Once we make eye contact, he wants snuggles and then a walk.7:15Quick walk with Onyx.
I bring my phone with me and scan emails while Onyx sniffs and takes care of business.
I also scan any notifications from Lulu and answer messages from my parents and friends.7:30Feed Onyx.
Brush teeth, put in contacts, get dressed.
While my husband is getting ready, I answer an email from our London office.
Talk to Alexandra Chong (our CEO and my business partner).
Onyx and I walk with my husband to his subway stop and then we carry on to the office.
I don’t drink coffee Monday-Friday because I found that I was waking up on Saturdays with cracking headaches.
I drink about 5 cups of tea (with 2% milk) through out the day.
I need it to do any sort of work that requires concentration.This is my favourite hour of the day.
It’s quiet and most people don’t start coming in until 9:15.
I scan my calendar for the day and answer any pressing emails.
Then, I use the hour to do something that requires intense focus and the freshest brain.
Today, it’s reading a contract for a new service provider.9:30Company wide “stand-up” meeting.
I input all the editorial copy into the app.
I eat early because I don’t eat breakfast.
Last night, we made fish tacos so I’ve brought a salad with the leftover ingredients.
Weekly meeting with Alexandra and our other senior team members.
We block an hour and everyone sends along topics they want to discuss.
If the agenda is short, the meeting ends early.
No need to stretch out meetings for no reason.3:15Show prospective tenants our office.
We rent 10 desks to other 2 start-ups and we’ve got 5 more desks available.
He has a witching hour every day and gets a bit edgy.
Talk with an engineer about his cold.
Skype quits 3 times, so it’s excruciating.
I connected with her via someone we interviewed last year.
If I’ve learned one thing over the years, it’s that life is long.
But it’s worth it.
A proper green salad makes me feel virtuous and civilized.
I wash my hair every other night.
I’ve been a dry shampoo convert since 2006, when I first moved to NYC.
I use either Klorane or Alterna.
I recently read “How To Be Parisian Wherever You Are,” as I’m a major Francophile.
The chapter on messy hair is amazing.
Turns out I’ve been French all along!
Luckily, my husband is on dog walking duties at night so the wet hair isn’t an issue.
10:30I spend a half hour reading Truth Bombs, a new feature we launched in October.
They’re anonymous chats about sex, dating and relationships, so it’s fascinating reading and addictive.
My husband likes me to read them out loud to him.11:00Lights out.
Photo Credit: Artwork by Kyle Bean, Photographed by Aaron Tilley
