Hi ladies, this is just for fun and I will bet these are some of your Pet Peeves too.

My Top Ten Pet Peeves
1. Handicap Parking – NO YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO PARK THERE IF YOU ARE IN A HURRY!!
My Mom was a paraplegic and a very large woman, we’d pull into a shopping mall and many times the Handicap space was taken by a perfectly healthy person.
2. Shopping Carts – sloshing through 6 inches of snow and ice on Sunday and trying to pull into a parking space, I had to get out of my car and push a shopping cart that was taking up two spaces because the lazy slob who dashed into their car, didn’t push it another 10 feet into its holder. Purely selfish.
3. Baseball Caps – Hats worn indoors, unless you are an Orthodox Jewish person, wearing a Yarmulke, or a lovely lady going to church, take off your hat when you enter building or a restaurant. In Montana, where I spend a lot of time, they have forgotten this basic rule of etiquette.
4. Licking your fingers – true story, I was in a coffee shop and this young man was licking his fingers so loudly, with such enthusiasm that you could hear it throughout the shop. And then he wiped his fingers on his clothes. (it’s a nice coffee shop)
5. Men – clean your apartments or homes – or hire it out. My ex-husband’s house is such a pit; I can’t imagine a woman with any class wanting to spend time there.
6. Whining – Stop it. If you are healthy, have a good job, the love of your spouse, children and friends, you are lucky. If you are not happy or suffering a real health crisis, get a counselor, seek your pastor, find a great doctor and try to solve your problems. Whining makes it worse.
7. Tailgating – one of the most dangerous driving practices in the world, one that is responsible for death and serious injuries. Staying on my tail isn’t going to get you there any faster. Chill and stay a few lanes back.
8. Line Etiquette – if you have 100 things in your shopping cart and I have two items, graciously ask if I’d like to go ahead.
9. The F word. Kids, young people and even some mature adults use the F bomb in every single sentence. First that shows a lack of intelligence, demeanor and class. And if you need to do that please do it in your car, or home, where I don’t have to hear it.
10. Snoring on airplanes – dear God in heaven. If you are going to sleep on a flight and you are sitting next to someone say, “I snore, if it bothers you please feel free to wake me up”. I can’t tell you the hundreds of flights where I am gently elbowing or coughing next to a man that sounds like the 747 engine is inside the airplane.

Good morning ladies,
As we all know stress ramps up, significantly our Menopause symptoms.

I know it may seem hard to start a new program during this season, but if you are sick and tired of being sick and tired with your menopause, then get on Amberen today.

In addition to that sage piece of advice, here are a few other things that you might like to consider doing.

Don’t over book yourself. Only go to the events and parties that are really important to you and your family. NO – is a complete sentence.

If you want to throw a party, go potluck, eliminating hours of work and expense and still having a wonderful event. Ask one of your best friends to come over early to help set up and ask another one to stay late and up clean up.

Exercise, this is key. As you know exercise can help reduce hot flashes significantly and exercise does reduce stress.

Try not to drink too much, alcohol is after all a depressant, and along with menopause moodiness it will only make things look more dismal.

Also try to cut back on a lot of sugar. Sugar makes you ‘yin’ which means you are more susceptible to moodiness and sadness.

And this is the most important, be good to yourself. During this time of life, when so much is changing in your world, in your body it is so important to nurture your body, mind and soul. Whatever that looks like for you try to make time to do those things that help you feel loved and adored.

No I’m not talking about our “periods.” I am talking about a much more insidious “curse.”

It’s the curse of indecision.

I was at an election party last night; yes, thank God it’s over, and I was chatting with a man, 35, who was trained as a graphic designer but was working as a facility manager for a large chain store.

I listened to him, very carefully, as he played out all of the reasons he was choosing to not move into a job that was closer to his “dream” job.

My ex-husband is also “cursed” with this disease. He has spent 20 years being a big fish in a small pond and not going for the gold, and taking risks.

Now how can I encourage people to take risks in this shaky and uncertain economy? Making decisions may not be just in regards to a job, it can also impact many aspects of our lives.

