Marcia from 'Menopausal Mother'

Today I want to introduce you  to Marcia from Menopausal Mother... I can tell you this, I was instantly hooked as she has the most wicked humor, I know that when she posts that I am in for a hearty laugh.  Sometimes I laugh so hard that my belly hurts, in a good way.  Since I am in the starting phases of menopause, I get the greatest kick out of how she explains what a woman goes through.  I can tell you one thing, our mother's never explained how awful menopause is.... Basically when a hot flash hits, you are sure your body is on fire.... it usually starts from your head and moves down...

I asked Marcia to write a little about herself, so that you can all get to know and love her as I do.

     Hello Everyone! I am so happy and honored to be asked by the lovely Launna to share a bit about Menopausal Mother today on her blog! I'm a middle aged mama blogging about the good, the bad and the ugly side of menopausal mayhem. I have four children (3 young adults and 1 ornery teenager) and a husband who I'm pretty sure is Robin Williams' long lost twin brother. 

     Before I discovered the benefits of Prozac, I began blogging to restore my sanity. Between hot flashes, weight gain, night sweats and fatigue, I was stuck riding that crazy, hormonal train wreck known as menopause, until I discovered the world of blogging. It was comforting to find an entire community of frustrated women out there just like me, going through the same bouts of secret, chocolate binge-eating in linen closets and swilling cheap wine out of a box in the fridge. 

     When I'm not busy blogging, I'm usually playing with my five, furry chinchillas or changing diapers on my toddler pug. On any given day you'll find me baking (rum cakes are my specialty) or smashing my bathroom scale with a sledge hammer (we never seem to agree on numbers). I'm a nervous person who chews on her cuticles all day (my fingertips look like they've been through a cheese grater) and I have an unnatural fear of making left turns at major intersections. You'll never see me set foot on an airplane again (unless copious amounts of vodka are involved) and I have an overwhelming phobia of cockroaches. I also hate ear wax, un-flushed toilets and dirty toenails, but that's beside the point. I love squirrels, zombies, Johnny Depp, Godiva chocolates and Guy Fieri....but not all together and not necessary in that order. Starbucks is my crack and Pinot Grigio in my backyard garden is my favorite pastime. My blog is 95% humor, wanna learn more? Check out my site at: http://Menopausalmother.blogspot.com 

Here are a couple of my recent favorite blog posts of Marcia's:

Fly On The Wall: Life In A Loony Bin

Fly On The Wall In The Nut House

I cherish my past, I accept my present and I dream for my future ♥

Inspiration Comes In Whispers

So I have been thinking about all the things I need to get done before I go in for my operation.  One of them was having a good 6-8 blogs prepared before I go into the hospital and I wondered what I could write about.  Well, two things happened, this afternoon I was reading a blog I really love, she is incredibly hilarious; she showcased one of her blogging friends... I thought how nice is that.

Then later in the evening I was reading another one of my favorite blogs, this lady says it like it is, she is honest and open and I adore reading her posts.  I suddenly put the two together in my mind and I have come up with the thought that I will pick a handful of my favorites and give each of them a day and tell you all why I love them... what keeps me following them.  I have so many favorites that I plan to have this as a twice a month item for my blog in the future.

I think we should all help each other, I know I want to help my friends get their blog out there because I know it is hard to get followers if people only stumble upon your blog.  I am truly excited to write these, I am sure I could sit down this Sunday and write them all up.  I am truly passionate about the blogs I follow and comment on.  If I comment on your blog, I love it... I want you to know I love what I read. 

I don't have a set type of blog that I read either, I have so many different ones... but each of them capture my attention in some way.  I get excited when they blog, I want to read their post, get a laugh, smile, cry... certain bloggers for each of these emotions.  Whatever the feeling I have from each of you, it is what I need at that moment. I hope each of you will feel how much I adore your blogs and the feelings they invoke in me... I also really hope you will take the opportunity to read them, I guarantee they will be worth the read.

I'm not going to list who I will write about since I plan to write about the majority of the people I follow in the future. 

I cherish my past, I accept my present and I dream for my future ♥

The A-Z's of Launna

I was reading my blogs that I follow today and I read one called Jess Is More... she wrote a really cute post called The A-Zs of Jess, I am going to write one on the A-Z's of Launna.  Hers is really nice with all the pictures she puts in her blog... I will try to add a few on mine.

{Age} 49 and I rarely act my age, I say enjoy your life and never grow old and mundane.

 {Bed Size} Double, that is plenty big for me, when I am with someone, I love to cuddle.

{Chore You Hate} This is the same as Jess's, I hate putting laundry away, I can wash and dry it... fold it at times.. lol.   Putting it away is way down on the list... I live out of a laundry basket, I need to change that.

{Dogs} Dogs are beautiful and I love other people's dogs, not sure I want to own one though.

{Essential Start To My Day} Getting up early as I do lots of things in the morning... I also need to relax before I go to work.

{Favorite Color} Lime green is my favorite color... but I also love pink and purple.

{Gold or Silver} I am not really into either one but if I had to choose, I would pick silver.

{House or Apartment} Apartment, one day it might be nice to own a house but I would rather do that with someone I love.

{Instruments Played} None... I took piano for a very short time when I was 10

{Job Title} Client service representative (payroll specialist)

{Kids} Two amazing daughters, my oldest Andrea and my youngest Valentina... I am a blessed mama.

{Live} Halifax, Nova Scotia... I never thought I would move away from here but I would have moved anywhere in the world to be with my David.

{Married}  I am married but this is the year I am going to finally be divorced.  I am not against marriage and I certainly would have given it another chance, I don't see that happening in the near or distant future.

{Nights or Mornings}  I am a morning person, I get so much more accomplished.

{Other Fun Fact} I lived in Niagra Falls, Ontario for 8 months when I was 16 years old.

{Pet Peeve} People that smoke in bus shelters or any other enclosed place, I think it is rude and selfish.

{Quote} "Whether you think you can or can't, you're right"...  I love many quotes... I am a bit of a quote-a-holic

{Righty or Lefty}  Righty, I always thought it was cool that there are people that can use both.

{Siblings} Nine sisters, Helen, Darlene, Cheryl, Kimberly, Me, Rochelle, Lisa and Krista (we have another sister that my mother gave up for adoption in the late 1950's). 
  
{Time You Wake Up} I wake up between 3:30 am and 4:00 am on a work day, on Saturday's I wake up very late.

{University Attended} I didn't attend university but I did go to community college.

{Veggies You Dislike} There are not too many vegetable's that I don't like, mushrooms are not a favorite of mine, I usually pick them off of or out of whatever I am eating... however; I do love mushroom soup, I know... quirky. 

{What Makes You Run Late} The buses make me run late when they don't connect... very frustrating since we don't have buses that run more often that 30 minutes at a time.

{X-Rays} Wow too many of these, I just recently had one done on my leg in the last year... I would be here for awhile if I had to think of all of them, let alone write them down... lol


{Yum Food} My favorite comfort food is fried potatoes with onions and cheese... definitely something I am going to cut back on, only for a treat.

{Zoo Animal Favorite}  Lions, I love lions... I think they are beautiful animals... to scary to be close to, I respect them from a distance.

 So that is my list... whew

 I cherish my past, I accept my present and I dream for my future ♥