by Mary Kay Fleming | Jul 26, 2022
Editor’s Note: Many women who come on NextTribe trips admit that traveling with their husband or romantic partner no longer holds a lot of joy. We’ve always been curious about why and appreciate this take on the subject. *** Most people learn to...
by Mary Kay Fleming | Dec 16, 2021
Clutching a gardening catalog with the same reverence our children demonstrated for toy ads once upon a time, my husband declared that he had found me the perfect gift. He opened to a dog-eared page and pointed to a shovel. To the untrained eye, it looked identical...
by Mary Kay Fleming | Sep 29, 2020
My first thought today on discovering I was one week early for a video lunch date was Damn, I did my hair for nothing. Disappointment at having wasted five minutes with a curling iron was the latest sign I may be on the verge of giving up. I’m not the only one. When...
by Mary Kay Fleming | Apr 6, 2020
Four years ago, I was excited about my husband’s imminent retirement. I envisioned him cleaning the basement, repainting the house, and cooking dinner while I was at work. Now he’s retired, and I realize the odds are better that the whistling forest animals from Snow...
by Mary Kay Fleming | Apr 19, 2019
Have you been shopping for appliances lately? Our society has reached a tipping point where almost every new electrical houseware is equipped with “smart technology.” I’m not even sure what that phrase means, but I’m not spoiling for an intellectual showdown with my...
