WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR DECEMBER 2015

mollywhippet

I can't believe it's December already. I missed an appointment with the oral surgeon this afternoon. Oops. I thought it was on the 10th.

Taking hubby to drop off his car to get a new windshield after I pick up the two little ones, then he and I will go to the middle school to pick up the oldest after choir practice at 5:15.

My new friend and studio partner never came in today. He said he would try to come in to iron out the details, but apparently he couldn't make it. He doesn't have a car so his sister drives him around or he uses public transportation. Maybe tomorrow.

Gotta run. Have a great afternoon.

Sylvia

terri_mom

Happy Tuesday ! ! !

Barbie – Thanks for keeping us going another month. I know this thread is my major motivator, and I treasure each and every one of you ! ! !

DJ – I will happily post the picture in December, and again later in the month or anytime in the future that he graces us with a costume. // and yes, I do get paid to work, so it’s ok for me to be busy at work. Today I learned how to utilize the Electronic Medical Records to keep notes that I need for patient follow-ups and such. Good thing that after 4 ½ years, I am finally being trained to do my job.

Elaine – Hugs and Prayers for your memories of Christmas. My FIL passed on Dec. 26 a few years ago. MIL was certain it would be Dec. 25 just to ruin Christmas for her, since she loves it and he didn’t. But he kindly waited another day. We all gathered on Thanksgiving to watch him eat dinner and talk. He was conscious enough to know everyone at that time. I’m so happy that you can find the joy and peace that you all deserve.

Patceoh - Hugs and Prayers for Makeala and all the loved ones ! ! !

Elaine – I know you will find your zest again soon. Don’t give up – you are worth the effort ! ! !

Joyce – what a bummer about cutting yourself. I hope it heals quickly, and that you get better and better at using that particular knife.

Rosie – Hugs and swift healing for your shingles. I hope the pain remains tolerable.

Allison – More hugs for you. It can be SO painful, but you have friends here. I know my DD will come around eventually, and I pray yours does soon, too ! ! !

Gloria – be strong and soft – you are doing difficult yet amazing things. Feel the hugs ! ! !

I’m a nervous wreck right now. I’m trying to teach DH to call medical claims and billing and such, to keep on top of insurance coverage and such, and I just got a call from a collections agent saying my mammogram is in collections. I called the claims department, and she said DH did a good job talking to her last week, and she has it handled, just needs to get on their website for details and confirmation. I hope she calls me back soon. I have my credit going so good right now, I can’t have an account in collections, because I don’t want my score to take a nose-dive. Nerves, nerves, nerves.

Cheri – congrats on a successful Thanksgiving celebration ! ! !

Miriam – Hooray ! ! !

Michele – For my first wedding, my parents let me do almost anything I wanted, because my sister was already a single mom x2, and they had the money. The only item we stood-up to future hubby and his controlling mom was the food. They wanted cold buffet (sandwiches, etc) and my Dad said “my relatives are not driving 4 hours to be served sandwiches, we are having hot buffet.” For my second wedding we invited just our parents (and my DD) to Las Vegas in February after DH was done with the National Bowling Tournament. Then when the weather got warm, we had an Open House in our restaurant. New MIL didn’t like the way I was doing things, and she had a JP wedding, so I handed her my checkbook and told her she could do whatever she wanted except the cake. That made her happy. That’s all the experience I have. Hope this helps a little. Hugs and Luck ! ! !

Mary – I need to go back and read about the accident, but I’m still sending hugs and prayers over and over and over ! ! !

I believe there were other tragedies I missed while I wasn’t reading, so please know that I offer everyone the sincerest Hugs and Prayers ! ! !

My supervisor's boyfriend used to work for Samsung, so I'm going to give him my tablet and fitness watch to see if he can get it hooked up for me. I rode the bike for 10 minutes twice today, mostly because the handbike was in use. The bike was torture, because my flare is right hip and right ankle, but I put a comedy channel on Pandora, and survived. Lots of stretching between patients now, just to keep the joints as limber as possible.

