WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR SEPTEMBER 2017
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Ugh, Jack and I checked Equifax and wouldn't you know it, both of ours "may have been compromised". Well guess we'll see what we need to do from here.
Then to top it all off, for the first time in my life and hopefully the last, I showed up bright and early for my macular degeneration eye check and discovered my appointment is for next Tuesday NOT today. Ugh I just wrote it on the wrong day on my calendar six months ago.
Hope my day gets better lol.
Janetr OKC1 -
Lisa--I do really like those pictures. You have a great talent.
Allie--Glad the day in court went well for you. Just keep your guard up as now that money is involded who knows how he will act. Stay safe.
Barbie--Great news about your walking friend and getting some more of the painting done. Love the way your house is looking.
Pat--Sending prayers and got thoughts to your family and your SIL.
Sharon--Sending hugs, why do men feel the need to say things just to cause hurt because they are unhappy. Who made it our job to make them happy. I am sorry for all the hurtful things he said. Remember you are a good person and worth so much.
Cockneylady--Welcome back. I lost my mom last Sept and still having a lot of days not sure what I am doing. One day at a time.
Marcelyn--What a great friend you are helping your friend and letting her stay with you. What a mess there is to clean up.
So much going on, praying for those in the storms and fires. Keep safe. Blessings, Vicki Grand Island, NE1 -
Barbie That is such a nice buttery color.
Sharon I agree with everyone else...this is not petty, and it's all about Larry. By saying those hurtful abusive things to you, he is accomplishing several things, not the least of which is putting all the emphasis on your supposed failings, which gives him a shield to hide behind. Try not to hear the words, but look at his body language, the facial expressions, eye contact, behavior, etc. This is about him, not you.
Lisa Tom and Larry show. LOL!
Marcelyn You are an amazing friend.
Karen in Virginia1 -
Checking in here. My days start off better with you all in them, first thing!
Yesterday was my first solid day of paying attention to what I ate, drinking my 8 glasses, and walking for 30 minutes. We walk on the path that borders the Columbia River, and yesterday it was beautiful, slight breeze, not too warm. I let my husband yack and yack, and said uh huh every so often. My husband is so chatty in the morning, talking about the news, politics, his scifi games he plays, and he tapers off during the afternoon. Like a kid that slowly runs outta energy as the day goes by. He still takes a nap now and then, never as hard as the naps he used to take when he was sick.
So today I am down 2 lbs. I was up a lot during the night though, peeing the night away. I have a dry ease board in my kitchen, and I write all my food on it, then post it in the afternoon on MFP. It seems to solidify my morning eating, and then my dinner I just eat what I logged for me. Easy peasy!
Today I shall buy some yogurt for breakfasts. I tried that new yoplay yogurt called OUI! Its Greek yogurt, so tangy, but its rich flavor. Almost a buttery texture. I did a batch of Quaker vanishing oatmeal cookies last week, so I had two with the yogurt. I ended up frosting my cookie with it! My dear husband announced, " you have yogurt on your cookie????". To that I said, why yes I do!
Well need to organize meals before I shop....
Be well all.
Becca
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Been organising a couple of meals out. That seems to be my job in life. One is for next week at our pub with DH's cricket friend and his wife. I am too late to secure our favourite table in the window. :sad: I have booked though. Once upon a time I would have cooked them a three course dinner myself, but this cough has knocked the stuffing out of me!
Then I researched restaurants in Brighton for my birthday meal. Some of you may know I am allergic to piped music. I could only find ONE music free restaurant. Booked it for the Wednesday 4th. My birthday is the 2nd, but DDIL is working up in London. I will spend that day with the grandchildren after school. I have booked the best table by the window. It is a dedicated seafood restaurant, a bit old school, but I don't think they can mess up oysters.
Most reviews are good. My son (a gourmet) seems happy.
Next Monday we have a meal out with my brother and sister in law. Lunch at Rick Steins in Winchester. Fish again. My brother likes big portions and value for money. I fear he will be disappointed! :noway: I like elegance and excellent service. Napkins - the works. My DSIL is driving us there and back - what a luxury - chauffeur service. They are coming over early so we can subject them to all our cruise photos. 
My non alcoholic beer arrived today. I complained to the company and the delivery company about the actual delivery. The company phoned me back, which was nice. The beer is OK, tasty, but there is a metallic aftertaste. Only 21 calories. DH thought it was horrible.
Kim - Had a sorrel sauce with my fish tonight. I just melt it, drain, and stir in some low fat creme fraiche. Love it!
Do you get it that I love fish?!?!!? :laugh:
Heather UK xxxxxxx2 -
Becca - you and I must be on similar cycles - yesterday was a good day for me as well, the best day in months, actually.
Lisa3 -
(((Marcelyn))) prayers as your community puts itself back together. Good to see your post.
I did look into freezing accounts. You have to give all your info again plus there is probably a charge for each freeze. So I still haven't decided what to do.
Seems managing credit is like insurance. It is hard to live with and hard to live without it.
