Menopause

Menopause is defined as from the Cleveland Clinic as, “is a point in time when a person has gone twelve consecutive months without a menstrual period. Menopause is a natural part of aging and marks the end of your reproductive years. On average, menopause at age 52.”

For myself, mine occurred about three years ago at age 60 although my irregularity of menstrual periods started about 18 months prior. Personally, I am considered active at work and at home which delayed it for while. Besides the physical aspects of it, I believe that there’s emotional issues because for me, it confirms that I will never have a child of mine own. For those who have adult children and grandchildren, you are blessed. Happy that you are able to experience motherhood and being a grandmother.

Believe that as mature women, we can help younger women by sharing our experiences with our change in life such as eating healthy and being active.

What are your experiences? What would you tell your younger self? Or, that wished your Mom told you? What are you experiencing post menopausal? Being a former ACE certified fitness instructor, I believe that staying active is critical of walking, stretching, aerobics and other activities. Eat well and sleep well also to fend off illness.

Please feel free to add about your experience to help others.

Thank you,

Leslie Elizabeth David.

Repeat

Before I moved to Texas, I had known for a long time that I would move here about two years ahead of time. Didn’t know how I was going to do it but it happened. Came here after losing my job after 21 years in search of employment and adventure which both delivered. Grateful. Blessed.

Once again, the same strong feeling/sensation/energy is back which truthfully is a shock to me. This time it’s for moving near water (Lake Michigan) which I have missed since I left Michigan. On my last trip to the Long Sound area, I found my beach. The location is a few hours from my sister and is near distant relatives plus friends I know who live in the area. The energy about this event has only grown although like before I carry on with other parts of my life to test the energy and the feelings I experience.

Repeat of experiencing the same sensation as before with not knowing the future. It will be interesting to see where it goes since I’ll be in the area late summer. My realtor who I bought my current home from is supportive and seems to understand.

Time will only tell.

Have you experienced anything like this before? Do you trust the energy/sensation/feelings?

Thank you once again,

Leslie Elizabeth David.

Challenges

Happy Hump Day! Wednesday.

My cats are rescues so some of their behavior is from not living in a stable environment prior to me. They like to drink from a small teacup on the bottom of the sink. Luna messed with it emptying all the water, I got mad then she broke one of my Fiesta ware mugs. I quickly apologized to her. It can be replaced.

Another challenge is the early heat in Texas along with the extreme weather so I am regulating my air conditioning to turn on when it hits a reasonable temperature. Need to save money when I can.

My final challenge is at work where someone who should have been terminated for using the postal meter machine to add shipping label for her ex husband without permission and payment. In addition, her and her buddies do way more socializing than other departments. My supervisor now sees her as a “friend” making it impossible to get my work done when I need things. Without an HR manual on expected behavior, anything goes. Oddly enough, the State examiners are back again.

Challenges are part of life as you know. They keep us on our toes to learn and to do better like patience for my babies, like reasonable changes for my house and minding my own business at work and letting karma work.

What are your challenges and obstacles? How are you working through them? What do you share with your adult children and grandchildren?

Thank you for your time,

Leslie Elizabeth David.

Small Note

A friend who I have known for awhile but didn’t grow up with asked me a question recently, “Don’t you wish you know or to catch someone doing something? “ She mentioned catching others bad behavior.

My response was “Chose to focus on my own behavior because it gets tested a lot and not be concerned about my coworkers. It’s sometimes enough for me to remain quiet and do my job. The truth always comes out anyways so I want to make sure that my attitude and behavior are consistently positive and good.”

My Mom used to say this a lot but understood it well now.

Thank you,

Leslie Elizabeth David.

Tuesday Morning

Thank you for your support of my previous post, it means a lot to me because I shared more about who I am.

Regarding me being able to “see things,” some years ago, I thought that I lost my “gift” so I did deep mediation to bring it back. Maybe it was more self doubt but it made me more aware at the same time.

