Musings about turning forty

Meditations on the trail race I thought wouldn’t happen, and a reminder to trust the process.

Why chosen disruptions help break up the patterns we set in order to fully experience, and recall, our complicated, messy lives

Dedicating time for play and creative projects to remember that within us all was once a child whose imagination was once encouraged and still should be.

Dive into what it’s like to live in a constant state of unknowing whether I’ll become a mother or live a childless life.

How mementos, a mug or a plant, can bring you back into a time, place, and feeling.

Happy New Year — the year of the freakin’ dragon. Instead of setting a resolution this year, what if we consciously choose the moments that will stack up?

An inner monologue about becoming more invisible with age, and embracing comfort culture.

Sick, grumpy, and pulling myself out of a funk by trying to redefine the concept of aging.

First diary entry “the fear dump”. 359 days until I turn 40. And bonus, 2024 is a leap year