Acne with perimenopause/menopause. It makes sense when you think about it, but it’s not as talked about so I didn’t know. Becoming a hot sleeper. I can’t sleep with a blanket unless it’s really cold. And I’ll spend all day cold until it’s time to sleep and then I’m hot all night.

I didn’t have any food cravings, but I had a very strong food aversion that I still have a little bit of. Not surprising, but knowing heartburn was a possibility and then having it so bad I had trouble sleeping for the last few weeks until birth was awful. I also had a bone spur grow in my foot that’s causing pain and my doctor thinks pregnancy caused it.

Watching birth stories and taking a birthing class still can’t fully prepare you for giving birth the first time but I still strongly recommend it as it was really helpful to see a wide range of experiences. The next contraction can start before the first one ends. I was having 5 min long contractions and thought I was going insane because none of the classes mentioned it as a possibility. I wish I had asked my doula to come over then instead of suffering but it’s hard to make good decisions after a certain point.

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That happened to me before with my grandma. We were very close and I was devastated she passed but I couldn’t cry about it. But then 7 years later the flood gates opened and I cried every time I thought about her for a while.

Trigger

Easter

Fingers

Sheath

wont talk to you or take you seriously

Truly magical, a dragon because that would be really cool, they would have amazing magical powers, and we could fly around together.

More realistic magical, a crow because they are fun and intelligent and also you’d have access to the crow community.

Cleaning out at least one closet

A cactus and a book

To see my kids reactions. They’re still young so Christmas magic is very real.

A toaster that has a camera to see how toasted/burnt the bread is getting and screams louder and more desperately the darker the bread gets.

An AI flower vase that insults you based on how often and which type of flowers put in it.

AI light up earrings that turn on when you lie.

Impressive list. These are like things you say to a tech bro to make them horny.

It still sucks when it’s not intentional. I haven’t founded a business, but I sometimes get left out of high level meetings on projects that I’m leading.

“Women are weak.” Women’s strength is dismissed and underestimated.

Or doesn’t take you seriously by doing this: “doesn’t like your answer so goes behind your back to ask a male colleague who gives the same reply which is respected”

“Oh sorry I forgot to add you to [meeting about thing you own]”

Loose leaf tea and dark chocolate. I drink tea every day and drinking something nice puts me in a good mood, so I’m definitely going to do myself that favor. And dark chocolate is a delicious way to prevent unhealthy dessert cravings.