#294 - Gratitude

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So, here I am with gratitude.

My period arrived yesterday. I had been bloating for almost two weeks now, and I just knew that it would come again - when I had no idea. Then I had this Lady's Mantle tea yesterday. It is a combination of Lady's Mantle and Melissa. And last night, viola! So I am going to drink this tea everyday from now on until my perimenopause is a full time menopause.

Today is running, finishing the washing of the laundry, playing the piano and gardening. Then weekly shop. It has been SUCH a good week.

The revelations of Michael have been so good for me. I also dyed my hair yesterday. Two kinds of blue. I wrote Tien Yi a letter too ysterday and posted it. It feels like a lot of things are coming together.

God this period, it is such a bitch.

It is CLEARLY not ready to let go of me. But at least it came after two weeks.

The exercising and the good rhythms have paid off. I am now running everyday and I feel wonderful. There is so much excess energy that I am a teeny weeny a bit afraid that I'll start things and not finish them. I know from experience that these energies can come and go. I just want to make sure they stay. So I'm not gonna do anything huge until next month.

Another thing is the running has also really helped with the weight. It is now at the stage where it is falling off daily as long as I keep running and keep doing sensible things. But I am going to. Now that I have the energy to do these things because I am working only half the day it is incredible. Honestly... everyone should do this.

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