Tag: Midlife
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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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Cheers to 2025: A Fresh Squeeze of Hope (and Maybe a Little Tequila)

Well folks, it’s that time again. The calendar has flipped, the champagne bottles have popped (or maybe just the sparkling cider – no judgment!), and we’re officially in 2025. Now, I’m not one to make resolutions, because let’s be honest, those tend to go the way of my New Year’s Eve diet (spoiler alert: it…
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From Middle School to Midlife: The Ever-Evolving Christmas Questions That Make Us Feel Weird

Remember those hazy days of middle school, when the Christmas story seemed both magical and utterly baffling? You know, the one where a 13-year-old Mary (seriously, 13?!) gets pregnant by…God? And Joseph, bless his soul, just goes along with it? I mean, talk about a trust fall. Then there’s the whole “no room at the…
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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…