I think DH has our Hotel room for Christmas. I love my in-laws, but since we don't smoke, I don't like staying at their house and having to wash all my clothes twice after getting home. I think the Hotel he got has a pool and whirlpool, so DD will probably spend more time with us than usual. That makes me happy. I know I can't have her during the times that her dad's family gets together, because she just isn't strong enough yet to stand up to them (and she's afraid of losing their love), but she loves hot tub/ whirlpools as much as I do, so she'll be around as much as work and family will allow. We will likely spend at least one day or evening in Red Wing because everyone in his family spends lots of time gambling.

DS is working on putting together his Park/Rec basketball team. I'm not sure how many hours are in that kid's day, but he sure likes them to be busy with sports. He just grew an inch last month, and started another growth spurt this week. He ate 6 granola bars in the 30 minutes it took me to get home with supper, then he complained about his hips cracking and being stiff. Usually his feet will grow first, then he will get taller again. I just bought him bigger shoes in October. He's making me broke worse than DD did when she was growing (she loved cheap outfits cut apart and put back together to look different, so clearance and a sewing machine made her a happy teenager). DH is almost behaving with his diabetes. He takes his metformin at the same time every day, and eats 1 apple and/or orange before most meals. Sunday when I made Hamburger Helper for them, he only put 1/3 on 2 slices of bread, instead of his usual 1/2 on 3 slices of bread. Baby steps !

My work day is almost done, and our local grocery chain has salad for 69 cents each, so I'll get 1 or 2 bags (I usually prefer romainne, but for 69 cents I will eat Dole Green).

Hugs for Everyone ! ! !

Terri in Milwaukee

pipcd34

fancy - good going on your goals achieved

I normally don't do goals cuz I just keep on keepin on HOWEVER, the idea is to start rehab and to be able to put my own hair in a ponytail before the month is out!!

GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS

Peach1948 wrote: »

I am so bummed! As I said yesterday, the battery on my 2007 Honda Accord was dead. DH replaced it and the radio/clock won't come on (which is common for Honda's after the battery dies). So I have spent a good part of my morning trying to unlock the radio. Thank God for the internet. I have watched Youtube videos and gotten all the numbers I needed. Now, I just can't seem to follow the final directions on how to unlock. DH is trying now. I may have to take it to a repair shop to get them to do it.

Carol - There should be a tag or a sticker inside your glove compartment and/or any books that came with it that will give you the code to reset the radio. I know my 2009 Honda did; and my 2015 does. The one on the 2009 was a sticker stuck to the upper inside portion of the glove compartment. I think you can go online with the VIN and get the code that is specific to that car, if not. Usually, you can call a Honda dealer and they will 'tell you how to do it over the phone'. I know that happened once when they took the battery out of the car.

Got weighed in today that included the Thanksgiving Day holiday and weekend and had only gained 1/2 of a pound. I was very, very excited about it, too. DDnL#2 called Monday and said that DYS had told her about how much I had lost and that I even wore some 'skinny jeans'. YEAH! He noticed. Told her that he thought that DDnL#1 had put on a good bit of weight. She did not comment and he said, 'you're usually the one taking her side'; she told him, 'not any more, she had her chance and blew it with me'.

Send my middle sister a picture of the macramé Christmas tree that I had threaded lights though and which is the 'only' Christmas tree we are putting up this year (and maybe even into the future). It hangs in front of the door to the 2nd bedroom in our house. Put bowties on all 7 of our deer mounts; all I have to do now is put out my Manger scenes. Now have 4 of them. Bought a Joseph, Mary, and Baby Jesus that 'goes' with the other figurines my BF had given me years ago. She had not realized that those 3 important figurines were a separate purchase. I decided to go with the one that did not have the Christmas Tree - did not think it was worth the $15 difference in price and the figures were the same size. IF I can figure out how to put pictures here from Windows 10 I will do it. I guess I could get my techie to help me. He did it the last time I wanted to put up a picture of "Cracker". She was so happy to see me this afternoon after spending most of the day in her crate.

I'm coming down with the same thing that DYS had this past week. Runny nose, stuffy head, and sneezing one igh after another. Went to MD and he gave me a round of steroids. Antibiotic won't do anything to what I have and he doesn't want to give me anything that might mess with my 'bipolar' or 'seizure' meds. It took me an hour last night before I could clear my nose and go to sleep (with C-pap) ... that is a very scary feeling.

