For the longest time, I thought I would remarry. I thought I would find a lifelong partner to share my hopes and dreams and travels with. And then one day I realized: I don't need a partner to have hopes and dreams, or to travel. I've raised two kids, I've managed a household, I've built a career! I can do exactly what I want, with or without a partner by my side.

This is a blog about me and my attempts to be exactly who I am: an independent, single, music-loving, food-loving, travel-loving, 40-something. And not feel awkward or afraid or painfully single in the process.