Let’s get down to business……
HFD Kerri2026-11-12T16:52:03-05:00November 12, 2026|Uncategorized|0 Comments
3 years. It has been almost 3 years since I wrote my last diary here. The whole idea for Hot Flash Diaries was to provide and build a community for women over 40. To have a safe space for all of us to turn for support, guidance, education….. an open ear for all of our joys and sorrows. There is so much science behind how important it is for women to be part of a community of other women. That’s the hope and dream for Hot Flash. Through sharing our stories with each other, in the form of writing these diaries, as well as chatting in the forums, we can do exactly that and I am so here for it. It’s pretty bare bones right now as far as content goes, and that is where you come in! We may have started this adventure in 2022, but life had so many other plans for us that didn’t allow us to come back here until now. These years have been the hardest of our lives, and the crazier thing is when I look around at almost every single woman I know who is over 45, they’re all saying the same thing. We talk a lot about the hormones and how that is wreaking havoc on our lives, and man, we all know that’s true. However, there’s something else afoot here. There’s a level of growth that can’t really be quantified. Yes, we’re raging against all of the machines, but that’s because we finally feel our own worth and know how we want our lives to look….well…ish….let’s be real. I now think that will ALWAYS be a moving target. Maybe that’s also part of the growth. Realizing that there actually will never be some golden moment where we say “I have reached the perfection pinnacle of my life and I am done now”. I mean, where’s the fun in that? Change is the only thing we can count on, and we’re learning how to get comfortable with that, because generally, not many of us love change, right? Jeez, maybe that’s why it’s called the change…LOL.
I know it’s time to wrap it up when I’m cracking cheesy Mom jokes. All this to say WELCOME! Come in, look around, share yourself with us. Let us learn from you, let us support you, let us crack awful jokes with you. It’s off of social media and that is by design. The one thing I know we ALL agree on is quieting the noise. It’s peaceful here. Let’s enjoy this ride together. Sign up to get your free journal preview. That will help get you thinking and writing. That’s step one. Come on ladies, let’s build this community. We’ve got big plans for 2027, including workshops with experts on everything from financial education to taking car of elderly parents and the list goes on. You’re not going to want to miss that!
We are EXCITED to finally be getting our act together on this and I hope you are too. Talk to you soon!