I am in a tizzy this week over capital gains. If you are unfamiliar with capital gains, it is that moment when you step on the scale, look at your weight and spontaneously gasp, "OMG-WTF??!!" Those are the capitals that go with gains that go beyond the typical five pound weight fluctuation that many women spend [...]
Tag: perimenopause
Unfortunate keyboard malfunction…
Okay - so my left shift key is not working all that well lately and some of my other keys seem to be sticking. I knew I shouldn't have tried to eat those honey-roasted almonds while typing...multi-tasking is never as good in practice as it is in theory. Now every typing engagement is a challenge. I am plagued with a [...]
For all women, let’s have the 2nd talk.
I have shared on my blog in the past my disdain for the delightful changes I am experiencing in perimenopause. I refuse to suffer this assault on my body silently under an umbrella of shame. I am fortunate to have friends who have shared their experiences with perimenopause with me; as such, I was more clued [...]
HOLY HOT FLASH BATMAN!
When first faced with the inevitable experience of perimenopause, I did what I always do in the face of new experiences that may be trying - I read everything I could about it. In reading about it I learned that it was often a frustrating, confusing, and challenging time in a woman's life; but, I [...]
Life’s punctuation…
I must issue a warning at the outset: TODAY'S BLOG ENTRY IS NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART. It will address an issue that is of specific understanding to women in the new forty and I fear it will quickly devolve into a rant. HENCE, PROCEED WITH CAUTION. My daughter Sarah told me I shouldn't write about this [...]
THE NEW FORTY 