Thoughts from a pessimistic optimist and empty-nester. This is not the place for you if any of your feeds describe you as “pulled together or perfectionist.” A true believer that the right shoes and jeans can make most bad days better.
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Why Gen X Women Have No Chill
“You have no chill.”
Of course I have no chill. Chill is a privilege for people who don’t run five people’s lives.
Gen X women were expected to handle adult responsibilities when we were nine. “Feed your little brother…you can figure out...
Buy the Coat Your Daughter Will Steal
I wore a uniform to school, so I never needed lots of clothes. But I needed a coat. I still remember my mother taking me to Lord and Taylor every year for a coat. We would go to the children’s department on the bottom floor, where I’d long...
Confessions of a Sweater Junkie: Part Two
I’m a little bit of a sweater slut. I love a good knit. Occasionally I splurge but I also invest in a lot of reasonable sweaters. You know why? Because I have spent ridiculous amounts of money on cashmere sweaters made from virgin sheep's w...
Are Your Fifties Breaking You?
I’m tired. Not the kind of tired sleep can fix. That was baby tired. Physical fatigue.
This is something heavier. Mental fatigue. The cost of carrying worry about everyone all the time. It feels like the kids left, and instead of my load l...
A note from Helen.
Hi everyone,
I started this Substack ten months ago with no followers, and now you are almost seven thousand strong.
I’m really glad you’re here. Some of you found me on Instagram. Some had an article sent to you by a friend. And some of...
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I'm Helen, I write about trauma, sobriety, starting over, and finding good denim. If you're starting over, wondering what's next, or desperately seeking a good coat, follow me.
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