Even though I haven’t written much lately, much has been going on behind the scenes. So this is kind of a catch-all post about those things.

I know I already wrote this here, but if you are under forty and/or haven’t started dealing with perimenopause… Enjoy every day you can. It totally stinks.

I suspect I’ve been in peri for at least four years, but didn’t recognize it. Last November it hit me like a ton of bricks. Frankly, some of my lack of posting here has been due to the fact that I’ve been spending so much time dealing with it.

The best overall site I found for reading up on the most common symptoms is 34 Menopause Symptoms. Good, basic information without being over the top. (Bookmark it. You’ll probably need it some day.)

Without a doubt the worst things I’ve dealt with so far (and I’ve dealt with a good portion of that list already) have been the crashing fatigue (scary as all get out the first few times it happens), muscle tension, and allergies.

I already struggled with environmental allergies, but this has just taken it over the top. I just switched allergists to one closer to Cute Little Town and he redid most of my environmental allergy testing. I want to give shots one more try more for David and Caroline’s sake than anything. They are the ones that constantly have to deal with my allergies and how much they limit me. My new allergist introduced me to the Oral Allergy Syndrome which cleared up a LOT of things for me. I have terrible grass and tree allergies and there are numerous fruits and veggies that will cause similar reactions. Now I know why I can’t stand to eat so many of the things on that list that are so “good” for me.  Because they aren’t.

I cut way back on dairy and grains a few months back since I was starting to wonder, but then slacked off on that. Recently I have really started to wonder if I have a dairy allergy and not just intolerance. I also suspect I have an egg allergy. I think I’ll be going back to the doctor to have those checked because I don’t want to mess around with any dangerous allergies.

So anyway that’s some of what I’ve been up to. It has just been a huge time and energy suck. When I do feel well, I really focus on my product development. Add in home educating, keeping a house up, and keeping a home business running… My plate has been really full. Full of good things most of the time, but still fuller than I’m used to having things. I’m not even allowing myself to really think about how disruptive it will be to our lives if I do have these food allergies. It has already been a challenge just trying to minimize them a bit. To completely cut them out is just not something I want to think about right now! 😯

Have a great weekend! 😀