In The Mood…

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Mood swings.

How do you keep up with them?

Mood swings along with hot flashes and constant glowing are part and parcel of the menopausal party package.

Screw it. I can live without a midlife rave.

Yesterday, I woke up with a migraine from all the stress and was feeling lower than the NY Giants offensive scoring average.

I looked around the Blitzkreig and contemplated heading to Gelson’s for a bag of Tate’s chocolate chip cookies. Then I internalized all the guilt I would feel after consuming and how I would bombard my husband with complaints about the way my clothes fit.

After not seeing him for a week that would probably not be a particularly attractive welcome home mantra.

I have been experiencing excruciating pain in my shoulder. I have not done anything about it. Unless the doctor can make a house call, I am out of luck as I have been in solitary confinement at my Palisades pile of poop.

Finally escaped yesterday and made it to the doctor, joyously discovering I have a separated shoulder. Tennis, anyone?!

Headed to the valley for my come to Jesus meeting with my new contractor…final decisions were due. Instead of 112 degrees, yesterday was only 92. Thankfully, I remembered to take a sweater.

To be honest I was concerned that I would be able to make a final decision. I had seen so many options on Monday and I wasn’t that excited about anything.

I arrived early and grabbed the tile guru, MJ at International Tile. I felt that our collective tastes were more in sync. A second viewing was mandatory.

A miracle occurred…everything came together, on budget…my mood had turned sunny.

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Dr. Mark, the contractor who will hopefully cure all the homestead ills, arrived and we made beautiful decorating music.

By George, I think we’ve got it. We then headed over to Stoneville and found the most amazing countertops. I had selected the slab on Monday, but was concerned about matching the cabinet colors with the quarzite.

I dragged a cabinet and floor sample to the store. If the cabinets can be straightened and all the mistakes corrected, this could turn out to be an awesome kitchen.

I departed the valley and avoided the freeway, winding up and over Coldwater Canyon. There were literally 100’s of cars bumper to bumper crawling up the canyon from Bev Hills. I was so grateful to be on the other side of the pandemonium.

Not all runs smoothly in LA traffc. I was stymied at Sunset in Brentwood as an apartment building was on fire. I just can’t step away from the heat.

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I woke today unfettered and ready to take on another delivery. After 3 weeks I may actually have a refrigerator…. cool…bring it on.

One Comment

  1. Thanks for visiting my HuffPost Menopause Cafe post. I came here to check things out and then I decided THIS is the place for me when you mentioned Tate’s cookies! Glad you commented so I could retrace the breadcrumbs (cookie crumbs?) back to all this! Gonna subscribe right now….love the site and of course the title!
    Stephanie

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