Today

we celebrated the fact that I am now officially 45 years old. I have been calling myself 45 for several months now, but today was the official day. This year is the first year that I am actually starting to feel old. Mainly because I believe I am entering into peri-menopausal. I guess since everyone is getting real and honest on their blogs, then I will too, but mine will be real about the fact that I feeling aged. I am not sleeping well, I can't lose weight no matter how hard I try, and I am edgy quite a bit...all signs of the change of life. I have seen many doctors to check out various parts of my body and they all say that I am in great health, with just a little higher BMI (1 point) than I should. I want to drop that 1 point, but the more I work out and don't seem to be losing any weight, the more it causes me to be disappointed. The lack of sleep isn't good for me either. I also saw a nutritionist, and she told me to drink 10 glasses of water each day...TEN GLASSES causes me to be in the bathroom OFTEN!! Yesterday I think I actually got the 10 in, and guess what, every time I managed to fall asleep, I had to get up to pee.....so once again little sleep....

How did we celebrate, my family got together and went to a local fair and took the girls on some crazy fun-filled rides....

Forgetfulness is also a peri-men sign, and somehow I left the driver's side of my van door open with my purse in it, the entire time we were at the fair. I'm not sure how I missed closing it...but I had a huge blessing...NOTHING was touched....I am so grateful for that.

It was a lovely birthday, most especially hearing Tuks tell me "Happy Birthday" many times today, but with out a doubt I am in the change of life and I am not liking enjoying it so far....