Waiting On A New Normal: Navigating Your Mindset When You Feel In-Limbo.
Two years ago this week, I posted this: “Today’s Micro Shift For A Mega Difference: Replace NEW NORMAL with FOR-NOW NORMAL. NOW Normal isn’t the same as THEN Normal. And it’s definitely not the same as what Normal WILL BE months from now, when the dust settles,...
Laughable Plans: Finding Control When There Feels Like None.
If you Google search “top 10 most stressful life events,” there are a few repeat offenders that pop up on list after list. Death of a loved one. Marriage. Divorce. Starting a new job or losing a current one. Financial problems. And then, there’s...
You’ll Love It When You’re Older: On Ageism, Bias, and Covertly Dangerous Compliments
I got exposed to ageism at a very early age in a very odd way: by getting told incessantly how much younger I looked than I actually was. Immediately followed by: YOU’LL LOVE IT WHEN YOU’RE OLDER. Every time I got praised for looking “so young,” I could...
Have You Updated Your OS Lately?
“I think I’m an Apple person. Yep, I’ve decided it. I’m switching out everything.” This was my husband, about a month ago. My PC-using, iPhone-carrying husband, tired of multiple brands and multiple systems, decided that he would no...
Giving Selective F***s.
**Heads up: this post about people-pleasing, being defensive, and setting boundaries contains mature language, specifically, f***, a lot. I know we don’t censor our language on the WANTcast and WANT site, so you’re probably used to it, but I feel like the...
