WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR DECEMBER 2017
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Sharon, don’t put your head in the sand. If it walks and talks like a duck,it’s a duck. Sounds to me like you had a feeling he was cheating. Now that it’s confirmed, respect yourself enough to move on. I know it will be hard but others have done it and so can you. And don’t beat yourself up over checking his emails. You had to know and that was what you needed to do. I’m sorry your marriage has not turned out as you would have hoped, but it takes two and you are missing one of the two. (((HUGS)))3
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Allie, your brother said you needed to step up? I think you have more than been there for your father. What does he do for him ?2
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Yesterday,a neighbor stopped in to see our new heat/AC regulator.Anyway,he mentioned DH said I had some type of
On line infection. He looked & said it almost surely came from FB.He works as a specialist with such stuff.
DD talked me into signing up for FB,but never thought to use it.Was just “there” in list of apps.
Run Malwarebytes on your phone and computer. That should take care of any "viruses".
Also don't click on clickbait, ads, links in emails, etc.
Machka in Oz2 -
Good morning all is well or me. Seen a loss and i'm taking it.
Katla
Sorry to hear your having puppy problems. We brought ours to vet before Christmas last year thought he was on his last legs. An xray and a few pills from the vet. He had a gut infection. Fortunatly he's sill with us
Michele
My apple peeler comes with corer and slices the apples. Making it easy to make apple pies.
Apples heaped a couple tsp. butter cinnamon and brown sugar yummy.
Tracie
A book nook how wonderful is that
Well it's on to a good day for me today. As for those who remember I have a sister who is bi polar. I placed her in nursing home but unfortunately she's a two hour drive from home. He son drove by there yesterday and brought her home for New Years. So she's here with me until the 2nd. She's doing good.
Linda in the far North Northern Ontario.
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Good morning ladies,
I just found your group this morning. You all look to have a nice thing going here. I would like to join in if I can.
I'm getting myself ready to get back on the wagon for 2018. I need some motivation and support to stay on track.
Thanks,
Donna in Chicago11 -
Starting about 20 years ago ... weren't we supposed to become a paperless society?? What happened??
... Machka thinks to herself as she sorts through mountains of paper in her office ...
Where does it all come from? Why is it here and not on my computer? It's like I blink and there's another stack of paper on my desk, next to my desk, filling a rubbermaid bin, on top of the rubbermaid bin ...
I need an office assistant just to file paper for me. And I'd really like someone to scan it all so I can get rid of it!!
Machka ... buried in paper ... in Oz5 -
Sharon, After reading Gretchen Rubin's book "The Happiness Project", I made my own list of "Happiness Commandments". Among them are "Act the way you want to feel" and "Don't take things personally".
I just discovered that although I have the list posted on the fridge, I don't have a copy on my computer so in the spirit of my commandment "Do it now", I'm going to copy them into a computer file this morning so I can copy and paste them on a reply and share all of them with you later.
Barbie in NW Washington where dogs are waiting for another walk. 6 -
Hi Donna and welcome. You will find us a chatty bunch of supportive ladies. Tell us a little bit about yourself so we can know you better.
Terry in VT2 -
Hi all,
Just got back from my meal with my new yoga friend. Had one small glass of wine with LOADS of soda, a carrot soup and scallops with chorizo and pea puree. (Starter portion) No carbs.
Nice chat with my friend, who I think I have persuaded to go on a Christmas cruise next year! (She lives alone)
This morning my cancer friend rang me!!! Thank goodness. I asked her to give me the number of her best local friend so I don't have sleepless nights worrying about her. 
We had a nice long chat. She has got to make an informed decision about whether to go through another round of chemo. 
She is seeing the consultant again on Thursday and hopes to get some sense out of her. No one seems to be blunt enough. She has a possible chemo session scheduled for the following Monday, so I said I would go up there to be with her whether she is having it or not. If not we can just socialise.
With regards to husbands putting on radios, tvs etc. We have a rule in this house that we only have on in the shared space what we both want to watch. If it is something only one wants then they go elsewhere to listen/watch. I never put on the radio without first checking with him and vice versa. If I really want to listen /watch I use my tablet and Bluetooth headphones. It is just common courtesy. It is a form of assault to occupy someone else's space with unwanted noise. I would sit down with them at some mutually agreed time to have a proper discussion about it and tell them how it makes you feel. They are supposed to love and care for you, not disregard your wishes!
