WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2016

Millerxll

Betty, I have a 4 shaft Nilus 45" over 50 years old. I'm doing a 4 thread Herringbone pattern and the colors are called English Garden. This is the first time I have spent the money to buy a kit with the colors already picked and probably won't do that again due to the cost. I also have a Harrisville 36" 4 shaft loom that I am thinking of trying to sell. I bought it three years ago and have never used it. I always mean to but just seem to use all the others instead. My problem is lack of sufficient room to set up all the looms and spinning wheel. No artist wants to have to put away all their oils and brushes every time they use them. We need space to leave everything handy.
Thank you all for the good wishes about my kidneys. I am getting more blood work drawn in the morning and have my fingers crossed. Being a retired RN, I know all the difficulties in store if I go into kidney failure. Don't want that!
Patsy, in Flintstone, just below Rock City on Lookout Mountain.

pipcd34

morning peepers-

told you I would hit 1k yesterday... I won't today even if I ride home, but that's ok.

we are going to get another tattoo. I just have to decide where I want it. it's going to be the bottom pattern of a vibram five finger shoe that I wear for running and underneath that, it will say 26.2. I just have to decide do I want one shoe print or two. decisions decisions

Marcelynh

Aaaaaaannnnnnnndddddddd it's raining again. RAINING! The flooding continues. Not affecting my area now but others are still under water. I would complain it is cutting into my walking but that would be a little bit petty. Seriously though, Lisa in West Texas needs to stop sending us the fronts. It goes through a bit north of her then 12 hours later is sitting on me pulling in the moisture from the gulf. Not fun.

We don't even want to venture into food territory. Sitting inside brings on the munchies. AUGH!

Marcelyn
Developing webbed feet in Houston

lhannon062709

Marcelyn, I know right? Weird weather patterns this year, tstl...

Katla, thanks for the stretching moves, I'll give them a try tonight before bedtime. Compression gloves are about $19 a pair, and I'm just not sure about spending that much money for something that may not work...

Weight's doing well, stayed the same during my travels.

Cheers...
Lisa in W Texas

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miriamwithcats

Lisa, I find that the creams that have Trolamine salicylate 10% in them, with or without menthol, do help my hands or other joints when they are really bad. Don't use one with menthol if you want your cat to be nearby. They hate the smell - a great cat repellent.

Off to PT.

grandmallie

well lugged the 2 heavy air conditioners up a flight stairs and got Tal's curtains up. orange oiled 2 bureau's and Tal's desk chair, was down here and walked the dogs, was watching for my brother's plane to fly over as we are on the flight path.. it did and I waved.. lol he didnt see me, they did stop while I was up at dad's , he looks great!!!
well now I am off to mow the lawn..

mhampton52

GRITSandSLUTS wrote: »

I'm married to the same man for going on 44 years in August. I fell in love with his voice before I even looked up to see his face; still feel the same way. Always have, always will. He is my 'rock'; I'm his 'balloon'. We do a lot together and we do a lot separate. There are just things that one enjoys; that the other doesn't. We plan our 'away time' at the same time. We take all 3 of our DGDs that live next door on a long weekend to the beach. w
We've gone to Atlanta for the weekend (and we've enjoyed that trip); but, they really prefer to go to Villano Beach, FL near St. Augustine. I always want to go to 'Old Town' so I can pick up another flamingo to add to my collection.

I like a vinegar-based 'hot' BBQ sauce. Grew up eating BBQ that way. I have to taste the sauce before I agree to having it put on my BBQ in the first place. I also like hand-rubbed seasoning. My DOS can grill BBQ ribs that fall off the bones. Yummy! Both my DOS and DYS are 'great cooks'. DYS lives in Louisiana ... so Cajun Cuisine is one of the things he has mastered. His chicken, sausage, duck gumbo is to 'kill for'. We usually bring some of it home with us.

I de-cluttered my bookshelf at the end of my counter where I keep my cookbooks; I decided after doing it (straightened it up mainly) that I need to go through it again and actually throw some of that stuff on it away! That mood hasn't hit me yet; The only thing I need to do in MBR is under my bed. Hoping that DH will hurry up and finish the glassed-in porch. Supposedly, he is going to see about a door and get a carpenter he sometimes works with to come out and hang it. At this point; if he will just fill in the cracks and insulate it; I'd be thrilled for the carpenter to finish it off.

