Tag: life lessons
40 Years Old: Admission Age to Ride the Menopause Wave
My 40th birthday is just around the corner. And I'm excited.
I feel healthier and happier at almost 40 than I did at 35 years...
My Broken Ankle Taught Me To Ask For Help
“You have got to stand up and go to bed,” my husband said, standing outside the bathroom door.
“No. Just let me sit here. I...
To Rebuild + Keep Yourself: Finding Your Newest New
You know that slow smolder? When the last embers just barely eek out a visible glow between the ash? The moment between warmth and...
Overwhelmed And Embarrassed Is Not How I Like To Be
Military spouses are no strangers to being new and having frequent adventures.
For me, this transition to a new life, community and much busier...
Chasing Down Self Help
I watched Sex and the City on repeat in my college years. My girlfriends and I would gather around our living room TV with...
Our Self-Talk Should Sound More Like the Way We Talk to...
If your best friend, neighbor, sibling, or a total stranger in the parking lot of the grocery store told you that:
they felt like...
Finding Yourself Through Writing
There was a small spare room upstairs in our house in Morocco. From the minute I walked into it, I knew what I wanted...
To All The Parents With Babies Who Aren’t Quite Babies Anymore
To all parents with babies who aren't quite babies anymore:
Let me try and explain. Have you looked at your kids lately? I mean, really looked.
Is there...
Say Yes, and Take the Hike
My husband and I have been together fourteen years and married for twelve; within the last few years, I've watched his interest in the...
Who Says You Are Too Old To Dance?
Have you heard the phrase “You don’t stop dancing because you grow old. You grow old because you stop dancing”?
It's funny how when you...
A Letter to My Best Friend from Before
Before I had children. Before I was married. Before I moved away to follow my soldier across the country. Before all of that, there...
A Sci-fi Film Reminded Me That In The End, We Want...
Like many people, I enjoy the movie-watching experience. It’s always a pleasant surprise when I watch a movie that far exceeds my expectations. Released...