Welcome to the Sisterhood of the Shrinking Pants! If you’re anything like me, you woke up one morning and suddenly nothing in your closet fit. Has an alien mysteriously entered your closet during the night and shrunk all your clothes? Maybe you try to cut back on the M&Ms and ramp up your exercise routine, …
One minute you’re screaming at a colleague to get that project done now! The next you’re in tears over a cat food commercial. WTF is going on? Women often hear the word “emotional” used interchangeably with “hormonal,” and it’s not usually a compliment. But there are legitimate reasons why your emotions are in upheaval during …
You’re in the middle of a conversation with a colleague, and lose your thought halfway through a sentence. You call your children by the dog’s name. (If you name your dog after your first born, you might save yourself some embarrassment!). Your desk is plastered with sticky note reminders. You find yourself asking your significant …
Ellen Dolgen is a longtime contributor and friend of Midlife Boulevard. We send her our condolences on the loss of her mother. Read more from Ellen on her website. On July 6th, I received that dreaded phone call. My beloved Mom passed away in Tucson, Arizona. Mom started having trouble breathing earlier in the day, …
Our favorite menopause expert, Ellen Dolgen, explores some of the lesser-known prescription and non-prescription ways to fight off those hot flashes! Read more from Ellen on her website. Are you experiencing your own internal heat wave? Do you wake up at least once during the night in a sweat? Do you have to get out of …