Living Single
Living the single life: single parent, single mom, just plain single.
What nobody tells you about being single in your 40s -- the freedom is real, the loneliness is also real, and the dating landscape is a special kind of hellscape that deserves its own category. Essays on solo living, social dynamics, the particular exhaustion of swiping, and learning to be your own person after years of defining yourself in relation to someone else.Navigating Uncharted Waters
Stuff from NJ inbound means nothing ties me to that black hole anymore. Every step forward in the new apartment is uncharted waters.
Starting a New Chapter
Fourteen years out of a classroom and fresh out of a marriage, I was heading back to college. Not competing with anyone, just there to get the degree.
In search of the thirtysomething mom
Newly divorced in Texas, looking for other thirysomething moms with teenagers. Can't find them anywhere. Turns out they're too busy scraping a living to have time to meet me.
Movie For One
I went to the movies alone today and officially feel settled in Texas. I've been doing this for years, the divorce just made it guilt-free.
No Pity Party Here
Some people just want to see the world burn. Some just want to get the invite to your Pity Party. Well, there's no pity party here.
