When a 30-year-old referred to herself as “so old,” I had a lot of questions and a lot to say. Welcome to my reflection on age, why we might be compelled to call ourselves pre-maturely old, and maybe what we can do to re-set the timeline.

Feeling Old Today, 3 Ways

I’m single, my dog June is my child, I’m in my 40s, living in a major metropolitan center, and together, we’re avid wanderers, always ready to go where the wind takes us. I have a bunch of interests and I like to unpack all of them—midlife, sociology, wellness, and culture. We travel light and our home is always our tent, with us wherever life takes us. Hopefully, that’s on a beach somewhere. A girl and her dog can dream.