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I’m Not Playing Hard to Get, I’m Just Tired
I’m not hard to get. I’m just hard to impress, hard to schedule, and mentally exhausted from decades of dating dysfunction.
Vanessa Gillier
4 days ago2 min read


Your Uterus Isn’t Done with You Yet
There is no dignity in trying to MacGyver a pad out of a crumpled receipt.
Vanessa Gillier
Mar 182 min read


The Night I Made My Kids Put Their Phones Down
The before times.
Vanessa Gillier
Mar 102 min read


A Day in the Life of a Perimenopausal Working Mom
Another day of functioning. Barely. Heroically. Hormonally.
Vanessa Gillier
Mar 25 min read


Menopause Insomnia: Netflix, Overthinking, and Other 3AM Hobbies
We should at least get points on our loyalty cards for the number of hours we’ve been awake.
Vanessa Gillier
Feb 282 min read


The Great Hydration Hustle
I may not be glowing — but I am hydrated-ish™.
Vanessa Gillier
Feb 262 min read


Motherhood Blooms at Night
Some flowers only bloom in darkness. Motherhood feels like that sometimes.
Vanessa Gillier
Feb 241 min read


Self-Care Sundays
A simple three-step guide for midlife moms juggling menopause, motherhood, and a loud to-do list to reclaim Sundays without guilt.
Vanessa Gillier
Feb 223 min read


Mentally Stable-ish: The Musical
A Hormonal Jukebox Journey - Featuring Chaos, Caffeine, and Cougar Puberty
Vanessa Gillier
Feb 203 min read


The Greene Climacteric Scale: Why Did No One Tell Me About This?
A powerful quantifier for women that no one ever talks about.
Vanessa Gillier
Feb 183 min read


Beauty Routines and Other Midlife FU-tilities
I’m basically performing witchcraft on my face daily.
Vanessa Gillier
Feb 162 min read


Dear Metabolism: You Up?
I’m done chasing you. You clearly need space. And I need carbs.
Vanessa Gillier
Feb 142 min read


Healing Didn’t Make Me a Better Person, But It Did Make Me a Better Judge of Character
Not my circus. Not my emotionally unavailable clown.
Vanessa Gillier
Feb 122 min read


The Hoody Hostage Situation
Endless hormonal WWE matches over the Insta hoody.
Vanessa Gillier
Feb 102 min read


Super Bowl LX: Patriots, Benito & the Art of Proving Everyone Wrong
Two Underdog Kingdoms, One Global Stage
Vanessa Gillier
Feb 83 min read


Nice to Meet — I Mean, See You, Again (And Again)
Welcome to menopause, where the hormones are on strike, your memory is on sabbatical, and your social skills have gone on an all-inclusive cruise without you.
Vanessa Gillier
Feb 62 min read


Balance Is Not a Vibe: What This Docuseries Finally Told Women the Truth About
Perimenopause Isn’t a Phase: What the Balance Docuseries Reveals About Women’s Midlife Health
Vanessa Gillier
Feb 46 min read


Crossword Puzzle - Answer Key
Down: 1. Internal spontaneous combustion events. 2. The emotional pit stop you didn't schedule. 3. When your thoughts run on Windows 98 speed. 4. The disappearing act you didn't agree to. 5. Your chest's way of jump-scaring you. 6. The ability to catastrophize in 0.2 seconds flat. 8. Puberty called - it wants its skin problems back. 11. The 3 a.m. hobby you never wanted. 13. Because stairs are now a high-intensity workout. 14. The magical skill of gaining pounds from smellin
Vanessa Gillier
Feb 31 min read


The Menopausal Crossword Puzzle
Fun for no one.
Vanessa Gillier
Feb 21 min read


Yoga, Wine, and Crying in the Pantry
Welcome to my Sacred Circle of Sorta-Trying™
Vanessa Gillier
Jan 312 min read
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