We tend to measure our lives by the big accomplishments, the milestones and the things we can point to and say we achieved. But there’s an enormous amount of work involved in simply keeping a life going. And most of it never comes with applause, recognition or even a thank you. That doesn’

Every now and then, I’ll hear an old song or pass somewhere I haven’t been in years and suddenly remember a whole chapter of my life I’d almost forgotten. People, conversations, places and versions of myself that haven’t crossed my mind in decades. It’s strange how an entire period of your li

I wonder how many things I’ve talked myself out of over the years because the circumstances weren’t quite right. Looking back, some of my favorite experiences happened when absolutely nothing was going according to plan. Apparently, life doesn’t check your calendar before deciding to happen.

I was a lot quicker to form opinions when I was younger. These days, I’ve seen enough unexpected twists in people’s lives to know that appearances don’t tell you much. It’s amazing how complicated things become when you actually know the whole story. #LifeLessons #HumanNature #LifeE

I wonder how many things I’ve talked myself out of over the years because the circumstances weren’t quite right. Looking back, some of my favorite experiences happened when absolutely nothing was going according to plan. Apparently, life doesn’t check your calendar before deciding to happen.

I used to think that if I planned carefully enough, worked hard enough and made the right decisions, I could somehow control the direction my life would take. At 54, I know better. There are things I would give anything to change and things I never saw coming that changed me forever. I don

I swear, the older I get, the more I wonder how previous generations managed to look like they had their shit together. 😂 Meanwhile, I’m 54, still Googling things I probably should know and occasionally wondering who decided I was qualified to be in charge of anything. Apparently, experience

One of the stranger things about getting older is realizing how many rules you’ve been following that nobody actually made. Somewhere along the way, we picked up a whole collection of expectations and treated them like laws. And the funny thing is, half the people we were trying so hard to im

I don’t know who decided adulthood should come with this many daily responsibilities, but I’d like to speak to management. 😂 At 54, I have approximately 47 years of experience being tired and somehow my qualifications keep increasing. Surely there’s a seniority benefit coming at some point. 🤣

I swear the older I get, the faster the weekends disappear. 😂 Friday afternoon, I have all these grand ideas about what I’m going to accomplish. Then I blink and it’s Sunday evening. And somehow I’m exhausted from a weekend in which I accomplished approximately NOTHING. Please tell me I’m

The older I get, the more I realize the math just isn’t mathing. 😂 I’m somehow 54 years old with the same brain that thought 1987 was about 20 years ago. And don’t even get me started on how the 90s were apparently THREE decades ago. Who the hell authorized that? 🤣 #Over50 #LifeInYo

Today is my 54th birthday. 🎂 And birthdays have a funny way of making you look backward and forward at the same time. I certainly don’t have everything figured out, but I know myself better than I ever have. I know what matters more, what matters a whole lot less and that life rarely turns ou

There are things I was absolutely certain about ten years ago that I’d argue against today. Not because I became cynical. Not because I stopped believing in people. I just have more evidence now. 😂 Life has a funny way of changing your answers without ever changing the questions. #Lif

I used to think wisdom would feel like finally having life figured out. Turns out, it feels more like looking back and realizing how differently you see things now. Some lessons don’t arrive with an announcement. You just wake up one day and realize you’re not the same woman who would’ve hand

At some point, “I’ll be fine” quietly became “this is going to require a recovery period.” 😂 I don’t know exactly when the warranty expired, but I would like to speak to whoever handled the paperwork. #Over50 #MidlifeHumor #GettingOlder #Relatable

I really thought adulthood came with some point where you suddenly knew what the hell you were doing. Turns out, we’re all just out here making decisions with varying levels of confidence. 😂 Some of us have simply gotten better at looking convincing.

Tomorrow is International Overdose Awareness Day. Before addiction entered my family, August 31 was just another date on the calendar. Now I know there are thousands of families who know exactly what this day means. Families who spent years hoping. Begging. Praying. Getting angry.

For years, I asked questions I didn’t know enough to answer. Then addiction became part of my own story. I learned that addiction isn’t a lack of love. It isn’t a lack of willpower. And it isn’t something that only happens to “other families.” It can happen in families that love fiercel

Looking back, I don’t think I was naïve. I just believed things that hadn’t been tested by real life yet. Some lessons only make sense after you’ve lived through disappointment, heartbreak, burnout and a few hard truths. If I could sit down with my 25-year-old self, these are three things

There are things I could have been told a hundred times when I was younger and I still wouldn’t have understood them. Some lessons you just have to live long enough to learn. Being needed can feel a lot like being valued — until you learn the difference. Loving someone can make you believe