Hi
I have not posted for a long time. apologies for that. I hope all the ladies who have answered my posts in the last three years, are doing well!!an update on me. I finished university on may 2nd, and some credit for this must go to the forum women. some of you shared your experience of doing a degree whilst in the menopause and prior to the meno and that was helpful and encouraging. It looks like I am on course for a 2:1 which is a double bonus. My girlfriend left me three weeks prior to handing in my dissertation and I have to say that my degree carried me through.
one of the reasons I am posting now is because of the overall body ache that I have been feeling since the degree was over. I made the mistake of trying to be all things to all people when the degree was over because I felt guilty for having locked myself away for three years away from friends. Instead of going on holiday straight away , I ran three or four trips into London a week aswell as trying to do my part time job. Today I was on my way to work but decided to take the day off due to feeling unwell. I know this has been brought on by over committing to things outside of work. I am trying to stop being my own worst enemy. How silly of me to think that my friends would be annoyed with me if they knew uni was over and I failed to available to them instantly. I am 48, now and this kind of behaviour has to stop. My body is telling me it has to stop. I am baby sitting for a friends baby next week and I am going to have to tell her that she needs to put the baby to bed before I come due to the fact that I cannot lift him. My hands and arms ache especially after heavy lifting. It may seem strange but I feel ashamed admitting these things to people as I feel they wont believe me.But I just need to be brave and explain to friends. Its my body and I need to look after it.
On another note, I am due to move away from the room I have been staying in to go back to my flat. I have outgrown this small room and am in need of my own place again. So I am deciding whether to move back to the area my flat is in and rent another room or give the tenants two months notice and move back home. So I am praying that I make the best decision for me.
have a nice weekend and I look forward to hearing from some of you.
x
eliza