Naughty
Permission from a fictional character I admire to be a little “naughty”.
Blog. - Linh Dao Smooke
Latest posts
Ranking 35 things for my 35th Birthday
From heavy blankets to oatly oat milk, from severance to kids’ mispronunciations, from unplanned dilly-dallying to having a lot of friends… I tried to rank 35 things that matter to me last year.
The Birth of Our Third Child — May Hazel Smooke
Third babies do not mess around! We thought we knew what to expect and yet, miss May still completely surprised us with her entrance <3
What to do in the face of extreme adversity and other 34th Birthday Reflections
& thoughts on expectations, power of masculinity vs. femininity, & happiness as a choice
Confession of a Millennial Fangirl: On Parasocial Relationships, Internet Celebrities, & Social Media
Parasocial relationship, defined as one sided relationships where one side is completely oblivious to the existence of the other person, while the other side is completely invested and (think that they know) the other person well. In the age of social media, for better or for worse, we all engage in it.
Mother’s Day can be complicated, and it’s okay
Mother’s Day brings out some weird emotions in all of us, and that is okay.
Just keep going (or what to do when you feel stuck)
A journal entry I wrote in Dec 4, 2010, about a 5-mile run I did around College Hill, Providence
How I’ve done with regard to my New Year “Resolutions” for 2024 so far (realistic)
The feature image might or might not reflect my progress thus far…Hope this give you some inspiration (thanks to the high & mighty aspiration) and comfort (due to the low grades thus far). lol. I’ll update at the beginning of next year.
“This too shall pass” and other 33rd birthday reflections
Feature Image: double rainbow after a long day of clouds and rain.
“What is the Key to Life?” and Other 32nd Birthday Ponderings
Spoiler Alert: I don’t think it is Happiness.
The Birth of Ira Smooke (and some Labor & Delivery Tips from a Mom of Two)
Ira Klay Smooke was born at 6:14 pm on May 9, 2022 at the Vail Hospital via a smooth, almost painless vaginal delivery ✨
My unpopular opinion re/ the latest Batman movie, or “Have you heard of the Bechdel Test?”
As recent as 2015, a third of Hollywood movies didn’t manage to have 2 named female characters talking to each other for longer than 60s about anything other than a man.
18 Questions to Reflect on 2021
Reflections on Growth and Lessons learned in 2021.
You Should Never Exclusively Host Your Content on Just One Platform
What would you do if one day you woke up and lost access to your beloved social media platform of choice?
9/11 Revisited: “As we act, let us not become the evils that we deplore”
This is a story I wrote about 9/11. Despite being written almost 6 years ago, in the aftermath of the Paris Attacks of November 2015, I thought it is still worth-sharing. Perhaps now more than ever.
Birthday Reflections - 31 y/o edition
I share my annual birthday reflections, thoughts & learnings upon turning 31 years old.
Our Kitchen Renovation: A few Mock-ups in 3D and some (very amateur) Design Tips
Renovating Kitchen (or redesigning the entire thing, in our case) takes lots of mockups! Here are a few 3D pictures plus some tips from a 100% amateur designer like myself.
On Grief
Last week's devastating news of an 18 year-old intern's parents' deaths (yes, plural) in India sent me straight into a spiral of grief, trauma and death reflections. I wrote this piece for anyone who has ever been dealing with grief. But most of all, I wrote this one for my grandpa in heaven.
Why I got the Jansen Johnson and Johnson Vaccine
Johnson and Johnson is just as good of a vaccine as Pfizer or Moderna, don’t let the fear-mongering get to you. A real account of someone who got JJJ.
One Whole Year of Home Ownership!!!
Before & After Pictures of our first home, YTD.