These days it is totally unecessary to ruin other people's peace and personal space with noise as there are so many other options. Care and consideration are an essential element in marriage. I like Gretchen Rubin's "Happiness at Home" for some other ideas.
Much love, Heather UK xxxxxxx
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A few weeks back a recipe came across the MFP newsfeed for Protein Packed Pancakes. Have any of you tried it? It looked delicious so I tried it this morning. Yuk! Yuk! Yuk! I couldn’t finish mine. I have another serving in the fridge for tomorrow, but I’m seriously considering throwing it in the trash. I’d much rather have an omelet with veggies. The recipe was basically flour, eggs, Greek yogurt, a little sugar and vanilla.2
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Good morning ladies,
I just found your group this morning. You all look to have a nice thing going here. I would like to join in if I can.
I'm getting myself ready to get back on the wagon for 2018. I need some motivation and support to stay on track.
Thanks,
Donna in Chicago
Welcome! Just so you know, there will be a new thread Jan 1. We start over each month. It’s hard to keep up sometimes, but so worth it if you do. I, too, have new motivation for 2018.
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Did Jari Love Extremely Ripped Hardcore DVD. The plan for tomorrow is to do Yogalates for Weight Loss DVD.
Yea! Vince finished the Krispy Kreme donuts! They were tempting me, but now they won't. Yea!
Tracie - happy anniversary. Wanted to get that tax break, huh?
Felicia - make sure you bring back some of that sun! So glad you're having a good time
I think I'm going to try making another apple pie for tomorrow. I do need to go to WalMart. Need to buy the meat, etc. for tomorrow. Also want to use the few coupons that will expire at the end of the year.
Sharon - you are a wonderful woman, don't ever forget that. Larry is a cad. Don't ever forget that. (((HUGS)))
Linda - I have an apple corer that also cuts the apples into segments, is that what you mean? Then I would chop up the segments. The corer I got just takes out the core. Haven't totally figured out how it works, tho. I have a slicing attachment for my food processor so I might do that. That's how Amanda cuts up her apples.
I was thinking of making the gingerbread cookie recipe that M posted, but I decided not. We have enough cookies that I'd like to finish up just in case the pie doesn't turn out.
Donna - just jump right in!
Heather - so glad your friend called you! How nice of you to go be with her if she has the chemo or not. You are a good friend.
Michele in NC
who is going to try making the apple pie now -- wish me luck!
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Welcome Donna!
Okie in the TX Hill Country0 -
Happy Saturday everyone, we have light snow falling, looks so pretty I could just watch it from the coziness of my couch. Won't have to drive in it, so of course, I love it! I am taking the day to do my typical New Year's eve purge of all cluttered papers and will tackle the spare room. It turns into a depository for things we don't want and a staging area for all the holiday bips and bobs, ribbons and bows. I am not ready to part with the tree yet, probably next weekend, so for now I will just rearrange the spare room debris into something more presenatable. Starting a morning stretching routine today and will carry on with it for the new year, as my word for 2018 is S T R E T C H
Heather so glad your friend got in touch with you and you've got contact info now. Glad you can get up to visit with her. NYKAREN 2 -
Is there anything you can put in flowers to keep them fresh? We don't have aspirin since Vince can't take it. A friend gave me some flowers for Christmas Eve, and I'd like to keep them as long as possible. Most of the flowers by now have seen better days, but there are two that are still decent.
Michele in NC0 -
Getting a bit reflective as the New Year Approaches.
I'd read a book by Karla MaLaren called Emotional Genius ( now our of print) years ago. She has a newer book called the Language of Emotions. It is an update of the previous book. She goes into quite a bit a detail and in an ideal world many of her ideas make sense. Being able to carry then out is another issue.
The big take away for me is that emotions are messengers. What ever the emotion is be it happiness, anger, sadness, joy they all have a place in your life and are to be honored. Anger often warns you a boundary is broken or threatened. Sadness is response to letting something go. Joy is something to be celebrated. Joy does need to be grounded otherwise it can be too overpowering.
My other take away is healthy emotions are like a healthy diet. Too much of any strong emotion can send me off balance. Listening to my emotions and using them as the tools they are meant is what I want to work on for the new year. The word Grace comes to mind as I reflect on this. I also like to reread the Guest House by Rumi:
The Guest House
This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they are a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
still, treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you out
for some new delight.