We have a bad case of 'carpenter bees' ... Hell on a wooden house. When DOS picked up his turkey; they had 'carpenter bee' traps for sale. He bought one for us. Look simple to make. Box that hangs from a chain with a Mason jar in the bottom; and holes the size of a carpenter bee drilled into each side. We hung it up Saturday AM and the jar is covered at the bottom. $15 each; I think my DH could make some for out house to hang all around it from scrap wood and I have plenty of mason jars.

I am a 63 year old Christian, Cajun Lady who would love to get to
Know others from Louisiana. New on MFP.
Marilyn

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GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS

Got my hair cut (medium cut). Louis has not seen it; but, did not like my hair growing out; neither did I - way too hot to wear down. Doesn't like my hair too short; I think he will like it. Got pedicure while I was there. Feet feel so good!

klanders30

Michele and CJ size 8 was my clothing size in college, so yeah it feels good to be there again. i might have gone smaller but I really hate things that bind tightly, so I don't mind a little loose in the caboose!!!

i am enjoying a quiet moment drinking coffee on my back porch, the place I love beyond measure, just me and birds. I am relaxing before another nites' events, 3 nites out in a row is too much for this introvert!

Tomorrow I am going with DH to the heart doc because I have to be sure he is telling me everything, which you know, can be tough for husbands...he is a lousy patient but i want to know that he is really cleared for this upcoming miniscus surgery.

GORGEOUS DAY IN NY but tomorrow it rains...

Karen from ny

nccarolb

Just popping in to say that I'm alive. The illness I had last week knocked me out for the entire week and I'm still tired. Can't read long enough to catch up but I did see that DrKatieBug hit onederland! Woohoo!

Back to work I go...

Carol in NC

Peach1948

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DamitJanit

Call me crazy but I love to see other people happy and succeeding .

Good Afternoon Ladies,

Karen, a size EIGHT???? Woozer, Woozers!!!! Way to go.

Joan, welcome. Come often and join right in.

Kay, I hope you didn’t misunderstand me. I’m certainly not saying I have never pitched a hissy. Tee hee hee I just don’t remember trying to blame DH for some random accident around the house. Men just seem to want/need to blame someone. Glad the garage door is fixed and updated.

Heather, sorry your DH was sensative about you “YELLING” at him. (I admit, I’m giggling a bit). It just reminds me of my DH who has comments to make about anything on TV,. To the point that I have to pause it and back it up all throughout the program. *sigh* I love him but sometimes would love for him to just shut up. At least we are both a bit robust so no one ends up in tears.

Lisa, glad ya got your power back. Cool deal on selling the chairs.

Kay, WELCOME TO ONEDERLAND!!!! You knew it would be soon but doesn’t it feel great when you get there. Keep up the good work.

Katla, I’m sure many of us remember “Laugh In”.  What a beautiful setting and house!!!
to any Newbies that I missed. Come often and join in the chat. This thing works!! Please sign your post with what you want to be called. It makes it easier for us to respond to you. Also a location is great, be it specific or general. We are happy to have you join us.

Thanks for all the suggestions on a “dill replacement” for the Spinach Feta Pie. I haven’t read much today as have been very busy. I prepped and painted the front door. It’s very dark blue and had a white scratch on it from the Christmas wreath blowing and scratching it. It’s only been there or ah, let’s see, um 4 or 5 years maybe. But it looks good now. I need to paint the trim just over the garage door and around the front door. When I went to get that paint out, it wasn’t the right one. It could have come with us from Charlotte, I don’t know. So I just got back from Lowe’s with trim paint. DH is cooking steaks for dinner. I can’t remember the last time we had a real steak at home? LOL For all I know this could be my birthday dinner but it’s not until Sunday. Anyway, sorry to have gotten so far behind but thinking of all of you.
I hope all of you have a healthy and happy day. ]

Words I live by:
Savor. I have to slow down and savor every bite.
and
Opportunity. Each day offers new opportunities for good health and happiness if we just look for them and choose them.
I Love you,
DJ
Myrtle Beach, SC

cityjaneLondon

DJ - HAPPY BIRTHDAY FOR SUNDAY! !!!!! YEAH!!!!!!!!!! (Just in case I forget) :drinker:

Or should I say, GRATULERER MED DAGEN! (For Sunday, not today :ohwell: )

Heather, about to go to sleep in the UK and who is on a 71 day streak with her Norwegian.

drkatiebug

DJ, Happy early birthday! And no, all's cool with the hissy fits. I was just teasing you.

I know we have a few Jewish friends on here, so Happy Passover to you!

