Two-Lane Contemplations

Two-Lane Contemplations

One Woman's Midlife Crisis is Another Woman's Career Goal

The world would be in trouble if Gen X women weren't so damn tired.

Mar 17, 2023
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For more than a decade, my life’s focus was on simplifying, homesteading, and self-reliance. My world became a bubble of immediate space — house, garden, farm, desk. And then I did some traveling, and I decided to attend grad school. I met amazing people, young and old, rural and urban, black and white, cis and trans, fr…

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