Because I want to tell...

... Not because you want to know. :)

I wanted to say this last year (when it was 20 years), but decided to not share it with the world (in case the world was reading). But since I now know who's reading, I'm going to share.

In December I mark some anniversaries of my life. Mission call. Temple endowment. And, ten years before that, starting to have my period.

In December I completed 21 years of having my period.  That is a ridiculous amount of periods--do the math, making sure to include at least 13 per year.  Such a huge part of my life. Fortunately it's a lot more routine than it was back then or the first few years. But it still takes up a lot of time, energy, money, etc. In all those times, I have had one beautiful month with no cramps. It was a couple of years ago and I thought I'd outgrown them. But no.

Recently (as in the past 4 or 5 months), my body has gone from a very regular 27-29 day cycle, to a 19-21 day cycle.  Thanks a lot. Just what I wanted.  I've tried telling my body, no matter how often you ovulate, there will still be no babies.  But it doesn't seem to believe me. Oh well.

Thanks for letting me share. Unlike the mission call and temple, I don't feel like telling everyone around me. But I do note the occasion and now I finally got to share. :)