Category Archives: Experience

Menopausal Mondays

Self Talk I want only ONE easy-to-prepare, ready-to-enjoy festive package. One that includes Christmas family fun activities, small-sized traditional Christmas (Portuguese and Brit) that covers the lot: snacks, meals, drinks and desserts. No fuss, no mess, no arguments. And everybody’s happy. My patience is normally wearing thin by this time of the year. All IContinue reading “Menopausal Mondays”

Menopausal Mondays

Self Talk I used to enjoy reading. I used to enjoy writing. Always loved to socialise and meeting new people. Even though I was a bit of a geek and loved playing around with MS Access and the primary scripts of web designing (yes, I found fun and sometimes mindblowing 😂). Our active life getsContinue reading “Menopausal Mondays”

Menopausal Mondays

Self Talk No motivation. No energy. No joy. This is what it comes to most middle aged women every 22/30 days. All we want is for everything arounds us to slow down… Joints start to hurt, nerves cramping up, our temperature swings,  brain fogs, we become more irritable, patience shortens… We look for all theContinue reading “Menopausal Mondays”

Skilled Trades are Back!

I’m loving the news I’m coming across lately. Finally we’re starting to see a career rewind 🥳 Our society was begging for a more ruthless shift in global future professional framework. It was about time we headed back to the drawing board! To slower and happier days for the younger generations 🥂

Menopausal Mondays

Self Talk The reasons why I can’t sleep are typically related to five things: (Often related to item 1 and 3 for me 😬, and more often than not in a double wammy). I keep trying to convince myself to be kind to myself and to take it easy, to accept that not everything isContinue reading “Menopausal Mondays”

Menopausal Mondays

Self Talk ” I’m exhausted.” I try and stick to all the right things on autopilot, so I don’t have to make choices (or wrong ones). It helps me stay on track. Some days it works, others require a bit more effort. I reckon that if I’ve got the healthy food and exercise plan right,Continue reading “Menopausal Mondays”

Going non-social?

There are perks. I never liked overlooking windows in my back garden. My idea of sharing on social platforms was always to keep connected with family and people I already knew. Yes, admittedly, there is some degree of nosiness, but in a healthy way, at least from my part. Several years followed with a lotContinue reading “Going non-social?”

The power of visualisation

“Menopause is the body’s way of handing you the microphone and saying, ‘Your turn.’” These Facebook groups focused on relocation and early retirement only make the retirement perspective all the more appealing. How can you even dare to scroll past? This is how we wish we lived all our lives in the first place! DreamingContinue reading “The power of visualisation”

moans and groans

Nobody likes dealing with complaints. They’re like a hot potatoe everyone avoids and pushes away, for someone else to deal. It’s also not something that anybody can deal. It requires a psychological thought process, the ability to empathize while distancing, an a hell lot of diplomacy. You will find that most of the dealings withContinue reading “moans and groans”