prompts for april 2026

What’s a small w (win) from this week that deserves celebrating? (Thanks for the prompt Rojie!)

Okay I’m just going to come right out and say it even if the men who are reading don’t care and some of the women reading will not care but it’s my blog and I’m going to write whatever I bloody well want, and though it’s NOT the win of this week, it’s a big deal (not in a good way).

Despite the cramps and the pms and catching a cold, because yes, women’s immune systems dip right before they get their periods, I seem to not be getting my period this month.

First time ever. I’m 49 so it is to be expected. But it makes me sad just the same. I really don’t want these changes to happen. I don’t want to stop ovulating and being able to produce a baby.

Why the heck would a 49 year old want to be able to get pregnant, you may ask. Well, I don’t actually, I just don’t want to feel old.

I can’t believe this is happening. It’s such a rip off. I’ve had such bad cramps this past week, really sore breasts, super duper cranky and for what?? Nothing? For nothing? No period?

In my next life I’m coming back as a man. They have it so easy. Luckily I have a partner who is sympathetic to these things, I know from experience some men aren’t. But still, I want to be the one just hearing about it not the one experiencing it.

So what’s next, I’m not even going to ovulate?? Ugghhh. I love ovulating. I feel so extra happy and energetic. I ‘spose that’s next to disappear too.

Maybe this post is for women’s eyes only, I don’t know.

Okay, back to the wins for this week. Well for starters the sun comes up really early now. Just before 6 am. So I love that. In December I recall that I complained about the short daylight hours when the sun doesn’t show its face til after 9 am, so here we are and it’s just terrific that it comes up super early.

The temperature is still below zero here but it’s supposed to get better as the days go and I see sun and above zero temps by Thursday. The high that day is plus 9 (48 in Fahrenheit) so wahoo break out the summer clothes!