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It is not over yet.

So earlier I was talking about how my week went. Now I will finish up with how it is going up through today.

Daylight came on Friday morning and the devastation from Hurricane Helene was overwhelming. My hometown of Greenwood, South Carolina was more like a war zone than a town. No one had power, trees were uprooted all over, and houses had been crushed by trees and power lines.

I currently live in Columbia, South Carolina, so I got to see firsthand here what the devastation was for this city. Power was out for 98% of the city and trees had been uprooted here as well. There were roads that were impassable due to flooding and also roads that had live power lines lying across them. This has been such an emotional event to have to go through. I have never been through a storm like this before. Never did I think I would have to go through a hurricane like this. I mean, I don't even live at the beach.

So as of today, it is being reported that Columbia may flood tomorrow from all of the water coming down the mountains of North Carolina, and other states that were hit with devastation. I am praying for those who live in all areas that were hit by Hurricane Helene. I am not looking forward to the next couple of days.

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What a Week

Wow, that is all I can say about the past week. Well, it was really the last four days. The beginning of the week was a rough time for me with work. I had someone telling lies to my boss on Monday, and then when I went out to get in my car on Tuesday someone had hit the back end of it taking the paint off and scratching it. Wednesday was okay but I was still getting over Monday and Tuesday. Thursday is when we started getting hit by Hurricane Helene. We were sent home beginning at 4:30 as it had started to really get back outside with the wind and rain. It was rainy and windy the entire day but the strength of it got worse as the late afternoon started to come in.

On my way home, I could see that roads had started to flood and there was no end to the rain or wind. I got home, changed out of my wet clothes, and sat on the couch to chill out for a minute or two. I watched a few television programs and then decided I was going to bed. I was literally exhausted from the week. I was already aware that my office was shut down for Friday because they were expecting the storm to get worse.

I was asleep in bed when I woke up to a loud boom, then a couple of minutes later I realized the power had gone out. It was 3:00 a.m. and we had no power, which for me meant no fan or noise machine. As I lay there trying to go back to sleep, I could hear the wind howling outside and the rain hitting the windows. It sounded bad. Finally, I fell back asleep until daylight would show the wrath of Hurricane Helene.

Catch me next time for how the week ended.

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Another Wonderful Weekend

Hello everyone. I hope that all of you had a great weekend.

I had a great weekend with my love. We spent some quality time shopping on Friday evening, we went to the Greek Festival on Saturday afternoon and got some beautiful mums from my favorite plant shop #theplantshoponStAndrews. They always have the best plants and flowers. The mums I bought are big and beautiful. But the most important, reasonably priced.

I did have the best weekend. My love is the absolute best, he cooked an amazing dinner Saturday evening and brought it to me while I sat on the couch. He also brought me a glass of wine to go with it. Who could ask for more?

So, tell me what you do on a beautiful fall weekend, I know some will say football, there will be apple picking, some will say decorating for fall while others will say relaxing. I would love to know what the most important thing is for you to do. Is everyone ready for fall? There may be some of you that is soaking in the last days of summer just dreading the fall and winter season?

Please give me a shout and let me know what you love the best, fall or are you holding onto those last days of summer.

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Is it over yet?

What a crazy week I am having. This week has been the epitome of hell. I have been stressed to the complete hilt of my existence, and I have been the moodiest I have been in forever this week. My sleep cycle is messed up and I am constantly having the most horrendous hot flashes. I mean HOT FLASHES that leave the back of my hair feeling like I just got out of the shower. GROSS!

So who thinks this week has been awful? ME ME ME! I am not sure I have had all of the menopause symptoms, and stressful workweek symptoms all at one time but I am sure it happened this week. What a complete disaster when you are trying to impress your new boss and act like you have your crap together. Oh yeah, I have also been completely exhausted this week. I feel like I could crawl up under my desk and sleep for hours. I bet that would impress the new boss. Promotion here I come, NOT!

Why is it that when you want to be at your best, you have all of your craziness come out? I can sit here and laugh now but yesterday, I was complete hell on wheels. I went into the office early, with attitude, and left late, exhausted. No lunch break yesterday. Everyone wanted something but no one cared that I was starving and wanted food. LOL

As long as I handled everything that everyone wanted, who cares that I didn't get to eat lunch? Heck, I may even lose a pound or two. Well, I doubt that I will probably end up gaining even though I did not eat.

Here is to a good and restful weekend.

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TGIF

Hey Hey everyone. It is finally Friday. I hope that everyone had a wonderful week and everything was great for you. Of course, for me, I am still complaining about this pain I have in my hip and leg. I have been doing some research on why this pain is consistent but nothing concrete yet. If any of you have any ideas or anywhere to look for information please let me know.

Other than the pain, I have had a good week. The crazy dreams and sleepless nights are back. Again, I am loving this crazy middle-age life.

So this week I have been spending time with my sisters and mom on a girls trip. Talk about hormones out of control, we are all going through the middle-aged life and each of us has our moods at different times. It is probably a good thing or we might have a big brawl in the front yard.

I am sure my sister's neighbors would have a great time watching. We could have been the entertainment for the neighborhood. Thankfully though, we have been good and just accept each other as we all know what the others are going though.

I hope that you all have a great weekend and keep those recommendations coming for my middle-age issues. They are appreciated.

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Manic Monday

Good evening everyone. I hope that you guys had a wonderful Monday. Mine was good. I thought when I got up this morning that today was going to be dreadful. The reason for those thoughts was because of stupid things that happened at work last week. I just figured that today would pick up where Friday left off. To my surprise, it was rather calm and pleasant.

