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Angel number 55. Welcome to irrelevance.
Or, to new beginnings if you're Pamela Anderson. On invisibility, aging, and self acceptance.
Apr 16, 2025
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Jenna Park
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Centering
I blinked and September was gone.
Oct 2, 2024
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Jenna Park
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A reminder that there was life before kids
An empty nest preview. It's gonna be okay.
Jun 5, 2024
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Jenna Park
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Outgrowing friendships
Friendships post-Instagram, post-empty nest, and the liminal time that is summer.
Apr 24, 2024
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Jenna Park
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I'm not ready to embrace my grays
Another year around the sun, and another year of hair dye.
Apr 17, 2024
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Jenna Park
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How much we spent on a month's worth of dinners, 2024 edition
My plunging metabolism and wacky bloodwork is really throwing all of my food choices into question lately.
Apr 3, 2024
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Jenna Park
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Aging is a privilege, but I don't have to like it
My dreams of being an eccentric old lady living alone with her cats is in jeopardy.
Mar 13, 2024
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Jenna Park
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The moment I finally called myself a writer
In the midst of my most liminal time, I am finding my voice.
Mar 6, 2024
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Jenna Park
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A meditation on light and colors
I'm in my era of pink
Feb 7, 2024
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Jenna Park
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The friendship recession
As a middle-aged adult, I have no idea how to make new friends
Oct 18, 2023
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Jenna Park
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Slowing down doesn't mean getting left behind
Notes from sabbatical, nearly one year later.
Oct 4, 2023
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Jenna Park
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Can I wear this? What is age-appropriate fashion anymore?
I asked Google what "fashion over 50" is and the results were dismal
Jul 26, 2023
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Jenna Park
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