Parenting During Menopause (part 2)
My grandma used to tell me having kids killed any motivation she had in the kitchen. I thought she was joking. Then I had a few of my own and hit midlife.
My Mood Swings and Menopause
I used to think mood swings were a byproduct of one of three things: PMS, mental illness, or Mercury being in retrograde. Then, I hit perimenopause. At any given moment, little irritants of my husband and kids become outright attacks of guerrilla warfare.
Parenting During Menopause (part 1)
How foolish could I have been to think I was ready to be a mother? I had my first-born at 29, but had no fucking clue what was next. Fast forward 7 years and two more kids, and perimenopause hit to make things even more complicated.
My Midlife Passion and Purpose (Part 1)
Some women struggle with their first career change at midlife. I’m on my third - or maybe fourth or fifth depending on who you ask. I had my first in my mid 20s…
Perimenopause and The Beginning of My Awakening (Part 2)
I’ll never forget the morning I learned I was pregnant with our unplanned #3 (or the pregnancy of my menopause manifesto). It was early – 6 a.m.-ish. My 6 and 3 year old were making noise somewhere in the house while my husband and I, zombies that we were, begrudgingly made breakfast. I was grumpy, which wasn’t unusual. Everything felt like a symptom of menopause and besides, I’d become used to being woken by the kids, night sweats, or a trip to the toilet.
Perimenopause and the Beginning of My Awakening (Part 1)
During the fall of 2015, I started having a taste of insomnia and hot flashes. At first I thought it was just exhaustion from sleep deprivation. Then, my life starting spinning and perimenoause hit full force…
My Menopause Story
When I was young I rated midlife age women to be the coolest, most free spirited, outspoken, vivaciously beautiful humans on the planet. Then I became one…
Coming Soon - My Menopause Story
When I was young - late teens and most of my twenties - I rated midlife age women to be the coolest, most free spirited, outspoken, vivaciously beautiful humans on the planet.