For every woman holding Christmas together with tape, receipts, and rage. There are five love languages, or so we were told in the ‘90s by a man who probably thought a scented candle was foreplay. Yes, “words of affirmation” sound nice. “Quality time” sounds even...
A survival guide for the true holiday MVPs—the women in aprons, armed with wine, wielding the carving knife, and keeping score. Thanksgiving isn’t for the faint-hearted, the performative host, or the 24-year-old niece who brings a lentil loaf and an unsolicited...
A Satirical Rejection of Midlife Influencer Culture The pressure to turn your life into content is everywhere. What if we just … didn’t? “You’re leaving money on the table!” a friend’s 27-year-old daughter told me recently, sipping cold brew out of a jar that was...
We don’t need another magazine telling us to “curate” our homes or “manifest” inner calm. Good Enough Housekeeping salutes the women who light a candle over chaos, hide the laundry, and call it ambiance. I don’t subscribe to lifestyle magazines. Mostly because...
Gone but not forgotten: A memorial service for the everyday icons we miss. We gather here today to mourn the dearly departed: not our youth, but the cultural artifacts that defined it. Paper maps that refused to refold themselves. Vienetta ice cream that tasted like...
A wellness journey brought to you by deductibles, vague diagnoses, and the crushing realization that your insurance provider thinks your eyes and teeth aren’t part of your body. I’ve been told my body is my temple. Holy. Sacred. Worthy of reverence. Turns out my...
Ten Myths Busted and No Patience Left Welcome to middle age! You’ve magically morphed into an invisible creature ready to spontaneously combust from hot flashes and the internal rage you feel when trying to figure out your new iPhone. You hate sex, fashion, and...
I had the power all along. But also? I’m tired. Some women find spiritual awakening in yoga. I find emotional clarity watching a teenage girl commit involuntary manslaughter via house and then politely apologize for the inconvenience. I’m talking, of course, about The...
Forget the reinvention memoirs and mountaintop goat yoga for now. Sometimes midlife isn’t about a comeback, it's about catching your breath. I’ve recently been informed—mostly by targeted ads, glossy articles featuring women doing goat yoga on a mountaintop, and...
They want us to give up. Instead, we turn hold music into a masterclass in endurance. There are few things in life that unite women across all backgrounds, cultures, and tax brackets quite like the soul-crushing experience of trying to contact customer service. It...