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New Purpose for Hot Flashes!

Friday, August 13th, 2010

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Well, my husband and I returned on the redeye from Seattle yesterday morning at six.  We boarded the plane at around ten pm.  Once airborne I requested a glass of wine, a large seltzer and a cure for mega-hot flashes.  Only got two out of three, but the flight attendant was amused.  A few bumpy moments ( and a heart felt prayer) led me to a xanax and a nap.  I always get an aisle seat and surrender the arm on the other side to my neighbor.  He was young, handsome and quite gay.  Obviously, he had no designs on my person but he must have been chilly.  He gravitated toward me the entire time he slept and despite my frequent nudges, kept coming over in my direction.  And so my hotflashes kept a random stranger warm and cozy for the entire flight.  Obviously, my life has not been in vain.

 

My thanks to Colleen for keeping the blog up during my absence in such an entertaining fashion.  She has a stylish way of expressing herself, and I was quite grateful not to have to blog while on the road using my husband’s laptop.  She saved our marriage, as I’m certain I’d have crashed it and lost everything on his hard drive, or whatever you call it.

 

As I’m still punchy from doing five thousand miles cross country in a non-air-conditioned 1930 vintage bus, I’ll quit here.  Hello again, good bye for now, and tra-la, tra-la…

 

 

 

 

Uncomfortable, To Say The Least!

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

 

It’s disgusting and unbearable.  We’re in the midst of a heat wave, and one can do nothing without feeling sticky and cranky.  Yechhh….  I know it’s July, but if I wanted this, I’d move to Florida.  This type of weather tends to make women our age more uncomfortable than most.  Oh, the joys of menopause.  The pause that does NOT refresh!

The “joys” of menopause

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

 

The further joys of menopause.  It’s been a beautiful day.  I’ve cleaned up from dinner, and my husband is outside doing noisy yard stuff.  I sit down with a glass of ice water to catch a little trashy TV. Get all comfy in my chair when it happens.  My glasses steam up so I can’t see what I’m watching.  To add insult to injury, I go to the computer to bitch about the hot flash and my first sentence is fine.  My next one is in italics.  Time to get more ice and pout big time.  It’s a lot easier to focus on minor things when there are major things to worry about.  Distraction is the name of the game.

Menopause Tip

Friday, July 17th, 2009

 Helpful hints for the Menopausal:  Losing everything, but especially your cell phone?  Does it taunt you from the bottom of your purse while eluding your desperate fingers?  Try putting it down your bra.  Works for me.  While I’ve misplaced just about everything I own, I can generally locate my breasts. 

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Menopause, Computers and TV’s — Oh my

Friday, June 26th, 2009

 

Menopause brain.  A form of CRS. (can’t remember shit).  Making lists so as not to forget what it is I’m doing.  Promptly lose lists and wander aimlessly.  I know I should be doing something, but damned if I know WHAT.

 

 

Whenever “they” show a working computer screen on TV, it seems to have interference.  Looks like the rolling of a TV picture.  Does anyone out there know why?

 

Whose legs did I shave last night, anyway? Couldn’t have been mine.