Heather SmithA Gen-Xer turns 50. Life lessons from the peter-pan generation.2020. This year marks my 50th birthday. I woke up Jan. 1, 2020 without a hangover and thought “well, I’ve learned some things”. Then I…Mar 8, 2020Mar 8, 2020
Heather SmithRiot Fest and the empty nest.Christmas 2001 our youngest had just turned one. For the last two years I had been trying to communicate to my husband how unhappy I was…Sep 13, 2019Sep 13, 2019
Heather SmithLiz Phair, the soundtrack to surviving.I was late to the Liz Phair game. Exile in Guyville came out in 1993 and somehow didn’t hit my radar for about a decade. In 2002, when I…Jul 10, 2019Jul 10, 2019
Heather SmithMommasI’ve been watching my social media the last couple of weeks as we wrapped up this school year. I’m watching more than one friend celebrate…Jun 8, 2019Jun 8, 2019
Heather SmithThe carpet is blue.This is my sisters room. The carpet is blue.Jan 15, 20191Jan 15, 20191
Heather SmithCigarettes, dinosaurs and that calming blue smoke.Today I was conducting some business at the bank, and my heavily bearded, perfectly coiffed teller had his Vape sitting at his station. I…Jan 9, 2019Jan 9, 2019
Heather SmithBeing single and Goo Goo Doll triggers.So I’m laying in bed this morning doing what I do when I wake up in the morning, I’m scrolling through my facebook mindlessly. A friend of…Dec 8, 2018Dec 8, 2018
Heather SmithThanksgiving, 1970’s style.There are two things that come to mind first when I think about Thanksgiving: black olives and mashed potatoes.Nov 23, 2018Nov 23, 2018
Heather SmithAnd the baby turns 18.It really hadn’t sunk in until about 4 minutes ago. The baby is turning 18 tomorrow.Sep 23, 2018Sep 23, 2018
Heather Smith17.I don’t know how it was exactly, that when we were 17 we felt so old.Aug 6, 20181Aug 6, 20181