i'm feeling chatty

so i guess i feel better
i think it's just
ya know, i really need to come up with
the peri menopausal equivalent of happy happy blood time
because there isn't always blood
and it doesn't happen every month
but
when it happens
it's pretty bad
and it deserves a sarcastic name

so
it's headache
nausea
cramping
"intestinal distress"
dizziness
and probably
emotional stuff
because there are hormones

woman hangover comes to mind
but that doesn't seem to reflect the several days that it lasts

if you could take this away and give me hot flashes, please

how about
flash woman-over event?
too dark

i'll keep working on it

i think a three day beach resort vacation
would fix it right up though
lie in the hot sand
get massages and seaweed wraps
have cute young people bring juice

and mineral water
i'm so so into mineral water
i'm almost not drinking iced tea
i'm still drinking coffee
let's not get all crazy

i know it's not technically a big deal
but
when you factor in the degree of incapacitation
and the whole multi-level emotional component
i'm not a fan, i tell ya

i guess it's just part of getting old
but
it's the extra bad part
and it's the woman part
so
predictably i'm complaining--  ha


i hope today
you have nothing bad
and only good smooth sailing

i love you sweetheart