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Shuffling Back to Fine
You know what doesn’t get enough credit? Feeling fine. Not amazing, not life-alteringly happy, just…fine. Okay. Not like you’re one wrong sneeze away from a nuclear-level emotional meltdown. That’s the vibe I’m riding into this summer, and honestly, I’m here for this. After what has felt like a lifetime of surgeries, medical appointments, and falling…
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So… I Never Introduced Myself, Did I?
(Honestly, rude of me.) Hi. I’m Marissa. And I’ve been out here blogging like we’re already best friends, which, I mean, aspirational, but maybe it’s time I formally introduced myself before we get any deeper into my unsolicited oversharing. I’m a mom to two amazing teenager daughters who keep me grounded, slightly feral, and permanently…
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The Face of “Concern”?
Being a woman of a certain age brings with it certain, shall we say, inconveniences. The annual pap/pelvic exam. The hormonal hellscape that creates night sweats A new interest in your bone density The insomnia that could be caused by age or adulting (but you’re not sure which) The dreaded mammogram And this last one,…
Playfully True: Notes from a Not-So-Graceful Life 