Dang It Anyway!
It is no fun being a cantankerous hell-on-wheels! Especially if you aren't used to it! Well I knew something was wrong when my usual charming self found it okay to flip the bird to someone that ticked me off on the highway (thank goodness I don't live in LA or NYC, I'd probably be dead) or found myself befuddled and not able to find common words or recent memory in day-to-day conversations. Simple to the point, menopause sucks, unless of course you look to the lighter side!
Word to the wise: Get over it! Get on with it! Get your attitude in check, we can't help our's!
When I had to borrow the hubby's readers the other night, hopped on here to add easy to read medium font...duh!
Gettin' Rid of the Blues
My suggestions to make your day better...add your thoughts or take em' to add to your lens or blog ! Share and share alike. :)
1
Crank up your favorite music
5 points
2
C - H - O - C - O - L - A - T - E
5 points
3
Sink your teeth into a juicy novel
4 points
4
Call in sick and go back to bed
4 points
5
Do a random act of kindness
Random acts of kindness are great at lifting your more...3 points
6
Take a stroll or power walk
2 points
7
Sew...craft...bake
2 points
8
Go Squidoo!
2 points
9
Pet your dog, or cat...or both!
2 points
10
Write a love letter to your significant other
1 point
11
Find a space for yourself everday slow down and love yourself a lot.
1 point
12
Get a facial (or pedicure or massage). Pamper yourself.
1 point
13
Go play in the snow or in the sunshine with your family
0 points
Brigitte Bardot Said...
It's sad to grow old, but nice to ripen.

Absolutely Fabulous
Laugh with the gals!
Edina and Patsy at a Menopause Anonymous Meeting
Short, sweet and to the point!
Read all about the show on Wikipedia.
Sign of the Times
I was going to send in a suggestion...but I can't remember what it was :) LOL!!
Everyone around you is freezing cold, you have your personal fan turned on to turbo cool.
You have to write post-it notes with your kids' names on them.
You have to change your underwear after a sneeze.
You don't know whether to laugh or cry, sometimes you do both!
** Send in yours and I'll add it here with a link to your website or favorite lens. :)
Menopause Parking
by Chonda Pierce
Thanks to Bonnie, seedplanter, here on Squidoo for pointing me to this very funny YouTube! And talk about funny, you have got to see Turkeys Last Stand!
A Very Funny Moment!
Been there, done that :)
Q: How many women with MENOPAUSE does it take to change a light bulb?
A: One! ONLY ONE!!!! And do you know WHY? Because no one else in this house knows HOW to change a light bulb! They don't even know that the bulb is BURNED OUT!! They would sit in the dark for THREE DAYS before they figured it out. And, once they figured it out, they wouldn't be able to find the light bulbs despite the fact that they've been in the SAME CUPBOARD for the past 17 YEARS! But if they did, by some miracle of God, actually find them 2 DAYS LATER, the chair they dragged to stand on to change the STUPID light bulb would STILL BE IN THE SAME SPOT!!!!! AND UNDERNEATH IT WOULD BE THE WRAPPER THE STUPID LIGHT BULBS CAME IN!!! BECAUSE NO ONE EVER CARRIES OUT THE GARBAGE!!!! IT'S A WONDER WE HAVEN'T ALL SUFFOCATED FROM THE PILES OF GARBAGE THAT ARE A FOOT DEEP THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE HOUSE!! IT WOULD TAKE AN ARMY TO CLEAN THIS HOUSE!
I'm sorry.... What was the question?
From a Minnie Pauz reader
Did You Know?
Wild Chimpanzees Appear Not To Regularly Experience Menopause? OMG! What about ME! Does it matter to these scientist's that I AM experiencing menopause? Not to mention all my sister girlfriends! Like I said...What about US?
All kidding aside this is a great article!
You Need A Night Out On The Town
Go see "Menopause, The Musical"
People are saying:
"I have never laughed so hard or for so long...I think every woman should go see it with her mom. sister's and friend's. I rate it at 10+" Caroline P., San Francisco
"It's impossible not to laugh!" Liz Smith, The New York Post
"Your show is fabulous! Thank you for understanding what we are experiencing and helping us all find the humor in it." Debbie M., Philadelphia
Hey There Sister Girlfriend
I know EXACTLY how you are feeling!

Chicken Soup For The Soul Books
All about menopause
Cool and Funny Pics
From Flickr artists and photographers
Did You Know?
Laughter, along with an active sense of humor, may help protect you against a heart attack, according to a recent study by cardiologists at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore.
Reference: American Heart Association (73rd Scientific Sessions) 11/2000
Been There Done That!
How About You?

