Ready for a “Here’s Yet Another Way You’ve Been Taking Your Life for Granted” hypothetical situation to ponder? Sure you are, Sport! Here goes: You just found out you need to leave your town, exactly one month from today. Let’s pretend this imaginary exodus has more to do with something invigorating (like being transferred to...

When I’m in the old age asylum (i.e., a senior living home/ memory care facility), I assume I’ll want to remember the lovely life I led. Dementia will surely distort my memories (OMG my memories are already dodgy at 48), so I’ll want something I can hold in my sun-spotted hands—a tangible repository of my...

I’m choosing to assume this quote by Rudy Francisco gives you the same flutter in your stomach that it does for me: “The human heart beats approximately 4,000 times per hour and each pulse, each throb, each palpitation is a trophy engraved with the words ‘you are still alive.’ You are still alive. Act like...

There’s an implication that comes up when I lovingly brainwash encourage people to LIVE before they die, and it’s not super subtle. This “mortality as a motivator” message is usually interpreted as a cracking whip to AGGRESSIVELY LIVE LIFE (YES IN ALL CAPS)—to make the most of our limited time in a balls-to-the-wall, breathless, YOLO-t-shirt-wearing...

I posed this question on Instagram a few months ago, and as of today I’ve received a hilariously overwhelming 18,773 comments: Do share!! 🎥🍿🎬 What’s your favorite movie that features death as a theme? (Like a heartfelt theme, not like a murdery-organs-splayed-across-the-bathroom-floor kind of theme?) I’m writing an article on this topic and need your...

Are you a dead or alive role model for your kids? Before we go any further… I’m not a parenting expert! I’ve never had a kid without paws. I only have 50% of my parents left (hi Dad!). I have 0% of my grandparents left. I’ve never reared a person (that came out wrong and...

I recently asked the People of Instagram how they would spend an extra hour a day, if for some inexplicable reason a 25th hour was bestowed upon them. In the post I gave a few examples—like reading, walking, snuggling, sleeping, hanging out with kids (ideally one's own?), eating waffles, etc. Wait! Before I share my...

Are you loyal... to a fault? The Cambridge Dictionary people define loyal as "firm and not changing in your friendship with or support for a person or an organization, or in your belief in your principles"... derived from the Latin term legalis which translates to "quite possibly screwing yourself." (*Insert my look of consternation here*) Are you...

I have good news and bad news: which one do you want first? Research says 78% of us want bad news first, so brace for impact: Almost one third of our life expectancy is spent in poor health. Wait, have I lost you? To the bar? To the perilous edge of a bridge? Don’t jump...

Don't we all love a little astrological insight into how our remaining Mondays are going to go? Or maybe more accurately, how they're going to end? I consulted my business partner—the Grim Reaper—and because he's such a giver (when he's not a total taker), he offered the following horoscopical words o' wisdom. It turns out...

For a woman who has made her life revolve around Mondays (or more specifically, the fact we only get 4,000-ish so let’s not squander the crap out of them), I am the first to admit that Mondays are the worst. Fridays will always win The Best of the Week award, Saturdays will always come in...

On a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being “hell no” and 10 being “abso-Reaper-lutely,” to what extent do you agree with this statement? “Why do today what I can put off until tomorrow?” Does that statement jar your get-er-done sensibilities, or does it align quite neatly with your this-is-the-way-I-live-my-life-later ethos? September 6th is...