Dang It Anyway!
It is no fun being a cantankerous hell-on-wheels! Especially if you aren't use 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, if you don't realize there is a 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! :-)
"A kind word can warm three months of winter." -Japanese Proverb
Middle Aged Woman
***You have got to listen to this one :-)
Chicken Soup for the Soul
Reader Comment: "Even though I am post-menopausal I am still laughing my way through these stories, just wishing the book had been published five years ago (although I wouldn't have had the pleasure of being a contributor then). This is a great book for every woman even close to menopause age. Just knowing we're all in this together is a comfort. The book is a hoot...and what can be better for your soul than a good laugh!"
Maxineism
Smashing Good Time :)
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
One Way to Relieve the Hot Flushes!
Cool and Funny Pics
Chillin'
Menopause affects!
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Look out road!
Menopause signs!
Our Lady of The Change
Do it yourself!
Igloo hot flash
Chocolate butt!
My Menopause Angel !
Beautiful
Mix it up! Drinking and menopause.
Don' mess with my chocolate!
Horse urine and menopause, hmm!
Somebodies going to pay!
Hard to give up on things we were so used too :-)
A Very Funny Moment!
Been there, done that :)
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 THROUGH- OUT THE ENTIRE HOUSE!!
IT WOULD TAKE AN ARMY TO CLEAN THIS HOUSE!
I'm sorry.... What was the question?From a Minnie Pauz reader
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 your "Sign of the Times" and I'll add it here with a link to your website or favorite lens. :)
Gettin' Rid of the Blues
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Do These Guys Really 'Know'?
Did You Know?
Reference: American Heart Association (73rd Scientific Sessions) 11/2000
Badge of Honor!?
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 her and all mother's!BBC Best Comedy
Absolutely Fabulous on Menopause
Mood Ring or Diamonds?
Next time he'll buy me a diamond...duh!!
Thanks to mulberry for e-mailing me this great add!
You Need A Night Out On The Town
"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
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
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How To Survive Your Mother's Menopause
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.
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Information and Humor
I Love Menopause Because...
Excerpts from the book:
- I can see if all those years of practicing my Kegels have paid off when I sneeze.
- I don't have to work out to break a good sweat.
- I don't have to worry about taking stress home from work because I forgot a lot of what happened during the day.
Additional Reading
Menopausable Quotes
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
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!
Want Some Cheese With That Whine?
Interesting Link
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
Note to Self
Make sure to make notes to self Hint: Don't forget!
My Series
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debnet
Great Lens...laughter cures just about everything ;) Posted July 21, 2008 |
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Ileneonhealth
Great lens.Keep up the good work! Posted July 10, 2008 |
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Spook
Wonderfull to read and find your attitude heartwarming, you sure do have to be able to laugh at yourself, it's what keeps you going, lots of people can't do this, so well done and keep it up Posted July 08, 2008 |
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triathlontraining
Laughter can fix almost anything. Especially if you can laugh at yourself. :) Posted July 06, 2008 |
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spirituality
Congrats on making giant squid! so did I! Posted July 03, 2008 |
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youhavegottobekidding
Great Lens Very Informative. i bet there are a lot of women will thank you. Posted July 02, 2008 |
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Christopher_Scott
Thanks for commenting on our lens for A Day of Hope. We listed as one of Squidoo's charities, so feel free to switch earnings for some of your lenses over to A Day of Hope. Posted June 30, 2008 |
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Gandree
55 and still facing the monthlies. I told my married daughter if someone in the house had to be pregnant I am sure glad it's her...I told God I was through with all that stuff and He could take it anytime. I don't think He's listening. Posted June 26, 2008 |
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Amanda_Blue
The picture of the woman in the icebox struck me as particularly hilarious. 5 * Posted June 16, 2008 |
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Mauryan
hi clouda....a very nice lens on a very unique topic....great and very informative... 5 stars for ya:) Posted June 08, 2008 |
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