ADULTING: DO YOU CELEBRATE
BIRTHDAY EVES?
​10.23.20

I’ve written a few blog posts about taking time to celebrate. I can’t stress enough that I feel we should do more of it. Here’s one thing I (and apparently many others) love to celebrate: Birthday Eves!* 

I don’t know how it officially came about, but I personally remember joking with my family about the day before our birthday being our “Birthday Eve.” (Yes, I’m giving it capitalization!) The whole concept made logical sense in my young mind. We had Christmas Eve, and frankly, it could be a lot of fun. Why not have more eves on the calendar?

ADULTING & ANXIETY: HOW ARE YOU FRAMING YOUR SITUATION?
10.16.20

If you experience anxiety, you may have seen how it has a cruel way of creating a whirlwind of emotions that come and go throughout the day. It can get to the point where you are tired of ALL THE FEELS. You crave peace. Simplicity.

A port in the storm for me has been to boldly take a step toward the emotion I want to have, not the one that just happens to be present. In essence, I’m learning to get ahead of my emotions and dictate to myself how I will feel. I call it “framing the situation." (Note: there is probably a more professional term.) Because I believe we can be storytellers of our own life.


​Welcome To My Blog!

I'm so glad you stopped by! There are many bloggers, so what can my few little pages on the web offer to you? For me, the answer has always been the same: I want more positive words "out there" about aging and adulting. I saw mainstream responses to getting older and found them often unappealing. I didn’t want many of those options, so I supported the one I do: an encouraging and enthusiastic response to the changes the years bring. I'm heading toward 40, and I think a positive outlook is important because if I die tomorrow, or I die when I’m 999, I’ve not lived a life where I’ve cringed at each new year.

Is my way the only way? Of course not. Our response to adulting is immensely personal. But it’s not limited, and that’s the secret. You don’t have to tackle the hardships of adulting the way others have. I hope you will join me in forging our own path and shaping our own reality: focusing on the positive, the special, and the parts of aging that make us smile and are in store for those who live (to be cliché) to see another day.