WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2015
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The reason most people fail instead of succeed is that they trade what they want the MOST for what they want at the MOMENT.the elimination diet:
Heather, you and I eat very different foods but I agree with you that "eat only when you are hungry" would never work for me. I plan my food for the day and eat at planned times. My eating has been so strange for most of my life that I no longer can be sure that I recognize hunger as different from boredom, anxiety, exhaustion, stress, or many other emotions. I do a lot of tidying in one to five minute blocks. I think I add a lot of steps to my day by doing that.
I am primarily an underspender and Jake is an overspender so we've worked most of our marriage trying to find balance. Janet, it sounds like you got your exercise the old fashioned way---by working.
Lillian, I get my fun graphics from www.glitter-graphics.com I probably fritter away a bit of time looking for the picture I want, but it's fun..peachstategal, the only way I can stay away from M&Ms is to not touch even one.
Katla, I gave up baking when I started the journey on MFP....it was part of my plan to stop using food for recreation. I gave away all my baking pans and ingredients and decided that I would have to be known as something other than the "chocolate chip cookie champ"
Barbie from beautiful NW Washington 0 -
HI!Finally got a minute.Had nightmare movers,not computer for days and buried in boxes.lol
Ill get back,when I can see the light.lol
Miss everyone.
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Hi all! Newbie allert!
Hope I'm doing this right...
JJ in beautiful Colorado!!!!
Goal for April - lose 4 lbs.
Hike every weekend.
Do physical therapy homework 3 days per week. (back issues...)
Today I'm re-testing my hormones.
Nice to meet you all!
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Hi all. Got back last night about 9pm. Nice weather for the drive, uneventful until we switched drivers in Appomattox where they were having one of their frequent civil war reenactments. The cannon fire did not go over well with Gemma at all.
Quiet day.......did not go to the gym breakfast this morning, slept in. Laundry and dog park and a few errands.......tired, early to bed.....best to everyone.
Cynthia......I thought of you at the open house on Saturday. One of the displays was of horse teeth!!!
Happy (belated) Birthday Lesley!!!!!!
Janet.....Your bean soup makes me hungry for it, I think ham and bean will be on the menu here soon.
Sylvia.......Two summers ago I kept having wasps trying to build behind the little door that covers the gas cap......it was a nasty surprise when I'd need gas; they finally gave up.
Joyce......We were looking at apt. complexes in Blacksburg for DD for vet school; they provide no housing for grad type students. She is absolutely going to have to share. I did not realize your Charlie had quite so many medical issues, poor guy.
Kim........Hope your foot was OK.
Heather.......Glad you and DH are back on good terms again!!! There were beautiful plantings of tulips in school colors in Blacksburg. We are just a tinge too warm for them to do well here.
Carol.......I generally drive manly cause DH hates it and pretty much only knows the way to and from work, he's not what you'd call an explorer and I have to know where every road goes! Your mom looks fabulous n that pic!!!!
Katla.........I certainly agree; she does owe me!!! Off for over two days with two hours notice!!!!!
Toni.......WTG on the compliments!
naiomi........Just wanted to reach out and pet your kitty!
Beth.......I,m sorry you had such a rough week; better days ahead......(((hugs))))
Michele.......I wish I had one tenth of your energy!!!!
Can't go to bed yet.....Mad Men at 10pm!!!!
yanniejannie
mid-Atlantic
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Happy Birthday, Lesley. Congratulations on progress towards your goals and constantly inspiring me with all your discipline with weight training.
Joyce, PeachState and others with DHs with anger management issues. I feel your pain. Mine has contempt for everyone, especially our upstairs neighbors who he is convinced make noise just to annoy us. Some of the accusations are borderline delusional. I just tune him out. The nonsense of it all gets old.
Hamstring is all better now. Have jumped right back into walking, elliptical and weight training with resistance bands. Tried a new Jessica Smith workout called 34-Minute Stride and Strength – Episode II and really liked it. Does anyone else here use her workouts on you-tube?
