WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER 2017

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  • SophieRosieMom
    SophieRosieMom Posts: 3,645 Member
    Allie - SO GLAD Chester is doing better and doesn't need surgery! What a relief.

    NYKaren - glad it's "only" eczema -- did the doc give you any medication for it? How neat the new teacher appreciates your effort...absolutely a great reward!! Good job!

    Terry in VT     - I think it's neat you have a cool co-worker who you can share your journey with... your boss sounds like a very special person! And you have us here in cyberspace ;-)

    Heather     - what a gorgeous group of gals! Nice that the husband is helping out ;) and you are putting your beads to good use. Looks like a great spot!!

    Wendy     - sorry to hear your pooch is a chicken killer. I once had a banty rooster that might have cured him of that. The little devil would hide under the chicken coop and when I'd go out to feed the hens, he'd run out and spur my ankles. He opened a vein and that was it. DH went out with the BB gun and "fixed his wagon". Keep making those queens!!

    Becca     - your book is a terrific idea and I think you're right - making your brain figure all of this out should help it stick ;-) You have great handwriting, by the way.

    Michele - just think, in a few days the wedding will be over!!!! Hoping everything goes without a hitch and yes, we are there with you wanting you to have a good time and good memories!

    Lisa - what a drive... I have to calm myself down if there's a snag on the freeway and I'm sitting there five minutes. Corey is just a doll for checking on you. Glad you'll be able to see your sis for a little while on your journey east. <3

    Well, I have lost my hat. I only wear it outside and park it on the kitchen table or hang it on a kitchen chair when I come in from walking the dogs. And, it is GONE! DH and I have searched the house and I even drove up and down the road in case I somehow tossed it on top my car and took off! I don't recall wearing it out into the garage but.... luckily I remembered the manufacturer and went online and it's still available. I won't hit the "buy" button for another day in case it decides to come back from its excursion. I took off this morning to have lunch with a friend so it would have happened then.

    I have started reading the "Slow Medicine" book and have to make myself put it down. I told DH I can't wait to finish it so I can re-read it. I did go online today and bought a used copy of "God's Hotel". Dr. Sweet's breadth of knowledge regarding the history of medicine adds a lot of insight into how medicine has tragically morphed into "healthcare" and the bureaucracy healthcare supports.

    Also, skimmed the "Strong Women-Strong Bones" book (thanks, Mary!) and have a doc appointment this Monday and will see about getting the DXA scan. I really am curious to see if the osteopenia in my femur has gotten worse or if the 5+ months of strength training has helped. The book has some ideas for things like jumping and balance I will now incorporate, plus it shows wrist exercises that I am sure I need.

    OK ladies, the sun is out so need to take the pups for a walk about!

    Lanette
    SW WA State
  • langman22
    langman22 Posts: 786 Member
    Becca, I’m impressed how you are trying a different approach and how you want to really get it. Good luck.

    Allie, so glad Charlie is ok. No surgery will also save you some money.

    Karen, what a nice compliment your mentoree gave you. Well deserved I’m sure.

    Terry
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,191 Member
    :)Allie , glad Chester is OK
  • KetoneKaren
    KetoneKaren Posts: 6,412 Member
    <3
  • langman22
    langman22 Posts: 786 Member
    Lanette, hope you find your hat. Hate it when I can’t find something.

    Pip, nice car

    Off to bed and book (Kate Morton’s “Secret Keeper”-I love her books )
    Terry
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,191 Member
    :)Lanette, I hate it when I lose or misplace something. Besides the sadness at not having a special possession, I can't get past the feeling that I'm "losing it" because I've forgotten or lost track of something important. I hope you have a happy outcome about your hat. When I misplace something, Jake tries to comfort me by telling me that he can get me a new one or find a substitute, but what he can't do is repair my brain.
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,246 Member
    stats for the day:

    still sick ;(

    bike ride hm 2 gym- 8.44min, 135mhr, 10.4amph. 1.4mi= 99c
    apple watch- 68c
    *manual* TREADMILL walk/skip/scissors- 35min, 16.18min mi, 126ahr, 148mhr, 2.18mi = 302c
    apple watch- 221c
    bike ride gym 2 dome- 6.29min, 13.7amph, 129mhr, 1.4mi= 62c
    appple watch- 43c
    ride bike puy 2 sumn sta- 18.31min, 135mhr, 9.8amph, 3mi= 141c
    apple watch- 115c
    walk w/bg, sta 2 wk- 8.37min, 110mhr, 3.6ap, .5mi= 51c
    apple watch- 58c
    walk wk 2 sta- 8.05min, 100mhr, 3.6ap, .4mi = 40c
    apple watch- 40c
    Ride dome 2 hm- 19.54min, 7.8amph, 140mhr,25mi = 173c
    apple watch- 141c

