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    Girl Gone Authentic: And you wonder why I never ask for help...
    Middle Aged Mama
    • Apr 20, 2021
    • 5 min

    Girl Gone Authentic: And you wonder why I never ask for help...

    Warning: This post may “meander” a bit. This topic riles me up. I am a busy person. I have a full-time job, a husband, and two daughters...
    Girl Gone Authentic: The first year of marriage
    Middle Aged Mama
    • Jan 26, 2021
    • 8 min

    Girl Gone Authentic: The first year of marriage

    As you are aware, I got married for a second (last) time in January 2020. We just celebrated our first wedding anniversary on January 3,...
    Girl Gone Authentic:  Shelter-in-Place Observations
    Middle Aged Mama
    • May 22, 2020
    • 5 min

    Girl Gone Authentic: Shelter-in-Place Observations

    I live in California, which was the first state to require all residents to shelter-in-place. We’ve been under this condition since...
    Girl Gone Authentic: Motherless by choice
    bryannefiglia
    • May 17, 2020
    • 8 min

    Girl Gone Authentic: Motherless by choice

    Content Warning: language, child abuse, suicidal thoughts Five years ago, at nearly thirty years old, I ended my relationship with my...
    Girl Gone Authentic:  I'm Married!  (Part 4 of 4)
    Middle Aged Mama
    • Feb 16, 2020
    • 10 min

    Girl Gone Authentic: I'm Married! (Part 4 of 4)

    A few minutes before it was time for our grand entrance, the DJ had us go upstairs so that we could have a few minutes to be alone while...
    Girl Gone Authentic:  I'm Married!  (Part 3 of 4)
    Middle Aged Mama
    • Feb 10, 2020
    • 7 min

    Girl Gone Authentic: I'm Married! (Part 3 of 4)

    A few minutes before 5:00 p.m., the wedding coordinator told me it was time to get lined up for the processional. My heart started...
    Girl Gone Authentic:  I'm Married!  (Part 2 of 4)
    Middle Aged Mama
    • Jan 31, 2020
    • 3 min

    Girl Gone Authentic: I'm Married! (Part 2 of 4)

    The photographer’s assistant came to get me because David and I were doing a “first look” so that we could take pix before the wedding...
    Girl Gone Authentic:  I'm Married!  (Part 1 of 4)
    Middle Aged Mama
    • Jan 23, 2020
    • 5 min

    Girl Gone Authentic: I'm Married! (Part 1 of 4)

    Well, I finally did it. I got married to the love of my life! Most everything was incredible, a couple of things sucked, and of course...
    Girl Gone Authentic:  8 Days to Go AKA Freaking Out about Last Name Change
    Middle Aged Mama
    • Dec 26, 2019
    • 4 min

    Girl Gone Authentic: 8 Days to Go AKA Freaking Out about Last Name Change

    I started writing this on December 25, 2019, which started the single digit countdown for the wedding. But I’m not getting it finished...
    Girl Gone Authentic:  25 Days to Go
    Middle Aged Mama
    • Dec 9, 2019
    • 4 min

    Girl Gone Authentic: 25 Days to Go

    Today – December 9, 2019 – marks the 25-day point before the wedding. I’m getting married in a mere 25 days! I’m close to being finished...
    Girl Gone Authentic:  Relationships and IKEA Furniture
    Middle Aged Mama
    • Nov 12, 2019
    • 6 min

    Girl Gone Authentic: Relationships and IKEA Furniture

    If you ever want to test the strength of your relationship, try remodeling or renovating a room together. Better yet, make sure that...
    Girl Gone Authentic:  It's the Little Things
    Middle Aged Mama
    • Nov 4, 2019
    • 2 min

    Girl Gone Authentic: It's the Little Things

    There are “big” things I love about my fiance’ David. He is pretty calm and soothing, he’s hilarious, and he strives to be a good man...
    Girl Gone Authentic:  Sex and Anti-Depressants Do Not Mix
    Middle Aged Mama
    • Oct 25, 2019
    • 3 min

    Girl Gone Authentic: Sex and Anti-Depressants Do Not Mix

    In a previous blog, I wrote about being on anti-depressants. What I didn’t say is that anti-depressants can be a gigantic buzz kill on...
    Girl Gone Authentic:  Three Months to Go!
    Middle Aged Mama
    • Oct 4, 2019
    • 5 min

    Girl Gone Authentic: Three Months to Go!

    I woke up this morning in a hotel room, on a work trip, and realized something. Today is October 3, 2019. This means something to me – I...
    Girl Gone Authentic:  Getting Old ROCKS!
    Middle Aged Mama
    • Sep 23, 2019
    • 2 min

    Girl Gone Authentic: Getting Old ROCKS!

    A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about how getting old sucks. To be fair, though, there are parts of getting older that are totally...
    Girl Gone Authentic: Confessions of An Addict
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    • Sep 16, 2019
    • 4 min

    Girl Gone Authentic: Confessions of An Addict

    It’s days like these when every failure seems amplified. When new disappointments spur old hurts and old hurts seem to last forever. It’s...
    Girl Gone Authentic:  Getting Old Sucks!
    Middle Aged Mama
    • Sep 10, 2019
    • 3 min

    Girl Gone Authentic: Getting Old Sucks!

    I’ve always known that the aging process would not be all rainbows and lollipops. I know that as you age, you start looking older, may...
    Girl Gone Authentic: A Letter To My Soon To Be Ex-Husband
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    • Sep 5, 2019
    • 4 min

    Girl Gone Authentic: A Letter To My Soon To Be Ex-Husband

    Dear Andy, By the time I give this to you, we will be divorced. Actually, the legal terminology is "dissolution of marriage." Almost, as...
    Girl Gone Authentic:  But You Don't LOOK Sick
    Middle Aged Mama
    • Sep 3, 2019
    • 7 min

    Girl Gone Authentic: But You Don't LOOK Sick

    A lot of people do not know this about me, but I have several chronic health issues. I am a Type 2 diabetic, I take medication for high...
    Girl Gone Authentic:  Learning to Communicate Properly or Why I Need to Stop Fixing Everything
    Middle Aged Mama
    • Aug 28, 2019
    • 3 min

    Girl Gone Authentic: Learning to Communicate Properly or Why I Need to Stop Fixing Everything

    I've always thought I was a good communicator. I have a great command of the English language, I’m intelligent, and I want to make things...
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