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.Once Around Again: Wishful Thinking
This episode of Once Around Again takes us back to 2009 - feelings of dread and hindsight showing it was all wishful thinking.
Once Around Again: Back on the Road
Once around again - digging through the archives, this time with a post from this month, eighteen years ago. We're going way back into the archives for this walk down memory lane.
Duly Noted
Old journals resurface after a move and reveal five or six years of marriage I genuinely could not remember, and I had to find out why.
Music Roulette 9 ~ Jagged Little Playlist
It is common for music to trigger involuntary memories. Without trying, a song plays, and a recollection pops up without trying. Music shows up during everyday activities, and we pay it no mind. We listen to music while commuting, working out, doing chores, and the mind wanders and old memories come wandering out. I’d like to evoke some autobiographical music encoded memories. Time for another round of music roulette. Let’s see what memories emerge from this random playlist of uncurated songs.
Once Around Again
Once around again, a new series digging into the archives. This resurfaced a story about things that make my blood boil.
