Just Hit Record
I have spent the better part of a month preparing to start a podcast. You’ll notice I said preparing, not doing. A month. Thirty-ish days. An embarrassing number of hours researching microphones and watching YouTube videos hosted by suspiciously enthusiastic twenty-seven-year-olds named Tyler who somehow have six-camera studio setups in their basements. I have Googled […]
A Chink in My Armor…Or So I Thought
I have a confession. I don’t just value being healthy… I wear it like a badge of honor. Actually, let’s be honest—I wear it like a full-on sash. With sparkles. Sixty-eight years old (and almost four months…because at this stage, every month counts 😄)…No medications. None. Zero. Zilch. And if you’ve ever been to a doctor […]
The Robot That Saved My Sanity (Or At Least My Floors)
Lessons from a Chocolate Lab, a Robotic Vacuum, and the Illusion of Control. For years—years—I had one item on my wish list. Not jewelry. Not a luxury vacation. Not even one of those fancy coffee machines that requires a small engineering degree to operate. No. I wanted a robotic vacuum. You might be wondering why […]
Parallel Parking & Other Life-Threatening Events
If you asked most people to name one of their top fears, they’d probably say public speaking. Not me. I’ll take a microphone and a spotlight over what I consider the true Olympic sport of adulthood: parallel parking. Some people fear heights. Some fear snakes. Some fear failure or what other people will say if […]
Retirement: Turns Out, I’m Bad at It
I don’t know who started the rumor that retirement is some sort of magical finish line—probably the same people who said bangs were “easy to maintain.” All I know is, somewhere along the way, we bought into this glossy brochure version of our “golden years,” complete with sunset walks, limitless leisure, and the sudden urge […]