In How I Earned My Wrinkles, Musings on Marriage, Motherhood and Menopause, I poked fun at myself in quite a few chapters. I have to be very careful with the order of those words. If I confuse them (like that could happen) it’s totally different story. Just imagine Marriage, Menopause and Motherhood: If I had a baby during menopause! In addition to…
One Hot Mess
My hot flashes are almost over. Sleep is not a problem. My new bio-identical hormones are starting to congregate in my cells. My biggest challenge in this almost post-menopausal time is the inability to concentrate. In fact, I can barely remember to take those lovely little hormones daily. In addition to being forgetful, I am…
Nipples On My Knees and Other Joys of Menopause
I thought I’d grown warts on my knees. When I pinched them, I felt a tingle in my nipples. I looked to the Heavens and prayed, “Dear God, please don’t let those big old warts really be my nipples!” I kept praying until the tingling went away. I inspected them closely. “Oh crap! They were…
Menopausal Blues and Cosmetic Surgery
We were at a party last night where all of the women were menopausal. If you ever want to live on the edge, I suggest you host a party just like this. A male friend asked if we’d seen the huge, new, billboard in Tampa. “Which one?” I asked curiously. He looked at his wife…
Man Oh Man….This Menopause!
In my thirties, I never thought about aging. I took for granted that I’d be youthful, toned and moist my entire life. Before I officially entered menopause, I thought the most I had to look forward to was, you know, vaginal dryness. That’s enough to cheer up any gal! Little did I know the other…