WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2018
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Machka - if you Google Burns Night you will get a million hits.
Evelyn is right, it's in memory of Robert Burns, the Scottish national poet. He wrote the Address to the Haggis.
Karen - McSweens (no other tradtional haggis comes close) also make a very acceptable vegetarian haggis. My DDIL used to have that when I invited her over.
My lower back is sore as is my right foot. I have lost no weight despite the added exercise. Grrrrrrrrrr!
I will have to eat less. 
Much love, Heather UK xxxxxxx3 -
Morning, afternoon and evening, my friends...
Katla: My experience here with the weather could be worse - my best friend is in Orlando with family for a once in a lifetime theme park - a- palooza with two of their three kids, their spouses and two grands. They live in Montana, and were so pleased at the idea of a lovely warm vacation. Hasn't turned out that way for most of it. Plus, I got a text from her last night saying that five of them were down with colds, including both grands. My life's pretty good in comparison!
Kim: It's always lovely to see your smile, even when you don't post.
Heather: Our blessing, and our curse, as writers, is living in the moment we write about. It was much, MUCH easier to distance myself from it by fictionalizing my father's abuse in my novel. Especially since I killed him off in the first chapter. Not suggesting you should, just giving you my own experience. I was terrified that my family wouldn't just get crazy, but might even sue. The few that read it (if they weren't fibbing) said "great book!" The rest, including those who might have had a basis for a libel suit, never said anything at all... Not sure my family reads anything but the Bible.
Trying not to get too het up, as part of my daughter's battalion is deploying overseas pretty shortly. Her first sergeant is trying to keep her off the list, as he's not going until later in the year, and wants her with him (she's amazing at her job). But for her, it would mean fewer months apart from the husband, as he's due back in May and she would be back in July. If she deploys in April or May, of course, it would mean a year apart from her spouse, if not more.
We're here for just this reason, of course, but it's still tough to think about the full responsibility for these two little lives (and two dogs and their cat) in our hands. Plus, I'd just as soon my daughter not be in a war zone, of course. I've got to remind her to get a medical power of attorney specially drawn up. Her general power of attorney for me was not accepted by the clinic when I went to get Tyler his physical, even though it covers "everything." They wanted it to say "medical." There's always something, you know?
Trying not to worry - can't change the military's mind, as I well remember, and this, too, shall pass.
Love y'all,
Lisa in NC5 -
cityjaneLondon wrote: »My lower back is sore as is my right foot. I have lost no weight despite the added exercise. Grrrrrrrrrr! I will have to eat less.
My lower back was sore after my first couple runs. Then it settled in. Also, if you are doing anything with weights, form is very important.
And I haven't lost weight either. I have been able to lose weight by adding exercise, but I have to add a whole lot of exercise ... a minimum of 90 minutes a day on a "rest" day and averaging about 3 hours a day in general. When I do that, I can only keep it up for about 5 months, and then I have to back off to rest.
Meanwhile ... the battery in my food scale died!!! How am I supposed to eat if I can't weigh my food???
It's not quite that bad yet, but I've got to get back to weighing everything soon, so I'll have to replace that battery soon.
Machka in Oz
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morning ladies~
had a wonderful time with my boss and co workers last night.. we had a lovely dinner and I dont even know how much it cost,but im sure a pretty penny.. then we did the adventure room where they lock you in a room and you have to figure out clues to get out and have an hour to do 3 rooms. it was fun, next year he wants to do laser tag.. Ol Allie is out on that one...now bowling I would do... that would be fun...working today... and then going to my dads to help hoe out and will bring alfie with he and a bunch of garbage bags7 -
Machka FOUR INCHES??? [shudder]
Lenore fitted sheets, laundromat owner taught me this method, but it's hard to describe.
Put one long end's corner over the back of a dining room or kitchen chair. Fold the other long end's corner over it.
Hold the opposite end corners and back away from the chair til the sheet is stretched out.
Fold the corner in your right had over the one in your left so the fold down the width of the sheet is on your right. Take the fold in your right hand and fold to meet the corners in your left and hold in your left. At the chair end, drape the fold over the corners on the chair. Sheet is now folded in quarters widthwise. Grab the fold at bottom edge with your right hand. Bring your left had toward the chair, hook/fold/pinch the stuff in your left hand over/with/to the stuff on the chair. Move your right hand to the stuff hanging down and grab it too. With your left pinch/take the corners etc off the chair. Move your hands together and you have something small and rectangular enough to finish folding on top of the dryer.
