Menopause is a taboo, why? because women hate it when people know their ages,so they never talk about this phase of their lives, hence there is so little research about it. and today’s story is a sign of Men-o-pause!
This trip has been a disaster from start. Not sure why don’t I think about things before doing them? I must try to sit back, breathe, and think before writing emails, answering emails, accepting trips and conferences. I think its high time that I must stop, focus and decide on what is best for me and if I really have the brains or the energy to do stuff like this at this age.
Okay, why don’t I start from the end part, this morning I decided I will go for some shopping, just to buy a few things for the little one, but I got blown away by the amount of decorations that the shops had on display for both thanksgiving and Halloween. I looked at my watch and it’s almost time to go to the airport! So went out of the shop, no taxis! Blast! I went back to the shop, and asked if I can have a number to call a taxi; the shopkeeper gave me one and I rang three times, but no one replied, so I walked around asking every passerby if they know where I can get a taxi, no one knew. At the end a person advised me to go to the beginning of the shopping area and ask there. Great, I got a taxi finally. I asked him to dash back to the hotel, went down, went to the room, changed, washed while hastily putting my items inside the two little bags that I brought with me, went down again, checked out and got to the shuttle.
At the airport I found out that I had to pay for my couple of bags (something else to add to my to do list, find out if domestic flights require you to purchase bags!!) I paid for that and off I went through security. I was really hungry at that stage and since I had an hour till departure I bought some food, and was munching away while sorting through the trip file, when I noticed that my next flight which was supposed to be at 11 pm that day, was actually a month away!! I made a mistake when booking the flight!!!! I nearly fainted! what would I do now? oh my god, panic panic panic. I held myself, opened my laptop to go to the internet, and dammit, I had to pay for the wifi, did that. Then I found the phone number of the airline and called them. Of course knowing airlines they have to keep you on hold for minutes. When they finally answered and I explained the situation, and asked them to hurry up as I am departing in few minutes, still it took the girl on the other side of the phone around another 6 minutes to find me a seat on the correct flight, the damage of course was another few hundred dollars.
So while being seated I started to think about this week. My final flight would be the 6thflight I took that week plus a multiple bus trips and one of these trips was for 15 hours. Of course we had a mission to visit few universities, but the route was not for someone my age, it was for young and energetic people. And that brought me to the subject of menopause, I think when women reach this age the thinking process is not very clear, and if a young person is hasty, then a menopausal person becomes hastier, if a young person is not focused, then a menopausal person becomes less focused, and if a person is clumsy, then the menopausal person becomes clumsier. Everything multiplies even chin hair, but some other things reduce, I don’t care for this purpose to mention what they are.
However, what I learned from this trip is that……., wait, I didn’t learn anything as I am sure I will do this again and again. I am easily tempted to travel, and if there was a trip and good company assured, then I am the first person to sign for it. So menopause or no menopause, I am not going to stop and think before I do anything, as I don’t think I was born to think, and now that I am men-o-pausal, its even worse.
However, I do need a secretary to organise my trips.
Were you traveling in the U.S.? Thanksgiving and Halloween decorations sounds familiar to my shopping malls. Christmas decorations are already lining the store shelves in October.
I smiled reading your post. Menopause a fact of life for women, there is no avoiding it (laugh). That is why hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is such a popular option for women trying to manage all the unpleasant symptoms.
Hi Velva, yes i was travelling from Boston to Atlanta, in December i am going to Miami and LA. i am not taking medications, only herbal supplements, and hoping that it will go away. did you enjoy thanksgiving and halloween?