living
I always imagined postpartum life as something I could manage with a bit of determination and the new glow of motherly instinct. But I realized I was wrong when I had my baby at 24. I didn’t go through the whole nesting process. My hormones didn’t entice me to establish…
2025-12-12T13:45:27.478Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky WhatsApp Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log…
2025-12-08T14:44:01.526Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky WhatsApp Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log…
It was a Friday night in August 2017. I had just poured a glass of cabernet, sank into the couch next to my husband Craig, and without warning, the words tumbled out of me:”Why do we do this to ourselves? What’s the meaning of any of it?”I didn’t realize it…
For years, we wanted to renovate our bathroom. Months of picking out the perfect tile pairing, a gorgeous countertop, a shower door that swings just right, and a bathtub of my dreams. Little did we know that doing so would necessitate an extended stay out of our home.A few days…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with married couple Sandra and Jeff Mayernik, 62-year-old retired realtors who left the US in 2023 to travel abroad. The couple, who run the blog The Mobile Retiree, are currently in Pogradec, Albania. This conversation has been edited for length and clarity.Jeff:…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Gabriel Filer, 34, who’s based in Sydney. The following has been edited for length and clarity.Do you have a story to share about leaving the US? Contact this reporter at ccheong@businessinsider.com.When I was a kid, I’d look up at the sky…
My husband and I started our part-time military marriage the day we got married in two different countries. We were both at work (he in Kuwait and I in Minnesota) when we received emails on our phones congratulating us on our newlywed status. So began our life together as husband…