You forgot where you put your car keys, so you start looking for them and happen upon a dusty shelf, on your way to get the duster you spot your keys on the kitchen windowsill, knowing you'll be late for your appointment you dash out to the car because you found your keys! On your way home you remember the dusty shelf and make a mental note to take care of that the minute you walk in the door. When you get home the pets, kids and husband are there to greet you...all looking rather hungry so you get something going on the stove for dinner. A week later the shelf still sits dusty :-o
How To Survive Your Mother's Menopause
Chill, smile, and give lots of hugs
They don't call menopause "the change" for nothing-it's transformed your sweet-tempered mom into one big, sweaty mood swing. Here's how to deal.
Menopausable Quotes
-->If you have a quote please e-mail me so I can add it, with my thanks, here.<--
I'm trying very hard to understand this generation. They have adjusted the timetable for childbearing so that menopause and teaching a sixteen-year-old how to drive a car will occur in the same week. Erma Bombeck
Male menopause is a lot more fun than female menopause. With female menopause you gain weight and get hot flashes. Male menopause - you get to date young girls and drive motorcycles. Rita Rudner
There is much to be said for post-menopausal celibacy. Sex is rough on loners because you have to have somebody else around, but now I don't. No more diets to stay slim and desirable: I've had sex and I've had food, and I'd rather eat. Florence King

Mood Ring or Diamonds?
My husband, being unhappy with my mood swings, bought me a mood ring the other day so he would be able to monitor my moods. We've discovered that when I'm in a good mood it, turns green and when I'm in a bad mood, it leaves a big red mark on his forehead!!
Next time he'll buy me a diamond...duh!!
Thanks to mulberry for e-mailing me this great add!
The Accidental Comic
A Squidoo lensmaster, author, and speaker
Visit the author's lens right here on Squidoo! Yeah you heard me...get going girls...we gotta support each other ya know!
Read my interview with Leigh Anne on my blog.
Interesting Link
Laughter can help you heal
A Laugh a Day Keeps the Doctor Away? "If on Thursday evenings you find yourself glued to the television laughing hysterically for the entire thirty minutes of the Friends episode, you may be doing more than just being entertained; you may be doing your health a favor." Full article
Important Note
Life can be wildly tragic at times, and I've had my share. But whatever happens to you, you still have to keep a slightly comic attitude. In the final analysis, you have got not to forget to laugh. ~Katharine Hepburn
Mrs. Hughes
On visiting the doctor
Going to the doctor's office when you're older and experiencing the "change of life" can be kind of scary.
Laugh Til You Cry
'Getting real' resources
Did You Know?

Laughter stimulates both sides of the brain to enhance learning. It eases muscle tension and psychological stress, which keeps the brain alert and allows people to retain more information.
Reference: Helpguide.org
Middle Aged Woman
Laugh and tap your foot at the same time :)
***You have got to listen to this one :-)
My Series
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Menopause: This is Your Brain
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At a recent dinner with friends I was excited to tell them about a lens here on Squidoo that covered everything about seahorses! Imagine my embarrassment when I called the little stinkers starhorses? In an instant several things went coursing through...
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Menopause: Your Symptoms and Choices
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Menopause does not have to take over your life! Celebrate and choose to learn as much as you can, consider your choices for lifestyle changes, discover remedies for your symptoms (traditional or alternative), let other women know what has worked for...
Blanche's Menopause Life
The Golden Girls just got it!
My first favorite Golden Girls moment ever, when Blanche had menopause and she felt her life is all over. Classic!
Badge of Honor!?
Wearing it with pride!
Remember when your mom could whack you up-side the head and it meant something? I do! My mom was not the 'whacking kind', yet when she said something I knew...do it or I just might get it! As I am currently experiencing menopause in all it's glory, I whole-heartedly appreciate my mom!
Here is to all 'us' bitches ;)
I Would Love to Hear From You

Superwife wrote...
oh my goodness this is too hysterical :) you are a riot! fav and 5* and lensroll to my insanity lens!
aj2008 wrote...
in reply to aj2008 Ooops - that should have been OMG, not OGM. Just had a Senior moment....and that should have been 2 e's in Correen on the plexo, not 3. Oops again!
aj2008 wrote...
One of my all time fav lenses on Squidoo - OGM (that's Oh My Gosh) you just been Blessed by a Menopausal and sometimes miserable Angel!!
wyrm11268 wrote...
Funny funny funny! Thank you I need a laugh today :-)
Love Absolutely Fabulous!
Thank you and well done on a great lens.
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Thank you to Bonnie, Patti, and Robin for creating this exciting contest and ceremony! Your encouragement to just Squidoo is infectious!
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Menopause: You Need Some Laughter
Index
- Gettin' Rid of the Blues
- Brigitte Bardot Said...
- Absolutely Fabulous
- Edina and Patsy at a Menopause Anonymous Meeting
- Sign of the Times
- Menopause Parking
- A Very Funny Moment!
- Did You Know?
- You Need A Night Out On The Town
- Hey There Sister Girlfriend
- Chicken Soup For The Soul Books
- Smashing Good Time!
- Cool and Funny Pics
- Did You Know?
- Been There Done That!
- How To Survive Your Mother's Menopause
- Menopausable Quotes
- Mood Ring or Diamonds?
- The Accidental Comic
- Interesting Link
- Important Note
- Mrs. Hughes
- Laugh Til You Cry
- Did You Know?
- Middle Aged Woman
- My Series
- Blanche's Menopause Life
- Badge of Honor!?
- I Would Love to Hear From You
- This Lens Won The 2008 Best In Humor!
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