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.It’s Swimsuitphobia Season!
A floss bikini in a celebrity style column sent me straight back to the mustard yellow pageant humiliation of 1983. My relationship with swimsuits has always been complicated.
Women in the Workplace Pt 1
A colleague sulked her way out of a leadership role by hoarding information and skipping mandatory meetings. On work pettiness, and why reliability beats everything.
Reverse Body Dysmorphia
Every time I pass the staff bathroom mirror I think — is that really what other people see? On growing up told my worth was my appearance, and what that costs.
Sex Sex Sex – a MasterClass in Getting None
I don't for one second feel like I am living vicariously through my friends. I just feel bad that I can't reciprocate in the sex story telling, unless I revisit my ancient sexual history. How long has it been?
Jewel of Denial
Jewel of Denial - avoiding relationships isn't about being in denial, it is facing the truth about myself.
