{"id":32717,"date":"2025-04-01T11:32:15","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T15:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/?p=32717"},"modified":"2025-04-01T11:32:15","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T15:32:15","slug":"the-view-from-here-broken-bones-menopause-and-empty-nesting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/blogs\/afternoons\/2025\/04\/the-view-from-here-broken-bones-menopause-and-empty-nesting\/","title":{"rendered":"The View From Here &#8211; Broken Bones, Menopause, And Empty Nesting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been a minute since I shared life with you so I wanted to catch up.\u00a0 How are you doing?\u00a0 Hanging in there? Elbows up?\u00a0 Standing tall. Standing strong.\u00a0 Standing proud.<\/p>\n<p>I won&#8217;t talk politics &#8211; nobody wants that &#8211; but it is an incredible thing that has been happening across our country.\u00a0 Canadians are coming together.\u00a0 We are standing together, standing strong and standing proud and all I can say is that I am so proud to be Canadian.\u00a0 Keep supporting and loving on our local businesses.\u00a0 They need us.\u00a0 Shop local.\u00a0 Shop Canadian.\u00a0 It&#8217;s how we take care of each other.<\/p>\n<p>7 days.\u00a0 That&#8217;s how many days left I have left in this walking boot.\u00a0 7 days until I sit face to face with my doctor, fingers crossed, hoping for some good news.\u00a0 Hoping and praying that this walking boot can be removed and I can start walking on my own two feet again.\u00a0 Truth be told, I&#8217;m a bit afraid of it coming off and it not being healed and ending up back in this boot for even longer.\u00a0 \u00a0If you have ever had a broken bone, especially a broken foot &#8211; let me ask you &#8211; were you afraid to walk on it again?<\/p>\n<p>This isn&#8217;t my first fracture.\u00a0 Not even my first fracture on my left foot (smile).\u00a0 \u00a0But I&#8217;m much older this time and a little more uncertain.\u00a0 And I never before wondered just HOW the body heals?\u00a0 I Googled it.\u00a0 Actually SEEING how the body repairs itself is pretty cool.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"610\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yovH2-Uw7i8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Pretty cool, right?\u00a0 Our bodies are amazing machines.\u00a0 I can&#8217;t wait to get out of this boot and get back to normal everyday routine.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe it will help with the mood swings, and weight gain, and brain fog that has been happening since perimenopause came into my life.\u00a0 (smile)<\/p>\n<p>Ladies &#8211; can we take a second to talk about what not enough people talk about?\u00a0 Perimenopause.\u00a0 Menopause.\u00a0 Hormones.\u00a0 When I hit fifty (in a pandemic, in a lockdown) something changed in me.\u00a0 I didn&#8217;t feel like myself.\u00a0 I was hot all the time, especially at night.\u00a0 Mood swings.\u00a0 Anxiety has been noticeable for me.<\/p>\n<p>I didn&#8217;t know that I was IN perimenopause until years later.\u00a0 I started researching the subject, reading all the books, listening to all the podcasts (Mel Robbins and Mary Claire Haver are incredible!).<\/p>\n<p>Oprah Winfrey brought the conversation to the table with some very special guests in the special that aired last night &#8220;An Oprah Special &#8211; The Menopause Revolution&#8221; and it was so good!!!!\u00a0 I stayed up late to watch, while eating a bowl of ice cream (it&#8217;s self care at it&#8217;s best -lol).\u00a0 So good.\u00a0 We need more specials.\u00a0 More conversations.\u00a0 More connecting with other women like that.\u00a0 If you get the chance to watch it &#8211; I believe it&#8217;s available for streaming on Disney+.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"610\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PCIRRJKfopE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>And this all comes in a season where the baby birds have flown the nest.\u00a0 My husband and I are navigating life without kids at home and it&#8217;s been hard to adjust, but now, we are really enjoying our time.\u00a0 I miss our kids.\u00a0 The energy of the house.\u00a0 The busyness.\u00a0 But I&#8217;m learning to enjoy time together &#8211; just the two of us.\u00a0 Meal planning is so much easier and cheaper! lol\u00a0 The shampoo and conditioner lasts a lot longer and nobody is stealing my stuff. lol<\/p>\n<p>As always &#8211; would love to hear from you.<\/p>\n<p>Send me an email anytime (<a href=\"mailto:cbuchanan@blackburnmedia.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cbuchanan@blackburnmedia.ca<\/a>) &#8211; or join the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/1817103875745536\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Afternoons With Carrie<\/a> Facebook community.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s been a minute since I shared life with you so I wanted to catch up.\u00a0 How are you doing?\u00a0 Hanging in there? Elbows up?\u00a0 Standing tall. Standing strong.\u00a0 Standing proud. 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