The Menopausal Minute

The Menopausal Minute

The Only Clock I’m Watching Now

Is My Pleasure

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Allie Theiss, MSc CSC ABS
Jun 12, 2025
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Once upon a time, I timed everything.
Ovulation windows. Soccer practice. Work deadlines. Whether I could fit sex in before the dog needed to pee again.

But somewhere along the way—around hot flashes and hormone shifts—I realized:
I’m done with other people’s clocks.

brown-and-white clocks
Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash

Now?
If I’m on a schedule, it’s mine.
And the only ticking I ca…

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