Chef's Wife Diary | The Corporate Chef's Wife Who Doesn't Cook

Working mother taking a quiet moment of reflection at the kitchen table over coffee

Why modern motherhood’s “silent hardship” is our greatest power.

July 22, 2026

I came across a social media post yesterday reflecting on the concept of silent motherhood hardship. It got me thinking, why is it so often ‘silent‘? As a full-time corporate...

Motherhood, Reality

How one late-night decision ruins a working mum’s entire tomorrow.

July 16, 2026

Let’s be honest for a second: if there is one piece of advice I want to shout from the rooftops this week, it is this: think twice before you decide...

An Asian corporate professional woman working on her laptop at a desk in a London office, looking out towards a rainy city street with a red double-decker bus.

Reflection

Why I stopped trying to make friends at work.

July 10, 2026

Six years ago, I landed in London. It was the absolute peak of the pandemic, and I was stepping into a new world with a job transfer in hand. Moving...

A thoughtful working mum sitting at a desk with a laptop open to an email, reflecting on corporate life next to a framed picture of her child.

Reflection

The reality of the corporate climb: ghosting, rejection, and guilt.

July 1, 2026

The email I had been waiting for finally arrived at the exact moment I least expected it. The interview process, which began back in early April, had been an intense...

Reflection

The myth of the quiet worker: how to claim your worth in a corporate world.

June 19, 2026

Keep your head down, do the work, and let your results speak for themselves. It’s an unspoken mantra carved into the roots of many traditional Asian upbringings. Growing up as...

why organisation fit matters when raising kids

Reality

Why “organisational fit” matters more when you’re raising kids?

June 11, 2026

The house is finally quiet. Cleared away dishes, the kids are tucked into bed, and my husband is in the middle of his chaotic Thursday night kitchen service. It’s during...

Reality

When the corporate drama boils over: why I’m stepping back to protect my peace.

June 4, 2026

If you’ve been following along for a while, you know my life is a delicate juggling act. Between my husband’s hectic, late-night schedule, managing a household, raising our little ones,...

Motherhood, Reality

Between the boardroom and bedtime: navigating working mom guilt.

May 26, 2026

Last week, I stood on a quiet train platform, suitcase in one hand, coffee on the other, watching the morning mist clear. I had slipped out of the house while...

Reality

Why I stopped people-pleasing in the corporate world?

May 17, 2026

It was 11:30pm on a Tuesday, and the house was finally quiet. My husband, the chef, was just winding down after a long day of menu development. In our kitchen,...

Reflection

Meaningful hardship: the invisible threads between then and now.

April 29, 2026

There is such a thing as meaningful hardship: the invisible threads between then and now, it is the kind of difficulty that doesn’t just exhaust you; it refines you, acting...