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April 17, 2025

On menopause

the wombsday clock graphic with two teal haired women in white rockers. It has reached 12 months and there are teal and white stars all over the graphic.

Well, this happened. M asked if I had feelings about it and I’m not so sure. The bits and bobs didn’t do their jobs for me when I desperately wanted them to, so good riddance? Because of the stupid infertility…

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January 21, 2025

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An illustration of a rollercoaster designed to kill people painlessly by denying the brain of oxygen. This isn't real and I wouldn't ride it if it was.

Hey! Content warning! I talk about death and dying in this one. If this will upset you, skip it, okay? (MOM, this means you.) As you know, I couldn’t have children, so I often think very hard about what the…

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October 28, 2024

This vase is half my age

left: a yellowish ceramic vase with blue spirals and orange suns stamped onto it. R: the bottom of the vase, reading KT 9/5/98

I remember going to Color Me Mine on my 26th birthday and painting this vase. I thoughr the spirals and suns reflected the new-agey girl I thought I was (they do) and that the color choices were very late-90s (they…

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August 15, 2024

All in

I was at Hershey for a few days with Nephews A&B and their entourage. It’s our fourth year doing this and it’s been a blast seeing the kids’ stamina and bravery grow and change over the years. It was a…

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August 5, 2024

The things that worry me the most

Here I am, still blogging through my malaise. I had my first shingles vaccine yesterday and oh boy this isn’t fun. I woke up today absolutely fine and was a little hopeful I’d be one of the people who skate…

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March 5, 2024

Resetting the Wombsday clock

the Wombsday clock, reset to 0 months since my last period

Women reach menopause when they skip 12 months of periods, I was halfway there and now I am a dewy maiden once more. And by dewy I mean sweaty. It was a very good 6 month run, but time to…

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February 16, 2024

Friday 5: The Lou

Friday, February 16

Happy Friday, which is also National Almond Day (I like almonds – almond extract in place of vanilla extract in a cake or cookie recipe is amazing unless you’re feeding someone with an allergy), National Tartar Sauce Day (first Friday…

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February 8, 2024

Let’s talk about menopause!

text: The Wombsday clock 5 Months; mirrored clipart image of a woman in a rocker.

Because I’m in it! And it happens to every ovaried person (albeit differently from case to case) but it’s only recently that people are talking about it more and not just in shadowy phrases like “The Change.” For a long…

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November 21, 2023

Travel tip for achy people

a blue half-gallon silicone bag filled with ice

Through the years my physical condition has devolved from “fine!’ to “ugh something always hurts these days” to “man, multiple things hurt these days” and vacations where there is a lot of walking involved seem to exacerbate that. And you…

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October 24, 2023

Good and Meh 2023 Week 42

spaceship earth, at WDW's Epcot

Good Things: Good food, good adventures, good weather, and even with the attitudes present by many of the guests (I call it “Toxic YOLO”) I had the same magical time I always have. <3 Meh Things: On my last day…

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October 7, 2021

It’s the hope that kills you.

Realistically, realistically, in this world where all fantasy about such things was stripped away years ago, realistically I should know that skipping a month would just be a sign of perimenopause or the result of a stressful month. That and…

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February 13, 2020

Stuff I put on my face: Winter 2020

I am 47 years old (sweet merciful crap I cannot get with this) and my face is, as always, changing. I think I’ve finally found a skin care regimen that works for me and my dry skin that still breaks…

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About Me

I've been blogging for over twenty (2 decades! 2-0!) years and I'm apparently one of the few over-50 female bloggers who haven't sold out to THE MAN yet; hence this blog remains quirky, homespun, and unprofitable. No big. However, if you're from Disney, Doritos, or Dave Matthews Band, I'm open to talk about selling out.

I live in Southern New Jersey with my husband WM, and our dog Murphy. I'm an adult who likes Disney but not a Disney Adult. I used to work a fun (really!) office job in Philadelphia, but since March of 2020 I'm a work from home hermit. So if you're looking for a childless, slightly round, marginally boring GenX woman's blog to follow, you've come to the right place! :)

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