June 5, 2022 Is it time to liberate my gray hair? I’ve been dyeing my hair red since I was 25 years old. Wow. That adds up to 27 years’ worth of red hair dye,…
May 18, 2022 Girl, don’t take his name when you marry Time for an unpopular opinion: young women shouldn’t change their last names to match their husbands. I should add that this is a case…
May 6, 2022 I remember the first time I heard “grunge” in 1992 I love music and always have. I have super eclectic taste in music and appreciate almost all of it. I used to say that…
April 14, 2022 Those numbers you’re trying so hard to beat? They’re meaningless. Life is not a video game, but we live as if it is. For example, all our lives, we chase certain numbers. Everyone does…
March 1, 2022 A look back at the start of Covid This month marks our state’s official two-year anniversary with Covid. It’s certainly not an anniversary anyone ever wanted – and it is hardly something…
February 9, 2022 It feels strange to put your child on an airplane alone Traveling alone can be an important and fun milestone for a young traveler. When I was 12, I had the thrilling experience of flying…
January 23, 2022 I just had the best solo vacation of my life I’ve been a mom for 12 years. In that time, never once have I taken even a one-night vacation on my own – until…
January 14, 2022 I dieted for 35 years but that’s all over now In 2021, I kissed diets goodbye for good – and I’m not the only one. It’s crazy to think this, let alone write it,…
January 8, 2022 Celebrating 10 years of writing this blog Today marks ten years since I began this blog. I hope it’s not too self-congratulatory to wish myself a happy tenth blog-iversary! What started…
December 7, 2021 Our child is not struggling with gender identity We’ve been on a wild ride with gender and identity this year in our household. I’m blogging about it, as always, with Xage’s full…