Happy First of December!!!!! This year has flown by for me.

Sylvia - I think 6 or 7 days is a good period of time to advise parents of your grandson's birthday part at the Y. Much longer than that, it is forgotten too easily.

exermom - Sylvia told me about some yogurt treat that she gives her dogs; loves them. Cracker loves them, too. She only gets them when she is to go into her crate - at night and when I have to leave her while doing errands. She is quite coy about getting an extra one lately (since she got hurt) she acts like it is difficult for her to get inside it now because she has to hop over the little ledge to get to the crate bottom. I have one of those rolled edged beds to make it soft for her. Spoiled, rotten puppy that she is.

fanncy0626

Terri - the accident happened 3 years ago Labor Day weekend. She has her 6th surgery for bone grafts on her upper and lower jaw next week. I just mentioned it originally to Carol because of the motor cycle accident where he hit the branch to give hope to Carol.

Pip - that is a great goal!



Mary from Minnesota

GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS

My husband brought in the butcher knife that his DD made years ago (when he was little; 74 now) and that sucker is sharp and when it gets sharpened ... you could split anything into shreds. Sorry you cut your finger; sounds lik where it was you probably needed a stitch or two. In art school, I cut my finger on a blade to a circular saw; hated 'shop' and would do just about anything to get out of it. One day in there somebody had not tightened the blade and I was standing next to the guy using it; and the blade flew off. We did not go back for a while. Learned to double-check to make sure everything was 'tight' after that. We had to have 'shop' so we could make our own stretcher frames. All those angle and things. Good thing I was good at Geometry.

bwcetc

Thanks for the new thread Barbie!

My only goal was to be lighter today than I was on November 1st .... And I Forgot to weigh myself this morning! Will report back tomorrow but I suspect I'm up not down.

Carol ... So sorry to hear about your nephew. Will keep him in my prayers.

Sylvia... Great mouse stories! I missed the question about the birthday party notice. If you were asking how soon you should invite... Do it now. December is a crazy month and birthdays often take a back seat. My younger son was born in the 20th ... When he was younger arranging parties was a beast. Of course, maybe I got this all wrong and you didn't ask this at all... It's been one I of those days.

Beth near Buffalo ... Where it's unseasonably warm and my magnolia tree is budding! Oh no!

lhannon062709

Thank you, Barbie, for this place for all of us.

I am cranky at the moment... this whole being out in the middle of small-town society again is at best a mixed blessing. I'm back on the ranch until Thursday, late, and it's probably a good thing. Thinking good thoughts for those who need them most.

My November goals were not met, refocusing for December.

November Goals:

• Weigh less at the end of November than I did at the end of October. Utter fail, I'm seven pounds higher than I was... I was TEN pounds higher, and took off a bit, but it's not a good thing, by any means. Someone else said they were struggling with their motivation, and that's me in a nutshell.
• Take care of myself first! Fail - see the first one.
• Log every calorie every day. Fail - see the first one.
• Keep my calories under 1500 every day. Fail - see the first one.
• Write 50,000 words in November for NaNoWriMo. Fail - made it through 12,000.
• Get the RV storage lot ready for ribboncutting Nov. 16 (while taking care of myself!) This is the only goal I actually accomplished.

December Goals: Just keeping it simple.

• Weigh less at the end of December than I did at the end of November.
• Log every calorie every day.
• Keep my calories under 1500 every day.

barbiecat

Thank you for all your kind words....I love this thread and I love being connected with all of you. I don't always reply to everyone individually, but you are all in my heart. My greatest strength is following through on a commitment like posting the new thread every month....others of you have other great strengths that I don't have. Anyone who is still reading and posting on this thread is a winner.......as long as we are showing up and wanting to do better each month, we are on the right track.

The reason most people fail instead of succeed is that they trade what they want the MOST for what they want at the MOMENT.

Strategy is stronger than willpower.


Barbie from beautiful NW Washington

smithharia

Yes. I am all for help with this. Have gained and lost so many times. Hope this helps. Thanks for starting it!

