The Big Change

When I was a young girl and my Mum was going through the menopause, it seemed like a very taboo subject. Whispers of "the change" were overheard and I remember talk of hot flushes and mood swings. Mum's supply of sanitary products vanished. Back then Mums were proper middle aged and frumpy, or so I remember. I wouldn't have been seen dead in any of my Mum's dresses that looked like they matched the curtains. Today, a lot of women my age still dress like teenagers; shopping in New Look, Hennes, Top Shop & Co. The reason I am writing my blog is because I think I am starting the menopause.& Yes, I am a little on the young side at 42, but not many people know about the pre-menopause and that the whole process can take about 10 years. So perhaps I am in that period. Am I doomed? Is my life over? Is Middle-agedom here?& No - who needs periods anyway? Pain every month, stress every month, tiredness every month. It is such an inconvenience.