Don't judge me

WARNING this post contains sensitive female content.

I've always been a regular girl. Regular in the sense that Mother Nature came right on schedule and was very predictable. She made sure PMS was timely with everything involved even the 'girls.' Oh those girls, they would become heavy, perky and very sore. Perky's not a bad thing if they weren't so dang tender. I mean hey, it beats having them sag and swing around my waist like a couple of Bolo balls.
Despite the inconvenience of Mother Nature, at least she played fair. Let's just say, I didn't necessarily like Mother Nature but at least I respected her because she WAS always on time. Was, being the key word.

Fast forwarding a few years......Now there's a new hormone in town called Menopause. Menopause does not play fair. She's bossy and controlling and completely took over Mother Natures schedule. Poor Mother Nature, she's now under the rule of Menopause. PMS has been disbanded and no longer exists. My mood swing is not in the ballpark anymore, it's all over the field. She has screwed up my internal temperature, messes with my weight, interferes with my sleep and the worst of it, I never know if she's coming or going. One month she may show up and then leave for a month or two. When she's ready to resurface she never gives me any indication or advance notice. I hate Menopause.

Anyway, Menopause has been giving me some grief lately but I think I found a way to work with her. See, she's been making me bloat longer than normal which has left me with nothing to wear. None of my jeans fit and if I do manage to squeeze into them the buttons dig into my stomach, especially when I try to ride.

Now I can handle the ups and downs of menopause but when she starts interfering with my ability to ride my black beauty something has to be done.

 Ladies I'm here to tell you, I've discovered the new innovation of pants. They're called menopause pants. They are incredibly comfortable and are quite fashionable.
I found a pair at the local thrift store which makes them exceptionally inexpensive.

     Notice the stretchy waistband. This is what allows the comfort of bending, sitting and moving with ease without the button digging into your stomach. I tell ya it's the new thing. These are not to be confused with maternity pants, although there is a remarkable similarity.

Actually they resemble maternity pants so much the store employees can't even tell them apart. I found this particular pair in the maternity isle. Can you believe it?  It's a lucky thing I can tell a difference, what do those thrift store employees know anyway.

It's the way to go when your feeling bloated and fat, menopause pants to the rescue!