WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER 2017
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Today is World Sight Day.
"World Sight Day is a special annual day of awareness that is celebrated around the world each year in order to focus on blindness and vision impairment. This day was created by the World Health Organization in collaboration with the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness and awareness is spread through a large number of different events."
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I'm grateful for my eyesight. Books have taken me so many new places and opened my mind to so many new ideas... I'm not sure how I'd stay sane if I couldn't read.
-Yvonne in TX
I’m a visual artist, an avid reader, and most of my employment in my life has been centered around my computer skills. I truly don’t know who I’d be without my eyesight. I’m also blind in one eye and have been since birth. World sight day has special meaning to me. Thank you for telling us!
Rye
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KJ - I almost missed your photos of Joaquin.
Thank goodness others commented on his lovely happy face and I could go back and look for him. 
Kate UK - Hope everything is ok and they are just being efficient. My ex husband invented a robot to do prostate operations. It used to practice on a potato. Apparently it was the nearest texture. The robot did work. 
Beautiful weather here today.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxx2 -
Question ladies. ... This is something I have done at restaurants. So you are busy socializing, having a good time, and there are things on your plate, you are nibbling on yet you shouldn't, but you don't want to take item home. (Wow way to make the longest sentence ever Becca!). Well what I do is make it not taste good. Maybe sprinkle pepper on it, or a packet of sugar! Is that weird or what?? Do you all do that sometimes?
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coastalgosgal wrote: »Question ladies. ... This is something I have done at restaurants. So you are busy socializing, having a good time, and there are things on your plate, you are nibbling on yet you shouldn't, but you don't want to take item home. (Wow way to make the longest sentence ever Becca!). Well what I do is make it not taste good. Maybe sprinkle pepper on it, or a packet of sugar! Is that weird or what?? Do you all do that sometimes?
Becca
I was never smart enough to think of it, but I’ll sure make a mental note for next time!1 -
I'm grateful for my eyesight. Books have taken me so many new places and opened my mind to so many new ideas... I'm not sure how I'd stay sane if I couldn't read.
-Yvonne in TX
Yvonne, story is so important to me, I don't think I'd want to live without access to stories. I do comfort myself that if one day I go blind, I can at least listen to audio books. I am also a budding author and spend a lot of time working on my own stories, which are wildly imaginative.
Kelly Joaquin looks like the kind of person I would like to go have fun with! He reminds me of the Charlie Brown characters, that round face, those bright bright eyes!
Katla I know that if I couldn't care for my horses due to emergency health problems, I would be so relieved to have a friend who could help out. You are doing a good service and you will benefit in return, the more time you spend with Arrow.
Chris Sweetie, I feel for you! It's like your in a trap and you can't get see any way out, but your co-worker got out, so hold onto your faith, there is a way out and you WILL find it!
Rye What do you take to help control your hormonal symptoms? I used to have some "too hot" episodes at night usually, but now that I take natural herbal hormone balancers I'm good. What a relief! I take Go Meno Free, which is a combo of herbs (Motherwort, Rehmannia, Red Clover, Sage, Shatavari, Withania, Zizyphus, Black Cohosh, Dong Quai and Kudzu.) as well as two daily of Dong Quai, two of Ginseng, and one evening primrose. I also use a progesterone cream daily. In addition, I drink organic soy milk and add rosemary and dill to my meals. I used to think soy milk was bad as I'd heard so much conflicting info, but Roxy Dillon's wonderful book Bio Young, convinced me that there are different types of Eostrogen and organic soy milk is of the good non-cancer type.
BECCA My daughter tried the no-shampoo method. She has long dark hair. She tried for at least six months, maybe a year. Her hair looked awful during that time and she has finally gone back to shampooing and looks good again, so I guess it doesn't work for everyone, but it might work for you depending on how much oil your body produces maybe.
Terry Yes, that's what my hubby teasingly calls me, The Queen Bee. I managed to get stung again in the hand yesterday when I was putting on my suit after a bathroom break. The stinger was one of many in my suit that just stuck me, so it only throbbed for a few seconds. My suit is all one piece, so when I need to use the loo I have to take off the hood, top and pants. Makes me wish I was built like a man and could just pull out the plumbing, lol.It is hot work and I get thirsty and dehydrated if I don't drink. I'm glad I do my work at home and not out in the farms and bush where the main hives are. At least I can try to get most of the bees off my suit before I disrobe. I am just going out this morning to get a queen cell out to put in the incubator. It's always a worry that they might hatch before I get them into the incubator. Or that I might break the cell open while I'm taking it off the frame. THey are fragile things. Every cell is so precious!
Well, after I take that cell out this morning, I am loading up the horse float with Mani and Esmerelda and heading to the nearest beach, which is a ten minute drive. It is looking grey out there! I hope we don't get soaked to the skin like last time! Better get moving. I have to feed all the horses, dogs, cats and chickens first which takes about 40 minutes and around 6000 to 8000 steps walking around the farm, according to my bracelet thing. Its a great way to get my exercise without even thinking about it, and I am carrying buckets and hay. Wendy
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becca I put my used napkin over the plate so I am convinced I’m done! NYKAREN0
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I'm back! Currently in Carlsbad New Mexico. Loving the RV living so far. Have to get back to healthy eating so here I am once again.
