This is a lovely, positive thread - a bit unexpected as I thought it would be sad (as in, upsetting, not 'Sad').
I've given up wearing makeup every day. I never used to wear it often, it was something I mostly kept for special occasions, then when I turned 40 I started wearing it more and more often - not much, not so it's obvious I'm wearing makeup, just enough to improve my natural face. The trouble with that is that then when you look at yourself without makeup you think you don't look as good so the makeup use becomes more frequent - despite having had several occasions where colleagues have commented on me looking lovely on the odd no-makeup days!! Now I rarely use it, which saves me both time and money!! BUT I'm not sure this is anything to do with my age or peri, I think it's more to do with my fiance constantly telling me how beautiful I am, and how he actually
prefers me without makeup on, and also the fact that for probably the first time in my life, I don't give much of a rat's arse if other men find me attractive, I've got my boy and that's all I need! I do sometimes still wear it, but it's more likely to be because I feel a bit punk today so I want to wear black eyeliner or something.
I wish I could say I've given up obsessing about my weight for the same reasons, he adores me exactly as I am, but I haven't, particularly as I'm bigger round the middle now than I'm used to being - and nothing flippin well fits me any more!!
I'm working on giving up wanting to have a baby with my fiance (I have 2 adult children, he has no kids) - this is a constant struggle. Tomorrow I'm hosting my first ever supper club for 20 people, planning that has meant I've not thought about pregnancy for several weeks, which is brilliant, so this is obviously the way to go!
Probably the biggest thing I've given up since becoming peri-menopausal is being married to a man I don't like or love!!
I had to meet with the ex-husband about the house sale last week - I look at him and I can't believe I was ever with him, I really don't like him at all! Funnily, since I left, loads of people have told me they didn't like him either, and could never understand why I was with him!!