A humorous take on a Stanford study claiming we age in sudden bursts—not gradually—through the lens of one woman’s very real (and funny) experience with getting older.

Did I Ever Really Have Control? It seems I’ve lost control of my life, or if I’m honest, did I ever really have control? When we were younger, we planned things out. Carefully. Methodically. If you’ve been following my blog, you know that I am a bit of a spreadsheet lady. A spreadsheet for choosing a new house.A four–page spreadsheet for holiday open houses.A spreadsheet for choosing a cat—just kidding. Our cats chose us. We were merely staff. Still, I’m nowhere near Ernest