First published November 20th, 2017 For the past ten years I've been going through perimenopause. Just kidding, it's only been two years. It just feels like ten years. Because the symptoms of perimenopause are SUCKING MY SOUL RIGHT OUT OF MY BODY. There are 34 symptoms of menopause, according to the website 34 Menopause Symptoms… Continue reading Did You Know There Are 34 Menopause Symptoms?
We traveled to Utah last summer for Mike's company's annual picnic and had a fantastic time. So amazing, in fact, that we were planning our trip to Utah for this summer on the way home from our trip last summer. This year, however, we added a cool little side trip: fly into Las Vegas (neither… Continue reading What Happens in Vegas Stays In Salt Lake City
I wrote this four years ago and since May is our anniversary month, I thought it fitting to reblog today. While re-reading it, so many changes have happened since this post. And so many more to come. It is still quite fitting to what we are all going through right now. First published June 6,… Continue reading In Ten Years
My daughter and I married my husband in a barn ten years ago this month. Our wedding was held in a historic 1800s barn that had been moved down the road to its current location on the day we married in 2006. In terms of barns, the barn isn't particularly appealing from the outside. It's… Continue reading The Bench
First published May 11, 2015 I've always been loud, even obnoxious at times; it's just how I was created. I move with purpose, I laugh boisterously, and a snort occasionally sneaks out. That is why I am perfectly suited to writing a blog because I can edit and edit and edit numerous times before releasing… Continue reading The Day I Found Out I Was in Menopause
My 25th high school reunion is next year. It hit me I am almost twenty-five years from the year I graduated high school as I was driving to the bank with my youngest daughter. I was 25 when I got married for the first time. So it has been a young, stupid, naïve Kari since… Continue reading 25 Before My 25th
A Grace Full Life 