The Doctor's Wife

Ten symptoms that signal your body is reaching menopause… Perhaps I should rephrase the title… Ten symptoms that your body has been invaded by aliens, someone is injecting fog into your brain while sleeping, the dryer has shrunk your favorite jeans and why the he** does everyone keep turning the heat up in here? I was a single mother much of my 40’s and spent some time “dating” on match.com. Some of these idiots (oopsie, I mean men) would include in their description of who they were looking for; sexy, fun, slender, to have a good time but “no meds” uuugggghhh……. okay, no problem, we can’t be on meds for depressions, anxiety, hot flashes, weight loss and insomnia, but it’s okay if you take Cialis and Viagra, get testosterone replacement, buy a sports car, a Harley Davidson motorcycle and a boat!!! H Y P O C R I T E S – they know nothing about women’s lives at THIS age………. b r e a t h e…. namaste. Fantasy: Hey boys, 40 something female, fun, fit and pretty! I like to walk hold

You know those fabulously gorgeous ladies splattered all over Instagram and FaceBook who look like, eat like, train like, smile like, have hair like the The Tone it up Girls www.toneitup.com I am always amazed at their obvious and incredible discipline. Diet, Exercise, Hair, even Teeth Whitening! #respect  It’s not as if I don’t have that “kind” of discipline, it’s just that it never seems to last for an entire, day, week, month! Honestly, when I wake up in the morning, I HAVE A PLAN!! I am going to start my morning with hot water and a whole lemon squeezed in it – this is a great first for your liver in the morning! Then, I am going for a run (not entirely what can be described as a run, my version of a run means mostly running a three mile loop with my dog Mattie zig zagging all over the sidewalk). I’ve mapped out a plan that looks like one of the following; three Shakeology protein shakes each day this week, with or without added greens or a Keto plan, or an all Plant Bas