Before I moved to Texas from up north, I knew that I was moving here a few years prior. Well, the feeling is back again, this time to central Connecticut where I found my peace at a little beach like I have in Michigan. Both small and both out of the way. Before, I didn’t know how I was going to do it so life is repeating itself. Texas has taught me to find strength from within and taught me wisdom as well. Plus, I’ve traveled to most of the State and have visited places that most of my coworkers have never seen. My favorite BBQ spot opened a few years ago and focused on their craft which landed them 94th in the country on some national ratings of Yelp or some travel site. Sunday, I treated myself to a BBQ Sundae and banana pudding from them.

In closing, trust your inner voice and those dreams that wake you up in the middle of the night. If you can’t hear it, find a quiet place to quiet your mind to slow down. Have a beautiful day.

Thank you for being here,

Leslie Elizabeth David.

Epiphany

Earlier this morning, I was awoken and experienced an epiphany from an event that occurred years ago.

Quick back story. Born prematurely with speech, eyesight, dental and numerous other problems because of interaction with others that didn’t always go well, I learned quickly to trust my intuition and my gut instinct for my personal safety. Yes, I teased and even threatened as a child. Even started having visions and other sorts which if my parents listened, it could have saved us from a few mishaps. Was offered a record contract through my music teacher who saw me and my gift but my family flatly refused. After that, I stopped singing except for one year in choir which my family harassed me for not continuing.

Fast forward to 2022. For some reason, I start following a celebrity on social media which I get noticed for my attitude and my birthplace by him and his family for my “free spirit,” which causes problems with others so I eventually leave. A few years later when I was wide awake and conscious, I felt a strong presence of this person’s Mom who passed away years ago. His Mom believed in intuition and gut feelings who always knew that her son would be a success. Afterwards, I was open and honest about my experience which caused some rift with many of his female fans. Understood that my event would be tested and scrutinized dearly. It caused problems for me and ultimately him because it took over my life although I tried to minimize it. Then, he met someone who I was truly happy and grateful which I separated myself from him and his family immensely and chose to work on my life. The emotional bond was broken for me allowing myself to be free. Honestly, I am obsessive compulsive to a degree so I felt released and never looked back.

This morning, I was awoken that the person and his family involved finally believed me about the vision which I had years ago. It happened around 2am in my time zone which I had a difficult time falling back to sleep afterwards. Since then, I feel lighter and energized although tired. No plans to contact him or his family now or later.

In closing, no matter what you believe or don’t, please don’t judge. We individually have our gifts, intelligence, sense of humor and other gifts to share with others and to sometimes protect ourselves. Sometimes, life takes us to places that we never thought of and tests us to our limits.

Yours Truly,

Leslie Elizabeth David.

Work Life

Writing this from something that happened today at work and an event that happened years ago which I’m sure that some of you may be able to relate to.

Despite printing the mail, processing the mail plus answering the phones, I am expected to do the scanning of documents as well. I work non stop most days of doing the combination of the three tasks. Currently, the scanner needs to get replaced and was told that it would be replaced yesterday but never took place. Today, my supervisor was quiet to avoid confrontation regarding the equipment. He has four daughters, a wife and his mother in law all in his house which explains things. My coworkers are quite social during paid work time although I choose not to be. Next week, my supervisor will sweet talk the person who reviews the scans to explain why it’s not done. The toxic environment is reason to change things.

Years ago while working for a financial institution that the CEO was having a long time affair with the VP of business which led to some shady dealings which the State examiners were well aware of. Getting to the end of my career there, I was told that I was getting a week off of work which my vacation will be used to cover my time off. They were getting tired of me because I was keeping my personal life quiet. The week off occurred during the time of what was known as, “snowmageddon,” which shut down my city as well as others at least for one week. Unfortunately, my employer refused to close unlike all the other financial institutions putting my coworkers lives in danger. HR even called me to make sure that I wasn’t laughing about the timing of my unplanned time off which I was hysterically in private. Fortunately for myself, I was able to rest and to be safe until I began the long task of digging my car out of the snow and shoveling the driveway.

