#familymatters #britishcaravanholiday Today I woke up in Kessingland, in Suffolk, by the beach. We’re going back home after a four days’ caravan family holiday. Holidays the British way. Falling asleep to the wind and crackling of the metal underneath, and waking up to pouring rain or to the sea gulls claws promenading above. In Portugal,Continue reading “Menopausal Monday #14”
Category Archives: A Mumma’s Menopausal Journey
Menopausal Monday #13
#possiblerantalert Ok, it WAS yesterday. But it is surely Monday somewhere on a parallel universe. As I grow further into menopause, I feel this working full time malarky is getting less bearable. I grow more tired of this routine and frustrated by what more pleasurable things I could be doing with my time. (Bloody billsContinue reading “Menopausal Monday #13”
Menopausal Monday #12
#possiblerantalert Outer thighs, inner thighs, the whole area seems to be screeming for (and I know how this is going to sound) continuous open-leg stretch. Starting to think an everyday end of day yoga session might help. My biggest problem, and probably the biggest problem for most women is that the job requires being satContinue reading “Menopausal Monday #12”
Menopausal Monday #11
#rantalert You know that crescendo rage you feel building up when someone talks to you like you have a learning disability? I am an absolute advocate for people to be addressed politely but some people do it in such a way it’s offensive (if anyone is totally entitled to feel offended is menopausal women). There’sContinue reading “Menopausal Monday #11”
Menopausal Monday #10
Self Talk Know that familiar feeling at the end of every weekend? That disheartening feeling that comes when something good is over? That’s another weekend flew past. It always feels like we didn’t get enough time… By the time we start to relax, it’s already Sunday. And let’s agree, Mondays are probably the most antisocialContinue reading “Menopausal Monday #10”
Turns out I’m Yellow
Ever heard about DISC? I did my first DISC assessment (in 20 years of employment) at the end of last year. I had never had one (that I remember). I found it really useful to understand my working behaviour. Based on the assessment, I am predominantly yellow, followed by blue, then green, then red. IContinue reading “Turns out I’m Yellow”
Two weeks in
All looking good in terms of res’s so far. Plenty of water intake, well-planned healthy eating and no alcohol consumption. Our daily night walks are only spot-stopping due to the odd joint ache or cold and flu symptoms. Age is ruthlessly unapologetic. It will only give back as much as you put in. Chamomile teaContinue reading “Two weeks in”
Menopausal Monday #9
Self Talk Winter has definitely arrived now. It has even snowed, can you believe it? And it certainly has an effect on our joints. Some of us appear to predict it before it arrives, or maybe it is a housewife’s tale. Personally, I don’t think I do. I have never felt it as bad asContinue reading “Menopausal Monday #9”
Screw blue January
Loving the new background imagery on our laptops. So colourfully warming 🥰 We tend to underestimate the suggestive motivation to work. Weekends, holidays and retirement, that’s what we work for, what we look forward to (unless you have a highly paid fun creative job, of course… 😝). For those billions of us that don’t, weContinue reading “Screw blue January”
Menopausal Monday #8
Self Talk The Christmas tree is now down, meaning this festive season is officially over. But it’s going to take more than the absence of twinkling bright lights to drag me into a blue state. There’s a restlessness left in me that’s pushing me to be optimistic, in spite of all the ongoing bad newsContinue reading “Menopausal Monday #8”
Nostalgic Mumma 