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.-
The World is My Whatever is an Alternative to an Oyster
Seven countries on my bucket list, one strong opinion about oysters, and a brief detour through Shakespeare, fracking, and Pacific Rim. Also: I'm not making plans yet. That energy got wasted before.
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The Hazards of Doom-Scrolling
My doom-scroll trip ended nowhere but in misery. Come along for the ride down trauma memory lane.
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Fall Out Girl – Up and At Them
My friend piled on a female manager using gossip from the same people he can't stand. I defended her. I don't regret what I said — just the venue.
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New Year, Same Old Bullshit – Tales of a Bad Manager
My boss is a textbook bad manager — demotivating, micromanaging, biased — and it feels uncomfortably familiar. On toxic masculinity at work and recognizing the pattern when you've lived it before.
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Music Roulette – 10 Random Songs
What songs would populate if I hit random play aka shuffle on all the Liked songs on my account? Inquiring minds want to know! #UGMR #Spotify