Carol: My cat Mars is an also an extraordinary hunter. I walk him on a leash and with his keen eyes and lightening quick reflexes, he can pick off a rodent just inches off from the sidewalk. I usually manage to bat it out of his mouth before he can bite down too hard. Ewwwweeee.
Today I planted organic basil and cilantro in a large pot on my porch. Now that I’m cooking more, I am especially excited to have fresh herbs.
JJ: Where in Colorado are you? I'm by Red Rocks Ampitheatre.
Stay well. Stay Strong. We can do this.
Rori
Colorado Foothills
April 2015 Goals:
*meditate for 20 minutes every day
* cardio 5 times, burning 1600 calories/week
* 90 minutes of strength training per week
* eat 1200 calories, but not the full amount of exercise calories daily
* more water!
My word for 2014 is mindfulness.
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Call me crazy but I love to see other people happy and succeeding.
Good Evening Ladies,
Katla, so glad you had a good talk with DH. Men are not so good about sharing their feelings and especially if it’s fear. Hope something can be done to help DS#1. I’m just so impressed that you continue to work on your book with all that’s going on. You’re the bomb. Congrats on a heavenly dinner.
Sylvia, well did you “let them out”? That did make me laugh.
I’m surprised you didn’t tell him that you weren’t the one that let them in. I hope your tick repellant works. I can’t stand to get a tick on me! Ewwwww Yep, that’s the problem with woods.
Peach, I know that the Avon works for mosquitoes but never heard anything about ticks. That would be great if it worked for them too. Glad you have been able to let the past go and live in the now. (Hugs)
Terri, I can’t believe 7” in a year? Wow. Now I know where my 3 inches went. Lol
Barbie, I did get my exercise the old fashioned way today. Did most of it in 15 to 20 minute spurts and got a lot done. I am about to get everything upstairs sorted through and weeded out. It feels great. I love your graphics so may use a few, since you were kind enough to share your site. That is when time allows me to explore what all it has.
JJ, welcome to this supportive group of ladies. Please tell us a little more about yourself so we can get to know you. There are a few of us here with back issues so you should feel right at home. Come often and post whenever you feel like it. Good luck with your journey.
Yannie, glad you made it home safely. I laughed that you are tired and will stay up until 11:00 to watch Mad Men. I love my DVR so I can watch my shows when I want to, although I often stay up to watch them. I just don’t like sitting through the commercials so I record them and then fast forward through the commercials. And the ham and bean soup was yummy. Wish I could share it with you.
Rori, happy that the hamstring is better and you are back at it. Good for you on the fresh herbs.
I have my follow up doctor appointment in the morning for results of labs. The only one that really interests me is my A1C to see how my blood sugar has been since I cut my meds in half. Keep your fingers crossed for me. I somehow feel like I have not been eating as good (healthy) as I could lately even though I’m staying under calories. I think I need to take a look at that and plan a little farther out. I’m usually just a day or two in advance with my planning and I know some of you plan for the week. You are all such inspirations to me. Thank you.
I hope you all have less stress and more happiness. Sweet dreams, my friends.
Words I live by:
Savor. I have to slow down and savor every bite.
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Opportunity. Each day offers new opportunities for good health and happiness if we just look for them and choose them.
Janet
Myrtle Beach, SC
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Today's joke of the day:
Three sisters, ages 92, 94, and 96, live together. One night the 96-year-0ld draws a bath. She puts one foot in and pauses. "Was I getting in the tub or out?" she yells.
The 94-year-old hollers back, "I don't know, I'll come up to see." She starts up the stairs and stops. She shouts, "Was I going up or going down?"
The 92-year-old is sitting at the kitchen table having tea, listening to her sisters. She shakes her head and says, "I sure hope I never get that forgetful", and knocks on wood for good measure. Then she yells, "I'll come up and help both of you as soon as I see who's at the door."
