Frumpy Middle-aged Mom: No, I don’t ever stay home anymore. Thanks for asking.

Sometimes people just shake their heads and ask me, “Do you ever stay at home?” and the answer these days is, “As little as possible.”
I like my house, when the dishwasher isn’t making alarming noises and the dogs aren’t annoying me. In other words, about 20 percent of the time. But I just like going places and doing new things, and it’s easier now than ever before, because my kids are adults and no one much needs or wants me around, except for the afore