There’s a running conflict between me and my husband, Steve. He is patient. I am not. He is slow-and-steady, I hit the ground running. He is all, “We have decades to do the stuff we want to do. We’re so young!” And I’m like, “No, no, no! Let’s go, go, go.” It all...
So here’s the thing. Nothing is ever as perfect as it seems. Someone recently said to me, “You’ve been traveling so much, and you went to the Grammy Awards? You have such a glamorous life!” Yes, I’m beyond grateful that I got to visit some new places last year, and...
The last thing I wanted to do was go to a comedy club. I had to finish a freelance story, edit my latest podcast episode, pack for an upcoming trip and run a bunch of errands. Did I really have the time to sit in a packed nightclub listening to a comedian I’d...
Sometime in midlife, it’s common to hit an exercise wall. Maybe your go-to workout is no longer cutting it—or, worse, causing pain. Maybe hormone changes are kicking your butt and you’re too tired to exercise. Maybe no matter how much you move, you’re gaining weight...
I wish I could say it happened while I was doing something sexy or cool. Like snowboarding, salsa dancing, or having a romp with my husband. But no, I was just making the bed—more specifically, leaning over to fluff a pillow—when a back muscle suddenly spasmed and...
Diamonds may be a girl’s best friend, but in midlife, that Sub-Zero is looking like an excellent BFF contender. I recall a scene from an early episode of House of Cards (long before Kevin Spacey was given the boot) in which Claire, the wife of a ruthless politician,...
