In this work-life diaries vlog, I’m easing back into real life in NYC after being in Europe for a little over two weeks. I talk through the post-travel reset (including my skin freaking out like it always does for the first couple weeks), how I planned the trip around July 4th, and how I made it work with corporate life—aka maximizing PTO. My company has unlimited PTO, but realistically I only took three PTO days and worked remotely from Europe (the NYC/Europe time difference had me starting around 3pm and ending around midnight, which honestly wasn’t terrible for me). I also explain why I chose to vlog my Europe trip in short form instead of long-form this time: trying to do both exhausts me and makes me feel like I’m not living in the moment. Back in NYC, I have my sisters over for dinner and make one of my favorite recipes—Cantonese hand-shredded chicken (yimoka)—plus a full spread (and yes, I’m addressing the very real feedback that my guests apparently leave my place hungry). To round out the “soft reset,” I take you with me to get a haircut because my hair has been shedding a lot, and I end up with new bangs—no, they weren’t intended to be “breakup bangs,” but I’m leaning into the cool-girl era anyway.