Katla49

November Goals :
1. Log every bite and swallow.
I didn't do perfectly during my travel to KY, but I got nearly everything in. I usually log as I go, but social situations constrained me to wait until I had privacy, and sometimes that was all day. My memory was less than perfect.
2. Cardio exercise at least 3 days a week. Work on flexibility and back strength.
I walked all over a whole bunch of horse farms on a tour one of the days we were gone, but was otherwise much more sedentary than usual.
3. Have fun every day.
Done! :bigsmile:
4. Drink at least three glasses of water daily, preferably more!
Made it every day.
5. Eliminate alcohol.
75%, but there were a few times I joined the group.
6. Monitor sleep. Try to average 7 or more hours of sleep nightly.
Sleep was excellent.

We spent the week in Kentucky at DDIL's parents home. I had a wonderful time and was spoiled rotten by my hosts. They took me on a tour of racehorse breeding farms. Everyone went, but I'm the only horse nut. I got to see yearlings and this year's foals. We also went to a place that is a sanctuary for retired racehorses and I fell in love. The horse is the stallion, Silver Charm. He won two legs of the Triple Crown in his day. He was rescued from Japan when his usefulness as a breeding stallion waned due to age and was flown back to Kentucky to a place that provides a retirement home for racehorses. I was told that he doesn't like to be scratched. He liked my scratching, though, and stayed with me for many minutes while I rubbed between his eyes and combed my fingers through his forelock. It was a high point of the trip for me. (There were other nice things, too.)


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

December 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.

pipcd34

stats for the day:
hm 2 gym- 13.01min, 13.7amph, 110ahr, 146mhr, 2.9mi = 131c
jog- 35min, 9.46ap/min mi, 6.1sp- 7.0sp last 2 min, 3.58mi = 269c
gym 2 dome- 7.44min, 10.8amph, 149mhr, 1.3mi = 95c
dome 2 hm - 19.13min, 8.6amph, 158mhr, 2.7mi = 204c
total cal 699

mollywhippet

The invitations went home today (Tuesday) for the party on Sunday. I'm afraid it's short notice, and that Sunday isn't the best time for it, but it's going to have to do. December may not be the best time for a pool party either, but we couldn't talk him out of it.

janetr7476

Whoo Hoooooo My personal best today,!!!
over 12,000 steps.
60 min. Water aerobics
30 min stationery bike

Today Jack said to me, your legs are getting skinny, they are not skinny by a long shot, I've always carried a lot of weight in my legs. But I do believe they are looking better, the exercise is paying off. I'm so excited that its given me incentive again, which had been sadly lacking the last couple of months.

No Christmas tree up today. This is why I dislike all my Christmas decorations stored where I can't get them by myself. Maybe tomorrow.

Carol - How are your nephew and great-niece doing?

Gloria - great news on your little great-nephew.

Grits - sorry to hear you are under the weather, hopefully the steroids will work quickly.

Rosie - so sorry to hear you have shingles. I've been very worried about getting them since my sister and BIL we so sick with them. I keep intending to go get vaccinated and just haven't done it. Hope you have a mild case. ((Hugs)))

I didn't have much time for posting while in MO, but please know all your successes and struggles, and funny stories are read and appreciated. You all keep me motivated.

Janetr OKC

janetr7476

mollywhippet wrote: »

The invitations went home today (Tuesday) for the party on Sunday. I'm afraid it's short notice, and that Sunday isn't the best time for it, but it's going to have to do. December may not be the best time for a pool party either, but we couldn't talk him out of it.

Sounds like a typical kid. Lol. How old will he be? Is he the youngest?

Janetr OKC

fanncy0626

janetr - skinny legs! What a great NSV! You have a very thoughtful and observant DH.

Sylvia - you have given the kids plenty of notice. They will be talking about it all week. They look forward to parties at that age.

Pip - nice stats!!!

Katla - what an experience! You were spoiled. All horse people would love to have been there with you! I'm glad that you were able to have such a great time!



Mary from Minnesota

exermom

Congrats to all those people who have had such success. I've read everything, trust me.

Tonight around 4;20 I got such a pain in my stomach! While we were at Mexican Train I think I had 4 SMALL slices of meat, that's all. Even now my stomach is hurting.

