Why I Love Used Book Stores Books are it. I recommend them 1000%. It’s a story.  It’s a journey.  It’s a way to visit more places than you could ever imagine. Even before my autoimmune disease progressed, I loved to read. The hours melted away while I was engrossed in a story that took me places and taught me things I couldn’t have learned in the small town where I grew up. As I grew up, the more I read, the more these stories fueled who I became because they gave me a way to learn about different cultures, perspectives, and ways of life. In my purse, at any age in my life, you could always find my wallet, brush, makeup, and a book. Now that I’m in my 40s, that’s changed just a bit. Now you’ll find my wallet, brush, painkiller... But there will always be a book. In a homemade protective sleeve, no doubt. Funny thing is, I protect every book whether it is brand new or used. Why? Because as long as the pages are in order, it tells a story worth reading. There is always a chance ...

Building a Blog at 40+ You are 15 and just came home from a date with your boyfriend. It was the last date because he just broke it off with you for your best friend. On top of that, you just failed your chemistry test, and your parents are going to have your ass. Once your parents found out and the gig was up about your grades, they could still sense you were under immense stress. So what did they suggest? Write your feelings down in a journal. They swore it would help get them out of your mind and onto paper. It worked. But. What if someone were to read these thoughts? So you hide the journal. Because at the end of the day, as good as it was to write about how your slut-faced bestie has been schmoozing it up with your boyfriend, the embarrassment of someone reading how you TRULY feel would end life as you know it. Starting a blog at 40+ is the opposite of that. It’s empowering. It’s solidifying. It’s magic. I am convinced that when a woman’s perimenopause symptoms increase, her give-...