Goals for rest of October:
Log my food
Use my Fitbit
Walk more. 5,000 steps a day to start!
Rita in New Mexico for now!7 -
Hidee Ho Rita~ so glad your enjoying yourself... I love the picture of Wicket chasing the Road Runner..
Got my hair cut, and went and to Aldi and spent 130.00but that with what I have in the house should last me a month or so...
stopped at Ocean State Job Lot... and darn if I dont spend money there... I went in to bet a boot tray, what I did is put it outside my door in condo and take my shoes off before I go in and leave my slippers right inside the door.
but I did spend 20 bucks and got myself a solar blue heron that I put outside that will make me so very happy..
I got a call from legal assistant and dont ya know I have to go to court monday.. as he hasnt given all the finanicals if he hasnt given to my attorney by tomorrow closing time I have to be there monday.. I will be asking for compensation as I have no more time off to use..this is getting redeculous(sp)
I am up with Faith overnight for the next couple of nights and Sean and Jean should be home by noon on Saterday..then I will go home and see if I can get the rest of the place together and cleaned. I am settling in just fine...Oh yes going to brunch with dear friends sunday
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Hi all: I went this morning to buy some alfalfa for our little goats. They get a little every day with their grass hay until they are full grown, then they will get only grass hay and treats for training. Yesterday my crazy Arab mare pushed open the barn door while I was putting hay out and got out into the yard. She of course took the other mare with her. Suni just went across the driveway and stopped to eat but Ruby went running all over the place. At one point she ran down the driveway and I was afraid she would run into the road. Right now we have large construction trucks coming around our corner quite fast. Luckily she stopped to see the goats and then ran through the gate to the front pasture and I was able to shut her in. Whew! That got my heart rate up. Food is going well but I am getting down to the last of my wild blackberries.
Karen in VA- I found the transition to maintenance very difficult with the Optifast program. The program food lets you lose weight quickly but does not teach you how to eat. Most of the food is sweet so you don't learn how to get away from sugar and that is a problem for me. Even with help from a dietitian I gained about 1/2 of the weight I lost back in about 2 years. The statistics show that over 90% of people who participate in their program gain the weight back. The hospital where I participated in the program has since discontinued it.
Becca - Nice grocery list. Good luck with the hair experiment.
Chris - Sending good thoughts for a new job. Hang in there.
Sharon - I think the advice to take care of you is good. That is all you really have control over.
KJ - My that boy is a charmer! Love that smile and those eyes.
Everyone take care, Sue in WA4 -
Rita- I love the RV living as well! It's so cold up here in Minnesota I can hardly wait to get back down to Arizona! Carlsbad is a fantastic place to visit have a great time.
Kelly- Love the pictures of Joaquin! He is so adorable!
Chris- praying that you find a better job soon! Sorry that you are going through such hardship now.
Mary from Arizona now in Minnesota1 -
Yep I tried this no shampooing deal awhile ago. And so I am giving it a go again!
I need to do the napkin thing, plus pushing the plate away from me works good too. When I order something I know has twice, maybe three times the portion I should eat, the moment I receive it I ask for a takeout container. Then I take away the amount I shouldn't eat. Bringing a container seems strange, and I like to conform as much as possible. Walking out with a Tupperware container just screams, this Lady ain't Normal. Where as a takeout container like all the other slim people use, doesn't.
My scalp is really itchy, but I am dealing!
Becca
Oregon
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OK you can see my thinning hair....ah well...0
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Tom just stopped up with Homer to.give me alimony check.he is taking tomorrow off.he has to get the rest of financials to my lawyer or else.
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Beth so glad your niece has things sorted out with the twins, must have been so difficult for her. Poor baby too!
Chris, sure hope you can find a different job soon! I can't believe that a government organization that is supposed to be looking after your rights has told you to not complain about your situation!
Joaquin is absolutely adorable!! Thanks for posting pics!
Today has been a better day, I've definitely had an uphill challenge the last few months it's mostly self caused, so not looking for sympathy! lol Good session at the gym today and eating is on track, just need to keep it up! Now I need to get some stuff done here, I've been putting a bunch of things off, so really must get them done! Hope everyone has a great day!2 -
Finished all my weeding this morning. Now all I have to do is fertilize. Unfortunately, I'm having very bad. Stomach ache. Feels just like it did the last two times I've had small bowel obstruction. Kind of waiting to see what develops.
Kelly - Joaquin is adorable. We love the fair but haven't been yet this year. Hope it was 't too hot
Chris- your job reminds me of one I had. When I moved up to another position. They hired two people to do that job. Good advice to document everything.
Beth- so happy the girl twin is gaining also. My DS and wife had premie twins (31weeks) and baby boy was in the hospital three months with multiple issues. We celebrated every once gained. He is now a Freshman in high school on the cross country team.
