There is something wildly disrespectful about society acting as though women reach 50 and should immediately begin preparing to disappear. Excuse us? Some women reach 50 and realize they finally have enough…
There is something wildly disrespectful about society acting as though women reach 50 and should immediately begin preparing to disappear. Excuse us? Some women reach 50 and realize they finally have enough…
A food recall notification hits the news. Then another product appears in a headline. You open your refrigerator and stare suspiciously at the lettuce like it personally owes you an explanation. Food…
An Alzheimer’s diagnosis can change the atmosphere of an entire family. There is the medical information to absorb, appointments to schedule, decisions to make, and questions about what the future may hold.…
The group chat has been saying “We need a girls’ trip!” for approximately three years. Everybody agrees. Everybody sends resort videos. Everybody drops heart-eye emojis. Then somebody asks for dates. Silence. Welcome…
Your best friend needs help moving a sofa. Your husband owns a truck. Does she call him directly? Your husband’s female coworker sends him funny videos at 11:30 at night. Harmless friendship…
When you’ve spent years protecting your child from the full truth, what happens when that child becomes an adult and gets to decide what the truth means for himself? Kristy is 45…
We often describe design through what we can see: color, materials, furniture, lighting, typography, composition. But the strongest design is rarely remembered only because it looked beautiful. It is remembered because it…
It usually begins with one. One suspicious silver strand standing proudly at the front of your head like it personally paid rent. You pull it. Another appears. Then three. Then twelve. Eventually,…
There was a time when contacting customer service felt relatively straightforward. You had a problem. You called a company. A human being answered. You explained the problem. The human being attempted to…
Women will schedule everything. The dentist. The oil change. The children’s appointments. The dog’s grooming appointment. The work meeting. The birthday dinner. The grocery pickup. The hair appointment. The conference call that…
There are countless articles about recognizing a bad friend. The selfish friend. The jealous friend. The unreliable friend. The friend who only calls when she needs something. The friend who disappears…
Nobody wants to think about dying. We would much rather discuss vacation plans, what we’re ordering for dinner, whether we’re finally going to clean out that closet, and why the grocery store…