When Will It Be My Week?

July 8, 2011 ~ JodiLea ~ 1 Comment

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I just found out that last week was “Daughter’s Week”. I’m a daughter. I have a daughter. My daughter has two daughters. What now? Am I supposed to send my daughter a card or something? If so, I totally blew that.

Why do daughters get a week anyway? Mothers only get one day.

Very unfair, if you ask me, but I am not consulted about these things. Who decides who gets a day (week or month) in their honor? Congress? The Senate? Or the President? I began researching this process of getting a day/week/month of the calendar. After hours of riding the Internet in a roller coaster (i.e. .gov websites), I still have no clue.

It’s a good thing I’m incredibly stubborn. I’m determined to see “Menopause Awareness” happen. The day/week/month would be dedicated to exposing the rumors, and educating people (not just women) on the realities of this horrifying condition.

It suddenly occurred to me that there may already be a Menopause Awareness day/week/month in existence. I didn’t search for that.

I found this article on my first search (thanks Google!):

Women's Health Org logo

National Menopause Awareness Month

The ORWH joins the North American Menopause Society (NAMS) in recognizing September as National Menopause Awareness Month. This month-long event was established by U.S. federal legislators who recognized the need to increase awareness about the importance of having accurate information to enhance women’s health at menopause and beyond. In support of the same goal, October 18 has been designated World Menopause Day by the World Health Organization (WHO).

Menopause represents the end of a woman’s fertility and, on average, occurs at age 51. Although menopause is a natural event, there are potential short-term health effects (eg, hot flashes) and health consequences over the long term (eg, osteoporosis).

For more information on menopause, visit the NAMS Web site at www.menopause.org.

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WOW! A whole month, and an International Day!! Not too mention our own society! I am so excited!!

I could drop my quest – “how to get a day/week/month for your cause”. But, as you know, I’m stubborn. And maybe, I will want to pursue a different day/week/month down the road, or maybe you do. We will need this information, right? It’s never a waste of time to be prepared…

I’ll keep you posted 😉

Independence Day

July 4, 2011 ~ JodiLea

235 years ago this week, our forefathers signed and sent off our Declaration of Independence to the King of England. Wow. Besides being wise and brave, those dudes were total shit disturbers, weren’t they?

I’m so proud to be an American! Oh sure, I go off on a rant now and then because I miss the Norman Rockwell like America. That was how America felt to me when I was a kid.

As I grow older and more disillusioned, America feels different now, but it’s not her fault.

Blame the politics and the party infighting. The wheeling and dealing with interest groups. The scandals. Our forefathers were most likely involved with all the above, but they escaped the scrutiny of CNN, The Evening News, and Larry King.

Americans need to grow up and focus on what is important. If you don’t know what that is you should read this Declaration of Independence. Perhaps the Constitution while you’re at it.

God Bless America

Bust a Move? More Like Bust a Hip…

July 2, 2011 ~ JodiLea

Electric Robot

OK. It’s official. I’ve lost my mind.

If that’s not bad enough, it has been replaced with a mind that is 20-something years old. I don’t know how (or why) this happened.

I admit I am enjoying some fresh thinking, and taking a vacation from the worn out tapes my former mind played. Some days it’s scary, though. Like the day I caught myself watching COPS!. And I have this thing for Lucky Charms lately. I would call for help, but beside the Ghostbusters, who would I call? My medical doctor, my gyno, or my therapist? So far it has been… interesting around here.

Since turning 20-something I have been staying up later, agonizing over what to wear to work, and wearing more make-up. Make-up is a waste of time, because no matter how much I plaster on, I don’t look 20-something. I keep trying new beauty products and hoping something magical will occur. Denial can be an expensive alternative to reality. (Just ask my very happy Mary Kay lady.)

What really SUCKS is that my body is 30-years older than I am.

Think about it. Aside from the obvious downfalls (vanity, pride, and more vanity), it’s dangerous. 20-somethings don’t think twice about rushing around in a hurry to get things done, skipping meals, doing yard-work for 5 hours straight, spending hours on their feet. Us 50-somethings pay dearly for this behavior -and usually pain is involved.

20-somethings (mostly girls, but not always) love to listen to loud music and dance while they work around the house. I do this. My former mind did not like hip-hop, so my iPod was lacking any such music last week, when I got the urge to “bust a move”. So I did what any 20-something would do in this crisis situation. I blasted the stereo. To heck with the neighbors – they make noise more than I do!

Oh man, that was fun! I thought I was moving so fine, until I caught my reflection in the mirror. This girl is not ready for prime time, in fact I thought I saw a rusty old robot shorting out in my hutch. I felt like one too. Luckily my chiropractor had an opening right away. I’m so glad I changed my mind about the break dancing.

I bet my guardian angel is exhausted. I know I am.