WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH 2018

Machka9

I just sent an idea for part of our winter holiday to my husband ... a few days in/near Hong Kong! There's a fruit expo on which might interest him, plus I'd like to see Hong Kong again.

I don't know if that will work out ... a number of random ducks wandering about the place would have to get in a row ... but it's an idea.


Machka in Oz

exermom

Did deep water class. The plan for tomorrow is to do Joyce Vidral’s Upper and Lower Body DVD

Cynthia – welcome

Made a lemon cake with lemonade in it for Vince. Tried adding more sugar to the icing I make, it was better. Also tried some of the decorating. He’s getting “trials”, but I don’t think he minds.

After exercise stopped at the Salvation Army. Found a nice exercise top. Some of mine are getting to – how do I say it – seen better days? Then went to Aldi since this week they have butter on sale for $1.99 with no limit. I thought for sure there’d be a limit. So I got 15. Hey, they can be frozen! Then went to Food Lion to get the lemonade for this cake. I’m not crazy about it, don’t think I’ll make it again.

Just got a email that the last mahjongg is not going to be at this one gal’s house (I might have considered it there) but since she has to go to a funeral it’ll be at another gal’s house which I have no interest whatsoever in going to

Sharon – happy anniversary. What a lovely dress

Terry – I’m sorry, I should have been more specific. Pickle juice not for menstrual cramps but for muscle cramps

Marcelyn – that’s the pickle juice I get. I got it off Amazon

Kobi – welcome! Congrats on your upcoming wedding

Ketone Karen – how do you like Spring?

Rye – I’m in awe of you

Terry – love the haircut.

Felicia – guess I’m slow too, so you’re in good company. But, like you, I’ll get there

Went to ceramics tonight, then Lowes Foods to get a few things. Goin to bed soon.

Michele in NC

Katla49

Lanette: I've wanted a teleporter ever since I was a kid. My favorite cousin and I didn't know what it was called in the pre Star Trek years, , but we were eager to be able to visit one another whenever we wanted. We imagined a self-driving car. A few years later, Star Trek was on TV and we knew the teleporter was perfect for us.

Barbie: Thanks for telling me about Revolution. Do you get it from the vet? :huh:

Sue in TX: My cousins had a friend with a plane who dropped their parents' ashes in a river on the Oregon Coast. DH & I want ours scattered from a look-out shelter further down the coast. We were married in that look-out shelter during spring break from college. It is an ancient stone structure in a public park overlooking the ocean. DH has talked about being shot off in a rocket, but I think having an urn of ashes upended from the tower on our anniversary would be lovely.

Katla in beautiful NW Oregon

"So many of us believe in perfection, which ruins everything else, because the perfect is not only the enemy of the good; it's also the enemy of the realistic, the possible and the fun."

KetoneKaren

Heather Add me to those that thought A Very Nice Man was a captivating title for your book, although I understand your logic in choosing the new title.

janetr7476

Love to you all,
Janetr OKC

janetr7476

This morning did my kettlebell workout, walked on treadmill, had over 12,221 steps for the day. And put together this little piece for the craft store. Karen in VA, notice no snow of these flowers



Janetr OKC

spikeyhair

Kate UK

KarenUK56

Hello ladies:-
I haven't posted for ages but have been keeping up to date with everyone's news.
I had a fabulous holiday in Cornwall, we had lots of snow,(very unusual for that part of the country). We travelled by train and, because of the very high spring tides, part of the shoreline track was flooded. We had an extended stay of two days until the line was re-opened!
I have been logging my food on MFP for 1330 days! 16lbs is not a great weight loss to show for all that time, but, I've gained back half of my original weight lost in the early days!
I will just keep on keeping on!
I'm glad that poorly husbands are on the mend and enjoy reading everyone's posts.
All the best
Karen UK x

KetoneKaren

janetr7476 wrote: »

This morning did my kettlebell workout, walked on treadmill, had over 12,221 steps for the day. And put together this little piece for the craft store. Karen in VA, notice no snow of these flowers



Janetr OKC

Janetr That snow-free flower art is truly lovely! Do you think those are pink daffodils?

Remember my cut peonies?

