Founders Notes: Journal

Real-time reflections on building a business and a self-respecting life from the ground up. Lessons, pivots, breakdowns and quiet rebuildsβ€”written in the thick of it.

These are the journal entries I never planned to publishβ€”until I realised they were the most honest part of my story.

Written during burnout, career pivot, and PMDD recovery, these reflections document the messy middle of becoming. I share them not as polished PR but as proof that clarity, purpose, and resilience are forged in real time.

If you're here looking for the human behind the businessβ€”this is where she lives.

Raw. Reflective. Still building.

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7 Lessons I Learned as a Litigation Paralegal in Real Estate β€” and How They Still Shape My Career Today
Homeownership, Legal, Quantity Surveying Shirley Druyeh Homeownership, Legal, Quantity Surveying Shirley Druyeh

7 Lessons I Learned as a Litigation Paralegal in Real Estate β€” and How They Still Shape My Career Today

Before becoming a Quantity Surveyor, I spent over two years working as a Litigation Paralegal in a leading UK real estate company. It was my first glimpse into how property really works behind the scenes β€” through contracts, disputes, and deadlines β€” and it shaped the way I think about communication, professionalism, and the built environment to this day.

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