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Rode our recumbant bike for an hour today. The plan for tomorrow is to do some pilates, hold my plank, and then take the extremepump class.
suebdew - Tell me about how the weeding is never done. I swear, this is the worst time of year, they grow it seems overnight. The other day I put down some weed killer on the weeds that were amongst the rocks, yesterday I swear there were some that weren't there when I put down the weed killer.
The posts were way across the page, so I just used Chrome and they are normal.
Janet - as much as possible, I try to do all my sweets baking in one day. Even if I have to freeze some of it, I'd rather do that. Truth be known, I usually do that type of baking after my weekly weigh in. I know that I'm going to gain, so I have a full week to lose it. Am I bad or what? I like the fact that Hamricks has a decent-sized petite department. Not too many stores do. Belks is pretty decent, but I swear every time I go into JCPenney their petite dept is getting smaller and smaller
Kim - OUCH!!!!
naiomi - I bet you're going to look just fantastic in that dress!
Today I cleaned the tile wall between the spa and the pool. I don't remember who it was, but thank you to that person for recommending the "off the wall" product to me. Actually, the store had this stuff called "spa enhancer" but the guy said it does basically the same thing. As I was trying to gently chip the white buidup (we think it's from the salt), I dropped the tool into the pool. Vince was able to push it up to the shallow end and guess who had to get in the pool to retrieve it? I'll give you three guesses and the first two won't count. Lordy, was it cold! It wasn't that cold when I had to put my hand in the water, but my body....now that's a different story. When he got it to the shallow end all I could think of was "oh no, do I have to bend down in this water to get it". Well, finally I got the tool between two of my toes and brought it up. Then I went to Lynette's office to give her the muffins, I needed to dry my clothes (my shorts, underwear and bottom of my work shirt were TOTALLY drenched) and get some blood back into my legs.
Then I stopped at AC Moore to get the crochet hook and some yarn for the next tree skirt. then home. Made these turkey meatballs to take to my friend, they're now in the crock pot. I didn't realize that they needed to cook for 6 hours or I would have done that earlier. Put the Wet & Forget on most of the deck. Realized I need more so ordered 2 more bottles. Now I know that I need at least 4 jugs to do the entire deck. Anyway, had dinner and made the filling for these spinach greek tarts that I'll take to Rummikub Tuesday. It's from SkinnyGirl and only something like 67 calories for 2 tarts. Oh, needed to run to FoodLion to get spinach. The recipe says you need 15oz and the only package I had was 10oz, I really thought it was more than that.
Tomorrow is going to be a bit of a hectic day. I go to exercise, then count the money at the church, come home and then senior bowling. After bowling I think I'll probably collapse....lol
Alison - hope you get the job! Many times I prefer to work with guys than women. Guys will say right out what's on their mind then move on. They don't hold grudges or play catty games.
Heather - so glad you got to talk to your son.
Sylvia - I do hope you get the info you're looking for
jj - Welcome!
Michele in NC0 -
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I give up for the day! I am frustrated, hungry, and still did not stay within my calories. I look forward to tomorrow.0
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Pulled weeds again for an hour but there are lots more.
Michele = what is chrome? I've had trouble with the text being all the way across the page.
Colorado girls I saw on the news Denver might get 10 inches of snow next week, I hope the forecast is wrong!
Katia - we actually have two acres of land that borders a river. It's a lot to keep up but I love my garden. It's behind a fence so the deer usually don't bother it.
Alison, Now that you have been brave a gotten on the scale, you can make a plan to get going on your weight loss journey. I've been stuck for a few months and have come up with many excuses like taking steroids, too cold to exercise, etc. Now I am out of excuses and have to get busy.
So proud of Jordan Speith winning the Master's at age 21. He is such a super young man.
Tomorrow is Monday and a it's a good day to get back on track.
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Alison: Good luck with your career decisions. It takes courage to apply and courage to make changes, but change can be good for us. I think putting ourselves in a spot where we need to use our courage makes us stronger.
