Yesterday, I returned from the funeral of my husband’s grandmother. It was, as most funerals are, a very bittersweet experience. It’s never easy to say goodbye to someone you love and yet to have witnessed a life lived as hers was and the blessing of having her on this earth for over 101 years in [...]
Guilty by Reason of Mental Pause The following are true forget me not moments. To protect the innocent and the hormonal, the names of the participants have not been shared. Case #1 Groceries in Trunk A friend of mine had gone to the freezer one evening to get some ice cream to feed her craving. [...]
Peri-Menopause is non-discriminatory. If you are a woman, chances are you will experience menopause and one or more of its symptoms. Is menopause any more unbearable for women of Southern Exposure??? I put this questions to my suffering southern sisters and found that with good Southern humor we actually have some advantages of Pausing in [...]
I must admit…there are times that I truly feel for my youngest child. As fate and birth order would have it, he’s the sole sibling of the 3 to be left to deal with a menopausal mom. He’s literally become my seeing eye guide often being called upon to put down his video game to [...]
God, grant me the sanity To accept this thing called THE CHANGE Courage to face what lies ahead And humor to lessen the things I dread. Keep me from going completely insane As my youthful appearance withers and wanes Greeting each symptom with dignity and grace Accepting with compassion the wrinkles on my face. I [...]
As I have been contemplating this week’s blog post I have found myself reflecting a lot on the recent passing of Nora Ephron. I absolutely loved her writing style! She was every woman’s inside voice dying to come out and she did it with amazing flair, humor, honesty and grace. On the back cover of [...]
The panting, the screaming, the cussing and the pushing…you hear it all through the paper thin walls of your private room while realizing that for a while anyway your means of sustenance is ice chips. You scream GIVE ME DRUGS NOW…but your call goes unanswered. Welcome to the J.C.Penney fitting rooms and swimsuit season. Somebody [...]
The above cartoon posted by my dear friend Susie Galvez of www.SuzieGalvez.com inspired my blog post today. The funny thing is I had been musing about this just the other day after having spent an evening at a Jimmy Buffett concert. I have been attending JB concerts since I was 19 years old and one [...]
Let’s face it…if you are peri-menopausal you are suffering from mood swings so vast they will clear a room faster than yelling who wants to help me wallpaper? When it comes to mood swings, ‘don’t waste em- embrace em’ is my motto. Use the following guide as a helpful introduction to the various moods you [...]
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