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
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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
