Seeking: My Internet Besties

Are you a cowboy like me?

I was supposed to have it figured out by now— now that I’m an honest-to-goodness adult with kids who aren’t babies anymore. If my 20s were for self-discovery & my 30s were for rooting myself in new roles at home & work, aren’t my 40s supposed to be for flourishing? Yet here I am, navigating my middle years, & some days it feels like I’m just figuring out how to get through the day without tripping over a pile of laundry. I find myself craving connection & joy in the everyday.

When I start searching for women like me— those of us who are in the middle of it all, whether that’s midlife, mid-chaos, or just trying to figure out what’s next— I get lost in a sea of clickbait, divisive rants, & influencers endlessly telling me what new thing I have to buy. And it’s always something to do with perimenopause or my aging face. Yes, that can be important, but I’m more than the state of my uterus & skin.

I want to connect with women who are figuring out the same things I am. I want to connect with others who are frank & funny.

Let’s discuss:

Is that red light therapy mask worth it? Do you let your teenager have TikTok? Is your body doing that weird thing mine is? What do we do for our aging parents? What do you buy someone when they say “I don’t want anything”? Should I go back to work full-time? What’s for dinner? Why is it so hard to make new friends?

I don’t have all the answers & I’m sure you don’t either, but maybe that’s exactly why we need each other.

This isn’t just a blog or newsletter. It’s a community where we can swap recommendations, make each other laugh, & cheer each other on. Let’s put the social back in social media & prove that the internet can be used for good.

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