If you've listened to the last season of this podcast, you'll know that my husband lost his job here in Hong Kong and with two kids and two sets of student loan debt, we have to be a two income household. Paying US$2400 for our 600 sq ft flat doesn't help either. But we were hopeful, optimistic. We believe that after 10 years of working for the same company, it was time for David to find something new, something better, that this was a chance to flex these skills elsewhere. That was back in March. And here we are in September. And 6 months of rejections has really taken its toll on us, on him. So with the money we have left and our daughters by our side, we prepare to leave.

On this episode of Loose Change, I only felt the need to reflect on what I learned about podcasting from producing these last two seasons. I wanted to talk to you about what I learned about interviewing, editing, and endurance, just being able to follow through and complete the season. But this season didn’t go the way that I planned it, but probably because these last six months did not go the way that we planned it.

This virus season has been for some, a moment to slow down. For some, it’s been a stressful speed up especially for doctors and nurses. And then there are some people who have found the opportunity being shut in during this pandemic to create something new. But that’s the thing about creativity, it can flourish anywhere any time. On today’s episode of Loose Change, I wanted to introduce you to three friends of mine who are all starting their very own podcast.

This is a reupload, as it looks like the first time I published this episode, it didn’t make it passed the first segment. And honestly I was so in my feelings about a completely unrelated matter that I got overly angry about this and the lack of solutions I could find to fix it! But now, I’m tired and I realized I could just recreate the episode. Because duh. Let me know if it works by liking, commenting and subscribing!

I only just realized that if I continue being honest on this podcast, which is probably essential to this podcast, I can’t really continue covering up how I feel about things in real life. 😂

This episode is entirely me externally processing, no edits. To be honest, I didn’t really feel like recording, but it’s amazing that you can discover something new just by diving a little deeper into your feelings. I also shared a little bit about how I started this podcast because tangents.

Let’s pretend that you’re sitting in a job interview and the hiring manager asks you that infamous question: “What is your biggest weakness?” And you respond, “I’m a perfectionist.” And you know why you’ve answered this way, because many people don’t view perfectionism as a bad thing, on the contrary it can be a strength! But for me, it was toxic, being a perfectionist. So now I’m in recovery and I want to talk about it.