Na mesma cerimónia de Ayahuasca durante a qual a minha avó Françoise me convenceu a ter filhos, a minha avó disse-me para ter pelo menos um rapaz e uma rapariga, … Continuar a ler “2024: Amélie”

Depois da morte do meu querido Rottweiler Bagheera, demorei muito tempo a estar pronta para ter outro cão. Na mesma cerimónia de Ayahuasca em que a minha avó Françoise me … Continuar a ler “2023: Nasce um anjo”

Sou abençoada com uma família fantástica, que inclui tanto a família que tenho como a família que escolhi (amigos fantásticos que também podem ser família). Nós somos o Grindaverse e … Continuar a ler “2022: A importância da família”

O mundo continuou mergulhado nos custos pessoais e económicos da pandemia, mas a minha vida atingiu um novo patamar com o nascimento do meu filho, François Olivier Jean-Paul Grinda, a … Continuar a ler “2021: O melhor ano de sempre!”

The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry. As you may recall, I ended 2019 intent on selling my New York apartment and renting an apartment March 2020 … Continue reading “”

In 2019 I moved to Turks & Caicos and decided to sell my apartment in New York. I love my hybrid life where I split my time between New York … Continue reading “”

The title reflects my most important life lesson of 2018: I gave up and moved from two personally important projects I pursued for the last 6 years. Back in 2012, … Continue reading “”

2017 was amazing on a personal and professional level. I still have lingering effects from the severe concussion I suffered in 2015 and my knees are wobblier than I would … Continue reading “”

I went 0 for 4 on election predictions (Brexit, Duterte, Colombian peace, Trump), and was wrong about the scale of the loss of the Italian referendum, but 2016 was amazing … Continue reading “”

I bought an apartment in the Lower East Side in the summer of 2015. The super high occupancy rates of high end hotels and Airbnbs in New York were forcing … Continue reading “”

Like in 2013, I spent most of 2014 living with the consequences of the life changing decisions I made in late 2012 (2012: A Transition to New Beginnings!) of leaving … Continue reading “”

I spent most of 2013 living with the consequences of the life changing decisions I made in late 2012 (2012: A Transition to New Beginnings!) of leaving OLX (Why I … Continue reading “”

I spent most of 2012 barreling down the path I set in motion in early 2011 (Looking back at 2011, looking forward to 2012), before ultimately deciding to completely unravel … Continue reading “”

After the fundamental structural changes in my life in 2010, 2011 was more the logical continuation and buildup on the changes from last year. I moved into my new amazing … Continue reading “”

While the last few years were the logical continuation of the years that came before, 2010 marked a series of profound changes in almost every aspect of my life. I … Continue reading “”