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How to fold a fitted sheet
a guide for the emotionally unraveled
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Irena Smith
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How not to dress like a middle-aged woman desperately clinging to her lost youth
Good friends can help. Also a nice structured tote.
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Irena Smith
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In which I explain myself and all my ways
so if you're new to this Substack, start here
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Irena Smith
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Bodies in Space
can't live without them
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Irena Smith
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Happy 4th of July to all who celebrate!
please bear with me while I explain why I feel like crap
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Irena Smith
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How not to dress like a middle-aged woman desperately clinging to her lost youth
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Dear Mike White, We're Two Middle-Aged Women and We Have Thoughts About the Third Season Finale of White Lotus
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Exciting Things Are Happening Right Here!
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Weight-bearing exercises
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Weight-bearing exercises
and other midlife indignities
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Irena Smith
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The complicated legacy of Palo Alto
and a very small but very important (to me!) neighborhood mystery
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Irena Smith
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Dear readers
thank you for reminding me exactly how I like to speak
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Irena Smith
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Frequently asked questions
Do YOU know what's for dinner?
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Irena Smith
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Feeling out of sorts? Maybe these old-timey women's undergarments can help
Plus tips on moving furniture
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Irena Smith
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In which I try to break into a building
because longing makes you behave in strange ways
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Irena Smith
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Family Travel
how to become decades younger—or older!—on a family vacation
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Personal Statements
Personal Statements
I write about highly localized domestic disturbances: the drama of folding a fitted sheet, refrigerator turf wars, and the petty irritations of close proximity to the people we love most.
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