Janet: I think you may have me mixed up with Heather. I have only one son and daughter, and only wish I was an author. Add me to the list of people who have a tough time spending. I have too much stuff, and we never seem to let anything go. The garage is full, the house is full, and we have a giant storage unit that ISN’T full yet. If we put the excess stuff from our house in there, it would be overly full. I really want to be rid of a whole bunch of stuff before I let anything new into the house or the storage unit. I agree with Heather; I also like today’s quote.
Heather: Sending good thoughts for you and DH. I hope the hospital appointment goes well. I’m happy that you were able to talk to your son.
Sylvia: I hope you like the new doctor and get positive test results. I like the story about the sisters.
Barbie: I agree with your comments about eating when hungry. I usually eat on schedule. Hunger is tricky. Sometimes it is truly a need for food, but it also can be a mask for emotional distress, stress, boredom or anxiety. I am also an underspender.
ATVer: Welcome. Tell us about yourself.
Yanniejannie: Glad you’re home.
Cranor130: I’m sorry you’re frustrated, hungry and did not stay within your calories. How did you set your calorie goal? I let MFP set mine, and it started higher and was gradually reduced as I lost weight. It was doable, and I didn’t get painfully hungry. Succeeding felt great and helped me stay motivated.
We had a good day. We met DDIL in Olympia and had a great lunch, visited a historic tugboat, and then had a sinfully good dessert at a second restaurant and came home. I’m skipping dinner tonight because I’m not hungry. Happily, I’m also not over my allowed calories.
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” Thomas A. Edison
April Goals:
1. Log every bite and swallow.
2. Cardio exercise at least 3 days a week. Work on flexibility and back
strength.
3. Have fun every day.
4. Drink at least three glasses of water daily, preferably more!
5. Eliminate alcohol.
6. Monitor sleep. Try to average 7 or more hours of sleep nightly.
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Barbie - Thanks for the graphic site...lots to look at there.
Somebody had beautiful flowers on page 19. Greenhouse opens here on the 27th - I can't wait...
Well my weekend with a little boy is over... he made many miles running back and forth in the basement as we laid some more floor. We went outside and shoveled some snow that he spied over against the shelterbelt. And I convinced him to use his shovel to pick the rocks that the tractor (snow plow) pushed there. And grandma made many miles just keeping up with him... Yeah good for me.!! 14,125 steps today...wow!!
The other DS came and picked up his dogs... so put away their dog bed and water bowl. Then my dog and I went for a walk - he needed that so he could do his thing without those girls following him around..... ha ha !! No wonder I had so many miles...
Off to bed.....this grandma is tired. Work tomorrow...
Take care everyone - have a good week...
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Margaret – how thoughtful you are to make Lesley a cake!!!
Peachstate – great solution to do the driving…. Some guys will not go for it.. I have a friend that will not ride with me (he doesn’t ride with ANY women drivers) so we do separate cars… as he is a menace!
Alison – GO for it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
JJ – welcome
Jane – glad you are in your new place
All – thanks for good wishes on my foot, this morning was awful, I walked 1 block with Levi and home it took 30 min. –really and by the time I was home the tears would not stop… but iced and went to work – today is the day I work for 4 hours in another embroidery shop as counter help. The guy I work with there is a retired coach and he thinks I broke my foot. S*it! But this afternoon it started swelling under the ankle bone.. so that is good, it may be a low ankle sprain. I think Michele and I went “swimming” at the same time, my Mom has a pool and she had a dead skunk in it… it sunk, and she decided I had to come help with it.. ugh! So just could not scoop it up ended up “icing” my foot by getting in the 51 degree pool and with gloves collecting the dead skunk and getting it to the trash. It probably fell in looking for a drink, the water issues are so bad this will not be the last time I am called on to be the mortician. I get called for all the jobs that my brother and nephew say NO to….
Tomorrow is a trip to the Chiropractor first and then if need be to the regular doc, and off to have a friend help me quilt the quilt top I showed pictures of a bit back… so no internet access tomorrow, but will be back Tuesday evening.
