Category: Year of 40
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Year of 40, Month 5: The One Where I Attempt to Become a Plant Lady
I came out of the gate hot on this one. I had visions of the beautiful and bountiful garden that I could cultivate in our newly renovated backyard. I went on a spree at Walter Anderson nursery and bought all the things. I planted strawberries, green beans, sugar snap peas, edamame, okra, kale, beets, tomatoes…
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Year of 40, Month 4: Adulting and Health Things
This was the month of catching up on regular wellness appointments. Getting general health check-ups, my first mammogram, dental appointments, and all the boring things. Not fun self-care, but necessary self-care.
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Year of 40, Month 3: The Pivot
Knowing how to pivot is more essential than knowing how to plan. This third month in the Year of 40 challenge was June, the last month of school, which encompassed all the end-of school-year activities and parties, the kickoff to summer, and our much-anticipated trip to Yellowstone National Park. I was planning to learn iPhone…
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Year of 40, Month 2: Just Like Riding a Bike, or Not
Note: This post is part of the Year of 40 series, where I embarked on a year-long challenge to explore a new hobby each month. The first post which explains the premise and reasons behind the Year of 40 challenge can be found here. After a slow start in the first month, I was determined…
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Blink and You’ll Miss It
Have you ever felt like you can’t breathe, because you feel stifled by your life, the one that you worked so hard to build, the one that you prayed for and that you’re so freaking grateful for, but sometimes… it is just a lot. It’s hard to explain, because you love your life and you…
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Year of 40, Month 1: The Best Intentions and Slowest Start
It was an auspicious beginning, until the logistics brought it crashing down to reality. When I attended the Helen Woodward volunteer orientation, I was impressed by the scale and impact of their operations. I was also shocked by the number of people (like over 50 new applicants) and the 6-8 week timeline for the volunteer…
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How a Year-of-40 Challenge Changed My Mindset and Then My Life
When I turned the big 4-0, I marked the milestone by kicking off a year-long self-reinvention challenge, or what I called “Year of 40” (so original, amirite 😬). The premise: Each month, I would choose a new interest or area of curiosity to explore. It could be anything, as long as it was pre-selected at…