Middle-aged Maverick

Category: Random Thoughts

  • I Still Don’t Know…Maybe

    Movie/music Monday “The Devil Wears Prada 2” opened in theaters this past weekend. I’ve previously written about how deeply that movie resonated with me, particularly the ending. This post explains it pretty well: The ending I deserve. This one also explains why I am very hesitant to see the new movie: An Ending and a… →

  • Finding My Groove

    “Something Good” Sunday I found my creative groove. After spending some time being resentful of the idea that I need to have a large social media presence in order to get my book published, I have gotten fully on board with it. I’ve been working on posting things on all of my accounts each day,… →

  • You Did Good

    Screenshot Saturday This was saved on August 14, 2021. Apparently I saved a lot of quotes like this in 2021. Ones about growth and change and not being like I used to be. But why?! In 2021, the second wave of hell had not yet arrived in my life. The first wave was when I… →

  • Ah, Summer

    Flashback Friday Today I’m flashing back to June 2, 2021. I took this picture from my spot on the couch in our old apartment. Summer break had just started and I was trying to finish watching Friends all the way through for the first time. It’s funny that this particular episode is the one I… →

  • People Change, Get Over It

    Thoughts on Mental Health Thursday I have changed over the past two years. I have written about it extensively on this blog. People change. Not always for the better, but in my case, it was a very good thing. Yesterday, a friend of mine who still works at the place I left two years ago… →

  • What’s in a name?

    5Ws Wednesday I don’t have anything insightful that I’m wondering about today, so I did a Google search for: random questions that start with a W. I have some interesting answers for this one: What’s the worst name you could give a pet? Now, I don’t think these answers are the worst, but let me… →

  • It’s a Woman Thing

    Talk About it Tuesday I had this random memory the other day. It made me giggle to think about it. When it happened three-ish years ago, Josh couldn’t believe I had done what I did. He didn’t see the humor in it. Maybe because he’s not a woman. Here’s what happened… Picture it. Early morning.… →

  • She Knew

    Movie/music Monday I posted recently about volume 7 of my journals. At least I think I did. That volume took place over only two months of my sophomore year of high school. April and May of 1998 to be exact. I was 15 years old and for those two months, my obsession with three boys… →

  • Snail Mail

    “Something Good” Sunday This week has been a mixed bag of things happening and emotions being felt. A recurring dream I had made me question past events in my life and made me a little antsy to hurry up and get to my next therapy appointment. Despite that dream, for most of the week, I… →

  • Fun and Whimsy

    BONUS Screenshot I saved this screenshot on this day last year. Today especially, I feel like 13 year old me would look at what I did today and be in total awe that I am who she will grow up to be. And that’s because I got another tattoo today. It has been almost a… →