***More detailed info on autopens***. This is a review of the article The Elusive Autopen by Kevin Martin. It appeared in _Autograph Collector's Monthly_, Oct 1994. In respecting his copyright, I have chosen not to include it verbatim.
Confidence votes 246. On the mend means recovering, usually from an illness or injury.
You haven't missed your period, you have just ovulated late, or haven't ovulated yet. In general, when you get your period it means you have ovulated, and when you ovulate, you either get pregnant, or get your period 10-16 days later. (Of course there are rare exceptions, but this is the truth for a normal female. If you are coming off birth control pill, things probably won't be normal for a while).