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Fifthteenth Blog Entry
Thanks, Ovaries I could feel an ovary trying to decide what to do. One hour, I sensed the familiar and oh so annoying twinges that meant ovulation was on its way (followed by two weeks of PMS in her...
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Sixteenth Blog Entry
Things That Come Flying in the NightThe other night, just before Cliff and I turned off the light, something huge came zooming across the top of our canopy bed.“Yikes, what’s that?” I called out,...
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Seventeenth Blog Entry
A Poetic PauseA few months ago, on my blog Friend for the Ride, I posted a poem that poet Jane Yolen graciously sent to me. The poem is titled “The Last Time” and begins, “I didn’t mean to mourn.”...
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Eighteenth Blog Entry
Dreaming of Crushed Cookie Ice Cream PieI’ve been a dessert person all my life. Early memories of dessert bring to mind my mom’s angel food cake, the fancy iced cookies my dad purchased for me at...
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Menopause the MusicalA few months ago, I went to see Menopause the Musical. What fun! The show is witty, insightful, clever, and well-staged. Although the script is somewhat lacking in plot, the cast...
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Twentieth Blog Entry
An Appreciation of the Alphabet for Menopause and AnytimeAn alphabet poem, written by me:Lines and squiggles,Made twenty-six ways,Turn into words,Before our gaze.Hooray for the alphabet!Do you remember...
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Twenty-first Blog Entry
Whirligig MenopauseMr. Whirligig stands on my porch. You never know when the wind will set his arms spinning.And that’s how I’ve found it to be with menopause. You never know when a symptom (a new one...
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A Blast from Your Period PastDo you remember when you first learned about periods? Were you in shock like I was? And did you see a movie in school?Now that you’re finished, or are close to finished,...
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Twenty-third Blog Entry
Goodnight Menopause: A ParodyThe nightgown in the picture is one my mom saved from my childhood. When I was wearing that nightgown, even though I was a Peter Rabbit girl, she sometimes read me another...
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Twenty-fourth Blog Entry
Thanks, Good Sleep Challenge!When I saw my doctor a month or so ago, I brought along a package of my Estroven Nighttime.“What do you think?” I asked.My doctor was a pharmacist before she decided to go...
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