I’ve been having trouble writing the last couple of weeks. A friend shot themselves and it shook my world. It was sudden. We missed the signs. I want to say that it was because they were selfishly hiding the signs but they were probably trying to act their way out of a depression. …
There is a new weight loss trend. It’s all over YouTube. There are volumes of instructionals everywhere. It’s called intermittent fasting. Here’s how is works: fast for 12 – 16 hours then eat wisely for the remainder of the day. The videos explain how to come out of your daily fast with – a nutrient …
It’s time to fess up– I didn’t stop writing because of boredom or writer’s block. I’ve had a lot to say. It’s been my depression. Everything I’ve wanted to say has been about how low I felt and how hard I’ve been fighting. If I’d had let myself, my blog my titles would have been: …
So here’s a huge surprise. Sex has begun to hurt. All my parts are in working order. I have lots of experience and a great imagination. There are no more surprise pregnancies to worry about. I have a partner that I’m in love with…and…sex hurts. Crap My mother kept this from me because she stopped …
Menopausal symptoms are happening earlier and are becoming more severe. We are experiencing more profound and longer negative manifestations of the “change of life” than our mothers and grandmothers despite better medical care. There may be a clear reason – chemicals. According to a study from Washington University in St. Louis, Mo. there is a …
AAARGH! Snow Storm Stella has me stuck up here on the mountain. Stella has me stuck inside. The 180-degree view of the valley is down to an 180-degree view of white, snowy blur. In November this would be an adventure but during the Ides of March, it’s kind of a winter jail. So, to …
I don’t know about you but when it comes to my mood, February and the early days of March, it’s in the pits. Holidays are done. The sky is eternally grey. Boredom and malaise set in. I can feel too blah to read and write, my two favourite things. So I’m going to be brief, …
The current grey skies match my little grey cells for their gloom. I don’t want to be one of those little old ladies who needs her grandson to help with technology. Or who doesn’t know who today’s stars are. I don’t want to be irrelevant. But – 1.I can’t find my eyeglasses even though I’m …
I wish that I had just an abdominal pooch but what I’ve had since menopause is a Saint Bernard. Muffin top, schmuffin top its a cake. It squishes and bounces. Despite weight loss and exercise routines, my bowl full of jelly belly might have gotten smaller but it never left. Then it happened, I started stumbling. …
What do you hear? Are you listening – to the countdown clock? Less that two more weeks. There is almost a palpable drum beat toward the holidays. Shopping, parties, money out, wrapping, baking, wrapping again, financial worries. What do you hear? Your stomach is gurgling from anxiety. Your heart is pounding from the Holiday …
