Some days my biggest accomplishment is knowing I got through menopause without a felony. I'm not joking. I want full credit for that. Nobody talks about the sheer effort of being a reasonable human being when your hormones are staging a coup, you haven't slept properly in three years, and someone has the audacity to breathe too loudly near you. I read three books at a time. I have three degrees - one in business/marketing and two in engineering. I have competed in national pool tournaments. I've spoken from the stage in front of 500 people. I've been the last minute stand-in at business conferences to speak, to run workshops. I've been on livestreams and good ole fashioned television...interviewed by experts and novices. And I kept my composure under pressure. None of that prepared me for perimenopause at the grocery store when the woman behind me piling all her groceries next to mine on the conveyor belt at the grocery store, ignoring the divider I set up for her. Or the instant rage when some young jerk driver speeds up to pass me then cuts in front of me, fast and too close, without a blinker. Well, as you know, there's a lot more, right? So, if you're in it right now — or coming out the other side — I just want you to know: surviving it with your relationships and your freedom intact is a legitimate achievement. Put it on your résumé. Tell your doctor. Tell your lawyer, just in case. You're doing better than you think. ❤️ What got you through? Drop it below — I'm collecting survival strategies. Oh, and now that I'm through, I have a few strategies I can share - if you're interested. You'll have to tell me in the comments.