Tag: empty nest
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Midlife Margaritas: Host’s Guide to Keeping Your Drunk Relatives out of The Mistletoe!

POV: You’re attending or hosting the annual dysfunctional family holiday gathering. You need some help on how to survive without murdering drunk uncle Dave. Well, I got you. Read on… If your family is a nice normal traditional family with no one in rehab or jail, this post is not for you. But feel free…
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If Midlife Margaritas Was Giving a College 2025 Commencement Speech, This Would Be It

Well, well, well, look at all you bright-eyed, bushy-tailed graduates of 2025! Give yourselves a round of applause – you made it! And let me tell you, that’s no small feat. Especially with all the doom and gloom you’ve been hearing from every other commencement speaker out there. Seriously, I’m starting to think they’re all…
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Rebuilding Your Social Life After the Birdies Flew the Coop (and Left a Mess).

Alright, Empty Nesters! Let’s ditch the tissues and grab the tequila (or sparkling water, you do you). We’re diving into the thrilling, slightly terrifying, world of making friends post-kid-launch. Welcome to the Midlife Margaritas guide to “Rebuilding Your Social Life After the Birdies Flew the Coop (and Left a ton of empty water bottles under…
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A Midlife Christmas: Empty Nest, Let’s Reminisce

Well, here we are again. Another Christmas season, another year older, and another year of our kids living somewhere else. It’s the classic midlife Christmas dilemma: a mix of relief and melancholy. The Amazon Christmas Remember the days of frantic mall trips, fighting crowds, and wrapping paper cuts? Those days are long gone, replaced by…
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Getting Through Empty Nest as College and High School Gear Up: A Parent’s Guide to What’s Next

I know you are going through a ton of feels right now, but you will get through this. Pinky swear! I’ve gone through all of this twice now and the youngest is back at in Grad School. It gets easier but don’t put your feelings on the back burner. You need to work through them.…