Most times, a hearty 'thank you' to Mother Eve feels appropriate...
...except for those few crazy days each month.
I know many women who have terribly painful menstrual periods, and my heart goes out to them, it really does. A woman's body can be a wonder, and it can also be a pain in the ass. I, myself, have fairly normal periods, with minor cramps the first day or two and other typical symptoms, backache, muscle aches in my legs, fatigue, hormone induced facial breakouts, etc. But all that is nothing compared with the irrational anger that seems to come over me the day or two before my period.
The truth is, I'm fairly pleasant once it arrives. But those days before it (like right now), pretty much breathing wrong in my presence is enough to get on my bad side. I try not to advertise when I'm so edgy, but I'm sure it comes across despite my best efforts most of the time. I mean, I work in Customer Service, which can be a hard job on the days when you're not effing irrational, you know?
What's funny is, like today, I'm just turning left and right and finding myself SO annoyed with EVERYTHING, and I finally have the light bulb moment after I've somehow restrained myself from ripping my co-worker's head off, that this isn't me, this is the monster that lives inside me a day or two before my period. It arrives on schedule every month, and probably after bursting into tears over something not even remotely tear-inducing, I'll wake up tomorrow to the Crimson Tide.
In the mean time, I realize what this signifies. I'm a healthy female, still capable of bearing children. I can count on my cycle like few other constants in my life. (But I'd really rather skip the crazy part.)
The best part is however that the bacon I've been craving suddenly makes sense (and will get eaten for dinner tonight) and it's good to know I'm not just a bitch on wheels, but I'm the victim of my monthly hormonal imbalance, and all shall return to normal within a day or two. 'Course, tomorrow, I'll probably need to wear my fat jeans because of water retention, but that's a whole other thing to complain about, right?
;-)
Happy November, all.
I know many women who have terribly painful menstrual periods, and my heart goes out to them, it really does. A woman's body can be a wonder, and it can also be a pain in the ass. I, myself, have fairly normal periods, with minor cramps the first day or two and other typical symptoms, backache, muscle aches in my legs, fatigue, hormone induced facial breakouts, etc. But all that is nothing compared with the irrational anger that seems to come over me the day or two before my period.
The truth is, I'm fairly pleasant once it arrives. But those days before it (like right now), pretty much breathing wrong in my presence is enough to get on my bad side. I try not to advertise when I'm so edgy, but I'm sure it comes across despite my best efforts most of the time. I mean, I work in Customer Service, which can be a hard job on the days when you're not effing irrational, you know?
What's funny is, like today, I'm just turning left and right and finding myself SO annoyed with EVERYTHING, and I finally have the light bulb moment after I've somehow restrained myself from ripping my co-worker's head off, that this isn't me, this is the monster that lives inside me a day or two before my period. It arrives on schedule every month, and probably after bursting into tears over something not even remotely tear-inducing, I'll wake up tomorrow to the Crimson Tide.
In the mean time, I realize what this signifies. I'm a healthy female, still capable of bearing children. I can count on my cycle like few other constants in my life. (But I'd really rather skip the crazy part.)
The best part is however that the bacon I've been craving suddenly makes sense (and will get eaten for dinner tonight) and it's good to know I'm not just a bitch on wheels, but I'm the victim of my monthly hormonal imbalance, and all shall return to normal within a day or two. 'Course, tomorrow, I'll probably need to wear my fat jeans because of water retention, but that's a whole other thing to complain about, right?
;-)
Happy November, all.