Barbie ". . .raised by depression era parents . . . mental shift to even start letting go of things. . . challenge to focus on what is mine to discard and not comment on what my darling husband has. . ." ditto everything you said. Some people get a feeling of freedom, release and an energy rise when they let stuff go. Not me, I feel diminished, sad, grief at loss. Every box that goes to the thrift store is a struggle. Absolutely HATE it when I've finally let something go, only to have a use for then next week. None the less, I need (if not want) to let go of some more things. Will channel today's Virgo Moon energy into sorting purging putting together at least one thrift store box. ;}
Michele, Out of overweight range? Very well done! If your mystery happened at our house, there would be no mystery. I'd have been guilty. ;} And yes, 20 mins is not enough. Have blown through that intention twice so far including tonight and still have 2 pages to go ;{
Rye your sweaty, freezing, grumpy, hungry award made me snort my tea!
Rita Your hand is TOO CLOSE to that big hairy spider. I may never get back to sleep ;{
Kim ritual, and music, are very important to me, which is why I'm having trouble deciding on a home church now that we've moved. Don't have any close family and DH hates the holidays so our holiday rituals are few. "... more from the garden.." great positive double goal, to grow more and eat more of what you grow!
Karen in Va "Capybaras lolling in an onsen" to the tune of "Chestnuts roasting on an open fire"? doesn't quite scan tho'
Mindful and WARM Hugs to all,
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD. 5 -
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Frigid day here, had to be up at 4 a.m. to get dd and dh to the airport. Luckily at that time of day getting to the airport was a breeze (albeit a frigid one) Karen my brain will have to think of some cute lyrics, here's what I've got so far sung to that Mozart tune Eine Kleine Nachtmusic:
Bom....oh bom...oh bomogenesis!!
Wind and cold and snow that just won't quit!
Stay in and drip your faucets dear
and have a cup of cheer
to warm you inside out
of this I have no doubt
it's frigid out!
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Barbara, just like reading this thread keeps me focused on my healthy path, I found that reading and listening to podcasts about clearing clutter and minimalism helped me stay more focused on how my life could be better with less. Barbie 5 -
Heather - I belong to the Chicago Scots and we celebrate Burns night in March when the weather is a little more reasonable. We don't get 'true' haggis here in the states but it's pretty close. I had it in Scotland and I can't taste the difference.
Evelyn - The problem with the heat is a chronic issue. We've had the repairman out three times in the last month. My office is actually one of the warmest in the building, but the polar vortex is upstairs and the staircase is just outside my office door. I haven't resorted to wearing gloves at my desk, so maybe it's not so bad.
Ginger - You dress to shoes. Does that mean you are a fellow Flybaby?
Katla - I find that keeping my head and hands warm is the most important. I typically wear a balaclava to protect my face from the bitter cold wind. If you're spending time outdoors (more than just walking from the car to the house), wear layers and invest in thermal socks. Hoping for warmer weather soon.
Barbie - I'm with you on the letting go of things. I have an entire garage full of boxes of stuff I can't let go and it's been there since I moved it from my last house. I keep meaning to go through it but always find a reason not to. My lease is up at the end of summer so I'm hoping to tackle that so I don't have to move it again.
My approach to New Year's resolutions is the same as Lent. I was raised Catholic (and survived to tell the tale) and one of the Lenten traditions is to 'give something up' as a fasting sacrifice during the '40' days between Ash Wednesday and Easter. My pastor taught that giving something up for 6 weeks only to take it up again after Easter was missing the whole point of the exercise. If you're giving something up, it should be done with the intention of making a permanent change in your life. (Fasting from chocolate for six weeks isn't really life changing, and fasting from chocolate forever is unthinkable.) He also introduced the notion that fasting doesn't have to mean food. You could give up a bad habit, or conversely take on a good one. As I became an adult, it was this last thing that really resonated with me. My Lenten fasting sacrifice wasn't giving up sweets or cuss words. I vowed to do a good deed for my community - volunteering at a shelter or food pantry, tutoring ESL students or becoming an adult literacy advocate - and that community involvement was something that lasted far beyond the end of Lent. That said, my resolution this year is to commit to myself. As a parent, I've been so focused on my kids success that I've lost a little bit of what makes me me. To that end, I'm putting on my Flybaby wings and teaching myself to fly. It all starts with dressing to shoes and shining my sink.
