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  • Echoes from the Bay: Missing San Francisco in My 40s

    I lived blocks from the Bay Bridge before the pandemic. On the city that shaped me and the version of me it kept.

    Neha Thapar
    June 12, 2025

  • The Conundrum of Coming and Going: Living Between Two Countries

    Another airport lounge, another flight home. On belonging to two places and being fully at home in neither.

    Neha Thapar
    December 3, 2019

  • Long Time No See: What Happens to Every Resolution I Make

    Resolutions fizzle, guilt does the rest. On writing again because the shame finally outweighed the laziness.

    Neha Thapar
    April 3, 2019

  • My Travels: What Constant Work Trips Actually Look Like

    Clearing out the fridge, packing again, flying to Seattle. The unglamorous reality of a travelling job.

    Neha Thapar
    January 22, 2019

  • Why Is Everything So Fast? On Resolutions That Quietly Die

    Half of January gone and none of the plans started. On time speeding up and good intentions fading out.

    Neha Thapar
    January 15, 2019

  • Second Is Good, But Not Good Enough: On Ambition That Never Rests

    The day after New Year, when everyone is meant to be winning. On the drive that will not let you sit still.

    Neha Thapar
    January 2, 2019

  • The Little Joys of Life: Looking Back on an Unpredictable Decade

    A career I thought had ended, a life I could not have predicted, and the small things that carried me through.

    Neha Thapar
    December 30, 2018

  • And It’s a Wrap: Surviving a Reorg at Work

    A division-wide reorganisation, a tired team, and what a year of relentless change does to a leader.

    Neha Thapar
    December 21, 2018

  • Adjusted for Inflation: Fighting With Your Spouse About Money

    One expensive holiday booking, one furious husband, and what money arguments in a marriage are really about.

    Neha Thapar
    December 13, 2018

  • You Carry the Burden: On Diversity Training and Hidden Bias

    A workplace session on inclusion, and the comment from a colleague that showed how little we know ourselves.

    Neha Thapar
    December 12, 2018

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Glitter in my greys

Because midlife deserves more sparkle and less subtlety.

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