apples and oranges

Sometimes I just need a warm and cozy corner to chill between hot dates. New York City in the winter is pretty short on warm and cozy corners unless I want to spend cold cash, which I’m short on lately.
I had a list of appointments and things that needed doing. I did thing #1 and [...]

a woman of a particular age

I never knew what that meant, a particular age.
Then I got there, to that particular age. I’m not sure that it connotes an actual number, but more a state of being.
All my life I’ve looked 35. Not just any 35, but a 35 year old school teacher. It sucked when I was 11, but  became [...]