Now to talk about more important things, like my aching hip and leg. What the world is happening to my body? I feel like my hip could fall out of place at any moment. I know I talked about estrogen in an earlier Blog but I do not think that is what the problem is lately. I get up to walk and my hip hurts, I lay down and cannot get comfortable because why? YES... My freaking hip hurts. Do any of my other middle-aged women feel this with their hips and legs? More importantly, do you have any recommendations for this sudden pain?

I am hoping this is not how life will be from now on. I don't think I will be able to deal with this getting older crap. Again, if anyone has a cure for the sudden aches and pains I feel for no reason other than I am now middle-aged and menopausal, please let me know.

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Where does the weekend go?

Do any of you ever wonder where the weekend goes? I feel like I lay down Friday night and wake up to realize it is Sunday evening. What happened to Saturday and where did Sunday afternoon go? Maybe it is just me in my Middle-Age Misery but the weekends go by so fast. Why can't the weekdays go by as fast as the weekends? I am sitting at my desk on Monday morning and look at the clock, it is 10:30 a.m. work what feels like half of a day to look at the clock again only to see that it is now 11:02 a.m. On the other hand, I look at the clock on Saturday morning, which says 10:45 a.m. I drink another cup of coffee and do a couple of chores around the house to see the clock again and it is 4:00 p.m. What? Does this happen to other people or is it just me? I feel like I am in the twilight zone. One minute I think, oh what a great day, I have time to do so much. The next minute I realize it is already time to go to bed.

Monday is already calling my name, I can hear it. It is letting me know that it will be here in just a short time. I am starting to believe these weekdays are out to get me.

This is what I believe Monday looks like. Just waiting for me to push that snooze button one too many times. Or worse yet, cut off the alarm, fall back to sleep, and wake to see that I have five minutes to get out of the house or I will be late for work.

I hope that everyone has a great week and don't let Monday bring you down.

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Middle Week

Well, it is HUMP DAY! I am so happy this week is going quickly for me. I thought it would be the slowest week ever since we had Monday as a holiday. Guess what everyone??? I ordered my college ring this evening. Who would have thought that I would be this excited about ordering my college ring? Also, who would thought that I was ordering my college ring at 51 years old? I have to toot my own horn for a minute.

I am 51 years old and I am graduating with my BA degree. I didn't think I would ever be able to say this in 100 years. So, know it is never too late to return to school and get your degree. I will be here to cheer you on all of the way.

I am not going to say it has been easy; because it has not been. I also work a full-time job and support myself. I work all day and then come home to my second job which is school work.

Maybe all of the mood swings I go through isn't just because I am going though menopause, maybe it is because I am freaking tired.

Have you ever felt like the girl above? It is real! There are days where I pull into my parking space at work or school and probably look just like this GIF. I then pull up my big girl panties and do what I have to do. Until next time my friends, I have work to do.

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Thank Goodness for the Weekends

For those of us who are middle-aged, work all week, and go to school full-time, the weekends are the best. On the weekends I get to feel normal for a while. However, staying in bed for hours during the day resting from the tired feeling I have been fighting all week is not productive. I could stay in bed all weekend if it wasn't for me waking up to look around at all the cleaning needed in the house. Then, the real decision happens, do I go back to sleep or get up and think about cleaning the house. Oh wait, let's not forget about my aches and pains because you know, for no reason. The pains and aches just show up now, the back, the hips, etc.

Do I get some Tylenol and go forward with cleaning despite the pain or do I go back to bed and forget that I am a middle-aged woman who hurts and is tired all of the time.

The way I am feeling 24 hours every day....... Anyone on here feeling the same? Send me a message.

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Why is it that every day feels like a struggle some weeks? It is only Wednesday and I should be at the end. If I have one more mood swing and hot flash, I might not make it through the rest of this week.

Do any of you feel like you are a different person at 9:00 a.m. than what you become at 10:30 a.m.? I can start my day off great and for no reason it seems, I turn into the wicked witch of the south. WTH?

Who in the hell is this person I have become in middle age? One minute I am snow white being sweet as anything, the next I am ready to take someone's head off. And, Heaven forbid I have a hot flash during the later episode.

Ladies, if you are going through middle age, please let me know what you do to help yourself. I am not going to make it some days is what I am feeling.

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The surprises of being a middle-aged woman

Have you ever thought about what life would be when you reached middle age? We see all of these actresses in movies that make it look so simple. If you are middle-age like me, I am sure there are more questions than you thought you would have. I mean HELLO OUT THERE! Could you have given a clue as to the changes your body goes through? Why do we ache and have pain in places that never hurt before?

Women, are you tired of people telling you that you just have to deal with what you are realizing is happening to your bodies? The phrases like, well you just gain weight when you reach middle-age, you do start forgetting things when you turn middle-aged, and my favorite, your body just hurts sometimes. WHAT?

Read what the Cleveland Clinic says about low estrogen in women. It was an eye opener to me and I hope it helps you too. Who knew that low estrogen could make me feel like crap? Now I do and so do you.

Estrogen has been such a miracle for me the last few months. I can feel the difference and like how I am feeling. Maybe I can go out and start doing some of those things I dreamed about doing when I hit middle-age.

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The Lies about Middle Age.

How did you think middle age was going to work out for you? Did you fall for the lies that you saw on television shows and/or movies? Oh, the kids are off to college and the house is empty. Now I can live my life again.... WRONG!

Now you don't feel like living the life you thought would happen at middle age.

What about going to the gym, shopping trips, and fun parties? WHO has the energy for all of that crap? You finally have the free time you have wanted since having children and WHAT, there is no energy or will to do anything. How does this happen? Why does this happen? I NEED ANSWERS!

In my posts, I will be giving helpful tips and ideas on how to get out of the middle-age rut. Stay with me and we will get through this life together.