April goals:
Walk every day
Log all bites everyday
Eat slower
Plan and do a fun thing every week
Week 1 – went to Hakone gardens it is a beautiful Japanese garden established in 1917 and just amazing.
Week 2 – easter (?)
Kim from N. California
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Naomi, sounds like you got a lot of exercising during those dances. Or were they cheek to cheek??? Glad you had a good time. So wonderful of you to be able to go to the young man's ordination. They are very special times.
Lesley, don't you wish you could count Blaizes run in your step count??? After all you got him there and watched him!!!! Glad he brings such joy to you.
Heather, I have to ask you what a brasserie is. To me it would be a specialty shop that sells bras. But apparently you eat there.
Peachstategal, those sound like the exact words I tell Charlie. after all, I am the only one hearing them. I don't dare drive with him in the car. Of course I have to tomorrow but hopefully he will still be a little drowsy. I don't trust a GPS, have had to many wrong directions, he can't read a map at all. I am a conservative driver and he is an agressive one. He says that he drives he way everyone drives because a person should always be thinking of the person behind him. I told him that I am responsible for me and anyone in the car with me. I am not responsible for the poor soul who is behind me wanting to go 20 miles over the speed limit. He also things that it is only 'common sense and logic' that people going in and out of doors follow the rules of the road. You go in the right door and out the left door. His mantra is 'common sense and logic dictate'. I will put those on his headstone somewhere!
Janet, I have the patience of Job, a 'kay sara sara' attitude (spelling is off, way off) you know the song that Doris Day sang. When ever there was a new nurse that the head nurse knew was going to need a very patient hand to train her I got her. Charlie says it is my head stuck in the sand but I kind of like my attitude. Of course he is the one with no blood pressure problems and I take 4 different medicines for it!!! Back in January of 2014 I was able to cut my Metformin down from 2 a day to 1 a day. So with my physical this year my blood sugar was up a little bit but the Aic was good so he didn't make me go back up on the dose.
Sue, I always call Jordan Spieth 'my boy'. He is such a wonderful player and man. We watched it all day today. A couple of times I was wondering if they were going to have to go into a play off but they didn't. There is another guy in the PGA that is from here in town. He went to IU then eventually got his PGA card. His name is Jeff Overton. I think he will be the oldest player that has never won. He gets in the top 10 occasionally but not often. He is like quite a few of the other players and has a temper that shows on the course.
Charlie has done well with his prep. At first he was clueless. He couldn't figure out what he was supposed to eat, why I was telling him he could eat pudding when it isn't clear. The directions clearly state that todays meals were to be light low residue and listed the only things allowed. Then at 5 PM start the clear liquids. At first when he took the first glass of the prep solution, which he couldn't figure out how to mix and measure out, he said it tasted fine. But by the 4th glass he could hardly drink it. He gets up tomorrow and does the last half of the prep at 10 AM then nothing by mouth. I have mainly been concerned about his heart. When he had his atrial fibrilation February of last year his blood magnesium was real low which was contributing to his irregular heart beat. He had to get daily infusions of IV Magnesium. So that worries me plus what the results are.
That's enough venting for one day. Better leave some room for some one else!!! Joyce, Indianai0 -
Made it to page 19.
some of my replies are probably out of date but please bear with me.
peachstategal- Cilantro. Oh, yuck! I kept trying it because people would tell me how amazing it was. Well.......Not for this chickie.
Carol - I've grown basil, oregano , rosemary and thyme in pots along with other plants.
Mint and parsley are two of the easier ones. Don't let the mint take over though.
Janet - I've never tried fried catfish. It's too bad yours was such a disappointment.
Emma - Slow and steady. Yes, I think that is the way to do it although I do wish I was making more progress.
Terri- Glad your concert night turned out so well.
Lesley - Happy Birthday and I hope you had a fun celebration.
Thank all of you ladies for all the encouragement you give me.
Today was a difficult day with DH. It seems as we get closer to this next counselling session that he is getting nastier. DD says there is probably things that are coming up that he would love to sweep under the rug. Today he threatened not to go to the next one which is tomorrow. This kind of threat is his M. O. I told him that it was up to him to decide if this marriage is worth another hour of his time. Hoping this gets easier.