~Lou in the burbs
Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can. - Arthur Ashe7 -
Good morning! Happy Saturday! Well, I got half of my house undecorated and cleaned yesterday! I left the tree up, so that I could enjoy one more evening of "Christmas". I am off to the store to do the grocery shopping, then I will come home and get the living room undecorated and cleaned and the tree down. I will be making some tomato soup this week, along with some chicken noodle. DH has more dental work this week, so soft foods for him. I will probably be adding some shoveling to my work out today. There is about six inches on our driveway from last night.
Kelly in Michigan - Welcome from another Kelly in Michigan. Most of the women on this site refer to me as KJ. This is a great group of women that have lots of advice, interesting chats, and diverse lives and ways of solving life's problems! Come often and join in!
Rye- You and I are alike in our love of soups and our love of shoveling! I bet you don't get to do a whole lot of shoveling in Texas. I could send you some snow, if you like!!
Cathy- OF COURSE, it hits 60 degrees the day after I leave Texas! Ugh! I am glad you got out to enjoy it! I remember taking my own kids for gelato once in a while as a treat. Knowing it was a european version of ice cream, made it more "special" to us.
Heather- Your Burns Night party sounds like fun! I had never heard of it, so I googled it. I had no idea he wrote Auld Lang Syne. The words to that song were always a mystery to me. Give the haggis a stab and raise a glass for me! Fun stuff!
With the song Auld Lang Syne going through my head, I just remembered; I watched the NYE ball drop on tv and was shocked that the New Yorkers were not singing Auld Lang Syne at the New Year! They were singing New York, New York. smh...a whole generation of celebrants will now think that the new year celebration is all about them. What's that all about?
Well, tempus fugit! And so should I...ttfn xoxoxo KJ (Kelly)4 -
Kim - That's exactly the suggestion that led me, some years ago, to ADD eating a raw carrot to my daily routine. Once that habit was established, I branched out to other raw vegetables, and it grew into my daily dose of 500 grams (a bit more than a pound). For the same number of calories as about 7 Hershey's Kisses, I get a quart and a half of munchy bits of raw veg, not to mention all the vitamins and minerals. I don't manage to eat 500 grams every day, but on the days when I do (i.e. most days) all other snacking behavior gets crowded out. It's my No. 1 weight control tip!I heard a pod cast from a food program about resolutions, and they twisted it to which food would you eat MORE of in 2018 and why.
People who have been down south over Christmas/New Year's are coming back to Svalbard. One friend had been home to Germany with her husband and 3-year-old. The little boy was delighted to be there - getting spoiled rotten by doting grandparents - but he also missed home. As they prepared to board the flight up to Svalbard, she told her son to take a good long look at the sunlight, because he wasn't going to get to see any more for over a month.
He shook his head at her and said "Mommy I don't need the sun. I have a flashlight!"
My husband has been involved in the search for someone to fill an important position up here. On Wednesday, one candidate flew in for the second round of interviews, bringing his wife along so she could see what this place is like. (Important!) Yesterday it was time for them to leave. My husband was going to give them a ride to the airport. But the wife wanted to go "to the suburbs" to see a cabin she'd heard a lot about. (Incidentally, it's the cabin the flashlight boy's family lives in during the summer.) The cabin is right near the airport, so on the way to there, my husband took a little detour.
The gravel road out to the cabin runs along a gravelley plain about 500 yards wide, between the airport and the beach. The area is essentially featureless, so you have to know where the road goes - especially now, in the dark. My husband does, but unfortunately he skidded on an icy spot in a curve and went off the road. And hit the ONLY upright object within 500 yards: the sign that shows the way to the campground. Broken headlight, mangled fender, but no other damage to the car. (The signpost was totalled.)
The guests were a bit shaken, wondering what to do if a polar bear appeared, but just moments later, another car pulled up. Out jumped a guy who greeted my husband by name and started joshing him about his "aberration". He offered everyone a lift, they transferred the luggage, and tootled off to the airport. On the way, my husband and the other guy chatted about the Christmas holidays, as if there wasn't a problem in the world.
Later, taking a philosophical stance, my husband said the whole chain of events was a perfect illustration of how this town works. We help each other out. We don't overdramatize (except when telling stories to entertain each other). We just get on with it.