Margaret 3 -
Felicia: Our daughter got married in Mexico at a lovely resort on the Gulf of Mexico in 2011. It was the Grand Riveria Princess Hotel in Playa Del Carmen. The room fee included meals at a very nice smorgasboard with a huge variety of good food. There was a lovely beach, sailboats to rent, & also nearby restaurants, cantinas, and a pay to order sit-down Mexican restaurant on site. There was an explosion the week after we were there and several guests and staff members were killed. It affected the building where my kids had their rooms. I'm sure that building is gone, but the hotel had many other buildings & may still be there—or not. I don't know. The area is lovely and there are many other resorts there. I'd take a look at the area if I wanted a Mexican vacation. As I recall, the explosion was caused my natural gas created by the decay of vegetation underneath the building. I loved the area.
Becca: Congratulations on today's loss!!! :bigsmile:
Lisa, Becca & Heather: I've bumped up a couple of pounds and have taken myself off of alcohol for the foreseeable future. I can easily have none, but have a tough time sticking to my limits if only have one. It usually turns into more than one.
My doctor reminded me that I need bone density testing and a mammogram. I called to schedule both. The bone density appointment is for a couple of weeks from now in Portland. The mammo is this afternoon, here in town. The "girls" are starting to hurt just thinking about it. :ohwell:
Katla in beautiful NW Oregon
"Normally I'm quite normal . . ." The Gods Must be Crazy
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lhannon062709 wrote: »Becca - you and I must be on similar cycles - yesterday was a good day for me as well, the best day in months, actually.
Lisa
Awe Lisa today shall be awesome as well! I have declared it so! Haha!
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Becca ~ Belated Happy Anniversary!0
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Becca ~ Belated Happy Anniversary!
Awe Peach, it was actually like any other day.
I did cook extra carefully, making the steak seared perfectly! I sprinkled a bit of salt & pepper, parmesan cheese, and bread crumbs on the steaks. Then I flashed seared it, and took it off the heat. When the scalloped potatoes came out of the oven I reheated the steaks. So the steaks were medium on the outside, and medium rare on the inside. I don't eat much steak these days but sometimes it tastes really good. I must be protein starved! I tossed green beans with some garlic infused olive oil dressing, then cooked it on low with a pat of butter. I had first cut up two slices of bacon and used the drippings to sear the steaks. Then I put the cut up bacon pieces into the green beans with pepper. Thank goodness I only make this meal every couple of months!
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Venting I know I mentioned that my DH was hoping to interview with his company here in Arizona. He had applied in April and got no responses at all. So, he wrote an email to the CEO Who had the talent acquisition team leader contact him and said that they had a glitch in the system with his application and asked him to resubmit it. So, yesterday during his interview he thanked the regional manager and the manager replied I had to interview you because you called the VP. Needless to say he got a call this morning saying he did not get the job. First of all he was applying for business development job and the regional manager said the job is not available, then he said there is a marketing sales position open would you consider applying for that. My husband said yes. Although again, come today there is no such position in marketing sales open however, the job that he did apply for the business development job is still posted. So, my DH called the CEO talent acquisition team leader. I say lawsuit! My DH says he would not want to work for unethical people. Hopefully he will get a job with the competition and if so he will do to his company what he did in Minnesota before they acquired his small independent company he took all the business away from them in his territory. Which was close to $5 million in business. I am so angry at them that I don't even know what to do.
Please keep him in your prayers as he is pursuing other avenues of employment. I feel responsible for our move here as he did it for me because of my Lymes disease.
Mary from Arizona (Minnesota)5 -
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Mary what a tough time for you and your hubby. Sending hugs 1
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Mary: (((HUGS))) I hope the right job turns up soon so that you and DH can get settled and move on with enjoying life. 1
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Mary - I don't blame your DH for not wanting to work for unethical people. If they can't get their act together on hiring him, perhaps it's a sign that working for them would continue to be a cluster! Yes, he needs to tell the competition he's available!!
Becca - belated anniversary wishes! It's the first time in a long time that it was just you and DH to celebrate w/o kid/kids around. Your meal sounded wonderful. Cute rock!!
Barbie - glad your friend made it thru the surgery and is doing well! Bet it was nice to hear her voice on the phone! I too love the "cranberry" gate. I've always loved red doors on houses and this is the next best thing.
I asked a friend of mine who was in banking for many years about the Equifax fiasco. He said he's not going to get excited about it - he and his wife don't plan on applying for any loans and he knows his credit score - and his info didn't show as compromised on the Equifax website. He doesn't think Lifelock and similar credit monitoring agencies are worth the money.
I see our credit score on the Discover Card website each month when I go on to reconcile the credit card.
I read suggestion to go ahead and get the annual credit report (free) every 4 months - since it's available free once a year, a person can do just Equifax, then Trans Union 4 months after that, then Experian 4 months after that and so forth since they all pretty much reflect the same info. If you spot a discrepancy, go after it, especially you need to be applying for loans. Even if you aren't, a low credit rating can mean higher insurance rates.
A tangled up system, that's for sure.
