Midlife Musings
Fortysomething. If my life were a TV show, that would be the title, and these are the episodes. Or maybe I am just having an episode.
Everything they don't put in the brochure for your 40s. Work situations that make your blood boil, body changes nobody prepared you for, pop culture opinions held with unreasonable conviction, and the general absurdity of being a grown woman who still hasn't figured out what she wants to be when she grows up. Honest, unfiltered, and occasionally petty in ways that are entirely justified.I Will Not Dumb Myself Down
On refusing to let anyone - my mother, the ex, anyone - treat me like I don't know my own mind. A zero-tolerance policy.
Deja Vu Drama – Double Down on Your Disappointment
I was made project manager for the software upgrade I taught myself. My work friend wasn't chosen for the team. She's making it my problem. It isn't.
Ennui Creeps In – Every Day is Exactly the Same
Not depressed, not thriving, just stuck on a loop of work, sleep, and Texas heat, and not sure if the ennui needs fixing or just riding out.
Say Ma’am One More Time
Got yes ma'am'd twice in one day and had a small crisis.
You’re the Firestarter, Twisted Firestarter
Two kinds of people in your life: firefighters who kill your momentum, and firestarters who build it. My mother is a firefighter. I finally have a word for it.