The dark thought, the shame, the malice.
meet them at the door laughing and invite them in.
Be grateful for whatever comes.
because each has been sent
as a guide from beyond.
Pat posted advice of staying away from negative people. For me my goal is when I encounter someone who is being negative is to not let them throw me off balance. I have made this comment before. Some people gain a false sense of power when they know they get you upset. As I say to students do not let them have your power. The interesting thing about people like this either they will go away on their own because they know they cannot get to you or they want you in their lives because they do find it refreshing to find someone who can stand up to them. I call it a false sense because they are not gaining power from their own inner work, but by manipulating others.
Then there are the ones that radiate chaos wherever they go. They do not intentionally mean to disrupt your world but they do. I find when I encounter people like these. I purposely strengthen my boundaries. Just like the negative person sometimes I am able to maintain a relationship with this person sometimes not.
I have three words for 2018 GRACE, GROUNDED, KINDNESS Margaret 6 -
Hello ladies! I wonder if you'd mind if I joined your group too? I think I'm of a similar age to some of you, I was 61 a week ago. I have been using MFP for over 3 years and had lost over 30 lbs but have gained back 15 of those! I have been following your group for over a year and have often thought of asking to join you.
My name is Karen and I live in South Wales in the UK.11 -
Welcome Karen - jump right in!
Okie in the TX Hill Country2 -
Karen UK and Donna - Welcome!
NYKAREN - She hasn't given me the number yet. For some reason she is reluctant. She said, it may be a while. Perhaps to her it signifies that the end is coming?
Love Heather UK xxxxxxx3 -
dreamwriter - not cool, not cool at all1
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Happy Saturday Morning to All!
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Thank you for letting me join your group. I feel as if I know you all personally, what a lovely lot of ladies you all are! Briefly, I was divorced for the second time in April and now live alone in a comfortable rented apartment. I have 3 lovely daughters from my first marriage. 3 granddaughters and 4 grandsons. All live very close to me. My dear old Dad is 91 and now lives in a care home. He has Parkinson's and dementia but he still knows us all, thankfully.
I have a few hobbies, crochet, knitting and painting with watercolours. Am not very good at the painting tho!10 -
Hi I'm back to logging my food again. It took me a while to find the group, couldn't quite remember the name, but I found you. I recognise a few names, but lots of new ones too.
I'm going to take early retirement in March/April next year so hopefully will have more time to keep in touch with everyone. In the meantime I hope you don't mind if I lurk and post every now and then.
Happy New Year and I hope that 2018 is a good year for all of us.
Viv York UK 6 -
Good Saturday everyone. I can’t believe the weather differences across this country. Just stopping to say hi.
Rita RVing in Columbus New Mexico4 -
Karen, welcome to our friendly community. I have been knitting since I was a child and have taken it up more seriously since I retired. Since I made the decision to be more active, I thought I wouldn't knit as much and then I found out that I could knit and ride my recumbent exercise bike at the same time so now I knit, ride the bike, and watch TV with my husband all at the same time.
Barbie from drizzly NW Washington5 -
Barbie: that's what I'd call multi tasking! Or, multi-enjoyment! Well done! I just love it that all in this group seem so wise to the ways of the world. I tend to look at things in a different way since I've been following your group. Am I really bothered if so and so doesn't speak to me? Will my life be better if I buy such and such?? You all inspire me.
Love from Karen UK x7 -
Viv - Welcome back. I remember you very well and have occasionally wondered how you are getting on.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxx3 -
Michele, a stability bar? Could you post pic?
Michele and pip, Michelle's right, uploaded the video to YouTube first, then pasted the link it provided. THINK the tall thing was the North Pole, but maybe not since there's a magician nearby. Will try to stop by the park before they take it down and get a better pic.
pip but your piece of cake 1/2 mi is followed by a full work day, then another 1/2 mi, no? No wonder you could run a marathon!
Rye sleep superpower, awesome!
Becca, Procraftinating? Now THAT's a craft I could do!
Janetr not in your neck of the woods, but Azalea Park in Brookings OR. I too love to drive past people's light displays but this was a walk through, all put up by volunteers, costs sponsored by local biz, admission a whopping $2, kids free.
Evvie, Margaret so creative and skilled!
7 pages behind, but practicing for a new habit, stop and DO something after every page.
Hugs to all,
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD.
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Kate UK 1
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