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✨ Seeing the good — even at 3:40 a.m. ✨
Perimenopause is a powerful transition. And sometimes, a challenging one. I can feel how much my body is changing. There are days when I feel tired — even though my sleep hygiene is solid. I nourish my body well. I move a lot. As a personal trainer, I also want to lead by example.💪🏻 Since my total hysterectomy about a year and a half ago, I’ve immersed myself even more deeply in women’s health — especially menopause, post-menopause, how training shifts, how nutrition needs evolve, and how we can support our hormones instead of fighting them.🙏🏻💛 And still… there are nights when cortisol has its own plan. Last night I woke up at 3:40 a.m.😞 I tried to fall back asleep. Had some water. Waited. It didn’t happen. I could have been frustrated. Instead, I chose differently.🤗 I hadn’t been at my pottery wheel for weeks. Yesterday afternoon I planned to sit down and create — but the weather was so beautiful that I spent hours in the garden instead, bringing it back to life.🌱 So this morning, before sunrise, I sat at the wheel. In the quiet. In the stillness. While the world was slowly waking up.🌅 And it felt like a gift. Of course, I could focus on the disrupted sleep. But I’d rather focus on what was created in that unexpected pocket of time. Now I’m heading to work — and later I can return to the garden without that lingering thought of “I really wish I had time for the wheel.” Sometimes the positive meaning isn’t in the perfect plan. It’s in how we respond to what is.🥰 Maybe one of the most important lessons of this phase of life is this: Don’t fight your body. Learn to work with it. 🤍
✨ Seeing the good — even at 3:40 a.m. ✨
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Oh menopause!! What a wonderful change in life 😂😂😂. Sitting here now sweating for no reason. I usually just sit outside in the dark or go into my exercise/craft room and do minor stretches or Tia chi and wait for the sun to rise. I can’t wait to have my wheel set up so I can throw but right now it’s just hand work until the shed is ready for the wheel. pounding on the clay - If I make too much noise in the house my dog wakes up and she can be a brut first thing when she wakes.
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@Susy Oviedo I lived with both my mother and grandmother when they went through menopause (at the same time - mom had a full hysterectomy). In my experience (with 4 older sisters also) your body just does what your body does. My grandmother, mother and all us girls always ate healthy - no pills or anything unless it was absolutely necessary. None were on the pill except for me due to extremely bad periods that would last for weeks at a time and the pill didn’t even work for me, got pregnant twice on the pill. My mother cried all the time and had hot flashes but that was about it. My grandmother got super stern and sweat profusely, couldn’t sleep, very cranky. Two of my sister have severe sweats night and day. All of us get hot flashes, mine are only sometimes and not as bad as theirs. I got extremely depressed for a year, two of sisters got minor mood swings and one of my sisters had no symptoms other than hot flashes and realizing/coming to accept parts of herself that she always denied. All of us there was weight gain, a couple more than others. For me I found exercise and a change in diet helped with the depression. Herbal teas helps with night sweats and hot flashes for me but don’t for either of my sisters still going through it.
We Need to Talk 💛
I’m currently watching Angela throw live on my phone — and it’s just the most beautiful thing. Gigi is there, Sarah, Pat, Denise, Mary, Ronda… and Lori from Wandering Soul too. We’re all in the chat together, reacting, cheering her on. And it hit me. We’re all there… but we can’t actually talk to each other. So let’s change that. 💪🏻 What if we start a weekly community call?🪿 We could pick a time that works best for most of us, and then meet once a week right here on Skool. Just one hour. Nothing complicated. Everyone who wants to can share their “Piece of the Week” — something you’re working on, something you finished, a struggle, a question, an idea. You’ll have the space to show your work, ask for feedback, and just connect.✨ No pressure. Just pottery people hanging out, supporting each other. What do you think? Would you join? 💛
We Need to Talk 💛
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That’s a great idea! If I am available I would join in
🥚 The Great Egg Question 🥚
Good morning, my sweet little mice ☀️ I’m sitting here with my small pre-work breakfast and suddenly had a very important question… How do you like your eggs? Soft-boiled with a runny yolk? Hard-boiled? Sunny-side up? Scrambled? Poached? Eggs Benedict? Or any other masterpiece? I honestly believe eggs are one of the most nutrient-dense foods in the world. Packed with high-quality protein, healthy fats, choline, vitamins, minerals — they’re simple, but incredibly powerful. And I’m especially grateful to have my own chickens, so I know exactly where my eggs come from and what kind of quality I’m getting. That makes breakfast even better. Now it’s your turn: Show me your breakfast eggs! 🥚✨ And one more important question… Do you use egg cups? 👀 If yes — I want to see your masterpieces! It’s the weekend — maybe you’ve made something beautiful. Drop your egg pictures below! Let’s see what’s cooking in this community 💛
🥚 The Great Egg Question 🥚
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@Paul Chenoweth gas house eggs!! That’s what my husband calls them. I had a serious brain fart and couldn’t remember lol!😂 So many names - thanks for looking it up
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@Mary Carolyn absolute no for me. Not a fan of custards 😂 it’s a texture thing for me
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Melissa Burwood
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