Friday was a good day. Went for a couple of good walks. The sun was shining so nice that I really wanted to spend all of my time outside. We went to Costco and that didn't even seem to bother me. The BBqd pork chops were delightful. My DN and his girlfriend came over and we had a very nice visit.
Saturday dawned Sunny but Windy. DS had DGD while her Mom went for a parenting course. (She can use it, my opinion). I got to build castles,towers and bridges with the old building blocks. Also kicked around a ball. Chico had been a bad dog so bedding from 2 beds had to be washed. He is banned from being up even to just play. Went to Michael's with DD and came away with nothing.
Sunday started out with DH in a rage over God knows what. I continued on with the day I had planned. He came home and I was on the phone with DSIL. He accused me of phoning her to tell her about his behaviour. It did come up but she called me and most of the call was about my brother, his shingles and other problems he was having. My sister called me later on because her DH has been working away for a year. His plant now needs him back so his time on the special project is over. She was telling me the time line and about their plans for Laughlin. Yet again, DH thought the call was about him. We went to a movie and everything was fine but once we crossed the thresh hold it was back to the morning mood.
I am afraid for counselling.
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Sharon - BIG HUGS ((((♡)))) . :flowerforyou:
Love Heather, off to catch a train.
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a quick good morning~
have laundry in and will go see DFIL then I have to go to Lowes again and deposit a check at the credit union, I work at 10:30.. will also call Tim over at the Chevy Dealership.. If this is what the Lord has planned for me. then I will go with it..
Sharon ~ I have been in your shoes. It is not easy but I have to say that is when I was at my best. I lost 65 lbs and looked and felt great.. so will keep you in my prayers0 -
cranor - is your diary viewable by the public? I looked to see if perhaps I could make a suggestion for you, but couldn't view it.
Sue in TX - Chrome is another type of browser, like IE or Firefox. If I'm not mistaken, you can download it off the Internet.
Alison - do you maybe have any idea why the weight gain? For quite a while whenever I've checked your diary, you've been below calories. Perhaps it was too low??? I honestly don't remember.
Kim - A skunk in the pool? EEEEWWWW
Joyce - good thought for Charlie that his mag level is OK
Last night I made the turkey meatballs for my friend, I'll probably take them to them tomorrow after Vince and I go to the ceramics place. Then I made the filling for the cheese greek mini pies that I'll take to Rummikub. All I need to do is put the filling into filo shells and bake them.
Sharon - my heart breaks for you. But you're persevering and that's important
Found some red and green yarn, just not sure if it's enough for the tree skirt. Well, maybe I'll make it and see if I need more.
Michele in NC0 -
Sharon, sending hugs to you.....just stay in the moment....and know that you are much loved by all of us 0
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Good morning! It's raining here again this morning. I wish we could send this one to California. We've had about enough for now.
The kids were in a bad mood this morning when we went to school. The two younger ones criticizing the older one because she put on a little perfume. Sure, it was a little bit strong, but it wasn't horrible. Gave me a little bit of a headache though. Now I have a few minutes before driving to Joplin for my doctor's appointment. I wish I could go home and go back to bed. I slept OK, but am still sleepy anyway.
Hubby sent off the taxes on Thursday and already this morning got an e-mail saying the refund was in our account. That was fast. Of course, it all goes to medical bills, so I don't get to spend any of it.
Sharon, I'm sorry to hear about your DH getting his head stuck up his butt. It sounds like he's a little self absorbed, and everything is about him. I sure hope you get a break from all this anxiety very soon.
Kim, I hope your ankle gets better soon and it's not broken. I think you should say no to retrieving dead skunks too. Gross!!!!!
Well, I need to get going. Have a great day!
Sylvia0 -
Sharon... (((((hugs))))). Thinking about you today. Take care.
Lillian in West Central Saskatchewan0 -
Sharon.........Hoping today is better for you. Sending strength and ((((((HUGS))))))).
