I Used to Be Fun
A warm, humorous, honest podcast for midlife women who feel like they’ve lost their creative spark and forgotten how to play somewhere between responsibility and real life.
I Used to Be Fun
Latest Episodes
Are You Saving or Savoring?
I grew up in the era of fine china saved for occasions that never came, and formal living rooms no one was allowed to sit in — a whole generation preparing for a party that never quite happened.Turns out I never outgrew asking why. In th...
It's Not Nice to Fool Mother Nature (or Yourself)
This is a Nudge with a twist — because last week, my friend Kim Turcotte (you'll remember her from our very first Play Date) sent an email that got me thinking, and I immediately texted her: "We need to talk about this on the podcast."So...
Ep 10: Play Date with Sarah Raad
Sarah Raad has spent her career working with creative women who are stuck in the loop: overthinking, second-guessing, circling the same ideas, and never quite feeling ready. Sound familiar?In this episode, we dig into why rest isn't lazi...
Ep 9: Play Date with Kate Buckmeier
My guest today is Kate Buckmeier — former neighbor, fellow quilter, and the mastermind behind something she calls The Grandma Project. Around her 49th birthday, the idea for the project arrived fully formed: twelve months, twelve activit...
Ep 8: [Nudge] What Sounds Fun to You?
Life gets busy. Responsibilities get loud. And somewhere along the way, many of us stop noticing the little things that make us smile. In this episode, we're exploring what happens when we get curious about fun again—and why rediscovering it do...