WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR NOVEMBER 2016

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  • ljdw99
    ljdw99 Posts: 360 Member
    :|
  • lhannon062709
    lhannon062709 Posts: 1,140 Member
    B)
  • Marcelynh
    Marcelynh Posts: 974 Member
    GRITSandSLUTS wrote: »
    I think this country (USA) will always have a 'few' hiccups at every election when the party changes. I think it will work itself out, like it has seemingly done over the past few decades. It was a pretty nasty campaign; and, I hope we can now 'move on' and work together and most of all, communicate. Some people will never like that a Republican won; others would not have liked it if the Democrat had won. But, as it was said today; we are ALL Americans first. We need to try to try to act like it. IMHO!

    I agree!

    If our country can't survive four or eight years of ______ (insert ANY name) as president then our Democracy is dead already. We have survived time and time again. As many people are upset the same number are happy (only about 200,000 out of 100 million difference!). I remember the Republicans moaning and groaning in 2008 after Obama won and again in 2012 and we survived. It won't be any different this time that the Democrats are crying. Our nation and our people are stronger than this.

  • janetr7476
    janetr7476 Posts: 4,001 Member
    Mary, please be careful. You're my heroine. :)

    Janetr okc
  • fanncy0626
    fanncy0626 Posts: 7,152 Member
    <3
  • GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS
    GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS Posts: 2,573 Member
    Joyce – My sister who lives in Miami is redoing her entire condo; both baths, floor and paint in kitchen, new floor throughout. She is ‘trying’ to live through it. I’d be going nuts. We have a bath-and-a-half; toilet tank in ½ bath is leaking, so we can’t use it. I’d love to do some things around my house, we’ve been here 15+ years. Would like to have some cabinets made; for kitchen and a cabinet to store things in the MBR bath. I’d like DH to paint my blond cabinets because I hate them. I was in no condition after having a really bad wreck to actually pick things out or even to put my 2¢ in. We’ve had extra electrical work; because the electrician who first wired the house did as little as possible. I would have been satisfied with outlets 6’ apart; but, would rather have had them 4’ apart. We have a lot of windows and doors and not much wall space; so where does he put all the freaking outlets? Right in the middle of the wall space. When something is plugged in, it stays there. Another reason I can no longer play ‘musical furniture’. I’d like new flooring throughout; reconfigure the bath. Taking out the tub and putting a big walk-in shower where it was; change the swing of the door and put a double vanity on that side of the room. I’d like to get a new sofa and a couple of club chairs. DREAM ON!!!!! I do like to ‘dream’. OH, and a commode that sits up higher than the one we now have. Move it to the ½ bath that way we won’t have to replace but one.

    Marcelynh – I got a moaning & groaning email from sister that she was ‘in mourning’ … how so many people could elect ‘that’ man … lots of names. I told her that we had already ‘agreed that we would always disagree where it comes to politics and religion’ … and ‘maybe’ I had written in GOD or Jesus. My vote is not her business, really. I’m still hearing her B**** about those B******* Bush, Cheney, & Halliburton, as if ALL our troubles are directly tied into their 8 years in office. I can’t even remember the campaign, much less who was running at the time. If Lincoln was still around, she would blame the Civil War on Bush, Cheney, and Halliburton. I agree that America is much stronger than what people are moaning about, it will bounce back. We all don’t have to agree on political or religious subjects … we are what we are, and we believe what we have been taught, most of the time. But, I also let her know why a lot of people just could not bring themselves to vote the other way.

    Lenora
  • KetoneKaren
    KetoneKaren Posts: 6,412 Member
    Politics (Gentle pleading whisper) please don't talk about politics any more...

    Karen in Virginia
  • klanders30
    klanders30 Posts: 2,569 Member
    Hey! Just found out I'm hosting thanksgiving :p:open_mouth:
  • suebdew
    suebdew Posts: 1,298 Member
  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,529 Member
    Did an hour of a bosu workout today. The plan for tomorrow is to do Stephanie Vittorio's Body Target DVD.

    Then I have an appointment with my neurologist then volunteer at the Green Room

    Liz - good not having a car. Last night I had a case of the "munchies" and I know that if I'd had some cookies in the freezer, I would have been into them. But since there were any, I didn't go into them

    NYKaren - impressive bp! Way to go girl!

    Had Newcomer general meeting then there was a DIY workshop where we made these big bows. Don't know that I can do it again, tho. Came home, got dinner ready, ate and then went to ceramics. Just got home, think I'll watch a bit of TV with the heating pad on.

    Michele in NC
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,268 Member
    stats for the day:
    ride hm 2 gym- 14.025min, 12.4amph, 2.9mi= 100c
    SPIN- 36min, 97r, 139w, 11-17g, 133ahr, 160mhr, 17.2mi = 336c
    ride gym 2 dome- 8.12min, 10.2amph, 1.3mi = 80c est
    run station 2 wk- 1st time- 4.10min, 8.53ap, .4mi = 64c est
    walk/run from wk 2 station- 612min, 13.33ap, .4mi = 40c est.
    ride dome 2 hm- 20.43min, 7.4amph, 158mhr, 2.5mi = 225c
    total cal 845
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,268 Member
    KetoneKaren wrote: »
    Politics (Gentle pleading whisper) please don't talk about politics any more...

