I don’t remember the exact moment it happened, but somewhere between packing school lunches and realizing my kids now feed themselves (and somehow still complain), I noticed something shift. Getting older wasn’t just about creaky knees and suddenly caring about throw pillows—it … [Read more...]

I don’t know if it’s turning 40, 50, or just waking up one random Tuesday and realizing your kids suddenly don’t need you to cut their pancakes anymore—but somewhere along the way, life gets very clear. And also a little ridiculous. Like, why did no one tell us these things … [Read more...]

Okay, let’s just start with this: I am not 50 yet. Not even close enough to start fibbing about it at the doctor’s office. BUT—I do have two very good friends, one in her early 50s and one in her late 50s, and I talk to them all the time. Like, the kind of conversations where you … [Read more...]

If You're Reading This, You're Me. Hi. It's April 30th. My son's graduation party is in three days. There are four collage boards leaned against my dining room wall and not a single photo glued to any of them. I have approximately 63,789 photos of Drew on my phone and the … [Read more...]

So You're Bored. Welcome To The Club, Population: All Of Us. OK quick context before we dive in. My kids are 15 and 18 now. Technically, the bored years are behind me. And yet. Here I am, on a Tuesday afternoon, writing a list called "what to do when bored," because the muscle … [Read more...]