Marilyn, welcome! I'm not from Louisiana, but my sister is. Does that count? I want to be your friend. Pretty please!

Karen, congrats on the size 8. I think the smallest I've ever been is a 10.

I washed the pollen off the porch and moved the plants out there today. It looks so pretty. We did upper body at the gym today, sets of various exercises with Dumbbells with bursts of cardio in between. It was fun.

Oh, and Katla, I thought you might appreciate this one. Now that the grass is all cut, DH went to Home Depot and got another mower (just a little cheap one) so that we could get grass together. How romantic is that? Bless his heart. I told him his timing was impeccable. Luckily for me, the chore comes around quite frequently. I don't understand why we couldn't tag team with one mower, but he seemed to think this was a great idea.

barbiecat

drkatie, I love the plan of "His" and "Hers" lawn mowers...very romantic....the year we moved into this house we had a significant snowfall and when Jake started to shovel the driveway, the shovel broke so we drove to town to buy a new shovel...at the first store we found a very attractive blue snow shovel that I wanted to buy...we bought it, but Jake didn't like it so we went to another store and bought one more to his liking... he said we'd have "His" and "Hers" snow shovels.....there hasn't been enough of a snowfall here since then and the shovels sit in the garage almost untouched,

Barbie

Katla49

Lisa: I hope the stretches are helpful. I wouldn't expect miracles on the first try, but over a period of time they can make a noticeable difference. :flowerforyou:

Leonore: I went in for a haircut and pedi today. I'm feeling good at the top of my head and the bottoms of my feet. :bigsmile:

DJ: I looked and the picture is of Dr. Katie's house. I agree that it is beautiful! I haven't posted a picture of mine.

Dr. Katie: The minds of men are sometimes unfathomable. Maybe your DH has a motto in mind, such as: The family that mows together glows together." Isn't "glow" a southern term for sweat beautifully? :devil: (PS: You get the good mower, he gets the little cheap one.) :bigsmile:



I'm having a low energy day and don't really know why. I took the dog for a walk and that was the most exercise I've had all day.

Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon

Tibetan proverb: "The secret to living well and long is: Eat half, walk double, laugh triple and love without measure..."

“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” Thomas A. Edison

skuehn48

Hi ladies: Sunny today but not so hot. Got some yardwork done and groceries bought. DD did the riding mower last night while I was at choir so we should be good until she comes back. Now I just need the guys to come repair the septic. They need the mini excavator and apparently it was scheduled elsewhere. Hope this gets done soon. We have an open smelly hole in our side yard.

Katirbug - Congratulations!!!!!

CJ - Good luck with the dressage boots and enjoy the lesson.

Lisa - Try some hand exercises in hot water, your sink or the tub. Make a fist and open or squeeze a sponge. Spread fingers and bring them back together. Touch your thumb to each fingertip making circles. Bring the thumb to the base of the little finger and back. Try bending just the fingertips like cat claws. These are all exercises taught in Arthritis foundation water exercise. According to the ladies in my arthritis class in SD these work.

Sending healing angels to those who need them and congratulations to those with victories. Sue in WA

lawmiller1

Well most of my post was dropped yesterday not sure why so I will try again.

Heather- Sorry your DH is under the weather, hope all is fine now. I'm sure the noise from the construction is an ordeal. The picture of Bea is adorable. Tell the Queen happy birthday from Md.

Penny- love the pictures- can't imagine living there though. I couldn't wait for the 26" of snow that we got to melt!!

Karen- Size 8 - That is great!! (Sorry about the rhyme!!)

Patsy- The colors on the loom are great. Sorry about the bad news from the Dr.

Joan- Welcome, I started WW also, but when I found MFP I found it much easier to post. Ww kept having problems wih their website. I am new to this thread but love learning of everyone's life and the encouragement.
Becca- love the story so far, will have to scroll back tomorrow to make sure I didn't miss anything.
Have been doing good staying under the calories, just need to cut back on the salt!!! It is my weakness, then the fluid builds up, with the fluid the breathing gets labored. Since I have Asthma you would think I would learn, but it really doesn't take much salt at all. That will be one of my goals for May. Have a good evening or afternoon or whatever time of day it is where ever you are.

bwcetc

DrKatiebug! ... Congratulations on getting to onederland!

barbiecat

lawmiller1 wrote: »

Have been doing good staying under the calories, just need to cut back on the salt!!! It is my weakness, then the fluid builds up, with the fluid the breathing gets labored. Since I have Asthma you would think I would learn, but it really doesn't take much salt at all. That will be one of my goals for May. .

