A couple of people have told me lately they miss the blog. I’m always so touched by this. So thank you, truly. It’s good to be back. Lately I’ve found myself taking comfort in other people’s words, be it escaping into the Neapolitan novels (highly recommend), binging political podcasts (who’s not doing this?), and diving […]
Know Thyself
People say that age brings wisdom. My mom does, and I’m pretty sure it’s a thing. I know Maya Angelou said, ‘When you know better, you do better.’ She’s kind of like the word of god in my head. Maya Angelou is my Morgan Freeman, so I listen closely. Yesterday I strode into forty, and […]
All My Moves
December 2019: It didn’t stress me out much when our house was in boxes, my shoes in garbage bags, and that I spent so much time considering whether to do the necessary laundry in one last gasp in the old place — where I knew the time and temperature like the back of my hand […]
39: The Overview Effect
Our culture does not celebrate aging as it should. Sure, it celebrates the heck out of little kids. Weekends these days are like Birthdaypalooza, after which we nurse our kids’ chips+juice+icing hangovers or better yet Trampoline Park Strep. And yet we go. TBH, they’re mostly super fun. Little kids claim their age with glee, and […]
Gainful (Un)Employment (and 3 numbered lists)
Employment is not unlike fitness. Getting a job is hard; losing a job is hard; staying at a job might just be the hardest of all. It takes commitment. It takes reliability. It takes a hell of a lot of doing what you some days have no interest whatsoever in doing. It is full of […]
Dolphins and Volcanoes
Last night I dreamt I took a trip with Oprah. Yep, Lady O herself. I have been waiting for this dream for years. YEARS! Across several dream days, O and I laughed, drank tea, talked books and swapped stories. It was heaven. For those of you wondering, she mostly wears monochromatic v-neck sweater-and-slack combos; she […]