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I write about Motherhood, Career, Feminism & Social Justice issues. I also write poems sometimes.

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Ranking 35 things for my 35th Birthday
Birthday Reflections, Family, Life Lessons, Growth Linh Smooke 10/26/25 Birthday Reflections, Family, Life Lessons, Growth Linh Smooke 10/26/25

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.

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What to do in the face of extreme adversity and other 34th Birthday Reflections
Birthday Reflections, Culture, Life Lessons, Growth, Linh's Picks, Family, Love Linh Smooke 8/2/24 Birthday Reflections, Culture, Life Lessons, Growth, Linh's Picks, Family, Love Linh Smooke 8/2/24

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

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“This too shall pass” and other 33rd birthday reflections
Birthday Reflections, Career, Life Lessons Linh Smooke 8/13/23 Birthday Reflections, Career, Life Lessons Linh Smooke 8/13/23

“This too shall pass” and other 33rd birthday reflections

Feature Image: double rainbow after a long day of clouds and rain.

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“What is the Key to Life?” and Other 32nd Birthday Ponderings
Birthday Reflections, Growth, Life Lessons Linh Smooke 8/6/22 Birthday Reflections, Growth, Life Lessons Linh Smooke 8/6/22

“What is the Key to Life?” and Other 32nd Birthday Ponderings

Spoiler Alert: I don’t think it is Happiness.

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Birthday Reflections - 31 y/o edition
Growth, Birthday Reflections Linh Smooke 7/29/21 Growth, Birthday Reflections Linh Smooke 7/29/21

Birthday Reflections - 31 y/o edition

I share my annual birthday reflections, thoughts & learnings upon turning 31 years old.

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30 things I learned upon my 30th birthday
Growth, Birthday Reflections Linh Smooke 7/28/20 Growth, Birthday Reflections Linh Smooke 7/28/20

30 things I learned upon my 30th birthday

Turning 30 in a house I co-own with the people I love (one of whom, I birthed!) and a tech company I co-run that embraces the voices of women and POC (rare for this bro-y industry), feels good.

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