The Underground Mother Road The Underground Mother Road

A Fortysomething Journal

  • Home
  • Hot Topics
    • My So Called Life
    • Midlife Musings
    • Divorced. Now what?
    • Living Single
    • The Mother Hood
    • Marital Hiss
    • Rotting Roots
    • Movie Musings
    • Thoughts & Ponderings
    • Be Practical
    • The Home Ec Files
  • Contact the Underground
  • Start Here
    • about
    • Co-Parenting is Hard
Menu
  • Home
  • Hot Topics
    • My So Called Life
    • Midlife Musings
    • Divorced. Now what?
    • Living Single
    • The Mother Hood
    • Marital Hiss
    • Rotting Roots
    • Movie Musings
    • Thoughts & Ponderings
    • Be Practical
    • The Home Ec Files
  • Contact the Underground
  • Start Here
    • about
    • Co-Parenting is Hard

Join the Underground

This is the part where I ask you to follow my blog 0_o. Enter your email and get updates when I post something new. Simple as that.

Spread the Word

  • Facebook
  • X
  • Instagram
The Ex Files - The Jersey Devil
5 Reasons Die Hard is A Christmas Movie - And I Will Die on This Hill_UGMR
Music roulette 7 - Reality Sound Bites
Insane in the Men Brain
haze gray matter
Happy Divorce!
challenge accepted
Pump Your Brakes
  • IKEA the furtniture wonderland
    The Home Ec Files

    The Furniture Wonderland – My life and IKEA

    May 1, 2019 /No Comments

    IKEA loyalist since age 10. Forty-something years later it's still the place I go to make a house feel like home and pretend everything isn't falling apart.

    Read Me
  • birthday fails by the numbers
    Midlife Musings

    Birthday Fail • A Historical Review of Why I Hate Birthdays

    April 30, 2019 /No Comments

    My birthday peaked at age six. Everything since has been a documented disaster. 10 reasons I stopped caring about my birthday entirely.

    Read Me
  • strong enough - not just lyrics to a song
    Midlife Musings

    Strong Enough – Not Just Lyrics to Another Song

    April 12, 2019 /No Comments

    A coworker told me she wished she was as strong as me. I spent the rest of the day wondering what she was actually seeing, because it isn't what I see when I look in the mirror.

    Read Me
  • back to work
    Midlife Musings

    Achievement Unlocked: Back to Work and Getting My Shit Together

    April 9, 2019 /No Comments

    I applied on a lark, did the phone interview half asleep, and somehow landed a job at my dream company. Here's what getting my shit together actually feels like.

    Read Me
  • stuck on the edge of the dating pool
    Midlife Musings,  Living Single

    Why I’m Missing Out – Stuck on the Edge of the Dating Pool

    April 8, 2019 /No Comments

    Six years divorced and I panic at the chance of a gas station meet cute. I want to get back in the dating pool. I just can't let go of the edge.

    Read Me
2627282930

LisawithnoL

Writing about the random ass shit going on in my life since 2007. I pull no punches and use salty language. Read at your own risk.

From the Underground

New posts, straight to your inbox. No filler, no upsells, keeping it simple.

Trainwreck Gawkers

  • 10,830 curious onlookers

Would you like to know more?

  • The Woman That I Used to Know
  • No Trespassing: A Field Guide to Boundaries
  • The Neighborhood Council Files – Boiling Point
  • The Neighborhood Council Files ~ The Man Behind the Curtain
  • I Like to Walk Because I Can

Travel Back in Time

#UGMR Playlist

Trending

The Woman That I Used to Know
Insane in the Men Brain

👽 Keeping it real since 2007 👽

Tags

adult student being married brother strikes again college coping mechanisms coping post divorce COVID19 depression divorce douchebaggery emotional abuse expat life friends Guatemala holidays keeping it real kennels of irritation La Llorona less than perfect life lessons manipulative behavior memories of bad marriage memory lane midlife musings military motherhood mother issues motivation movie musings mr horrible my mother narcissist mother pandemic pet peeves pissed off rant post-divorce quarantine2020 rant secret single behavior single mom Texas the ex trust issues women working working through the drama
© 2026 The Underground Mother Road
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Disclaimer
  • Contact