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Susie, the Underrated Hero Behind The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel returned for its final season last week, and while I’m looking forward to the final chapter,…

Mrs. Maisel, Susie Meyerson

I’m Doing a No-Gift-Mas This Year, And It Feels So Good

I’m done with the exhausting, soulless, checking-account emptying over-gifting extravaganza that dominates Christmas.

christmas, gifts, holiday, holiday stress, spending

What’s the Matter with Millennials? A Handy Little Guide

The things that make a strong middle class — the things that our parents relied on to build wealth — don’t exist anymore.

book review, Books, Boomers, burnout, GenX, Millennials, self-care, selfcare, wages, work

How Am I Supposed to Feel Safe Building a Future in this Country?

Do not tell me this is a representative democracy.

abortion, abuse, birth control, civil rights, Millennials, rape, Supreme Court
Literal screengrab from the Forever 21 website. Ugh, whatever.

Everything Old Is New Again (Except for Me)

It’s ALL back in style? Like, seriously, ALL OF IT?!?

30s, 90s, 90s fashion, fashion, gen z, jeans, Millennials, style, style trends

‘Women and Other Monsters’: Rewriting the Bedtime Stories Patriarchy Tells Itself

“Women have been monsters, monsters have been women, in centuries’ worth of stories, because stories are a way to encode these expectations and pass them on.” -Jess Zimmerman

book review, Books, feminism, feminist books, greek myths, monsters, patriarchy

Well Said: Nostalgia and TV’s Nubile Teen Trope

Asking the important questions, like: Do we need to define ourselves with things? How does each generation deal with death? And how much teen boob is too much?

Boomers, censorship, Euphoria, GenX, GenZ, HBO, Hoarding, Millennials, Netflix, Nostalgia, SexEd
Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register.

So you’re one of those little dog people now, huh.

Until now, I have only owned big dogs. Enter Koki: a geriatric, half-deaf little dog with a heart condition.

Alzheimer's, big dogs, dog care, Dogs, family care, humor, little dogs, old dogs

Find Your Flow

For most of my adult life, work has been the primary outlet for my creativity. So what happens when a new job doesn’t want my creativity at all?

creative process, creativity, flow, job problems, productivity culture, work problems

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