What Strange Hell Is This?
I feel as though I should preface this post with a disclaimer... About a year and a half ago...at the ripe "old" age of 45, I would find myself melting into what I THOUGHT was a hot flash. Everyday. Like clockwork. At the same time of the day. However, they weren't debilitating. They didn't warrant me changing outfits before work because I had sweat through my clothes. I didn't actually "look" like the hot mess I was feeling. On the inside, I was doing an internal happy jig!! 32 years of visits from "Flo" , feminine products, and cramps. A menstrual cycle that has changed dramatically with every child born AND every miscarriage, has NEVER been predictable, and has been accompanied by migraine headaches in recent years. If these little temperature surges that I had begun to experience were a sign that "the change" was beginning...I was putting out the Welcome mat for this next chapter in life!! (Hot) Flash Forw...