I have another close friend that just can’t “nail” her teenage daughter for her wild behavior. She spends time facilitating on what to do, and in the meantime her daughter walks all over her.

Decisiveness is a habit.

If you are a serial vacillator, then start with something small, like what you are going to order in a restaurant. My favorite thing to do is ask the wait staff what they like, because they eat the food every day.

But if you are always the last person to make up their mind at the table, well you might want to look at how you make decisions.

And of course, if you have been reading this blog for more than a month, and still haven’t decided to try Amberen, and if you are still dealing with the wonderful symptoms of Menopause…then I would ask…

What are you waiting for?

We have the science!!

We have thousands of women who have naturally relieved their symptoms!!

We have many medical doctors recommending our product.

So perhaps this could be the day that you relieve yourself of The Curse!!!

Relieving yourself from the symptoms of Menopause is a great blessing, not only for you but for all the people that know and love you.

What a great decision you’re about to make.

We all know the inherent risks of using HRTs: increased chances of stroke and heart disease, blood clots and more.

The Women’s Health Initiative continues to identify new risks, and now they have released new findings that if you have used HRTs for longer than 10 years, you have a 50 percent increase in getting LUNG CANCER.

Also, for women using HRTs past the age of 65, you have a greater risk of having a negative impact or your memory.

What can I say?

What if it were possible to bring your estrogen levels back to normal, naturally?

Wouldn’t that be a miracle?

Well you can!!

After 30 years of scientific research and human clinical trials, Amberen is helping thousands and thousands of women all over the world alleviate their symptoms naturally.

And for most women it works in just two weeks, though you do need to stay on it for the full 90-day recommended course for optimal results.

For some of us, menopause causes grave and irreparable damage to our marriages, relationships with our children and friends.

It can change your entire outlook on life.

I was watching a special today on getting a new job and the recruiter said that the single most destructive element that kept people from securing a new job was a lack of “self esteem.”

Well I can assure you all that menopause can take your self esteem into the pits when you are bloated, gaining weight, can’t sleep and are moody. It is very hard to rev up your positive mental attitude.

What I can say to each and every one of you is…WHY TAKE an HRT with their deadly serious side effects when the perfect, natural solution is just a phone call away. Amberen is your safe, natural alternative to HRT.

Last week the CDC released a prediction according to current diagnostic rates that 1 out of 3 people in the US will be diagnosed with diabetes by 2050.

This is absolutely horrible.

Ladies, we as moms are responsible for teaching our children about this subject and helping them learn how to make better choices.

You will not like this list, but hopefully it will help you keep your husband and children off of the diabetes list.
1. No soda pop in the house – limit a soda to once a month for a movie.

2. Read the labels on all food you buy: sugar is disguised as corn syrup or fructose. It is still sugar and still bad for you.

3. Juice is many times spiked with sugar and corn syrup. Read the label.

4. No more sugary cereals in the house – Oatmeal, eggs and proteins for breakfast.

5. Share entrée’s when you go out, the portions in most restaurants are ridiculous.

6. Throw out all candy. Have a piece during the holidays.

7. Go Natural – buy organic fruit.

8. Hypoglycemia – if you notice that your kids or spouse get grumpy after eating sugar or if they go too long in between meals, they might have hypoglycemia. Check out GlucAloe, a new product by Lily of the Desert.com. This can control blood glucose.

9. Graze. All the diet experts will tell you to eat 6 small meals instead of three big ones. Graze on protein, fruit and vegetables.

10. Don’t deny yourself completely – but space out desserts and treats to an occasional treat, not daily.

11. Soda pop drains calcium from your bones.

12. Exercise.

Diabetes is a very serious, deadly condition that will change your life forever. Your dietary choices are what’s driving this epidemic in our society.

Please go through your refrigerator and pantry, throwing out food that you know has way too many calories.

Also, not everything labeled natural is.

Read the labels.

I am now living in Bozeman, Mt until my 17-year-old graduates from High School.

And I love it for the first time.