Rita-good to here from you and glad you are enjoying the RV life
Better try to get organized in case we have to go to hospital. .
SueBDew in TX3 -
Sue Don't wait overly long to see if problem worsens and please keep us updated. Sending up a quick prayer for you. (((Hugs)))
Janetr OKC
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Becca ~ Your hair doesn't look that thin! All the hair cutters say that I have very thick hair but when I look in the mirror around my part I don't see it.
Alison ~ So glad you are enjoying your new life. Maybe you and Tom can just be friends now and you won't have to be at his beck and call. My younger brother and his wife divorced twice and then got remarried. So they got married three times in all. LOL But, it looks like they are going to make it this time. Especially since she got all of my elderly cousins money when she died of alzheimers. She didn't even know her but they decided to take her in for the last 18 months of her life where she had 24 hr nursing care in their home. Do I sound mean...Yes, I know I do. This cousin and my mom had been best pals for many years and in the end they would not let my mom have any contact with her.
Chris ~ I have put you on my prayer list. I hope that you will find a better situation!
I have for a long time wondered how do I pray for all the people who are going through trying times and came up this week with the idea to make a prayer list so I can pray for them as they need it.
Carol in GA who is having red beans and rice for dinner...Toot Toot
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Joaquin ohhhh he is just a cherub isnt he?
Carol ~ I am telling you never ever will I get married again.. and alot of people say dont ever say never... well I am saying it lol
I am at a stage in my life where I have wonderful family and friends and that is what I will enjoy , no need for a man at least not now.. I want to enjoy not being tethered..
Chris~ I will keep you in my prayers, there are jobs down here in Ct. but it the taxes will kill ya.. here is hoping you find what you need soon, will keep you in my prayers too 2 -
It's going to be a rough two hours. When I got this promotion, one of the first things that happened was HR pulled me aside to tell me that there was a problem with my administrative assistant. I had kind of suspected it, but . . . Anyway, I share her with another administrator. I thought maybe the problem was him, but it isn't.
We are terminating her today.
I've never done this before. I know it's the right thing to do, but I don't like hurting people.
It's been a busy day even without this gem at the end of the day. When I think back to this morning, I can't believe that was today -- it seems like days ago.
Felicia
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RE: Washing hair
I wash my hair every other day during the week, and I try not to wash it on the weekend, so I guess I wash it Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, more or less. Sometimes I can't stand it and wash it Sunday evening before I go to bed. I don't think I could go longer than three days.
I see the benefit of not washing every day, but I'm not sure I understand the benefit of going weeks without washing. My hair gets really flat and dull after two days. But everyone's hair is different. Mine is mostly crazy right now -- mostly straight with curly ringlets thrown in for I have no idea why. When I work out, the flat parts get flatter and the ringlets get tighter.
RE: Chris
Your situation sounds intolerable. I am so sorry you are being put in this financial position. I hope you find a new job soon.
Felicia
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My general principle when I go to a restaurant is not to think about the cost of the food. It's minimal compared to the overheads of staff, location, furnishing etc. I know it's a tiny part of the cost of a meal out. That way I can leave any food I don't want without guilt. I have never seen anyone get a takeout box for left overs in Britain or Europe. :noway: Usually I order starters or starter portions and specify no carbs and extra veg or salad, dressing on the side. This last holiday was the first time in years I have eaten pasta. It was homemade and delicious. Good job I did my exercises every morning and LOTS of walking! I was definitely worried!
I think of my way of eating as the French way - small portions of delicious things. Huge enjoyment. No "fillers", hardly any sugar.
I know I am lucky to have the choice of real, individual, independent restaurants, not chains. The only chain I regularly go to is a fish one where I have oysters and mussels. I am grateful to have found a way of eating out for fun which doesn't derail my healthy eating. I can enjoy the occasion and the company. I think of the food part as a bonus, not the main event and choose very carefully what I actually eat. The social occasion is the real deal and what i am paying for. I don't have to eat a lot. I can eat at home.
Occasionally I go to a gourmet restaurant where the food is fantastic, but then the portions are teeny, tiny. :laugh: Even then I sometimes leave half if it is a long taster menu. I have tasted it and admired it and that is enough. The actual cost of the food is cents. The entertainment value is priceless! :laugh:
Heather UK xxxxxxx
By the way, talking of France, where is Leigh?
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long awaited pictures
First one is the little tv room,twin size sleeper sofa for DGD, second one is the patio, 3rd one is living room,4th once is the Bedroom.. just love it 11 -
allie. Fantastic pics—lovely, cozy, just perfect. You have a great eye for decorating!! Thanks for sharing ((()<3 ))))2
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For a picture log of my travels since April 2017, check out https://www.facebook.com/twoboundinginthecuckoosnest/ Like and follow me if you'd like! There you can see the video of my Shi-Tzu playing with a Road Runner, just like the Road Runner cartoons! All are welcome to view, follow and like as you wish. The more the merrier!3
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