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Honest writing for midlife women building something of their own around a full life.
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The Real Reason I Kept Abandoning My Ideas
I used to think there was something wrong with my follow-through. I taught myself to sew a while back. I still remember the energy of it: fabric spread out on the table, pattern pieces pinned and cut, that particular excitement of starting something with your hands. And then, without fail, I would stop. Not because…
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Two Hours, No Negotiation
A real look at how two protected hours a day, chosen the night before, are enough to build something of your own around a full life.
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3 Signs You’re Stuck in the Planning Loop
A few weeks ago I was cleaning out my Google Drive. I wasn’t looking for anything in particular. Just one of those admin tasks you do when you want to feel productive without doing the actual thing you’re supposed to be doing. And then I found them. Files from ten years ago. Ideas I had…
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The Sunday Feeling
It is eight o’clock on a Sunday evening in June. Outside, the light is still doing that particular British summertime thing where it refuses to leave. The sky is bright, the garden is golden, and if we went only by what our eyes were telling us, we would think the day was still ours. Then…
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The Wave
Yesterday, while on a call discussing the intricacies of our pricing strategy for an upcoming tender response, one of my colleagues blurted out in shock: “Oh my God, he’s gone.” This immediately sent a shockwave through the call as we all processed what he had said. Then, what seemed to happen in rapid succession, came…
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The Research Loop (And What’s Really Keeping You In It)
You know the one. Another tab open. Another article saved. Another course bookmarked for later. We tell ourselves we’re not ready yet, that we need to understand the market better, get clearer on the idea, figure out the financials before committing to anything. And so we research. And research. And somehow, months pass. I’ve been…
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