I am 50+....#2

Here's another one:
I am 50+ and.....I am not sure if I am in the menopausal or post menopausal or what? stage. Sometimes, I am sad, other times I am glad. There are times I easily get irritated, other times I am very patient. It does not matter what the weather is, I am always hot or warm. The surge of those hot flashes come when you least expect, whether I am giving a shot, starting an IV, drawing blood or whatever, whenever.. A lot of times I love to be intimate, but there are times I just do not want to be touched. I feel very sociable most of the time, other times I'd rather withdraw. I laugh out loud one day, I cry easily the next..I looked forward to being "empty nest" before but now that I am, I miss my children. I pass by their bedrooms everyday and I always have that "lonely" feeling inside. I love to reminisce and remember. I am beginning to enjoy hanging out with other ladies my age and talk about the past. I appreciate karaoke and ballroom dancing more than ever. I am more careful about my health and more caring of my skin. So, are all of these happening to me because I am 50+? Are all these and more what 50 and plus all about? Tell me:):):). As if I really do not know..ha,ha,ha,ha....Welcome to the 50's....

BTW, has anyone seen the Red Hat Society's play HATS! HATS! It is all about women in their 50's.. My husband and I watched it last year and we had a ball!! It was his first play ever to see and he said if all plays are like that he will go again..It was hilarious!!! I encourage everyone to watch it. I think it is scheduled to be shown in Las Vegas sometime this year as well as in Northern, California (Roseville--is this near Sacramento?) and Florida...You will have fun, I guarantee...