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Finding Yourself in Midlife

Still wondering what you want to be when you grow up? Me too. A little midlife humor, a few childhood memories, and permission to try something just for the joy of it.

Dolly Mama woman with curly green hair holding a cup beside the quote, “My thoughts need a makeover more than my face does.”

Overthinking Everything

I can replay a conversation, reconsider a decision, and examine something from seventeen different angles. By angle eighteen, I’m tired, confused, and no closer to an answer. Maybe we don’t need a ...

Pink-haired Dolly Mama holding a feather duster beside signs reading “I feel like I should clean the house…” and “So I am going to play with crafts until the feeling passes.”

Relaxing Shouldn’t Be This Much Work

Why is relaxing without guilt so much work? Before I can read a book or pick up a paintbrush, Judge Joey demands evidence that I’ve earned it. Apparently, happiness needs a permission slip.

The Dolly Mama Diaries

A weekly dose of Dolly Mama humor about getting older, friendship, readers, chin hairs, and all the ridiculous things life throws at us. Because laughing is cheaper than therapy.

Dolly Mama illustration holding coffee with the words Anything is Possible After Coffee

When Life Doesn’t Go as Planned: Finding Hope.

I had a plan: marriage, 2.5 kids, a white picket fence, and my own advertising agency. Life looked at that plan and laughed. Now, at almost 63, I’m still figuring it out—one cup of coffee at a time.

Funny relatable women illustration – it seemed like a good idea at the time – Dolly Mama

It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time

I have reinvented myself and my business so many times, I should probably come with software updates. And now, at 62, I've decided it's an excellent time to rebuild the Dolly Mamas... again. Becaus...