BINKS STALLARD

Next year, I’ll turn 40.

Forty!

When I was young, that sounded like a dirty word. Forty was old!!

Now, I don’t feel old—well, maybe some days… But generally, I feel good. I feel excited about what life has to offer.

And yet… I also feel busy. Stressed. Stuck on a wheel. And, overall, like life is passing by without some of the small enjoyments I used to have.

I want to change that.

As I started thinking about this milestone birthday, I kept coming back to the same questions:

How do I want to spend my last year in my 30s?

How do I reclaim the small enjoyments?

What even are the small enjoyments?!

This is what I came up with.

I have always enjoyed:

• Reading
• Traveling
• Writing
• History

I want to do all of that again.

And I don’t want to wait another 40 years to do it!

So—here we are.

I’m Binks Stallard, and I’m creating a blog that lets me marry all of the things I enjoy. I’m not having a midlife crisis—I’m getting midlife curious.

I hope you’ll come along and be curious with me!

One More Thing

I’m a psychologist, but this blog won’t be specifically about my work—that’s my day job!

That said, my training might occasionally leak into my posts, especially when I’m analyzing books. Consider it a little occupational hazard.