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Jul, 2010
Well Bloody Terrific Then
OK, if you have a weak stomach and can’t deal with reality, I would suggest you go back to watching Dancing With the Stars or The Food Network or something, because I’m about to tell it like it is…
I will be turning 38 in less than two months. I gave birth to one child, just over three years ago, I’ve always had a fairly easy time being a woman in the reproductive organ department. Some women have a really hard time – horrible periods, migraines, constipation, IBS, hormonal fluctuations, yeast infections, infertility, fibroids… the list goes on and on. It ain’t always easy owning a vagina and I, for one, have been very fortunate to have a fairly text book health record.
However, I was recently talking to a friend who is the same age as me, and we were commiserating about how weird our periods have been in our late 30s and she said, “We are so peri menopausal.” WHAT?! Really? Is it that time already? As if the fact that my 20th high school reunion is this weekend wasn’t bad enough. Now I have to think about being peri menopausal. Great.
At this point, I’d gladly give away my uterus. Too bad there’s not a market for that organ, I’d have it on Amazon right now. I’m done using it and it’s causing me nothing but pain and inconvenience for the first time since junior high. My cramps are the worst they’ve been in years, my period lasts for about a thousand days and I bleed like I’ve been stabbed in the vagina with a bowie knife. Multiple times. You know how off-putting it is to be in Wal Mart trying to find the BIGGEST tampons in the world? It’s almost as equally as off-putting as having to pay for a warehouse flat of said gigantic tampons each month.
So I decided to Google “symptoms of peri menopause” and apparently, it’s just the same damn symptoms I’ve been having since I first got my period a thousand years ago. Here are some of the old faves:
– Headaches
– PMS
– Lumpy or tender breasts
– Water retention, bloating
– Mood swings
– Anger
– Difficulty concentrating
– Depression, irritability
– Stress and extreme fatigue
Really? Well if this is the case, I’ve been peri menopausal for quite some time I guess.
Women have always been treated like wilting hysterics and it’s time, for me at least, to just embrace the face that moving towards the middle of life (ACK!) will bring some changes. I needn’t be so shocked or bothered by it all. Let’s just face it: Being emotional and somewhat off center – both physically and emotionally – at any given time, is just a NORMAL part of being female. And this is part of what makes life exciting. Period. Pun completely intended.
If this blog inspired you to share something about your Aunt Flo, please comment below and have a wonderful day!
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Tags: Amy Anderson • menopause • menstruation • peri menopause • period • women’s health
14
Jul, 2010
Who Wants FREE Menchies Fro-Yo?!
OK – This deal is for the Canyon Country location of Menchies ONLY, but there’s still something in it for you if you read on…
Screamin Coupons offers deep discounts on entertainment, restaurants, health and fitness, amusement parks, spas/salons and MORE all over Southern California and Utah. It’s free to register and if you use my exclusive link here, you will receive a $5 credit in your account.
The way it works is…
1) You register to receive the daily deal announcements.
2) Start receiving the deal announcements for your area only (you get to choose!), via email.
3) See an offer you can’t live without.
4) Buy the “coupon” that day & you usually have 3-5 months to redeem the coupon. That’s it!!
But wait, there’s MORE! The thing I love most about Screamin Coupons is they give 5-10% of their profits BACK to local schools and non-profits and YOU get to choose which school/organization you want your sales to go to! Save money and give back to your community? It’s a no-brainer. Also, they have a teriffic referral program which can earn you $10 in Screamin Coupons bucks! So what are you waiting for?
Remember, use this link to get a $5 credit:
AND here’s a cool deal for lovers of frozen yogurt in Canyon Country/Santa Clarita Valley. Buy this $5 coupon and get $10 worth of Menchies Frozen Yogurt at the Canyon Country location only.
The coupon is good until October 14, but you have to buy it TODAY!!
AND if you use my registration link, you’ll get a $5 credit in your account which equals… $10 worth of Menchies yogurt for FREE! Of course you can use the $5 credit for anything you want on Screamin Coupons, but this is a pretty killer deal for those of you in Canyon Country! I’m jealous as Menchies is one of my favorite places on earth!
So dig in and enjoy! Check back here for daily Screamin Coupon deals – I have a widget banner on the left to connect you directly to some of the best local SoCal deals so click away!
Happy summer and thanks for stopping by. 😉
Tags: Amy Anderson • coupons • deals • frozen yogurt • ice cream • Menchies • Screamin Coupons • summer
12
Jul, 2010
Pneumonia & Other Fun Stuff
A quick update from the land of the FunnyYellowMom…
My nanny is terrific, but last week around the 4th of July holiday, she started coming down with what seemed like a cold and then, woke up one morning with a high fever. She went to the doctor and it turns out she had pneumonia. She was instructed to quarantine herself, especially from children, and has been gone for 6 days now. Sniff sniff. Yes, I’m crying a little bit.
My only saving grace at this point is that Aubrey is in preschool three mornings a week so at least I get a little time to get some work done. Nanny may be back tomorrow afternoon but she texted me to let me know her fevers are gone as of this morning but she still has coughs and “green snot”. Hmmmm… I don’t know. So far no one else over here got sick and I’m sure my laundering everything and spraying every square inch of the house with Lysol had nothing to do with it. Yes, I’m totally OCD.
Other than that, things have been going pretty well over here in Amy and Aubrey land. Aubrey is really digging preschool and has amazing teachers. That is her in the photo above, prancing around in front of her classroom banner. Her room is “The Piranhas” and yes, someone spelled “piranha” wrong on their banner. Oh well. At least they can’t read yet.
I am patiently awaiting my 20th high school reunion in Minnetonka, MN next weekend. Yes, that’s right. I know it’s hard to believe I graduated in 1990, but I am here to entertain and amaze you. Be amazed. I know I am.
In some ways, 1990 seems like, well, a couple decades ago. But I still feel like a kid. OK, not a kid. If I still felt the way I did in 1990, I would have jumped off a bridge by now, but I certainly don’t feel like a grown up. Even after becoming a mom – I just can’t get used to the idea of approaching the “middle-aged” bracket.
Here I am with three of my besties from childhood. We all graduated together and I think we look way too cute to be attending a 20th high school reunion. And we don’t even look good in this picture. We were slaving away in the roasting sun…
My mom had four kids by the time she was my age, so I guess I should count my lucky stars that I have one, fairly easy kid and that people still guess my age 5-10 years younger than it is. I’m pretty sure that’s the secret to youth: 0-1 children. I’m pretty sure that if I had had another kid, you’d be mistaking me for my mother by now. Well, if my mother were a little old Asian lady. But she’s not.
Well, I had better get around to labeling more of Aubrey’s clothes for school and checking my bank account obsessively to see if the last check I deposited cleared yet. Have a great day everyone!
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Tags: Amy Anderson • high school reunion • nanny • pneumonia
