leave, I realized I wouldn’t be…
“Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen”.
Brené Brown
Book Reviews
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Mindset by Dr. Carol S Dweck
My thoughts on Mindset by Dr Carol Dweck, exploring growth mindset, fixed mindset, and how these ideas apply to remote work, learning, and personal development.
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Dare to Lead by Brenè Brown
I kicked off the year by reading Dare to Lead by Brenè Brown, which was recommended in a book discussion channel at work. This book offers great insight into leadership, from ensuring you are coming from, and in the right mindset to share feedback, to how you approach and Rumble with your team, helping to…
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Books I’ve read in 2021
This is a run down of the books I have read through 2021, it’s been a mix of productive books, personal growth and fiction. Sharing this also helps me to keep track of the number of books I’ve read and help me improve and, hopefully, read more next year. I’ve never set a goal for…
Running
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Running is amazing!
Today I spontaneously got my trainers on and went for a run on the treadmill. It’s taken me a long time, but I have been feeling the need to run more recently, wanting that clearness of the mind and the aching body afterwards.
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Lockdown fitness plan
It’s hard to stay motivated and do a workout during lockdown at home. Here is my daily fitness plan to do at home with no equipment.
Mums Life
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Pursue yourself
A reflection on pursuing personal growth while working remotely, building discipline, staying consistent, and choosing progress over comfort.
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Maternity Leave & My New Normal
Six months of maternity leave has flown by, I am so grateful to Automattic to have this time off work to be with my newborn and to grow our family from three to four. When you first think of six months off work, you think of all the amazing things you could do, the trips…
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2-3 Months
How things can change in such a short period of time. A newborn turns into a baby, skinny legs turn into chunky kicking legs, cries turn into cooing and a beautiful face turns into a beautiful happy smile. It’s not without the ups and downs that comes in the form of sleepless nights, tired days,…
Remote Rachel 