Peeping through the crack.

So - I have felt the stirrings - what do I do now? Invest in air-conditioning and purpley-coloured baggy jumpers? No!  I do what I always do when faced with new or challenging situations  ... head over to Amazon. There are bound to be loads of books written about spiritual aspects of menopause. I type the word 'menopuase' into the search page - Miriam Stoppard's book comes out top - well - it would really. Scrolling down, I am quite disappointed  - most of the books seem to be about: what to expect physically, how to 'beat' the menopause, how to stay young, thin and beautiful despite the menopause, or are comedy/celebrity takes on the change. I even come across an MP3 download called "Smells like menopause" by an outfit called Kalibas. A sample track is available - I listen - it sounds like our old central heating boiler when it was breaking down - a subliminal connection maybe?
Surprisingly, there are no books which appear to be aimed at the menopausal breastfeeding woman! In fact, very few jump off the screen at me - they are either: not available, expensive, don't appeal after reading the spiel, or will take too long to arrive. I am a woman of change and I have a need for information now! Then I spy Susun S Weed's - New Menopausal Years: The Wise Woman Way. Well, I have enjoyed her other books and dip into her Ezine on occasion, so I pop it in my basket, along with Christiane Northrup's: Wisdom of the Menopause. I am not too sure of this one, as it is written by a GP. Not that there is anything wrong with that, it's just that I don't really want a lecture on what my hormones are up to etc. As a former nurse, I know a lot about the medical stuff - what I need is stories of the ancient wisdom. I am, however, slightly won over by the reader's reviews, so in it goes.
I await the parcel impatiently. Having decided that I am on the cusp of a life-changing transition I want to shout out "BRING IT ON"