Best wishes to you cutting back on sodium. My husband has congestive heart failure and knows that fluid retention is dangerous for him and continues to work at cutting back on sodium, but he loves cheese and bread and mustard and ketchup and hot sauce and many other big sodium items and has to keep monitoring himself.

Barbie

kimses2

Oh my...step away for a few days and come back to pages and pages of posts. There's no lack of activity on this board.
I just signed up for a May 1st MFP Biggest Loser Challenge. Looks like there are two going on right now. I need some kind of structure as I still haven't broken through that 200 barrier. Today I don't feel like I care much which means I can't be left being totally unaccountable or I'll just chomp away the evenings.

I've also been doing the 8 Day Detox Yoga Challenge with Brett Larkin. She's fantastic. I've been doing her yoga routines on and off for the past year. She has some back specific routines that helped me when I hurt my back in August. She has sessions for just about everything that you could ask for in all different time configurations.
If you like yoga or want to try it out or just want a short routine or a long one, beginner or advanced... check it out. She's on YouTube but here's her facebook page also. https://facebook.com/LarkinYoga

So that's my thoughts on yoga for today!

Kimses in MA

MightyLolo

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Poerava14

Hello Friends,

I’m remembering being 20 years old, in the Los Angeles Coliseum, waiting for the Rolling Stones to take the stage, and the opening act was Prince. He was fantastic, and I became a longtime fan. Gone too soon.

Katiebug: WTG!!!!

Katla: I hope you get your energy back soon. You probably just needed a rest day after all the running around and boat work.

Kimses: Thanks for the yoga link. I will check it out, since I just cant seem to find a class that works with my schedule.

DJ: Happy Birthday this Sunday. You deserve a whole week of fun!

Tonight I wanted to use up some leftover silken tofu, so I made black bean patties for the first time. Learned that they really need to ‘finish’ in a warm oven after coming out of the skillet, otherwise they break apart. I have a Mexican spice blend which allowed me to make these entirely salt free. Delish with a green salad on the side.

Stay well, friends. We can do this.

Rori
Colorado Foothills

APRIL Resolutions:
Eat mindfully.
Strength train 2x/week
Beat March step total
Purchase appliances for Hawaii condo and schedule other work
Weigh less at the end of the month
Maintain Gratitude Journal (on free app by the same name)
My word for 2016: Optimism

pipcd34

stats for the day:
ride hm 2 gym- 14.02min, 12.9amph, 136mhr, 3mi = 101c
OTHER- PHYSICAL THERAPY @ gym- 40min, 111mhr, 8 stretches, 2sets of 15 w/5lb weights, 8set/100 = 130c
ride gym 2 dome- 6.23min, 13.4amph, 146mhr 1.4mi = 80c
ride wk 2 hm- 154.44mi, 11.1amph, 154mhr, 10mi = 510c
total cal 821

Katla49

tryingtolive1

Took the afternoon off of work and spent the day with my future daughter inlaw. Had a nice afternoon. Then went to dinner with her and my daughter. Made good dinner choices except for the sweet tea. That is my spring and summer drink weakness.

Karen great news on the size 8.

Patsy I have always wanted to try that. Seems so creative and I assume relaxing and you end up with something beautiful.

Carol glad your starting to feel better.

Drkatiebug nice picture of your house.

This weekend I need to start working on my yard. Have been finding excuses not to for the last two weekends. Need to guit feeling sorry for myself and get myself together. Head says get moving you idiot my heart says it's ok to keep wallowing in pity. I was a single parent for years always made it no matter what. As a 51 year old woman I should be stronger. I have a good job own my own home and need no one to pay my bills but yet still feel like I should be stronger or more self confident. More grateful for what I do have.

Thanks for letting me rant there for a minute. Frustrated and lonely tonight.

Anne from Wisconsin

Annr

A little history about my story. I started writing this before my husband got really sick, before alot of things, and I sometimes had that feeling of just "fleeing" my own life. In California, my husband had chosen to not pursue getting a liver transplant, and he had the right to be in charge of his own life, but it still made me angry. I figured this was the next best thing to just write it down. So this gal in the story is named Becca, and is fleeing the ex-husband, her past, and is kind of a gypsy wanderer. That is like me, in the sense that I was fleeing the truth of my husbands condition. I never applied for a drivers license down in California because I used to joke about the feeling of getting in a car, and finding myself 3 states over... Oops, forgot to take the exit there....