This is what's left:




Karen in Virginia

KJLaMore

Good morning! I want to say I have been busy; but I guess I haven't really been much busier than before. Yoga is taking up about 30-45 minutes of my time each morning. Then I am doing a little bit extra in the evenings so that I have time to relax on the weekend. Takes me a while to read posts and catch up and I don't always have time to respond.
Karen, Janet, and all green thumb people- Love, love LOVE all of the flower pictures! I have roses and hydrangea growing in my yard. This year I want to get some lily of the valley planted on the north side of the house and thinking of a bougainvillea vine near my mailbox. If my knee is up to it, I would also like to get some container gardens going, again. Thinking also of growing lettuces in my planters box this year. ONLY, if I can't find my variegated leaf sunpatience. Couldn't find them locally last year. I don't like to order plants through the mail, because I am always worried I am going to get the dead plant.
A note about daffodils- I don't grow them, but they always bring a smile to my face. Daffodils will always remind me of the scene in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (Gene Wilder version). I understand that is a movie you either love or hate. I was still in elementary school when that movie came out and I was fascinated that he could drink out of a daffodil and THEN eat the cup! I think that has always been a "bucket list" experience for me. I want to have an edible daffodil cup and saucer. I imagine it would taste like butterscotch. lol childhood dreams

...I'm out of time! Kids pulling in the drive way! ttfn xoxoxo KJ (Kelly)

kymarai

Greetings Lovely Ladies!
I am by no means caught up with posts as lots going on here. I need to quit dropping things. Broke my phone last night by dropping it for second time in 2 days. Broke a glass by dropping it. Broke something else yesterday. I need to slow down and be more mindful. Replacement phone coming today. Hope it is better than the last replacement one I got. I really don't want to shell out money for a new one when I haven't paid off this one yet!

Congrats to all the "losers"! Great job! Stay safe to all those celebrating Spring with snow. We got about 5" on grassy areas.

Was so busy yesterday I didn't get water in, didn't get steps in, and ate at Wendy's last night. It was the best option at the time. Stayed below calories though! And my scale was down 1.4 pounds for weigh in yesterday.

Have to get ready for work. Will keep reading! Thank you all for sharing your challenges and victories!


Kylia in OMG this crazy life Ohio!

klanders30

ah well, more shoveling this a.m. then off to work. Sending warm spring like thoughts to all that need it. I am grateful that the sun is shining and will focus on my positive thoughts.
NYKAREN

texcaltn

Good Morning All,

I love Thursdays because tomorrow is Friday; I am worse than the kids. I want to thank
Macho
Kymara
Terry
Beth
Charlie Ann
Barbara
for your general encouragement and some for specific insights into OA. I went to a 2nd meeting last night with my friend who is a returning member. I bought another book. I made it through Day 3 yesterday; we will see what today brings, and I am hopeful. I am going to try to go to another meeting tonight in Mississippi at 7 pm "by myself" but whether I make it depends on getting back from a scheduled visit to the vet for Harley. Going to really try, and here's why: as much as I deeply love and appreciate my friend's willingness to partner with me as she goes back into OA, I am wondering if sometime when she can't make it, I might say, "Hmmm, well, I won't go either." Plus I would like a little larger group because although the two meetings I went to were in different locations, it was the same people. Anyway, I told her and she tasked me with the recon! I am surprised that the OA group mentioned before made you feel bad about gaining weight back; that does NOT sound in the spirit of anything I have read or experienced. I hear there are online meetings, etc., but I am going to try and keep it simple.

It is a little bit hard not to look ahead at the scary days with inherent triggers for me (and there are some ahead): traveling, parties, meetings (like yesterday the school brought in donuts in the am and pizza for everyone for lunch since we administered the ACT to 625 teenagers, the pre-ACT to that many more and had a huge job fair for seniors. I resisted the well-intended food), being in pain or injuring myself. Anyway, I decided just to address the triggers of the day.

I love all of the beautiful flower pictures. I think I am going to get some indoor plants this weekend.

Happy Thursday,

Caroline in TN

SophieRosieMom

Katla - we use Revolution (drops put behind the neck) on our dogs but they are now also recommending Nexgard which is a pill (beef flavored chew) - both prescription from the Vet. They are both pretty spendy - we try to only use it during flea season - whenever that is. We've been treating them since January this year! Some years we've been able to totally skip or wait until July/August before the little buggers show up.

Some folks use non-prescription drops (Advantage) and I wonder how those do. I don't like the idea of using topical insecticides - or any for that matter - but sometimes we have no choice it seems.

Janetr - that wreath is gorgeous! When did you say the booth at the craft store will be open? That inspiration poster is wonderful!

Margaret - I am so impressed by your painting! Where are you taking the class? Be it painting, jewelry making, egg designs - it's great to be focused on something like that. I think our brains LOVE it!

Lanette
Rainy SW WA State

barbiecat

Katla, Revolution was recommended by our vet. We get it from them. Yes, it's expensive but it works.

