Thank You, Your Opinion Means Nothing to Me: A Year of Hot Flashes, Flashbacks, and Finding My Voice

Thank You: Your Opinion Means Nothing To Me is the personal memoir of one woman's experience with menopause. Retelling physical, emotional, and spiritual stresses and trials with a twist of humor and the candor that comes from enduring sustained tribulation, Thank You: Your Opinion Means Nothing To Me is a sober and insightful reflection upon what it truly means to grow old, accept oneself, and find one's voice. From adjusting to her elderly mother moving back in, to the miffed realization that her sex drive is in neutral, to exploring revelations of mortality in flesh and spirit step by step, Thank You: Your Opinion Means Nothing To Me involves the reader by virtue of its very nonchalance in addressing everyday concerns as well as larger than life issues.

I absolutely LOVED this book! I'm a twenty-six year old female and far from menopause, but this isn't just about menopause, it's about life and learning to deal with, and accept, the changes that come with it, which Blair amazingly guides the reader through. Her voice is powerful, filled with attitude and wit. Some of the crazy thoughts she shares are thoughts we all experience, but don't always talk about. This has been one of the most inspirational books I've ever read! I slapped post-it's on just about every page so I can refer back to the quotes. Though this isn't a self-help book, the wisdom and inspiration have stuck with me more than any self-help book I've read. It has given me insight as to what to expect during menopause, how to deal with life changes, and most of all, living in the moment. I already find myself applying the following quotes, "Only I can control my thoughts. I don't have to think about anything I don't want to. I can change my mind. Why not? Everything else is changing" and "Emotions are merely signposts. Let them guide you, but keep them out of the driver's seat."

In addition to being funny, interesting, informative--and reassuring, this book felt "familiar"; Blair wasn't some distant person I couldn't relate to, her experiences and reactions and feelings felt like those of myself and my girlfriends. As she finds her way to her newly forming self, it gives us permission--and hope--to do the same. I can't wait for the sequel!

Don't be fooled! This is not a "chick book!" This book is fun, intelligent, and insightful. I'm sure women are out there reading it now; Men should be reading it to. There's a message in this book and we'll all be better off, personally and collectively, if it gets to everyone. A must read!!!!!! LeeHi Philadelphia.

Well, maybe my opinion will mean something to you. Even though I'm a guy, I thought Blair's book about her struggle with menopause and her mother's alzheimers was funny, intimate, sad and defiant. Like Spalding Gray, her wise and quirky reflections on life and love kept me laughing even when her insights were serious and shrewd.