I have insomnia…not the kind that prevents me from falling asleep but the kind that prevents me from staying asleep. Falling asleep I got down. Put me in the passenger seat in a car and I’m out. Let me lie down on the couch with an episode of NCIS, and I’ll have to rewind it…
Read MoreThe Rolling Stone and Other Clichés
I truly love the part of my job that allows me to be in class with nursing students. Watching them have an ‘ah-ha’ moment is both rewarding and encouraging…since they may be my care provider at some point in the future. I’m beginning to realize, however, how I need to rewrite some of my assessments…
Read MoreWhere Are Those Glasses Anyway?
Am I the only one that owns at least six pairs of readers? Is that normal? I find myself in a panic if I don’t have at least two pairs in my purse, a pair on my desk at work and at least three pairs stored in random places in the house. When I get…
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2011 – at my heaviest
2012 – close to my lightest
Why is it called Menopause?
So…I’m wondering why they call it Menopause when it should be called Meno-irregular or BodyBigger or DiaphoresisOut-of-Control. I do realize that I’m actually in Peri-menopause which is when the symptoms are at their worst but Dear Lord, with the number of hot flashes I’m having, I should at least be losing water weight! But no…I got…
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My Body – The War Zone
It’s happened – I’ve reached the age where I can’t deny the changes in my face and body. They’ve come for me – like a free fall from a cliff but without the bungee cord. I’m not young and cute anymore – but so not ready to be labeled old and wise (notice that old…
Read MoreAnd that’s why I don’t come here often!
I finally broke down and went to the doctor. My aversion to seeking medical advice is surprising to some – I AM a nurse…so it would seem that going to the doctor would be a regular occurrence. The whole “practice what you preach” phenomenon…but…I rarely get ill. When I do get ill, I just want a…
Read MoreOne Piece at a Time
So I’m starting to think that my bucket list will include replacing at least one body part – which one is going to give out first is not entirely clear. I pulled my back recently. It was not while moving furniture or from something even more impressive – like saving a child from a burning car.…
Read MoreBorrowing a Bucket List
I am turning 54 this year. Not for another 9 months but I am officially in my mid-50’s. Weird. I graduated from high school in 1981 – 36 years ago. I have students who were born after I graduated from college. I will never sing in a rock band…or compete in the Olympics…or act in…
Read More…and the benefits begin…
I wrote earlier in the week about surveying my empty nest. This morning, I began thinking…What has changed? Is anything truly different? I’ve spent so many years with a house full of people, what benefits are reaped when the house is filled…with two? There are the obvious changes. Our food bill has cut in half.…
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Mothering, Marriage and Menopause 