Korea, 2026

During our first family vacation abroad, we stopped by Seoul and Busan.

TravelSophia LiuMay 26, 2026korea, travel, spring travel, summer travel, busan, seoul, asiaComment

Things I learned from my 4 years at Meta (so far)

Work-life balance matters 90% of the time. But what you do with that other 10% — whether you grind or coast — will determine your career trajectory.

DesignSophia LiuMay 16, 2026career, meta, work, product design, product designer, ux design, ux designer, learning, job, design, designer, lessonsComment

Touching Grass

Spending time with a baby is the perfect antidote to all this AI addiction.

Personal, MotherhoodSophia LiuApril 25, 2026life, life lately, touching grass, AI, motherhood, babyComment

Rating my Vacation Vlogs

I've been rewatching and critiquing every travel vlog I've ever made, and here's the good, the bad, and the ugly.

Film, TravelSophia LiuApril 21, 2026vlog, travel, youtube, youtuber, video, short videos, film, filmmaking, vacationComment

I actually built Cher's closet from Clueless

Browse your wardrobe, build outfits (manually or with AI), save looks, and plan packing lists for trips. I finally built my version of Cher’s closet (with zero technical knowledge).

Tech, Fashion, Design, IllustrationSophia LiuMarch 28, 2026cher's closet, clueless, closet, vibecode, vibecoding, fashion, wardrobe, style, app, app design, ui design, ux design, tech, AI, ai, claude, anthropic, cursorComment

Still Building

The last time I felt this excited to learn and experiment, I built a whole new career. Let’s see where AI takes me this time.

TechSophia LiuMarch 6, 2026tech, technology, designer, product designer, career, ai, ux design, vibecoding, vibecode, claude, coding, no codeComment

2026 is the new 2016

Who would’ve guessed that ten years later, while the world embraces a collective nostalgia for 2016, I’d find myself revisiting this hobby again.

PhotographySophia LiuFebruary 15, 2026portrait, portrait photography, baby, fine art, black and white, studio lighting, studio light, studio photoshootComment

XOXO, A Retired Shopaholic

The thrill of amassing cute clothes on my own dime was addicting. I overconsumed, convinced I was winning because I saved so much money.

Personal, FashionSophia LiuJanuary 9, 2026shopping, overconsumption, fashion, clothes, my closet, shopaholic, haulComment

2025: Year in Review

Trusting my body, becoming a mother, and rebuilding myself during a long, transformative year.

Personal, MotherhoodSophia LiuDecember 30, 2025year in review, 2025, personalComment

The Magic of Parenthood

Exhaustion and joy somehow live side by side. I love this newfound strength I’ve discovered within myself.

MotherhoodSophia LiuDecember 10, 2025motherhood, parenthood, personal, thoughtsComment

Maui, 2025

Living the island life in the dead of winter, with baby in tow.

Travel, MotherhoodSophia LiuDecember 8, 2025travel, travel blog, hawaii, maui, travel diary, winter travel, winterComment

Film: Our Home Makeover

A video companion to my Home Design Diaries story, four years in the making.

Film, ArchitectureSophia LiuNovember 26, 2025vlog, home, home decor, house, homebuying, film, filmmaking, short film, interior, interiors, interior designComment