I’m a 46 year-old generally disgruntled Californian transplanted to Vancouver, B.C. I’m struggling to negotiate the rugged terrain of marriage, mid-life and parenthood while wading knee-deep in Perimenopause, ADHD, Depression, Alcoholism and REALLY bad weather. I call this Disenchantia, and it’s catchy.

Symptoms may include but are not limited to; irritability, weight gain, insanity, attraction to senior’s group activities, insomnia, crashing fatigue, a strong emotional reaction to stevie nicks singing “landslide”, an increased desire for alcohol, mood swings, memory loss, cougarian tendancies, nausea, vomiting, facial ticks, recurring dreams of deep-fried foods dipped in mayo, skin rash, depression, once-monthly divorce envy, migraine, mania, fits of rage, incontinence, facial hair, increased apathy, pre-menstrual dysphoric disorder, hair loss, uncontrolable hissing at youthful females, an overwhelming desire to shave your head and hit the border, weepiness, a strong attraction to the color purple and an overwhelming, unquenchable desire for eggnog.