Midlife

Angel number 55. Welcome to irrelevance.

Or, to new beginnings if you're Pamela Anderson. On invisibility, aging, and self acceptance.

Apr 16 •

I blinked and September was gone.

Oct 2, 2024 •

A reminder that there was life before kids

An empty nest preview. It's gonna be okay.

Jun 5, 2024 •

Outgrowing friendships

Friendships post-Instagram, post-empty nest, and the liminal time that is summer.

Apr 24, 2024 •

I'm not ready to embrace my grays

Another year around the sun, and another year of hair dye.

Apr 17, 2024 •

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 •

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 •

The moment I finally called myself a writer

In the midst of my most liminal time, I am finding my voice.

Mar 6, 2024 •

A meditation on light and colors

I'm in my era of pink

Feb 7, 2024 •

The friendship recession

As a middle-aged adult, I have no idea how to make new friends

Oct 18, 2023 •

Slowing down doesn't mean getting left behind

Notes from sabbatical, nearly one year later.

Oct 4, 2023 •

Everything is a perimenopause symptom

There's a reason for what you're feeling.

Aug 30, 2023 •

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