Intimacy Over 50

April 14, 2019 Junk Drawer

A compilation of responses to a survey on intimacy in later years. (more…)

Hot Flash

August 2, 2018August 2, 2018 Menopause

Last night while we were sitting on the sofa, tv on, surfing the web, and reading magazines my husband announces that he was having a hot flash. Oh my. I did snicker under my breath. (more…)

Memory Loss and Aging

July 22, 2018 Menopause

“The awkward moment when you’re not sure if you actually have free time or you’re just forgetting everything.” -Somee Cards “If I had a dollar for every time I got distracted, I wish I had some ice cream.” -Somee Cards (more…)

Remember Sleep

July 8, 2018 Menopause

May I get a shout out, if in the last 10-15 years you’ve experienced sleep “failure.” You know, you can’t fall asleep as easily as you once did. Or maybe you can fall asleep but then you wake up because you have to take a pee. (more…)

You are Not Alone

May 28, 2018June 25, 2018 Menopause

“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” – Helen Keller “You need a little bit of insanity to do great things.” – Henry Rollins “Good morning, let the stress begin…” – The Fresh Quotes “The art of communication is the language of leadership.” – James Humes (more…)

Menopause Anxiety SOS

May 15, 2018June 25, 2018 Menopause

It’s those pesky four years… the last two in peri-menopause and two after menopause that DRIVE YOU OVER THE EDGE. Those years make you want to scream and cry, and beg for your mommy. If the mood changing and ‘summer heat’ don’t kill you, the anxiety will. (more…)

Mmmmenopause

February 14, 2018June 26, 2018 Menopause

Menopause. Don’t you just LOVE that word? The sound of it. The meaning of it. How we thought it would go. What we thought it would bring. Am I ringing any truths? Add in the ‘I don’t have a mom’ factor. What a doozy. I had no idea what my mother’s menopause was like or […]