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Wedding Woes
VarunaTT
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Thursday?
in Wedding Woes
I don't see an actual Thursday post, but I'll delete if I figure it out.
I'm very glad I took yesterday off. I thought we had it, I thought it would be close, but I thought the coalition Biden had built would stay together and we'd add a few more. When I voted, I was only #588. That scared me; that's a low turnout for my polling station, even the local elections. Then, the fact that it was basically called Tuesday night and who is was called for shocked me. I had set myself up for a couple of days to know and prepare. I took Wednesday and just watched TV, read a book, and cuddled with Harley. It's so weird to just be like, And now we go back to work today.
Otherwise, things are the same. Back at work, grinding away. Depending on what my rent does, I might just move back home with my mother. And even if rent doesn't change, I might just move in with her. It would make some things a lot easier for her and for our plans for her future. I know we could make it work, but it will feel like a loss of independence for me, no matter what.
I'm very glad I took yesterday off. I thought we had it, I thought it would be close, but I thought the coalition Biden had built would stay together and we'd add a few more. When I voted, I was only #588. That scared me; that's a low turnout for my polling station, even the local elections. Then, the fact that it was basically called Tuesday night and who is was called for shocked me. I had set myself up for a couple of days to know and prepare. I took Wednesday and just watched TV, read a book, and cuddled with Harley. It's so weird to just be like, And now we go back to work today.
Otherwise, things are the same. Back at work, grinding away. Depending on what my rent does, I might just move back home with my mother. And even if rent doesn't change, I might just move in with her. It would make some things a lot easier for her and for our plans for her future. I know we could make it work, but it will feel like a loss of independence for me, no matter what.
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Re: Thursday?
And it does feel strange to just go about business as usual.
Kind of SSDD here (except, of course, the gloomy reality). Teaching, parenting, etc.
I should have taken yesterday off! I was hungover and only had two hours of sleep. I had gotten home from my election night party before midnight, so not too bad. It was a community event and I'm glad I went. The vibe was very pro-Harris. Turns out the city of New Orleans voted 83% Harris. It was comforting to at least be with like-minded people while I watched "hate" winning as yet another state turned red on the map. I should have gone to bed when I got home. But continued watching results.
I was hoping to wake up to a miracle. But no. I was tired, not feeling well, and upset. But have to work, while nightmare scenarios are running through my head. While I'm also vaguely aware there is a hurricane headed straight to Louisiana. It was a surreal that the couple thoughts I had about it were calm and disinterested, "A hurricane. In November. How strange. I should probably look into that tomorrow."
I did look at it today. It took a surprising (to me) 90-dgree turn and isn't expected to hit the US anymore. At least that is one less thing to worry about. But it hit Cuba as a Cat. 3 who is still cleaning up devastation from a hurricane two weeks ago. A Cat. 3 is strong! And it's November! Gulf waters should be cooling. decreasing the chances of storm formations and at least keeping them weaker if they do.
But it very well could have hit the US and was expected to. In recorded weather history, a hurricane has never hit TX, LA, or MS in the month of November.
How is all of this possible? After all, Trump and his ilk told us that climate change is a hoax (eyeroll).
Trying to focus on the positive. Feeling a bit better today. Ramped up my work production because at least those are little accomplishments.
in other news, those Judy Blue jeans i got last week are great! Worth every bit of the hype!
Have fun on your girls' trip. I hope it helps you decompress.
A little TMI and potential levity. Chiquito has talked about all the things he's learned in his health class. Two weeks ago it was, 'Hey Mom! Do you still get a period?! My teacher said that people stop getting one around YOUR AGE."
Well last night they got on the topic of baby making and what an erection was and Chiquito piped up with, "Oh yeah! I always get one of those in church!"
I am grateful for the openness of my children.
I'm curious what the teacher actually said about menopausal age vs. Chiquito's interpretation of it. The average age for menopausal onset in the US is 53. While I don't know how old you are (nor am I asking), I feel like it's a decent chunk younger than that.
If not, then you've been holding out on me and @VarunaTT when we've occasionally had complaints about pre-menopause, lol.
I definitely have had the mashed potato brain and hot nights and insomnia that hit with peri.
I had hot flashes at about the end of that range. I thought I was going through early menopause, but research told me probably not. Thankfully, the hot flashes stopped after six months just as suddenly as they had started. Even to this day, I have never had another one.
I didn't have any other symptoms until earlier this year. I'll be turning 51 this month.
Me talking to my body, "Look, AH! Just shut it down. You are not a nuclear power plant. We do not need a 3-year closure plan."
The age of full menopause is HIGHLY genetic. I read that many places and one medical article even joked, "Do you want to know the year you'll start menopause? Ask your mother. It will probably be the same."
I did ask my mother. She didn't remember, lol. She said, "I dunno. I think it was sometime in my early 50s." Oh well, I tried. I was hoping for more exact.
As for now, I am noticing reduced alcohol tolerance, needing to write more things down, hot sleeping, insomnia when stressed but I can PTFO fast and i need to reduce the carbs or I get a belly. I'm not overweight but the Halloween candy needs to leave.
Also, the itchy ears thing just blows my damn mind, that it's a perimenopause symptom.
Or maybe I've been ADHD this whole time and just forgot how to mask. Or maybe the existential dread is all just my mid-life crisis.