A few weeks ago I ran a post answering a 20-something woman who is going through the “year of the wedding”. You know that year when every time you answer your phone or logon to Facebook you hear “guess who’s engaged” or are faced with the awkward photo of “the ring” (see here for how […] Read more…
Archive of ‘Relationships’ category
How To Be The Fifth Wheel And Not Feel Bad
Dear 40-Somethings, I’m going through “the year of the wedding.” I’m 27 and single. Nearly all of my friends are married, getting married or in serious relationships on the cusp of getting engaged. I have a couple of single pals that I enjoy spending time with, but I sometimes feel like everyone is going down a […] Read more…
Leaning on Your Friends vs. Learning to Trust Your Own Gut
Today I’m sharing an insightful guest post from a 20-something learning to trust her gut . Advice is not to take, but to take in and see what fits for you. In the end it can help you learn to trust your own instincts. Sometimes there is a big difference between something that is not […] Read more…
Flash Friday: What Having It All Really Means
The 20-Something Perspective By Molly Ford Christina and I have been writing the Flash Fridays, where we look at an issue from two perspectives: the 20-something and the 40-something, for almost a year now. Once we’ve figured out a topic, I handle the 20-something perspective on the issue. For research on the topic, I usually […] Read more…
How To Define Your Destiny – Choices vs Change
I spoke about balance on Friday and it reminded me of a conversation I had with a group of amazing women in Phoenix AZ. All mothers, mostly married, all good friends who had stayed together through highs, lows, kids and careers that took from the White House to Microsoft. Their insight on the choices they […] Read more…
Flash Friday: What Is Your “Having It All’?
Today is part one of October’s Flash Friday – when 40:20 Vision tackles an issue from both the 40-something and 20-something perspective. Joining me on this mission is Molly Ford of Smart Pretty and Awkward. This month we are exploring the question of “having it all”. What is your “having it all”? How do you […] Read more…
You Complete Me…Not
Today three 40-something women from the Midwest share their thoughts on “growing together”. Two married with kids. One married no kids. “Susan” was one of the first of her friends to get married in her early 20s. “Karen” married at 29 and “Mary” at 40. They all bring great real world perspective to the adage […] Read more…
What’s The Difference Between Sharing and Bragging?
Dear 40-something, I am 22, and have found that now, more than ever, everyone I meet just wants me to tell me about how special they are–how much they’ve achieved, how demanding their daily schedule is, how their field of work requires such a unique and innovative type of person, how they have the perfect […] Read more…