    total cal 868
  • SophieRosieMom
    SophieRosieMom Posts: 3,645 Member
    edited October 2017
    barbiecat wrote: »
    :)Lanette, I hate it when I lose or misplace something. Besides the sadness at not having a special possession, I can't get past the feeling that I'm "losing it" because I've forgotten or lost track of something important. I hope you have a happy outcome about your hat. When I misplace something, Jake tries to comfort me by telling me that he can get me a new one or find a substitute, but what he can't do is repair my brain.

    Thanks Barbie.... I found the hat a little bit ago... where I left it yesterday afternoon when I went out to the potting shed aka weight room to do leg exercises. DH looked in there this afternoon and saw it hanging there but didn't recognize it as the missing hat.... now I wonder who's losing it, lol. Mr. Helpful. Takes him a couple weeks to notice a haircut!

    But since I always wear a hat when I go outside.... I'm wondering why I didn't miss it this morning when I took the dogs out several times? So I must be losing it too, lol.

    The friend I had lunch with has bad arthritis in her lower back and has had 2 cortisone shots. We got talking about arm strength and I told her about the Strong Women Stay Young and that perhaps she could do the arm exercises, sitting, and at least work on that part of her body without stressing her lower back.

    Thoughts?

    Lanette
    SW WA State where it's starting to get chilly out!
  • GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS
    GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS Posts: 2,573 Member
    M in Oz – I don’t think I would recommend repotting it until all the blooms and opened and dropped off. Then go only one size up; if it is in a 3” pot, go to a 4” (no more than a 5”). Depending on what it is potted in, you probably would want to use the same medium (sphagnum moss or bark) … If any of the roots are limps, empty shells and not green, they can be cut off. Do NOT pot it any further down than it is in the present pot (crown of the plant should be where it was in the old pot. If the roots are showing on it now, they can show on a repotted one. If you are using bark, soak it first to get it wet, then start shoving the pieces into the spaces and then you don't have to water it until the following week. You might only use ½ inch of a bit of potting medium … either or; but, no potting soil. Like I said, they are parasites and draw from bark or moss and don’t require much water. Caution on the side of ‘neglect’ versus over-watering them. Bright filtered light and then find a place it likes and thrives and then leave it there. They will bloom more when they are pot-bound as will a violet.

    Lenora
  • coastalgosgal
    coastalgosgal Posts: 2,900 Member
    edited October 2017
    Thanks for the positive feedback! I can write even neater gosh darn it! Haha! I think writing down my feelings during the first part of this change is paramount to me sticking with this. I listed all the proteins, veggies, fruits, fats, and carbs that I like so that's my go to list. When I had gone thru Jenny Craig many years ago, I ordered my food from my consultant weekly. It came in a huge box with a brick of dry ice. Oh my sons loved the dry ice! I'm thinking, going to the grocery store is like when I ordered food. The great thing is that I am in charge. I make my own choices, with food that doesn't cost a small fortune! I need to have more of a plan when buying food. I need to have husband go to the food bank with me, and change the status with them from 2 people to 1 person. Much of that food sadly isn't healthy. Much is overflow pastries, breads, and I need to discuss with husband if we go, its going to be food for him only.
    Becca
  • KolleenS
    KolleenS Posts: 33 Member
    HI All! Newbie here. Wow, it's overwhelming with 60 pages and so many people.
    I hope to get comfy and caught up.
  • GodMomKim
    GodMomKim Posts: 3,703 Member

    Hi Gals,

    I’m lurking – working on where my head is one day at a time, but I had to jump in

    Joyce – I just read your post from Sunday, and I am so sorry that the world has abused you to the point you feel like you don’t matter. I love your posts and am so envious of your extended family and how close you are… You have plenty to offer!

    Rori – If I can help with your brother let me know… we are just a few miles apart




    Smiles

    Kim from N. California
  • jmkmomm
    jmkmomm Posts: 3,247 Member
    edited October 2017
    PIp, you didn't trade in your RV did you? That was he only beast I could think of.

    Barbie, I read my comment to you and saw that I said 'what is it with me' and me should have read men. Men can just keep on driving no matter how tired they are.mi was sunrise one time when Charlie had me drive him to the hospital. I knew he was worried that time.