Caroline, if you do a bit on searching online you can find some recordings of OA speakers that you can download to your computer or your phone. The recordings would give you additional voices sharing the message. Best wishes to you. Also, stay in the moment and don't mess up today with worries about what to do about future eating events.

Kylia, I hope you have a better day today of staying focused on what you're doing so you have fewer mishaps.

Barbie in drizzly NW Washington

grandmallie

Lanette thanks for reminding me,have to give Alfie his nexguard and heartguard today.

margaretturk

Janetr love the wreathe! I too appreciate no snow!

Lanette the classes I am taking are at a local YMCA. The instructor goes to a variety of venues. She brings in all of the supplies and tries to pick subjects we can paint in the time allowed. I learn something every time I go. She is a wonderful teacher. She gives you the basics, but encourages you to find your voice in your painting. I have always enjoyed art and used gardening as an outlet. I am enjoying finding another outlet.

M in OZ. I agree with you I don't understand why Criminal Minds is still on. My sister taught abnormal psych classes and I told her the same thing. Be careful what you allow into your mind because it does not go away. I remember hearing an interview with an actor who refused certain roles because of what they would do to him. I am still convinced that part of what killed Heath Ledger was his role of the joker in the Batman Movie.

Yes we know these horrible things exist. I was a chemist in a different life. I remember working around hydrochloric acid and I knew how dangerous it was, and I treated it as such. We seem to fail to see how harmful allowing cruelty as a means to entertain us can be. Just because it is offered as entertainment does not mean it is a good choice.

As an educator I know I have to be aware of what is going on in the world. It used to be the adults were the filter that tried to keep the the worst from our children. Today the filters appear to be gone. As an educator I am still left with the task of how to help the students I work with how to live in a world where boundaries are not respected. Some of my favorite methods is to use stories especially fables from all over the world. The lessons they teach are easier to hear than a lecture. A small victory for me is when I returned to a classroom with a very challenging student. He remembered the story The Empty Pot I read.

It is a story from China about an Emperor who want to find his successor. He hands out seeds to the children and tells them he will choose his successor when they bring back their pots in set amount of time. The story follows a young boy who dutifully waters and takes care of his pot. Nothing grows despite all his hard work. He is discouraged and says to his father I guess I best not go. His father knows how hard he worked. He convinces his son to go and tell the emperor how hard he worked to get his plant to grow. When the boy arrives he sees all the other children have beautiful plants and flowers. He stands with his empty pot. They other children laugh at him. The Emperor arrives and has each child present their pot. The boy explains to the emperor all he did to get his plant to grow. The Emperor announces I have found my successor. It is the boy with the empty pot. He goes on to explain that the seeds he gave out were cooked and incapable of growing. Only one of you used the seeds I gave. It is the boy with the empty pot. The fact the story was illustrated by Demi was icing on the cake for me.

Margaret

langman22

janetr7476 wrote: »

This morning did my kettlebell workout, walked on treadmill, had over 12,221 steps for the day. And put together this little piece for the craft store. Karen in VA, notice no snow of these flowers



Janetr OKC

Love the wreath. Are you making other colors too?

langman22

exermom wrote: »

Did deep water class. The plan for tomorrow is to do Joyce Vidral’s Upper and Lower Body DVD

Cynthia – welcome

Made a lemon cake with lemonade in it for Vince. Tried adding more sugar to the icing I make, it was better. Also tried some of the decorating. He’s getting “trials”, but I don’t think he minds.

After exercise stopped at the Salvation Army. Found a nice exercise top. Some of mine are getting to – how do I say it – seen better days? Then went to Aldi since this week they have butter on sale for $1.99 with no limit. I thought for sure there’d be a limit. So I got 15. Hey, they can be frozen! Then went to Food Lion to get the lemonade for this cake. I’m not crazy about it, don’t think I’ll make it again.

Just got a email that the last mahjongg is not going to be at this one gal’s house (I might have considered it there) but since she has to go to a funeral it’ll be at another gal’s house which I have no interest whatsoever in going to

Sharon – happy anniversary. What a lovely dress

Terry – I’m sorry, I should have been more specific. Pickle juice not for menstrual cramps but for muscle cramps

Marcelyn – that’s the pickle juice I get. I got it off Amazon

Kobi – welcome! Congrats on your upcoming wedding

Ketone Karen – how do you like Spring?

Rye – I’m in awe of you

Terry – love the haircut.

Felicia – guess I’m slow too, so you’re in good company. But, like you, I’ll get there

Went to ceramics tonight, then Lowes Foods to get a few things. Goin to bed soon.

Michele in NC

Thanks for the clarification on the pickle juice

Peach1948

Heather ~ Maybe you could call the book, A Very Nice Man or Not!