I have lived here since 1990, then back and forth from LA to Mt.

People from small town America have a certain style and charm that you don’t find in the big cities.

But they also have certain habits that are just hard to take.

And I can spot, from a mile away, people who are visiting from LA or NYC.

Baseball caps should be banned until you are mowing the lawn or at a baseball game.

EVERY SINGLE MAN IN MONTANA WEARS BASEBALL HATS EVERYDAY.

And many times they wear them eating in nice restaurants.

The first year I lived here I attended a wedding, an afternoon wedding in a lovely little church.

One man was wearing shorts and, yes, a baseball cap.

But what is lovely about these people is how real they are, and how pretention isn’t a part of their lives.

So I was standing in line for coffee this morning, and in front of me was an older guy with teased hair and a ton of hairspray on it.

Ugh!!

And so not Bozeman, Mt.

Not even LA anymore.

The other part of being in Montana right now is the weather. It is fall here and the leaves have changed; it is warm 70’s, which is
unheard of and the skies are a wonderful bright blue.

And everyone is out of their houses riding bikes or running.

This is a very big outdoor town.

Oh, and jeans, yes we all wear jeans a lot these days, but jeans go everywhere in Bozeman, even to formal events.

And I rarely see anyone in a suit and tie.

And we have cowboys, yup, real cowboys, who still wear their ten gallon hat driving around in their way-too-big pickups.

Real men don’t tease their hair; I just wish they’d trade in their baseball caps.

I think one of the nicest things you can do for yourself and for your family is to GET ORGANIZED!!

Every single aspect of your life will change, for the better, if you organize your life.

For those of us that are naturally inclined to be organized, we can’t imagine a life without order.

But this is a habit that you can achieve just like any other good habit.

First and foremost, don’t try to re-organize your whole house or office in one weekend.

Do something small first.

For instance, I love to have my jewelry organized; so I went to Wal-Mart and bought 3 dollars worth of little trays that are all divided up.

That was all I did. And now in the morning, racing around and trying to get dressed, it is so easy for me to find the jewelry that goes with an outfit.

Small steps first.

When I was caring for a large household with 6 people in it, I did one drawer or closet a weekend.

Because I am constantly throwing things out that I don’t use, this is a lot easier now than when I wasn’t as organized.

And there are wonderful tools for this.

For those of you in major cities, you have stores with hundreds of cool easy-to-use storage ideas.

But Target, Wal-Mart and Staples all have enough stuff if you live in a smaller town.

The garage is usually one of the worst places. But again, if you go into the garage and sigh and leave again, nothing will ever happen.

So just do one small box or area.

You will really love the way you feel.

You will find things that you thought you lost years ago.

AND you will find a lot of things you need and now don’t have to buy, so you save a ton of money.

Don’t wait until spring.

But start slow.

Also, don’t wait until spring to do something about the menopause symptoms that are slowing you down and hurting not only you but your family.

Try Amberen.

So while you are organizing your life, your body can be reorganizing itself and producing its own wonderful estrogen!!
And all those symptoms go away.

Good health at our age is no longer a ‘given.’ It takes commitment to make it happen.

But most good things in life take commitment.

AND it really isn’t that hard, if you think about it.

Drink water.

Make good choices about your food….yes a salad is a better choice than a Quarter Pounder.

Walk.

Laugh.

Love.

Hug people. (Preferably people you know or you may get in trouble).

Find things you love to do, from gardening to reading.

Get a hobby.

Volunteer.

Take your vitamins.

Take Amberen – because it is almost impossible to do the things I’ve just listed if you’re always tired, always grumpy, and hot and sweaty.

One of the areas for you to think about for yourself and for your family is ‘what is the cost of preventing illness versus ignoring your health and letting age take its full affect?’

And don’t get me wrong – there are spectacular examples of people with good health, like Lance Armstrong, who still contract life threatening diseases.

But one of the major reasons that Lance has survived is that he is incredibly healthy and could withstand the onslaught of Chemo Radiation and surgery.

Take a little time to start looking at prevention, and looking at your eating and exercise habits.