    Olivia is growing up so much. I'm not sure I would like that diet though. It may help me in losing some widget though.

    I saw a woman at Cracker Barrel tonight in one of those turtle back braces. It had been a long time since I had seen such an intricate brace. My Mom wore one but it was one she could put on herself. She sat find in the chairs there. She also looked pretty comfortable but of course I don't know how long she had worn it.

    Loved the pictures of that lovely girl with the fantastic make up on. Whose was that?

    Went roug my face book message page and have been deleting messages. I a, hoping to increase my storage space. I wish I could find a way of just deleting the whole thread. Anyone help???? But I have really enjoyed reliving the years of some of the threads. Some date back to 2000. So many babies not born yet. Mom was alive and doing well. Charlie was well. A whole life can change in one of those threads. There were some I didn't want to delete because they were just to special.

    Went to Sam's club tonight to pick up medicine. One of them was not ready and when asked, they said it would not be available until sometime in Novemenr. We have several of our medicines that are made in Puerto Rico and of course not available. I'm glad that when I reorder medicine that I reorder a week early and stock pile what is in the bottle and try to keep a month supply in a water tight bucket. So I know I have enough of the one medicine for me. I'm not sure of one for Charlie. But last month ey did a 3 month reorder. Who would have thunk it!!

    Charlie lies to drive me places also. I like my alone time. I can put on my radio station, drive as cautious as I want to, not race through yellow lights, just be me. Today I had t drive t my doctors office to
    Icky up my new script for Narco. He asks if I want him to drive me. Hope I'm fine. So he asks if I then don't want him t drive me?????? Is it not evident? So he reminds me that I will be er I g the expressway during rush hour traffic. Yep, I inow. Evansville isn't a big town, maybe 200,000 and the expressway is known as stop light city so I think I am OK. I drive myself twice a week now, Wednesday evening to choir and Sunday to church. This was one thing we talked about when he was gettin ready to retire. I enjoyed my independence and he said he had no intention on infringing upon it. I guess I should remind of him of that conversation. It's when he drives that he cusses so at absolutely everything that some one does or that he perceives a person might do, and if I talk I a, totally invisible to him.

    Joyce, Indiana.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,592 Member
    edited October 2017
    jmkmomm wrote: »
    Went roug my face book message page and have been deleting messages. I a, hoping to increase my storage space. I wish I could find a way of just deleting the whole thread. Anyone help???? But I have really enjoyed reliving the years of some of the threads. Some date back to 2000. So many babies not born yet. Mom was alive and doing well. Charlie was well. A whole life can change in one of those threads. There were some I didn't want to delete because they were just to special.

    Are you talking about Messenger or Facebook or your Email?


    I ask because what you post on Facebook is on "the cloud" and not on your device (phone, laptop, etc.). Deleting threads out of Facebook won't (shouldn't!) make any difference at all to your storage space.


    Machka in Oz
  • dreamwriter
    dreamwriter Posts: 610 Member
    I have made it to pg. 60.
    It has been an interesting day. I will post when I get home after my early morning.

    -Sharon in Lethbridge feeling grateful to have the brothers that I do.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,592 Member
    Thursday - 6 km walk. Most of that was a bit of a hike along the cliffs on either side of "our" beach.



    Friday - A little wander (cycling) around the area where we are hosting/organising/running 3 cycling events this weekend. We host many events out of this location and decided to have a better look around today. :)

    Distance: 26.5 km
    Elevation: 292 m
    Moving Time: 1:31:45
    Elapsed Time: 1:34:53
    Speed: Avg: 17.4 km/h | Max: 37.8 km/h
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,692 Member
    Sharon - very interested to hear your story! <3

    I'm up and packed and lurking in my room before the final push. I hope she will go shopping at the airport. She wants to get there early to shop. :# I will grab a coffee and read, I hope. Thanks for all your good wishes, it really helped knowing you were all by my side. <3

    Much love, Heather UK xxxxxxx
  • spikeyhair
    spikeyhair Posts: 2,078 Member
    Kate UK <3
  • ryenday
    ryenday Posts: 1,540 Member
    I woke up in the middle of the night and am having trouble getting back to sleep.

    The wind is whipping around the trees and the house - a beautiful whoosh, whoosh sound - not a storm or anything- just autumn winds.

    It is so quiet and cool. Charlie the cat is curled up at my feet on the sofa. Kidd Kirby the cat followed me from bed to this room and sits on the rug below us staring.

    The street lights and neighborhood porch lights keep flickering through the trees swaying in the winds.

    It is a special type of pregnant peaceful that only comes just before dawn.

