Tag: Humor

Is It Hot In Here?

~ JodiLea

September is National Menopause Awareness Month.

Hot Flash Fridge LadyToday’s awareness focuses on “hot flashes”. According to medical studies, about 65 to 75 percent of women experience hot flashes, most commonly during late perimenopause. Does this mean that after 17 years (yes, that’s right ladies – seventeen years) of perimenopause, I may soon reach the end? My husband sure hopes so.

Why they are called flashes is a mystery to me. First of all, a flash will suddenly happen then disappear. We should be so lucky. Sure they can come on quickly, but they linger.

I normally experience them in the middle of the night. Every night I start out with a fresh pair of pj’s and before my alarm goes off, they are trashed. I wake up to find them sticking to me, drenched in sweat. This feels pretty damned gross, so no wonder I’m a grump-ass in the morning.

This weekend I am going to spend with my daughter and 2 granddaughters, so I imagine my mornings will be a lot less grumpy. I better pack plenty of pj’s and undergarments! I may not be posting. But hopefully you have more exciting things to do on your labor-day weekend than listen to me whine 😉

For more information on hot flashes and menopause, the Mayo Clinic is a good resource -and in normal English.

Is That “Be Aware” or “Beware”?

~ JodiLea ~ 1 Comment

September is National Menopause Awareness Month.

Well, what a coincidence! I am personally experiencing my own “awareness”. After being in “peri-menopause” for years, my symptoms are now getting stronger. In other words, what sucked before has now become barely tolerable.

Why the Hell do they call it “menopause” anyway?  There is NO pausing. At least not to my meno.  My ovaries & uterus think they belong to a fertile 25-year old. How long can their denial last? The rest of my body is drying up and my mind is half gone. Are hysterectomy’s an elective surgery?  These are just a handful of the questions I have.

This month I will be trying to learn the whats, hows and whys for all this. I promise to pass along any interesting stuff to you, dear readers. I should warn you, I may whine a bit while doing so. OK, I may whine a lot…

These seven dwarfs demonstrate life as I know it. I may have to use them for my Threat Level Warning (on my door at work) this month.

Is menopause a politically correct term? Will I get in trouble posting it?

I’ll let you know…

Learning The Hard Way

~ JodiLea

Candlestick Park

One more pre-season game left for the SF 49ers. I wonder what game plan coach Harbaugh has up his sleeve this week?  I’m glad that he did not succumb to peer pressure and make his 1st string play the whole time the Texan’s 1st string played. What is the logic in playing the guys you know will stay on the team? Let them practice during practice. That’s what it’s for.

Coach Harbaugh has some tough decisions to make soon. I do not envy that job! The rookies and new guys look great to me. If the guy is tough and puts forth tremendous effort, without being cocky – he’s a keeper in my book. Coach probably has more criteria to go by, but still it must be hard to make the cuts before the regular season begins.

I’m really looking forward to Thursday’s game (9/1/11) against the Chargers. Good thing the next day is my Friday off. This means my alarm won’t go off at 3:00 AM. I know I will be staying up late since the kick-off time is scheduled for my normal bedtime (7:00pm PT).

Yeah, I know my hours are disgusting. But it’s really nice to have most of the afternoon left to my own devices  🙂

Go Niners!