Day 15: Early Bird

Every night I find myself going to bed earlier and earlier. I head up the stairs a few minutes earlier each night. It seems like I'm always so tired in the morning. Maybe I'm not getting a full nights sleep. Speaking of the bed (sorta), I need a blanket. I really want an electric blanket. I've always had one but since the recent move, I no longer do. The temperature in the room is fine. I tend to get hotter these days, especially at night!! However, the sheets are very chilly and with Jim not in the bed, it stays cold. So my decision is: do I get an electric blanket for the entire bed or one of those electric throws. The throw would just warm up my spot before I get in. I will not be keeping either blanket on all night. I would be sweating all night if I did that. I have looked at my favorite store, Kohl's, for them and the king sized blanket is rather expensive. The throws are reasonable. I guess if I'm just using it for a small amount of time, just to warm my spot...a throw it is.

Now on to the hot, sweaty nights.  I am not sure if I am starting menopause or not. My mom (God help us all) started at like 40 years old. It lasted forever!! Really, I'm not kidding!! She was in her mid to late fifties when it was finally over. It was a long, torturous time. I can remember mood swings and hot flashes. It seems she had those ALL the time. So, I am not really experiencing the hot "flashes" but rather periods of being warm. It doesn't come on suddenly, it's more like I get hot easier and faster than before. So, is that the beginning? I have no clue. I do know that my periods have always been exactly on time except for a few times. Those times I was pregnant. I have been pregnant 4 times. Twice I had ectopic pregnancies. I had to have surgery both times. Then I was pregnant with Brittany, next was Jonathan. So lately, my periods have been late. Like this month, I should have started on or around the 8th, and I have no symptoms or regular signs of starting. I really don't know if I have been more moody lately. You would have to consult with my co-workers and my family. I think they will say I am always moody. So, I really don't know if I am starting menopause or not. I am 46 years old, I guess it will be happening soon enough.

Well, it is supposed to snow sometime, somewhere tomorrow. I'm really hoping it snows here and a lot. I just want to watch it snow and be able to enjoy it. It would be an added bonus to have the day off or to leave school early. However, I always find I get very excited, think about it a lot, and then I wake up, the snow event doesn't happen or it's just a dusting and we go to school, stay all day, and I'm faced with disappointment. So tonight, I will not think about it (too much) and I will not be disappointed when we stay at school all day because it's not going to do anything here.

So I did get my chinese food today. It was extremely spicy, hot. My mouth was on fire the entire time I was eating it. I forgot to order the rice to go with the chicken lettuce wraps. I think I just might have to stop getting that dish. My stomach was KILLING me by the afternoon. Maybe I should eat chinese in the safety of my own home...lol.

I am going to pack my snow boots in the car...just in case!
KK