The Menopausal Minute

The Menopausal Minute

The Only Clock I’m Watching Now

Is My Pleasure

Allie Theiss, MSc CSC ABS IFN's avatar
Allie Theiss, MSc CSC ABS IFN
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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