Michele in NC

janetr7476

exermom wrote: »

Congrats to all those people who have had such success. I've read everything, trust me.

Tonight around 4;20 I got such a pain in my stomach! While we were at Mexican Train I think I had 4 SMALL slices of meat, that's all. Even now my stomach is hurting.

Michele in NC

Sure hope you get feeling better quickly and not some type of stomach bug. I miss you telling us all about your exercise and your day. (((Hugs)))

Janetr OKC

janetr7476

Mary from MN - thank you. My husband has been absolutely my best cheer leader for the past two years since my bariatric surgery. Almost daily he calls me skinny minnie or says things like he did today.

Another great NSV was while in MO Jack's Mom and brother went on and on about how much younger I look. Hey at 66, I'll take it Thanks again for the encouragement. You are truly an inspiration to all of us.

Janetr OKC

janetr7476

Lisa - sorry you were feeling cranky. Hope some time at home on the ranch (or is that home on the range?) will be calming. By the way I thot of you earlier today, I ordered some Quest bars, they had a good sale for Cyber Monday, I had not tried them before until you mentioned them on here. Thanks

Janetr OKC

jmkmomm

Katla, what is the name of the retired racehorse farm you went to?

Miriam, what a merry Christmas you all will have!

Gloria, I had a really good friend many years ago that made the head wraps for us. That was back in the years we had a lot more nurses in the 'old nurses' lunch bunch. Carolyn always had it at her house and wow was she the cook. She had many talents. She was the one who started me in quilting. So I made all the females in the family one that year. I had some that didn't know what it was for even though I explained what they were. So they either threw it away or just didn't use it. But i have two that are requesting new ones. I have no idea if my sewing machine ven works now. I still use the same one Carolyn gave me years ago. I have replaced the elastic once and it needs it again.

TMI here. Charlie actually had an almost formed bowel movement today!!!! Of course he also had a blowout of diarrhea in his diaper and was an awful mess. I wish it would even itself out but I feel blessed that it is getting better. He just can't see the light at the end of the tunnel. He said sometimes he just wants to take a gun to his head. With all the violence in our country, and yes it is coming to our nice little town, he has wanted to get a gun for a long time. But with the amount of road rage and everything else he has, I have never encouraged him to get a gun. He is one that acts then thinks. So I really do not want him to get a gun. Our next door neighbor had cancer of his brain and the pain got bad enough that he took a gun to his head in the kitchen one morning. He often refers to that as the best way to do it. He says it is a lot cheaper way of medical care for a serious problem.

Well I left my bandage on all day and took it off after supper just to look at it. It looked wonderful, no redness tenderness or swelling. SoI let it air out knowing i would redress it before i went to bed. So wouldn't you now it started oozing again. Yesterday both times it was dripping blood. So oozing is a lot better. So I put a pressure dressing on it again. It doesn't look uneven at all. It just looks like a clean healing cut.

We go to our doctor's nurse practitioner tomorrow about Charlie's weak hand. I was watching him tonight at supper. He didn't have much trouble cutting his steak but he couldn't hardly pick it up with the fork. also he had to use both hands to pick up the glass. So something is going on. He does so much for me and my sister, did so much for both of our Moms. But he considers it a sign of weakness if he needs it. Is this just a guy thing?

Michele, glad I could direct you to the right thing. The waste canvas comes in the same Aida count as regular cross stitch fabric. Just find the middle, mark it, baste it on your fabric and start stitching. If there is a spot in your cross stitch that is pretty dense, it's pretty hard to pull the waste canvas out after you have wet it. So I just get the threads around it or concentrate on pulling it out of any wording and leave it until there isn't very much of it left at all and eventually you will get it all pulled out. Your hands will be real sticky when you are done. Between you and Gloria, you have gotten me in the mood to do something again. Maybe I can encourage my grand daughters to do some cross stitch. It was when my oldest was in the 3rd grade and her babysitter was teaching her that I learned. She would come home and need help which made me have to learn so I could help her. So my 9 year old taught me!

