When Inspiration and Loss Collide: Writing This the Day After My 30th Birthday

Yesterday was my birthday. March 27, 2026. I turned thirty. And I didn’t write about this yesterday. Not because it didn’t matter, and not because it didn’t hit me, but honestly because I was too sad to process it in real time. I also didn’t want to make my birthday entirely about grief again. I’ve had enough birthdays like that already. And on top of that, I needed space. Time to sit with what I heard, to let it settle, to understand why it affected me the way it did. So I’m […]

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Thirty, Somehow: A Birthday Reflection on Survival, Loss, and the Fragile Hope of Starting Again

I’m thirty years old today. And I’m sitting here thinking, holy shit. I actually made it. That sentence feels heavier than it probably should. People say it casually all the time, like getting older is just something that happens automatically, like breathing. But for me, and I think for a lot of us whether we admit it or not, making it to thirty doesn’t feel automatic. It feels earned. It feels like surviving something. It feels like crawling through a decade that didn’t always […]

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It’s been awhile… but I’m still here.

New roles, a new decade, growing kids, and a whole lot of life in between. Tell me—what are your ittybitty updates lately?

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It’s Been Awhile…

If you’ve been wondering where I’ve been—same place as always, just moving fast and holding a lot. Since my last post, a lot has been happening, the kind of life-stuff that doesn’t always make it t…

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10 Important Things I Learned in my 20s

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10 Important Things I Learned in my 20s

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Celebrate Turning 30 with Laughter!
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30 Important Rock + Metal Albums Turning 30 in 2023

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@stux whoa dude! You're so motivated. I was late bloomer. It took me to age 36 to know my gifts.When everybody is telling us and no-one is asking "who are you?" -- its difficult to see the forest for the tree. Nevertheless, roses bloom best when planted in horse manure. 🐎 🎂

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