With your work experiences, I believe that you have stories and experiences to share with your adult children and grandchildren to teach them what is right and wrong in the business environment. Do you have anything to share?

Thank you for your time.

Leslie Elizabeth David.

Catch Up

Catching up after the Holiday. So what did you do? Did you travel? Did you attend any Memorial Day events? Projects? Family and/or friends that you spend time with?

Myself, I texted a friend a lot who is going through some of the same stuff as me. We met a work with completely different backgrounds. Also, I jumped out of my comfort zone of doing a live sale show on one of the many apps. Truthfully, I’m doing it for money because my paycheck isn’t going as far as it used to right now. The experience was at first terrifying and nerve wracking but it got better.

In addition, I have finished watching all the Agatha Christie movies/tv shows that I could find that didn’t cost me extra then I went to see the best list in America on Britbox. Oddly, I’ve seen most of those too.

In my younger days, I would start my summer season in a northern resort town where I would go to main job of working in a factory then babysit also be lead team member for an outdoor concert hall beer stand. Plus, I helped a classmate pick veggies using a tractor with us being towed in the back bent over picking. Most of the summer, I was hardly home which my Mom would mention to me what I had missed that bothered me at first but then I chose to do stuff on my own. Much younger, our family would go to our cottage or we traveled a lot.

No matter what you have done for the Holiday or plan to do this summer, I hope that you do what makes you happy and gives you peace. Three more months of summertime roughly, make it great being your true self.

Thank you again,

Leslie Elizabeth David.

Memorial Day Weekend

By now, most of us have started the weekend holiday with plans. Many of you have traveled a distance to see family and friends or to go on vacation. All good.

In high school and college years, Memorial Day weekend meant the long summer of working one, two or three jobs. One year in college, I worked full time in stock for an upscale junior boutique, babysat and worked as a manager in the beer concessions at an outdoor concert theater. The boutique was closed on Sundays due to “blue laws” for the historic shopping district which also businesses closed early so that I could babysit and work in the music venue. With my schedule, it was a blessing to be gone so much which family members were my answering service plus missed most of the small city festivals which didn’t mean much to me. Now, I work in a business who is closed for the Holiday like others in the past for Memorial Day.

Memorial Day on Monday created to honor those who have died during service whereas Veterans Day honor all veterans, living or dead, who have served honorably in service to our country. Each are important. Growing up, I lived next to a WWII veteran and to a Vietnam veteran both from the same family so each one healed differently of their service to our country.

Truthfully, be thankful for our veterans this weekend who have given us the freedom to enjoy what is considered to be the first weekend of summer travel and vacations. Summer technically starts Friday, June 20th at 10:42pm EST making it the longest day of light while my birthday is the shortest, December 21st.

Thank you for those who bravely served and died for our freedoms.

Leslie Elizabeth David.

Out of Darkness Comes Light

After sharing by posting two similar posts in the past few days, I have come up with ideas to resolve my situation that I believe that I’m not the only 55 years and older am facing. Shortage of incoming money to live life without worrying too much is not just a problem for me but for many people who are baby boomers.

With sitting on many items from an online closet that are taking over my house and my storage containers, I have decided to sell them in shows to give them exposure. Because of my shyness growing up, live selling was never a talent of mine. After praying, it seemed the obvious and the hardest thing to do. Unfortunately, I cannot give you my closet name but check out The RealReal, Etsy, Mercari, Facebook Marketplace and Poshmark which are all great places to shop. Most of these sites do have acknowledgment of great sellers by having something by their name so that you can trust them. Plus, feedback from the buyer of his/her experience with the seller for you to read. Sellers are rated on price, packaging, shipping times and communication virtually on all sites. Truthfully, my ratings put me in the top 10% for customer service and delivery which is partially from my fashion retail experience and my packaging to protect the product in transport.

This weekend, I encourage you to live out of your comfort zone to show your adult children, grandchildren and even yourself that you are living life to the fullest and going beyond your comfort zone. Be safe.

Live Life to the Fullest!

Leslie Elizabeth David.