    I think I’m tired enough to go back to sleep now and I contemplate just curling up with Charlie cat here on the sofa.

    Rye
  • klanders30
    klanders30 Posts: 2,569 Member
    Happy Friday looking forward to a professional development day at work (1/2 day). Starts wtih a "halloween" brunch which is full of carb & candy laden offerings. I will eat the fruit, hardboiled eggs and yogurt--maybe a touch of yogurt, that's the plan. Then it's off to meetings, meetings, meetings.

    I am on an anti-biotic and a cortisone cream and I am hoping that the rash (eczema) improves dramatically soon.
    The doctor said to make an appointment with him for 2 weeks from now and if the rash disappears I cancel the appointment. Here's hoping that the Rx does the trick. Anyone here deals with eczema? Is this brought on by stress? There is no family history of eczema and I thought (for a long time now) that it is was a wheat aor gluten intolerant rash==whether it is or not, I feel better not eating white flour, pasta, bread, cake etc. I really feel better on a veggie, some animal protein, fruit eating plan, this does include eggs and cheeses. I don't really miss the pasta all that much.

    NYKAREN
  • LisaInAR
    LisaInAR Posts: 2,020 Member
    Thinking about Michele in NC and the wedding of the century. Hope all's going well...

    Just saying! :smile:
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,086 Member
    a quick good morning as I finish my tea, have to make my lunch quick and go walk the boys... Tom going to concert tonight and I am sure taking Elena, wondering if she is meeting him at the house or what? would love to spy if she is, but I dont think so, I am guessing he will take her out for dinner and then the show...
    whatever,she can have him!!!
    he wanted me to come over tuesday and hand out candy, I said your a big boy, you bought the candy,your house you hand it out...
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,592 Member
    Machka9 wrote: »
    Busy weekend ahead ... organising/hosting/running 3 cycling events while trying to study for a final exam!!

    Machka in Oz

    Studied yesterday evening.

    Did ride/event preparation this morning.

    Went for a ride this afternoon ... because we love cycling in this area.

    Hosted/ran the first event this evening. It was quick!!

    Now more studying.

    All set for tomorrow ... I think. Tomorrow is a bigger day.


    M in Oz
  • KJLaMore
    KJLaMore Posts: 2,847 Member
    Still here. Still fuzzy from this cold and the lack of sleep from coughing. But enjoying the conversation! Planning my exercises while I still feel to icky to get in the pool. Once the crud is gone it will be pool time two-three times a week, walking everyday (I do have a treadmill now and grateful for it; because colder temps = icy sidewalks), and I think I am going to get a kettlebell. I have said this before, but never have thinking I could do stuff like planking, push-ups, and use my free weights. But I can't seem to stick with those. I have done kettle bell lifting before at a class I went to and it was one of my favorite things to do because of the "swing". It almost seemed more cardio than strength. So I think I need to give it a try at home.

    Karen VA- Olivia! Love that face! You can tell she is liking her first foods!
    Heather- Your trip sounds wonderful so far! So glad you are able to enjoy this time with them!
    Penny- Your life during this time of year (the darker months) is just fascinating to me. Do many people in your community use "daylight" lamps or suffer from SAD? Or do you think, because this is just how it is, that their bodies have just gotten used to the rhythm and light (or lack thereof)?
    Who is beginning to eat more cottage cheese?- I can't remember who mentioned it...Katla maybe? I eat cottage cheese often. Once I found out how much protein was in a cup; it became a no brainer substitute for meat for me.

    That's all I have time for right now, kids arriving. ttfn xoxoxo KJ (Kelly)

  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,592 Member
    KJLaMore wrote: »
    Who is beginning to eat more cottage cheese?- I can't remember who mentioned it...Katla maybe? I eat cottage cheese often. Once I found out how much protein was in a cup; it became a no brainer substitute for meat for me.

    I love cottage cheese. :)

    Here, we can get an onion and chive cottage cheese which I prefer over plain. But if they run out of onion and chive, I go for plain.

    I have 100 grams after work with sliced cucumbers. Sometimes I slice up radishes and cabbage or other veggies too. Sometimes I use sliced pickles rather than cucumbers. It makes a great after work snack without loading me up with a bunch of calories.

    And ... the orchard my husband manages has a vegetable garden and sometimes he can bring home veggies. The other day he brought home a bag of radishes ... I am familiar with the small red ones with white interiors. I was not familiar with white ones the size of mandarins. They've got a bit of a kick to them which adds to the cottage cheese.

    M in Oz

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