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.
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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
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