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[totchipanda]

On my way home yesterday, the path hadn't been cleared yet and I ended up behind a mum and her little guy who was having fun breaking through the top crust of melted snow into the soft stuff underneath. He spotted me and hurried a bit after his mum, and just as she was reaching the end, there was a small car stuck where it had slipped off the compacted stuff into the soft stuff. Mum puts her bag and coffee down and gets ready to push.

I HELP!! I said, put my own bag down and jumped in. About this time 3 years ago, 6 very kind and complete strangers helped push me out of a similar situation, I was thrilled to be in the right place at the right time. And we got her out of the soft stuff (I hope; I last saw the driver backing into a nearby lot, whether or not it was hers is another story) and I went on my merry way.

Prime has been showing Monday night hockey, and last night it was my team vs Winnipeg. We won, and there were a LOT of fights. Like at least three broke out and people got penalties. It was also fun watching hockey after spending the last 2.5 weeks immersed in fictional hockey, which was very little hockey indeed haha. Then I finished the ambulance show and went to bed. Knit a few rows on a small project which I then completely forgot was out while I went to the bathroom and the kittens found it. Whoops. Surprisingly intact, only a few stitches were dropped and they didn't ladder down. It had a small ball attached which is what they were really interested in, and that got strung halfway across the apartment.

Perimenopause had me awake half the night with hot flashes and insomnia bc period really is imminent. I don't know how to track this. Do I count the 4-7 days of bloody goop as part of the period? Or just the elevators of blood and clots that were previously typical of day 3-5? (plus the following 3-4 days of more "normal" bleeding) I ought to put this in my journal lol. Anyway, I'm heckin tired today.

Need some groceries before Thursday. Coffee cream in particular, but I'd also like to get some other dairy for the broccoli cheese sauce I really need to make, and cream cheese.

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[marianme]

Used to be that doctors here typically asked about 1st day of last period and 1st day was whenever spotting started. During perimenopause, there were a few times when there was just a few days of spotting and then nothing else. My hypothesis is that a second egg came down the chute and it decided to hold onto the blood until next cycle. But who knows. Definitely, irregular cycles by end.

[totchipanda]

So far I am really really really regular yet, although the actual event changed. I've also been leaking fluids for all but three days or so out of my cycle so... i don't even know at this point. the hot flashes are no joke, I thought I might go open the door and stand in the 30F air in my pajamas for a couple minutes, it would have felt wonderful.

[marianme]

Hot flushes/flashes - truth! I still get them sometimes. Like, at the auto rental counter pretending nothing is out of the ordinary while sweat runs down my face. Hahaha