Nite nite, love you all, Joyce, Indiana. BTW, there have been two other ladies named Joyce here since I joined and they don't stay. Am I that scary?????

fanncy0626

Sad news for DD today, she got laid off after 14 years of service. They are outsourcing the business office at her clinic. Please send prayers or good thoughts for a job she saw online at the county office for establishing health care eligibility. She has great qualifications for this position and it is close to home.



Mary from Minnesota

grandmallie

morning ladies~
I am really peeved...
Now you know I have been working part time for the last few years.. and have always gotten holiday pay especially if I work on the specific day..usually..
Now all of a sudden part time workers and it is only Patty and I, and we are both the oldest ones working there. do not get paid for Holidays..
really? I have been there 9 1/2 yrs and that is just rediculous..
I am almost 56 yrs old I do NOT want to be looking for another job.. I do all the crap jobs there, and you know how I get treated by the Troll....
because I leave a week from Saterday ,the Troll, and Zina will be each taking the last of there vacation day this coming week..
and of course the Troll makes me feel horrible that I am taking time to go anywhere..
although her and her husband and son never ever take a family vacation...
Rant over...

GloworminWA

Margaret two of the thoughts that you have in your December goals resonated with me so I hope you don't mind me using them also. I've put a lot of thought into how I am living my life. I envy those of you who are able to live each day as if it were your last and want to incorporate that attitude into mine. I am tired of just existing and not really enjoying life. So instead of focusing so much on how much weight I'm going to lose this month and how many days a week I am going to exercise - I am going to work on being a better person, grandmother, mother, friend.

These are my December goals:
Plan Food Diary in the morning for the entire day
Bed by midnight every night
Up by 8am every morning
Continue gratitude journal
Stop & enjoy something of Beauty everyday (last week I showed my grandson how beautiful the leaves were that were on the ground with little droplets of water on them)
Do an act of kindness daily (I am starting with putting notes in my grandson's backpacks)
Smile more - I read that just by smiling our brain produces endorphins that make us feel happy and less stressed - even a fake smile works! (Google 7 Benefits of Smiling and Laughing that You Didn’t Know about)



The boys and I have been watching America's Funniest Videos almost every night and I love to hear and feel the laughter in our home!

Gloria in WA

GloworminWA

GloworminWA

Mary sending good thoughts for your daughter - so sorry to hear this about her job. The same thing happened 2 years ago to both of my daughters. They were working at the same eye doctor office and at a company meeting management told the billing department that they were outsourcing to another company. My daughters were both lucky and went to work for the company that got the account but then a year later the doctors office decided to take back their billing. They wanted my daughters to come back to work for them and they both said no thanks! They have enough experience at what they do that they were able to get jobs elsewhere but not at the same office. They both love the offices they are working in but really miss working together. These are girls who used to fight like cats and dogs! I am so thankful that they are now like two peas in a pod!

“The human race has only one effective weapon, and that is laughter.” -Mark Twain

mikesmom1983

Good morning Ladies...

Only have a moment but I wanted to share that I have hit my goal of losing 43 lbs! Thank you all for the support, you made it much easier.

Gotta hit the shower and start my day.
Love to all,
Chris in MA

GloworminWA

Chris that is wonderful news! It should keep you smiling all day!

Peach1948

Congrats Chris!

Katla, it sounds like you had a wonderful time in Kentucky. Petting the retired race horse must have been a great experience. We were stationed at Ft. Knox in the early 70's and sadly I didn't know anything about the race farms.

Gloria, hoping you find the best place for you and your boys to live.

Carol - Peach

GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS

mollywhippet wrote: »

The invitations went home today (Tuesday) for the party on Sunday. I'm afraid it's short notice, and that Sunday isn't the best time for it, but it's going to have to do. December may not be the best time for a pool party either, but we couldn't talk him out of it.

My D-Middle-GD has a December 24th birthday. She always gets cheated on her birthday; we always buy her a separate birthday present. I'd never consider not buying one. She gets it on her birthday. When she was much younger, DDnL#1 would celebrate her birthday at some other time of the year. A Sunday afternoon isn't a bad time for a party, especially when you are having it at the "Y".

About to watch a 'chick flick' that my husband brought home yesterday because I have come down with what my DYS had during his Thanksgiving week with us. Next year, my DDnL#2 will be able to come with her DD and stay at least 5 days. That's good!