Rori.......Glad to hear your hamstring is better. Gemma has a huge prey instinct but so far hasn't caught anything.
Janet.........Good luck with that A1C.
Katla......I think you would make a great writer!!! Any news on your horse?
Kim........I'm sorry your ankle didn't get better overnight. Would wrapping for support help?
Alison........Add me to the "go for it" camp; you are miserable at the job you have now and they take advantage of you (remember all the snow shoveling????).
Sunny here,,,,,,nothing much going on. May be taking Gwen for a colonoscopy on Wed.; she wasn't sure if she was going to do it or not. I'm positive I took her for one only about three years ago. She was supposed to check with the dr. office and get back to me last week, guess I'll be calling her to find out.
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Sharon in Alberta: Your DH’s behavior would worry me, too. He doesn’t sound like he is okay. I wonder whether it is mental or physical. Good luck. I hope that you have a productive day and are able to make some progress. I also hope that things turn out well for you in the end, regardless how today goes.
Kim: I hope you are able to take good care of your ankle with all your other responsibilities. I have a Women’s Running book from the 1970's that advocates ACE or ICE for foot, leg, and ankle issues. ACE=Aspirin, Cold and Elevation. ICE =Ibuprofen, Cold and Elevation. When you get past the swelling, E turns into light exercise regardless of painkiller. Retrieving dead skunks from the bottom of a pool is beyond daughterly duty and is grounds for sainthood, in my opinion.
Sylvia: Good luck with the doctor.
Our dog goes to the groomer this morning, and he needs it. Hair is starting to fall out in big chunks. I have yoga, and we’re calling the accountant to find out whether our taxes are in the mail to us or we need to drive to his office to get them. It is about a 150 mile round trip. If we go to him I want to take flowers to my parents in the cemetery.
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” Thomas A. Edison
April Goals:
1. Log every bite and swallow.
2. Cardio exercise at least 3 days a week. Work on flexibility and back
strength.
3. Have fun every day.
4. Drink at least three glasses of water daily, preferably more!
5. Eliminate alcohol.
6. Monitor sleep. Try to average 7 or more hours of sleep nightly.0 -
dreamwriter - i'm so sorry.... bring him here, i'll set his a** straight for you and I wouldn't even charge you.0
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Good Morning,
Sharon sounds like DH had an adult tantrum to me. Hopefully once he gets out of his mood you can talk about the effect this has on you and it is not o.k. with you.
The sermon in church was the story of the bully who asked the wise man if the bird behind him was dead or alive. The wise man knew the bully who kill the bird if he said it was alive. If he said it was dead the bully would produce a live bird to discredit him. The wise man reply to the bully. It is up to you.
I needed this story because I had a student scream and yell at me I was a ugly white old fat white woman for redirecting her to come and join the group to start a lesson. Unfortunately after she was removed from the situation by another adult I lost it with the other students. The were so kind to me. Part of the reason I lost it which I did not tell them is the week in which this happened is I had a former student who I had had in Kindergarten kill his girlfriend while she was holding their three month old son. They were arguing over his other two girlfriends who each had a child with him. He is 21 years old. When I had him he would have tantrums like this student who screamed at me. When I confronted his father about how he had hurt a girl in our class his response was what had the girl done to him. Now fifteen years later we are mourning the death of a young woman because the young man of my story never learned to handle his emotions. The student screaming at me triggered me. Fortunately she did not see me break down.
I only saw the girl briefly who screamed at me the remainder of the day. I did tell the teachers who work with her about the student I had fifteen years ago. All we can do is try to help these students and as the wise man said it is up to them to make the change.
If I was the wise man after my story I would add if you let the bird live I would rejoice with you in letting the bird go free. If you kill the bird I will mourn over the death of the bird. The students I described chose to kill the bird, and we are left to mourn. The hope is the kindness and support one gives and receives when they are in pain over these losses.