Whenever a problem crops up, we say "This is Svalbard. It'll resolve itself."
/Penny, problem-free at the
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@Lagopus ... I find your life way, way up north fascinating, but I really don't know how you do it. A month without sunlight would have me curled up in bed weeping. I find it hard enough when the sun sets by 6 pm.
I know that come June you'll have daylight all the time ... that part I could do.
M in Oz0 -
Today ended up being busier than I had hoped.
On the spur of the moment, I put together another slow cooker meal (had to make a dash down to the store to get light coconut milk) -- curried chicken and veg.
Then I finished and assembled the trifle which took longer than I had hoped, and I accidentally ended up with 2 of them!
And just before dinner, I dashed downstairs to ride 50 minutes on my bicycle trainer and then to do 10 minutes of weight lifting.
Prepping the cherries:
The trifles:
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Hi ladies,
Just checking in. -10 (-23c) here this morning. Going to stay in bed a bit and read for a while before I get up.
Taking down the tree this morning so if my jump rings come in I can start my bracelet without feeling guilty about not getting anything done.
The muscle in my ankle still hurting even though I’m wearing my support and don’t go barefoot. I’m going to make yet again another appointment with the foot dr. He really hasn’t been much help so far so I’m only going give him one more try. I think he is the only one in town but I’m going to check with my dr first to see if there is anyone else I could go to.
Hope everyone has or is having a good day.
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Heather - I'm glad you found a photo for your book but sorry about all the feelings that came back. When did your dad's molestation finally stop for you? I had a girlfriend in high school who was obese. I'll never forget the day I was visiting her - and we were teenagers - we were in her room chatting, and she tearfully told me that her dad had been molesting her. I cannot remember the particulars - I think it started when she was a child. Anyhow, I recall walking out of her room and seeing her mom standing there in the kitchen and not liking her mom much anymore.
Thank you for the update on Ros - I hope this next round of chemo is successful for her and gives her a long and happy life! I think it's great DOS has found a girlfriend... meeting the family is a big step. Nice to think the greyhounds helped with the match-making, lol.
Barbara S Oregon - I just reread Elena's almond flour muffin recipe - all I have is almond meal which is pretty coarse and has flecks of brown in it. But I still may try it, perhaps it will be more like a bran muffin.
I know I have to start decluttering again. I think it will be easiest to start with extra bedding and pillows - many of them still in the plastic. And going after the pantry again. Our local gospel mission has a little food bank and will take items up to a year past the "best by" date.
By the way, I finally did splurge on a "My Pillow" and so far it's going pretty well.
Machka - Kim - I like the idea of focusing on eating MORE of certain foods vs. being only about restriction of some foods (like Little Debbies and Reese cups, lol.) Since I've upped my greens and fruit, I've noticed the cravings for processed food going away. Focusing my attention on what I'll put in my smoothie or what kind of salad I'll make helps take my mind off DH's chocolate stash.
I know it will take training and vigilance.
My seed order arrived and now I'm getting ready to place another one - Park Seeds has mini kale meant for containers. DH won't like it, but I'm am thinking about tossing a LOT of flower seeds into some of my former veggie garden and letting them go crazy. I had such good luck with the wildflowers last year - I bet there will be a lot of self-seeding going on with those as well.
Speaking of, it's going to be a warmer, rainy day. I need to finish cleaning up the garden a bit between showers. Pull more carrots. I think DH is going to prune the apple trees.
Have a good day everyone!
Lanette
SW WA State
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Hi all,
I've just been looking at our BBC news online and seeing how bad the weather is in parts of the US. It is an eye opener to be sure! It is very cold here in South Wales UK but nowhere near as cold as some of you have it.
On a lighter note, can't remember which of you is/are the line dancers, but, I'm off to a line dancing social evening later and looking forward to it.
Take care all
Karen UK4 -
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morning peeps, Kirby is working today. still living w/the right lens in the left eye and nothing in the right eye. my eyes are now adjusting to it. after the gym (found a spin class on sat at 8am) will go to the hot tub for a minute, the drop the kids back home and got to work for a few hours (all about the $$$) then Kirby should be home around 1 he said. later peeps. y work on Saturday u ask? crazy busy and I get paid :0)6
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Lazy this morning.
RV Rita1
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