Today I volunteered at the Senior luncheon, helping serve, and I sang a bit too. My one sweet lady friend asked me to sing opera, and so I did, and she cried. So sweet. So my volunteering has become my moment to "live outside the box" to definitely put myself out there. It was fun, but scary too. When I sing, they stop eating, and the whole place got quiet, and I concentrate so hard so I don't forget my Italian!! Eeeek!

OK I have left Becca at the quaint inn.......

I quickly unpack my stuff, if you can really call it unpacking. Out of a paisley-colored cloth shoulder bag, I make a pile of items. Re-buttoning the large pearl button, I think to the ribbon I received making that bag.

I was in 4-H and this was my Oregon State Fair entry. I was 10, the material so loud compared to my friend Melissa's. Melissa had chosen a green corduroy. I was into paisley prints, and had a couple of shirts to prove it. The large pearl button was the best part, and was given to me by my Grandma Mimi. I remembered pleading with my brother Matthew, to give me some of his leather shoelaces to make a loop to sew on my project. So it had all worked out, and I had earned a blue ribbon for that. I didn't do much sewing after I graduated high school. It seemed I was never in the mood, always restless. Married life only compounded the stresses, thimbles and thread never mended a damn thing.

On the bed lies my toothbrush rolled in a paper towel, a large bottle of Dr. Bonner's Peppermint Soap, a nice quality white wash cloth I had saved from a stay at a Hilton some years ago, a bottle of almond oil and a jar of coconut oil. I smile at my stuff, knowing that Leroy would have freaked out. The stress of throwing stuff away, or letting anything go, always put him into a glorious panic attack. Yes, I had scaled back, always fearful, knowing what a true hoarder looks like, and smells like. I shake my head at the memory, trying to bring myself into the present.

I take off my traveling clothes. I had weathered the storm of winter with family, but now I was facing headfirst into the thick of summer. My traveling clothes consisted of a tie-dyed tee-shirt, and cut-off jeans. I look at them pathetically. I really need to visit a Goodwill Store soon. Hanging up my simple grey sweatshirt that was wadded in my shoulder bag, I pad into the bathroom. Taking my Dr. Bonners Peppermint Soap, I make a sink full of bubbles and gently wash my white undershirt and cotton panties, hanging them about the bathroom. Before letting out the soapy water, I dunk my flip flops in, scrubbing them. I then place them by the door.

It's then that I look in the mirror. What stares back at me is no less than a transformation. When I was with Leroy, I was not only cocooned in our home but within myself. Being with a hoarder had its stresses, and I wore it not only within me, but all around me. During this "Year of Separating" myself from him and my family, one very important thing happened. I found myself. I had been hiding deep in a secret place, and during this year I had mourned my old self. My skin was still getting used to my slimmer self. Pinching the tan skin about my waist, I jut out my chin, looking at myself in a new light. A flush of pride on my cheeks, I stand straighter. Giggling, I strike a pose like a bodybuilder, then slowly hug myself.

I decide on a hot bath, knowing that it will revive my senses. After putting a cap full of almond oil into the filling tub, I slowly sink into the aromatic water. Settling in, my ears fill with warm water, muffling the sound of the music from the other room. I use the plastic cup that is by the sink and fill it halfway with my peppermint soap, then fill the rest with bath water. Swirling it with my finger, I pour it gently over my hair, quickly working it into bubbles resembling mouse'. Refilling the cup with soap and bath water, I dip a washcloth in it, and scrub away the last two days of travel. As the peppermint gets into my pores, I am tingly and ultra-sensitive. Especially, there.... "Damn!", I yell, as some of the soap drips into my eyes from my mousse' hair. Dunking my body under the water, I quickly rinse hair, and body. Turning on the tap with my toes, I gently rinse my eye. This is great soap, but if you get it in your eye, wow, it smarts!

Its silent but for the sound of the bubbles dissipating, and the country music winding its way around the small closet to the bathroom. I could never do this at home, in my house of horrors, I painfully recall. I slip deeper into the tub, and listen to the sound of my heartbeat.

My eyelids open with a panic. The sound of jazz music, makes me sit up in the now tepid water. Wow, I didn't realize how tired I was... Pulling the plug with my toes, I climb out of the tub. Putting my wet hair in a towel, I use the other towel to wrap around my body. Remembering that there was a little kitchenette, I decide on a nice strong cup of tea. As I step from the bathroom, rounding the corner, I am met with a sight that stops me dead in my tracks...


oooooh I will leave you suspended with anticipation......bwahahahahahaha..

Becca
Oregon