    Karen in Virginia


    please
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    Mary: I am happy that your pain was relieved by using the hot tub and ice. Good news that there's been no pain today. Yay! :bigsmile:

    Katla in beautiful NW Oregon
  • Elizabeth2360
    Elizabeth2360 Posts: 181 Member
    Hello ,

    Today was just a weird day. Spend the day trying to get things done but end results nothing got done. Hoping tomorrow will be more productive.

    I had a weight loss encouraging but it not sure if I am doing this keto right. I carve of all things oatmeal in the morning! Yet I don't ! Going out tomorrow and buy a scale to weight my food to be more accurate . I use measuring cups etc but I think the scale more be more useful .

    Liz
    Caldwell Idaho
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,202 Member
    pipcd34 wrote: »
    KetoneKaren wrote: »
    Politics (Gentle pleading whisper) please don't talk about politics any more...

    Karen in Virginia


    please

    same from me
  • csofled
    csofled Posts: 3,022 Member
    nocandew wrote: »
    Cheri - your post stuck out to me too - I saw something about overdue colonoscopy - not sure how overdue you are - I was overdue - but finally had it done and was barely awake when the GI doctor was telling me that they had already taken blood because they had found something they were 99% was cancer and I had to see the surgeon and handed me the appt. card, so I had a colon resection for colon cancer. Have your colonoscopy, having mine saved my life. That was 2014, I've already had my f/u colonoscopy and they found nothing :)
    Lee! from Maryland --

    Congrats Lee on your clean bill of health! I have been having colonoscopies for many years. My mom is a colon cancer survivor. I am overdue because of the disruption of having to move this past summer. My 5 year colonoscopy was this summer. Now that we are settled I will get it taken care of. Waiting for the office to call with the details and I will get right on it.

    Cheri
    heading to bed in College Station, TX

  • jmkmomm
    jmkmomm Posts: 3,247 Member
    Sherry, so glad you are all settled. I think like inn a place like that would be quite interesting. First to get used to living in a small place, almost like a tiny house. Then to have different neighbors all the time. But I admire you for downsizing and sticking to it. Here I am wanting to continue living in my 2200 sq foot house with just two people! The container garden sounds so neat.

    Katla, good for you for doing your part to clean up the marina. Plus a good workout!

    Well we had the second estimate this afternoon. This company pretty much does anything so he will give us a quote on gutter, gutter cover, new front and back doors. But he told me that installation of new front door, which includes purchase would cost at least $5000. I don't think we will be going with this guy.

    As always, choir practice was wonderful. We are still focusing on our Christmas cantata and Christmas music. One of the songs for Christmas is a traditional carol rewritten along with part of the Hallejah chorus. You don't want the song to end, You just want to continue the Hallejah chorus. It's just so invigorating!!!! But we are having some pretty serious sickness within the choir. For the women, we have 5 sopranos and 5 altos. There are 3 of the sopranos that aren't well at all and one of the altos the same. One of the basses broke his hip and is just now back to the choir but of course he can't stand for a long time, such as a cantata. The bass with Alzeimers is having some off days. The tenors are good and two of them are awesome musicians. Last Sunday we had 5 altos and 2 sopranos there!!!! Our choir director can sing tenor, alto and soprano with ease so she sang with the sopranos. Can you tell I love to sing in the choir!!!!

    Mary, take care of yourself. You have helped so many in their path to kettle bell strength training, don't want you permanently hurt.

    Joyce, Indiana
  • Annr
    Annr Posts: 2,765 Member
    Lois on the North Shore of Ma ~I have become more understanding in peoples' "personal space", and I ask if they want a hug, or sometimes I ask them if they have gotten their quota of hugs for the day. Most give me a strange look and say, "well not really", so I put my arms out to give them one! They either take it, or opt out, which is ok too. All I know is that I read somewhere that getting 5 hugs a day is for SURVIVAL... (and it can't be from the same person over and over 5 times either!). I told the guy that manages the Laundromat, and wipes down every single washer and dryer daily, that I appreciated him, and hugged him too! Also the guy that always does his laundry the same time we do it. He was in the Marines, and we call him Gunny, and he calls my husband "Chief". I know he doesn't get his 5 hugs a day, so I always give him one :-)

    Becca
    Mistress Hugger of the Hammond...OR
    (proper hugs, not any with sensual tacked on them either!)
  • Annr
    Annr Posts: 2,765 Member
    Sherry in "dry but chilly" Portland ~ Glad everything is going well in your new digs! Do you have a fence dividing you from the person next to you? Why I am asking is that one year my Mom did a horizontal garden and it looked amazing! She bought special bags that hung like a hanging plant, had holes at various points and her tomatoes were really lush. Also if you have a fence you could tack on used gutters slanting somewhat so the water drains well onto the gutter below it. It looks pretty when they cascade down :-)
    Becca
    Ms. Oregonian (yep I have declared me this hahahaha)
    of the Coast....
  • fanncy0626
    fanncy0626 Posts: 7,152 Member
    <3
  • SSC1958
    SSC1958 Posts: 411 Member
    Thanks everyone for the well wishes. I'm limiting my screen time due to issues with light so I haven't taken notes.

