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Now, nothing upsets me more than someone telling me to reduce my stress. It's often said in the same vein as eat more fiber, like I could open a packet and empty its stress-relieving contents into my coffee.

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I’m sleeping late and slow traveling. My senses will feast on the new as opposed to relying on the muscle memory that guides me through most of my days.

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Then blam! Perimenopause hits, and the old her is dead. Or dying. Decaying is probably a good description, too. 

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Trigger warning: This post may induce depressive thoughts, angry outbursts, the reduction of hope, and the occasional eye roll. It touches upon the shit-show that is the female reproductive journey. If these topics don't appeal to you, please do not read this post.

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Does age kill optimism? What happens when hard work isn't enough? A 5-min read about the importance of tapping into your youthful enthusiasm to push through this stage of (mid)life.

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External validation had a positive impact on my self-esteem and that skyrocketed my internal self-worth. But what happens when your job doesn't come with a paycheck that matches your efforts and there's no one telling you, "Well done."

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“But what did she say?"

“What could she say? There’s no comeback to that. It’s a verbal bitchslap in front of hundreds.”

“Hundreds?"

“Ok, fifty. But still.”

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“Girl, what is up with the price of coffee in this country. Remember when coffee was fifty cents, and your choices were black or with milk?”

“They serve an Americano.”

“For how much, though?”

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We were the latchkey generation. There was no such thing as sleep anxiety, and every kid knew the consequences of interrupting our parents when DYNASTY was on TVwe knew the importance of a good nighttime TV drama series.

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That's how I enter 2022: Excited and hopeful but ultimately scared. A look at the various emotions I navigate as I write my next novel series. It's gonna be epic!

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