The hope is the bullies of the world learn take responsibility for their actions and make changes before they hurt someone. I have decided the best I can do with the bullies of the world is set limits. If they refuse to respect my limit, it is up to me to decide do I stay or do I walk away. If I stay what must be protected and what must be restored. MNMargaret 0 -
Margaret - so, so sorry about the experience you had with the student and the memories it brought back for you. Good for you for identifying that trigger. :flowerforyou:
Joyce - a brasserie was originally a restaurant that brewed its own beer in North East France. These days it refers to any restaurant which is a bit "frenchified" and serves food all day. So like a posh diner. In Paris they often are very elaborate with lovely old mirrors. In Britain just an upmarket diner.
We had an absolute coup today! ! ! ! ! We were just starting our first course when DH spat his out and in his hand was a piece of glass that he had crunched on. We called the waitress and she was horrified and called the manager. They changed his dish for something else and then came back to say the kitchen had found the glass jar it was served in was cracked and the meal was going to be free. We had two two course lunches, three glasses of wine and two espressos and the whole thing was free.
:bigsmile:
We wandered around and booked our meeting anniversary lunch at another restaurant and then DH went off to the hospital. I was wondering what to do when I saw a hairdresser so I went in and had my hair trimmed. DH rang to say he was finished just as I was coming out. :happy: After a short stroll around the beautiful, old backstreets we caught the train home.
Omelette tonight.
Good job DH didn't crack a tooth or a plate. :noway: He thinks he swallowed some, but I'm sure it will go through him! They said they would report it to head office and maybe change the container.
DH is to have an operation in June probably. He liked the surgeon. Key hole, under a general. At least we don't have to pay for it! ! ! ! !
Joyce - hope the news about Charlie is good. :flowerforyou:
I did not sleep at all well last night with my book on my mind. Felt quite dizzy at times today. :ohwell:
Love to all. Think of you a lot.
Heather in sunny Hampshire. UK 0 -
Happy Monday ! ! !
Carol - I totally understand Spot's gift to you. We used to have a "good mouser" named Dice. He brought home many gifts, in different stages of demise. He was always so proud. It never ceased to amaze me, since his front claws had been removed. He was very agile at climbing trees, too. That was the last cat that did not bother DH allergies.
Allison - Hugs and prayers for the Service Advisor position. That is the job my Dad took a few decades ago when he "retired". He states that it is primarily customer service (bu++ kissing) and computer work. I agree that most men "say what they mean and mean what they say", and don't hold grudges. I wish you the best, as I believe it to be a wonderful opportunity, has close to normal hours, and should offer benefits.
Janet - fingers crossed for your A1C.
Sharon - ((((( Hugs ))))). and prayers.
MNMargaret - Hugs for your bully situation. It's a heartbreaking story you told, and I understand why it would trigger such extreme feelings at that time. My kids used to get mad, because I asked the opposite question. "What did my kid do to antagonize the other child?" In fact years ago, DS Principal was shocked when I refused to press charges against a 5th grade girl who stabbed my son in the arm with a pencil. He told her she had wrong answers on her test, then said "told you so" when her test came back wrong. The stabbing location bled onto his white shirt, so he was sent to the Nurse for a bandage, who noticed he had a rash on his chest, which meant later he tested positive for strep throat, and the rash was scarlet fever. The school still punished the girl, so I'm sure she learned her lesson (as did my son). I truly hope your response, and the responses of the other teachers, will help break the cycle. More Hugs ! ! !
Heather - Hugs for DH, his upcoming surgery, and the glass in his food. What a scary situation. I'm glad the restaurant took good care of you.
Today starts a new week, and I plan on attacking it head-on. My weight loss has been too slow, and I have been weak much too often. Plus, I don't have any late night plans, so I should have an easier time staying on my plan. I am getting a filling replaced just a few hours before DS Bowling Awards Banquet, so I will be unable to eat at that time, so I can use the rest of the week to weigh and plan the food I will take home.
Time for Lunch! Hugs for Everyone ! ! !
Terri in Milwaukee0
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