    Re: Thanks for asking. I'm hanging in there. Eyes are still not great. Saw the ophthamologist on Monday and he said that the issues I'm having is related to age, and that it would be a long process to healing. I mentioned this aging thing to my dad and he said" you are not old! Try 84!" I agreed :) but apparently my body has decided otherwise. The specialist changed some of the the treatment...stronger steroid drops 4 times a day for 3 weeks, lubricating eye drops every hour. Sigh... this from a person who has never been able to put in eye drops on my own. I must say however thanks to youtube I am becoming an expert! He will recheck in 3 weeks.

    NYKaren: Love today's goal!!


    Thinking of all of you,

    Carey - Northern Alberta

    Goals for Nov:
    - Increase walking by at least 100 steps per day
    - Get to Tai Chi at least once a week
    - Increase daily water intake
  • GloworminWA
    GloworminWA Posts: 704 Member
    edited November 2016
    Mary - I am concerned about your neck and shoulder. Have you gone to the doctor yet? I would hate to see you have further injury because whatever is wrong is not healing correctly. You could have torn something in your shoulder. <3

    I know I said I was going to go back to low carb but until next month I will just have to focus on eating as healthy as I can based on what I have in the house.

    Michelle - I was surprised especially that 1TBS of creamer has 20 grams of carbs!

    I had a pork tenderloin all ready to make tonight and up pops an appoint on my phone for tonight that I had forgotten about so the boys had top ramen and salad and I've had a small salad. The kinship program that I go to recieved a grant to help relatives file for custody so I am finally going to file for 3rd party custody of DGS#2. About 6 years ago I had completed the paperwork and both parents had signed but I did not have the money to file and didn't know that I could get a waiver of the filing fee. So here I am starting over again but at least I won't have to worry about having one of the parents sign if he ever needs surgery again. That's the only thing I ever have to involve them with and luckily it's only been once.

    Carol thanks for the Winnie the Poo hug! I just love Winnie the Poo . . . and Tigger and Piglet, etc.

    Gloria in WA
  • GodMomKim
    GodMomKim Posts: 3,703 Member
    Hi Gals,
    Lisa – love the wrinkle cream thoughts!!!

    Allie – sending good thoughts to you and homer.

    KJ – oh my perspective is good, but that was not the way I wanted to get perspective… sending good thoughts to you and DH… ((((((((((((((hugs)))))))))))))))))

    Janetr – ok who is the cardboard lady you had dinner with?

    Betty – I get it! I cried all day.

    Heather – hang in, once you have both calmed it seems to me that him telling you that he’s not feeling supported is something that could use some follow up

    Cheri – glad you and hubs like your new doc.

    Ok I am trying very hard to stay away from politics, but this change while early still, scares me; I may be surprised, truly I hope I am! BUT based on what I can put together; I will as a member of the working poor – living under the federal poverty line; lose the little bit of safety net I have…. I probably will lose my health insurance, and as a small business woman with no employees, my taxes could increase from about 48% to 64% as best as I can figure out… I’ll lose everything (business, car, home) if that’s what happens, and I can not be anything but scared and so so sad. As I stood to cross the street yesterday I found it hard to come up with a reason not to just walk out into traffic and be run down… except that I might mess up someone else’s day. And Levi would miss me. But a quick death would be better than death by a thousand cuts. (yes Heather, I am back on St. John’s wort)

    My yoga class is having a day off on Dec. 28th as the place we have class is closed, so I planned and made invites to do a potluck at my house that day, so I will have something to look forward to…I will make soup and asked everyone to bring something to share. I handed out invites today and everyone seemed happy about the idea.

    November Goals:

    Write Christmas letter, and have all cards ready to send by Dec1…
    Read and report on a book
    Log everyday to the best I can, over if need be.
    11,000 + steps everyday
    Work on water consumption -


    Kim from N. California
  • fanncy0626
    fanncy0626 Posts: 7,152 Member
    Gloria Wa- thanks for your concern. I have battled this type of back issues since I was young. Nothing out of the ordinary for me just have to nurse it back to normal.

    <3

    Mary from Minnesota
  • GloworminWA
    GloworminWA Posts: 704 Member
    Kim we would all miss you terribly - ((((hugs)))) my friend. I feel your pain but please promise that you will seek help if you truly feel this way. We're here for you. <3
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