Getting happier never seemed like a life goal until I hit my thirties. But now it is. I'm a wife and mother trying ... more

Getting happier never seemed like a life goal until I hit my thirties. But now it is. I'm a wife and mother trying to get there. In a previous life I was well-read, witty and bright. Now I can recite Madeline from memory and have theories on potty training. I entertain myself by stalking my husband around the house, plotting ways to accidentally lose the world's most annoying dog and obsessing over reality television.