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Marnie

Menopause circle. Finally understanding my own sleep.

Ayr, UK · Ayr, fifty-one, teacher, perimenopausal, finally understanding her own sleep.

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46 entries, and Marnie is still writing.

  • Two years, no news

    Saturday 6 Jun 2026week 98flat energy 22 replies

    Late, and writing anyway. Reduced to a maintenance dose. Same day, same fridge, less of it. Steady. Wednesdays are just Wednesdays now. The strange part is not having a…

  • Three years side by side

    Tuesday 24 Feb 2026week 83relieved energy 32 replies

    Late, and writing anyway. Bloods back. Unremarkable, she said, which is a word I had never once heard applied to me. Stable. A1c down. I looked at the number for a long time…

  • Both bags, one go

    Saturday 9 Aug 2025week 55grateful energy 54 replies

    Late, and writing anyway. Slept flat. Whole night. Flat. Slept through the night for a fortnight running. Walked into town and back, which I stopped doing years ago without…

  • Steady

    Wednesday 30 Jul 2025week 53steady energy 13 replies

    Nothing to report. Writing it down anyway, on the theory that a journal made only of eventful weeks would give a false impression of the whole thing. Quiet. Injection…

  • Three cool bags and a thermometer

    Sunday 20 Jul 2025week 52organised energy 12 replies

    Short one tonight. Batch cooked on a good day for the bad days. Six labelled boxes in the freezer and a great deal of smugness. Anchored injection day to my shift pattern…

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31 May 2026 — What did you notice about somebody else this week?

The pharmacist who caught something on my prescription and stopped me. I think about that moment most weeks.

15 May 2026 — How is the household eating?

Rice pudding out of a tin at half past nine at night. No notes.

12 Apr 2026 — Who have you not heard from in a while?

Somebody I look after was kind to me, which is the wrong way round and I noticed.

6 Feb 2026 — What is the hardest part of today that you have not told anyone?

I have not been all right for a while and I am going to say so to somebody with a stethoscope this week.