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There are lots of reasons you might want to stay in. Like me, you may have kids and want to avoid the cost and headache of finding childcare. Or it could be as simple as needing to tighten your belt with the cost of living fluctuating as it is. It may even be that you’re just more comfortable in your own space—and that’s okay too! Whatever your reason, I’m here to help make your time at home a blast. (Spoiler alert: I’m sharing some of my favorite culinary ideas—with links!)
Lately, all I want to write about, directly and indirectly, is my daughter. This is one of those indirect times. Many Millennials like myself and my husband got a late start in life and are just now, in our mid to late thirties, starting families. Well, let me tell you…there are some things that none of the sentimental Mommy bloggers are going to tell you and they have helped me get my life back. Today, I’m going to share some of them with you so that you can feel (somewhat) in control post-birth.
Since April 2019, I have run a guest blogging initiative on my website called #GBWritesWithOthers. Let’s talk about what it is!
Being in Maine has been a strangely magical experience. For instance, often times when I eat lunch looking out toward the mountain range, there is no one for miles. In Massachusetts, that wouldn’t be possible, and if by rare occasion it was, it would feel lonely...or even threatening. Like someone might be lurking. Waiting. You are not alone in many places in Mass (there are exceptions, but those places are extremely expensive to live in or remote).
Have you all finished watching the Youtube (now on Netflix) Cobra Kai series? Personally, I main-lined it in two days. It’s excellent, but that’s not the point here.
Post-watch (cough, cough: binge), I was left thinking about how emotional the four male leads were. Johnny Lawrence and Daniel LaRusso, as well as Miguel Diaz and Robby Keane. Sure, there were two main females with talented supporting females as well, but the main story is about these four. Four wildly emotional, unpredictable men.
My entire #GBWritesWithOthers theme for 2020 is about learning from quarantine, but I feel compelled to write another piece about something unique to me during this time of my life. My thirties have been a confusing period. I want so many competing things.
There are a lot of motivational quotes out there, but here’s one that doesn’t get enough love:
“Never tell me the odds.” —Han Solo
The man is saying it while he is flying into an astroid field. He admits he is in trouble, but uses the logic that his opponents would be crazy to follow him. He trusts his skills and jumps to hyper-speed. BALLER.
