I am an extremely annoying person with unwavering high standards. What’s even worse, is that statement makes me a fraud, as even the people who know me well would describe me as, “the sweetest, most easy-going person.”

Entering my 50s hasn’t been fun! It’s that simple. The big five-oh didn’t meet my expectations despite my efforts to make it dreamy. For my 50th birthday, I planned a trip to Greece and my actual birthday was a brilliant sea and land adventure on a beautiful island called Naxos. Let’s not forget that it was also a culinary paradise. But as much as I tried to get myself excited for the new decade, unfortunately outside my trip to Greece, it’s been a struggle.

When did you first learn that you shouldn’t trust women? Or a better question might be, when did you learn to trust men more than you trust women? I remember the first time someone approached me with this question.

Let me introduce you to Kerri. When Kerri had her hysterectomy, she was technically already in menopause–she hadn’t had a period for more than a year. Several women in her family had had the same procedure, so she thought she had it all figured out. But, oh boy, things felt off from the get-go!

So, here's a little story about a topic that might make you uncomfortable or raise an eyebrow – yup, we're diving into the realm of the "dry" conversation. I’m not usually the shy type but even I’m feeling a little bashful right now. Deep breath and here it is - I have a dry vagina. 

On a recent Monday morning while at work, I ran into a colleague who runs our company’s facilities department. I had an idea I wanted to share with him about how we can get more people to volunteer to respond to an emergency or a fire should there ever be one. As I approached him excited to share my thoughts, I felt my brain go blank as if I accidentally pressed the delete button.

Recently, I had to do a quick Costco run during my lunch hour. Admittedly, images of Costco shopping do not generally conjure images of an exciting tale but, stay with me, it might surprise you