humour

Friday Folly: mood swings, menopause and insanity

Posted by Liz on Feb 24, 2012 in humour | 2 comments

My BBFF Amy used to run a feature on her blog, I could cry but I don’t have time’ that highlighted top 10 search terms. A few years ago, this doosie showed up:

Am I menopausal? Or am I insane?

Mood swings are a bitch, aren’t they?!

Happy Friday!

Friday Folly: Hot Flash Hell

Posted by Liz on Feb 3, 2012 in hot flash, humour | 0 comments

Hot flashes? Sometimes ya just gott laugh cuz it could always be worse, right?

Enjoy and Happy Weekend!

All the rage…menopausal women

Posted by Liz on Jan 13, 2012 in aging, humour, menopause | 0 comments

I had hoped to go for the chocolate trifecta this week. But this video reminded me that I need to devote more time to laughing and less to the clinical side of this transition. While this is definitely a repost, it’s too good to pass up .

Happy Friday and Happy Weekend. Enjoy!

Guest Post Roundup: Sex, Generations and A Whole Lotta Love

Posted by Liz on Dec 7, 2011 in aging, appearance, Boomer, breast cancer, emotions, humour, Inspiration, politics, sexual desire, sexual health, Uncategorized, women's health | 0 comments

As we come closer to the year’s end, I’d like to express my gratitude to a few of my colleagues who took the time to publish their thoughts on Flashfree this year. And, althoughI receive a lot of solicitations, there are few that I feel are worthy of your time or your close read. These, on the other hand, rocked my world, not only because of their breadth and finesse but also because of the love behind the words and thoughts.

This is a Roundup that you don’t want to miss.

[Credit: Special and enduring thanks to artist Darryl Willison of whimsicalwest.com. Please visit his site and support his work!]

• Should fatties get a room? Dr. Brian Hughes has lent his fine prose to this blog several times and often writes insightfully about how our society takes advantage of women. When I stumble across something on his blog that screams Flashfree, I reach out and say pretty please. Brian rocks!
• Should I or shouldn’t I? Oncologist, journalist and educator Dr. Elaine Shattner has spent most of her online bandwidth on discerning the facts about breast and other cancers. Let’s face it; there is a  lot of information swirling around the Interwebz and when it comes to figuring out what it means, well, the challenge can be daunting. Want to know more? Elaine’s your girl for the 4-11.
• Anti Anti-Aging, Pro Great Glow. Do you want to fight your years? Or fight FOR them? Writer and author D.A. Wolfe dishes up some provocative prose and challenges the inner you. This one’s got “win” written all over it.
• Counterterrorism, women and 9-11. Doesn’t sound like a topic for Flashfree, does it? But my friend Anne Weiskopf shares a poignant piece about what it means to be a woman. And a mother.
• Want to get your groove on? Move. Alexandra Williams, motivational speaker, fitness writer, radio host and inspirateur nails it with a wonderful post on sex, exercise and wellbeing.
• Vagina’s are like self-cleaning ovens. Wait! What?! Yes, gynecologist and sex expert Dr. Jen Gunter makes a guest appearance to shake up the idea that douching is a good idea.
• Have you crossed the Big M finish line? Author Sarah Bowen thought she had. And tells us how she hit the reset button before the race ended.
• On Becoming Bendy. Author Patti Digh is at it again. She’s changing our world, one day at a time. And wow, has she ever changed hers’ this year. Want to be a better you? Bendy. Who said that Gumby didn’t have an alterior motive?
• Are you becoming your mother? When was the last time you looked in the mirror and asked yourself the very question that my friend, motivational speaker and author Cherry Woodburn asks in this post? Are you a generational profiler?

Wednesday Bubble: Bacon in the boudoir…keep it sizzlin’!

Posted by Liz on Nov 16, 2011 in humour | 0 comments

Every now then I digress from more relevant matters and get to the lighter, brighter side. And since, I can’t possibly make this up  I’ll just get right to it.

Two words: bacon lube.

Yes, that’s correct. Bacon Lube. You too, can be a bacon lover. No, I did not say lover of bacon, but…bacon lover. Baconlube™ is the “world’s first bacon-flavored personal lubricant and massage oil.” Why? Because everything should taste like bacon. Even sex. Some people equate bacon and sex. I know some of these people. I really do!

Me? I’d rather keep my eating to… well, just use your imagination.

p.s. If lube ain’t up your alley, the company offers plenty of bacon products so that you can create your own personal bacontopia. Even bacon mmmenvelopes for those major mailing events. And irony of irony! These products are certified Kosher! SAY WHAT?! Kosher Bacon? Sacrilege!

What’s a Wednesday without a bit of sizzle, baby….?

Oink, oink!

Wednesday Bubble: the truth and nothing but…

Posted by Liz on Nov 2, 2011 in humour, menopause | 0 comments

The truth? Time has gotten the best of me this week. Or at least work has. So I’m doing Wednesday with a smile and hope you will too.

Friday is back to business as usual. Promise.

Meanwhile, got change? I’m saving up for an operation…

[Credit: Paul Thomas, Uncaptioned. Daily Express, 24 September 1999; The British Cartoon Archive, University of Kent, catalogue record 52191.  http://www.kent.ac.uk/cartoons]