Chicago, Favorite Things, Music, Nonsense

Favorite Musicians from The Midwest

The whole reason I wrote this post was that I discovered, in 2022, that The Violent Femmes are from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which completely blew my mind. For some reason, I assumed they were from England. Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com As a result, I decided to spend an evening going through my playlists to see… Continue reading Favorite Musicians from The Midwest

Anxiety, Life, Menopause, Migraine

Podcast #43-Chapter Four- Not My Mother’s Menopause

https://anchor.fm/kari-wagner-hoban/episodes/Not-My-Mothers-Menopause--Chapter-Four-e1h6g4i I mentioned a couple things at the start of this week's podcast. First and foremost, Anna landed her first real-world job! She starts only a few days after graduating in May! We are overjoyed for her and couldn't be prouder. I'd also like to ask that you all surround my beautiful friend Kristen and… Continue reading Podcast #43-Chapter Four- Not My Mother’s Menopause

100 Things I Love, Anxiety, Blogging, Books, Chicago, Childhood, Family, Favorite Things, Food, Friends, Garden, Humor, Life, Music, Pets, Soul Homework, Universe, Writing

100 More Things I Love

I published a post titled 100 Things I Love in 2017 and it was a lot of fun to write. A lot has happened in in the five years since I published that post, the most significant of which was a global pandemic. But I've changed a lot since 2017, going through menopause, writing a… Continue reading 100 More Things I Love

Life, Menopause, Writing

Podcast #42- Chapter Three- Not My Mother’s Menopause

https://anchor.fm/kari-wagner-hoban/episodes/Not-My-Mothers-Menopause--Chapter-Three-e1gqsut I was in my third year of perimenopause, and I was plagued with migraines, anxiety attacks, vertigo, and emotions I didn’t even realize existed. I’d been without a period for six months and I hoped that I was finally out of the woods.  I could see the clearing. I could almost taste freedom.  I… Continue reading Podcast #42- Chapter Three- Not My Mother’s Menopause

Birds, Birthday, Favorite Things, Humor, Life, Music, Pets, Soul Homework, Tater Tots

Screw It, I’m Eating Tater Tots-Episode 37 (Birthday Month)

If you’re new to my blog, welcome! Here is an explanation of the tater tot post. Scratch and Sniff I mentioned my love of stickers in a previous tater tot post. Nicole then asked whether I had a sticker album as a child, which I did. I had entirely forgotten about scratch and sniff stickers until she… Continue reading Screw It, I’m Eating Tater Tots-Episode 37 (Birthday Month)

Life, Menopause

Podcast #41-Chapter Two- Not My Mother’s Menopause

https://anchor.fm/kari-wagner-hoban/episodes/Not-My-Mothers-Menopause--Chapter-Two-The-Movie-e1ggb76 This week's cover When I asked a friend a few months back whether she'd gotten pubic hair yet, she stared at me as if I'd farted. After that, she never talked to me again. I suppose it means she HAD gotten hair down there. Why is it wrong to ask my friend in private… Continue reading Podcast #41-Chapter Two- Not My Mother’s Menopause