My Adventures in the US of A
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Sunday, January 31, 2021
My Vocabulary Expands.
Thanks to a certain Regency Era series on Netflix that is ever so popular at the moment, I have added at several new words ( or new meanings to words I already knew ... ) and phrases to my humble vocabulary.
Wednesday, January 06, 2021
The Impending Big "M"
I am turning "The Big 5-0" ( as one of my friends likes to call it ) this year.
My inner psyche is hovering somewhere in the late 30s while outwardly, my body continues to betray me, with increasing aches and pains.
However, those are not quite as befuddling as the HOT FLASHES that I have started experiencing the last week or 10 days.
UGH.
One moment you are fine, next moment your face and upper chest are aflame and you are tearing the layers of clothing off. It is a good thing right now is winter time, and I actually have layers of clothing I can take off.
After googling some, I found out that some women have hot flashes only a few times a week. Lucky them! I seem to be having one every other hour!
I finally got so sick of this I decided to try to see what my triggers are. In the wintertime, I love having my chamomile tea and decaf coffee - they taste good and keep me warm.
Today I tried to go without them, as well as give up my chili peppers at meals, and found that I encountered just a fraction of hot flashes that I usually have.
While this may be anecdotal, it is indeed promising. If I have to give up hot beverages and spicy food to avoid the agony and annoyance of hot flashes and its multitude of side effects, I am most certainly willing to do so.