And if you are still dealing with Menopause, then seriously look at Amberen.

Ask me any questions….Amberen’s science is peerless.

They have discovered a ‘magic bullet’ for menopause.

I know you want to stop feeling this way, but it does take a moment of commitment to pick up the phone.

Commit yourself to getting rid of the symptoms of menopause.

Naturally.

Try Amberen.

It works.

I am sure many of you have watched love-struck movies that show a lonely man or woman running into the love of their life, as if by magic.

This is a highly romanticized version of synchronicity, giving it a rather bad name.

If you allow real synchronicity into your life; if you can suspend that logical mind for a moment, still yourself, you may find an entire treasure trove of resources and opportunities popping up…out of the blue.

I do believe that the universe is attempting to help us navigate this world. And the majority of the time, normal human beings ignore the sign posts that are right in front of our faces.

That is a shame.

I often wonder where I would be without Amberen.

I am so grateful that I met with the owners of the company, saw the incredible, revolutionary science behind this product and then did something about it.

I took Amberen and every single symptom of Menopause went away, as if by magic.

Now it would have appeared that this synchronistic moment ‘just happened’ but in fact it took place because of a series of synchronistic moments involving my friends, my life and even my genetics.

So if you are reading this blog, is the universe giving you the keys to your menopause challenges, and if so, what are you going to do about it?

Here is what I can promise. I can promise that Ambern helps the majority of women who take it for the full 90 days.

I can promise that if you don’t take it you will never know if it would have helped.

I can promise you that thousands of women all over the world are enjoying their lives again because Amberen has ‘reset’ their bodies to produce its own natural estrogen.

And I can promise you that with Amberen has no side effects, unlike HRTs and even bio-identical hormones.

So what are the chances that you would be on this website and reading about synchronicity AND getting rid of all of your menopause symptoms?

The main thing about being in tune with that little inner voice is to heed its council immediately.

Call your Amberen team right now and take a chance that the universe has led you to THE answer for menopause.

Sixty Five percent of Americans are divorced. I don’t know how many of you are currently single but I will imagine quite a few of you are.

Being single in your 50’s is challenging. And it is even harder if you are still dealing with menopause.

Because honestly, just getting through the day as a single mother, working and managing a home is awful.

And women our age have teenagers, which even when you’re married is tough, but absolutely exhausting if you are single.

So first and foremost – GET ON AMBEREN.

Because once the moodiness, bloating, weight gain, and hot flashes go away, your teenagers don’t look so bad.

But then, once those symptoms are gone, you actually want to start living again. Getting out there!! Having sex!! Yes, the libido DOES return, thank God.

So I am now ‘out and about.’

And I have some tips!

Get a hobby. I love to read but that is a very solitary hobby, so now I am going dancing. I tried a ‘formal’ dance studio…too expensive and kind of yucky.

So Google the type of dancing you love and go for it.

Go to local resorts and sit in the lobby. You will meet people from all over the world, strike up conversations and have a whole new set of friends from all over.

Get involved in politics. Not my thing, but if you have a political point of view then get involved.

Volunteer: hospitals, schools and food banks are desperate for help, even if it’s just an hour or two a month.

Get spiritual – go to church, Unity, your temple. This is very comforting and fun.

Go to a gym.

Invite friends to go on walks or hikes.

Find a local coffee shop where you go all the time and soon you will be a regular with a lot of new friends.

Go out!! Get out of your house. Get out of your rut.

Have small dinner parties.

Say to ALL of your married friends, “Invite me over please”, “Set me up, please”.

Married couples forget how hard it is to make a social life when you don’t have a partner.

Find male friends. Sometimes a relationship won’t work out but these guys can be great friends.

Go out alone. Learn to enjoy being alone. Go to movies, to dinner, to the theatre, learn to be alone and then it will not seem such a burden.

Smile.

Now for all of you that read this and grumped, “Yeah right!”

You’re still dealing with the moodiness of Menopause.

Call Amberen RIGHT NOW.

And in less than 90 days, reread this blog and see how you feel then.