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    Time Flies When You’re Not Having Fun

    February 28, 2026 /No Comments

    Twelve years ago I wrote about the Year of the Horse. Time flew and I wasn't having fun. I was hopeful in 2014. I'm exhausted in 2026. Here we go again.

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    Midlife Crisis Management – Steering Back Onto the Road

    February 10, 2026 /No Comments

    Somehow 20 months later, I am managing another midlife crisis, and have moved to another country. What happened?

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    Say Ma’am One More Time

    July 1, 2020 /No Comments

    Got yes ma'am'd twice in one day and had a small crisis.

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    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.

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    Treading Water in a Pool of Misery – Abandoned by a Stranger

    March 19, 2019 /No Comments

    A coworker I barely knew took a transfer and I fell apart. That's when I started wondering if divorce PTSD is actually a thing and whether I have it.

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