Lanette
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oh Mary sending you strength. Sounds like such a frustrating, infuriating situation. Others have spoken with more insight about next steps. I just hope for you to 1. Take on no guilt about moving because your health is very very important and 2. Know that your talented husband is going to line up an excellent job.
I am anxious after a phone call with DD, she is excitedly planning on school abroad and and full semester internship in DC, she is growing up and flying without a net and I am proud and terrified all at the same time. I thought sending her to college was a big enough step now she wants to travel the world and live on her own in a metropolitan area (not to mention the swamp of politics in DC)!!! Oh boy and I'm overeating 
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Sharon, I am so sorry for all the hurtful things your husband said to you. What a horse's behind!
Kim, you are allowed to be afraid of anything you want. We can't help our fears. Personally, I'm not a big fan of elevators. I have nightmares about them.
As for the Equifax fiasco, it does say I was affected. I plan to monitor my credit myself using credit Karma.
Marcylyn, I can't imagine the cleanup involved. Thank you for helping your friend.
That's all I have time for today.
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evening ladies~
I am tucked into bed with my pal Buddy.. and Faith is in bed too. long day and seeing my brother say goodbye to the dog for a couple of weeks had me in tears.. will check in ,in the am..3 -
I have talked a lot before about my finicky eating Pom. Tonight, I made him a bowl of buttered rice, chicken, beef, and a tiny bit of ham for flavor. Somehow, a green pea ended up in the bowl. When the bowl was empty, there was one green pea remaining. LOL6
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klanders30 wrote: »
I am anxious after a phone call with DD, she is excitedly planning on school abroad and and full semester internship in DC, she is growing up and flying without a net and I am proud and terrified all at the same time. I thought sending her to college was a big enough step now she wants to travel the world and live on her own in a metropolitan area (not to mention the swamp of politics in DC)!!! Oh boy and I'm overeating
NYKAREN
I lived in the DC Metro area for nearly 10 years. I loved it. It is an amazing place. I miss the galleries and museums and especially the Library of Congress -- that's where I did most of my research. I worked for a short time as a writing consultant at the DC Department of Probation and Parole during the Kenneth Starr hearings. What a circus. But it was exciting to be in the center of everything -- presidential motorcades, politicians. I attended Clinton's first inauguration parade. I'm not a political person (and certainly not a Clinton fan), but it was still wonderful. I have taken my kids to DC a couple times, and they are always surprised at how in my element I am there. I adore it.
Felicia
Willamette Valley, Oregon
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I'm sorry, Mary. That is so disappointing.0
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I have talked a lot before about my finicky eating Pom. Tonight, I made him a bowl of buttered rice, chicken, beef, and a tiny bit of ham for flavor. Somehow, a green pea ended up in the bowl. When the bowl was empty, there was one green pea remaining. LOL I love our animals so much. 1
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My hubby is going to drive me crazy about this vacation. Now he wants to go to Havana. Yes, Cuba.
I mentioned to him in passing that I would love to go to Cuba. I really would. But have you looked at the travel restrictions for that place? One of them is that you must carry cash, for everything. No credit cards. Second, you can't just go as a tourist; you have to have some kind of purpose for going. He said, "Well, we can just arrange for a tour of a school. As educators, that's a legitimate reason." Oh, my. I told him I just can't do that. I do wish to go to Cuba, but now is not a good time. He said, "Well, it's only fun if it's difficult to get in." My anxiety level is going up just thinking about it.
I said, I just want the beaches of Baja.
As Katla mentioned, that's risky behavior enough. I've looked at the travel advisories for Baja a dozen times since yesterday. I just keep telling myself, "Well, I visit Chicago all the time . . . as many murders there as there are in Baja." 
We'll see where we end up. I hate drama. I just want to get to a warm beach somewhere. Is that too much for a girl to ask for in December???
Felicia
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stats for the day:
so the marathon training begins, ughhh....
bike ride hm 2 new gym- 4.39min, 134mhr, 11.5amph. .8mi = 64c
apple watch- 37c
bike ride gym 2 dome- 11.51min, 15.5amph, 140mhr, 3mi = 117c
appple watch-
jog treadmill - 45min, 10.31min mi, 5.7-6.7sp, 150mhr, 4.36mi = 436c
apple watch- 128c
ride bike puy 2 sumn sta- 14.07min, 152mhr, 12.9amph, 3mi= 140c
apple watch- 128c
jog sta 2 wk- 5.27min, 153mhr, 10.26min mi, .5mi = 66c
apple watch- 46c
jog wk 2 sta- 5.01min, 9.48min mi, 150mhr, .5mi = 71c
apple watch- 63c
ride dome 2 hm- 16.25min, 9.5amph, 155mhr, 2.5mi = 172c
apple watch- 153c
total cal 9074 -
stats for MS ride:
MS BIKE RIDE day 1- 4hr 21min 44sec- 13.6amph, 161mhr, 2420 elevation gain, 59.1mi = 2565c
MS BIKE RIDE day 2- 2hr 12min 27sec- 13.4amph, 146mhr, 597 elevation gain, 29.4mi = 1051c6
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