You always knew the day would come. Years ago you felt the “mature woman” was dormant within you when you walked out of Forever 21 emptyhanded and then unexpectedly purchased a shirt from New York & Co. Now she’s dormant no more! This mature woman has erupted and is ready to take the world by storm one sassy shoulder-slit shirt at a time. How did you get here? Let’s retrace our steps.
Continue readingI pay $786 a month for health insurance for my son and me. In no way does this premium cover the cost of receiving healthcare. Basically, a healthcare premium is what you pay so the insurance company takes your calls. You could call it your healthcare retainer fee. And 99.9 percent of the time these calls to the insurance company are due to the mistakes they made while processing your claims. In 2023 my premium will face a 12 percent increase. But the absurd cost of health insurance is another issue for another time. Today’s issue is copay maximums.
Continue readingIt’s 9:30 pm. You’ve watched an episode of Dateline, ate seven chocolate-covered almonds, and contemplated making yourself a cup of tea (but then you remembered you just can’t get into tea). Attempting to escape this sudden depressive lull, you drag yourself to the bathroom to complete your nightly ritual, but your heart isn’t in it. Floss, waterpik, brush, mouthwash, facewash, night cream (s). Rinse repeat, rinse repeat. Is this what it means to be alive? Right about now you could use a little pick me up. Follow these five easy steps and you’ll be happy to be alive in no time!
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I turned 38 this year. I’ve never been a huge birthday person. The thought of throwing a birthday party riddles me with anxiety. My earliest memories of birthdays are more about the anxiety of planning my party than of the actual party. Will anyone come? Will they have fun? Will everyone be looking at me?
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It’s been a while… The last article about crying In my car was a dormant draft from 2015. I decided to share it because even though I no longer work in an office, I still cry in my car. In fact, seven years (extensive therapy, an MFA, husband, additional cat, and baby) later… I’m still up at 3am spiraling on Web MD. However, this time I’m also diagnosing them with diseases… So many new spirals to share! I know I should start a TikTok, but I’m old, so I choose BLOG. I’m not sure what it will look like moving forward but expect the usual “How to’s,” some quick reads, and perhaps some longer form spirals
Thank you for reading ❤
Erica
I have a motto; If you don’t cry once a day, you’re not doing it right. For some reason offices don’t have “Cry Rooms,” so if you’re like me you’re probably doing the majority of your crying in your car during lunch. The problem is you eventually have to face your coworkers, so I’ve compiled some of my best tips for HIDING THOSE TEARS.
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If there’s one thing I can’t stand, it’s a racket (that I’m not in charge of ) and most cable companies fall into this category. A thought you might have: You still have cable? Yes, I’m not cool enough to give it up, you smug hipster. Continue reading
US Weekly has a popular segment, “What’s in My Bag?” that let’s us peer into celebrities’ purses and since I’m borderline narcissistic, it always makes me feel like shit. So in the vain of this self esteem crushing magazine column, I’d like to do the opposite for my reader (s) and let you peer into my bag, which is more like a peasant’s purse. Continue reading
I’ve been running myself ragged, caring for a cat, crocheting, and cooking once a week in a crock pot. Juggling/spinning all these balls/plates has got me thinking, can women have it all? Continue reading
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