What No One Tells You About Turning 40 and Living a “Healthy” Life
When I was a kid, the adults in my life were very, very concerned about my future safety. Elementary school and middle school were basically a never-ending preparation course for a world filled with lurking strangers in trench coats, aggressive drug dealers with hurt feelings, and spontaneous fires breaking out at every turn. I was ready . I had Stranger Danger drilled into my soul. D.A.R.E. taught me that at any social gathering, someone would inevitably shove drugs in my
Stefanie Cybulski
Feb 43 min read
Virginia Snowmageddon That Wasn’t: How We Prepped for 20 Inches of Snow and Got 3
For an entire week, my weather app promised destruction. Not just snow— Snowmageddon . We’re talking 17–21 inches of the fluffy white stuff, topped with nearly an inch of ice for good measure. A real end-times forecast. Now, as someone with New Jersey roots, this sounded less like a crisis and more like a cozy winter wonderland. But I live in Virginia now, and Virginia hears “snow” and responds by politely shutting down civilization for an undetermined amount of time. So na
Stefanie Cybulski
Jan 273 min read
