Sharing my midlife journey as a mom, wife, reader, TV watcher, and more.

One funny, sometimes serious, inspired blog post at a time.

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  • We’ve seen too much of this lately… Happy Winter, Friends! Or is it? Please feel free to discuss in the comments. I only wanted one good snowfall this year. That’s it. Nothing too splashy or overdone. Something picturesque and if it resulted in a one-day work closure, great. I’ll take…

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  • Ms Alainy

    I’m dedicating this blog post to the miscellaneous stuff on my mind lately. Here goes my listicle. 1. Next Sunday is my daughter’s 8th birthday…

  • The Passing of My Boyfriend

    I’m mourning the slow passing of my boyfriend. This is what my real boyfriend (aka my husband) calls my dead body pillow. I’ll explain. When…

  • Back to School Buzz

    Over the past couple of weeks, the cold/ear infection fairy spread her magic to our household and disappeared just in time for … you guessed…

  • Dental Work

    No, you are not viewing a page from an anatomy textbook. This contraption is what was placed on my daughter’s teeth this week. Braces will…

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