WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH 2018
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Karen in Virginia I think they are dog wood blossoms
Janetr OKC4 -
Terry yes next is tan stripes with burlap flowers. Then yellow and lastly turquoise stripes. My husband cuts the wreaths from scrap wood and paints them for me. He's the talented one
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Lanette - Janetr - that wreath is gorgeous! When did you say the booth at the craft store will be open? That inspiration poster is wonderful!.
Thank you. The Home Sweet Home on the Range will open April 2nd.
Janetr OKC
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After four hours in DMV yesterday, I am now officially a New Mexico resident and so is my car. DH didn’t want to do it yet. He wants to run out his current CT license.
Now we can plan where our next destination will be and get ready to move on. I am ready for a change!
RV Rita in Columbus New Mexico7 -
I really need a beach ...
Winter is killing me ... More snow expected tomorrow.
~Laura, in winter still~7 -
Hi everyone...still pushing through with my eating plan...not so much on the exercise, but am getting in around 3000 steps per day. Maybe I will push myself to get in 4000 today since I have the day off. I'm on call this weekend so have today off. They don't like to pay us overtime at all and i'm fine with that because I really don't need the money. the young nurses all want that overtime. Last thanksgiving I had to do call and was asked by one of the other nurse if they could have it, of course I was generous. Me and Dexter are getting use to walking around the neighborhood for our mini walks several times per day. Dexter actually looks forward for it. I noticed his breathing has improved in only few days of gradual increased activity. I'm enjoying the signs of spring with the birds waking me up again in the morning and NO snow. It is interesting how I leave my home without snow and go to a patients house one hour away to see about one foot of snow. I have like a million things to do after catching up with all of you like clean my house, grocery store, library to drop off and pick up books, banking and I should be going to get my taxes done.
Terry...Cool that me and you started this program one day from each other. Green bean pie does not sound appetizing to me. I'm sure it is good if you say so though. I have a problem with thinning hair too. I hate it.
Marcelyn...gardening doesn't start around here in Ohio until middle of May. How exciting that you can already start.
Lanette...I know MMA, my ex-husband use to watch that. I found it so boring. But, I loved to watch dancing and he found that boring. As for doing the walk at Walmart, it may not get you to the front of the line but we may get to see you all over the nation when they post the carzy people at Walmart on Facebook. lol.
Kobi...congratulations on your wedding in May...I wish you the best of luck.
Rye... sounds like your cat is a ham. i'm glad he/she is doing better
Yvonne...you are right, having to count each thing makes you have to sit back and decide if it is worth it.
Felicia...yes, I always feel like I mad a big mess out of my life until I see other peoples messed up lives and realize I didn't do so bad so far.
Margaret...you definitely have talent. you work is beautiful. I especially love the nest with the little *kitten* willow tree it sits on
Katla...I don't use flea control on my dog because he is not really around any other dogs. i'm afraid the flea powder will be bad for him. if he gets fleas i'm sure i'd use it at that time. If I were to use it i'd ask his vet what they recommend.
Joyce...I've been in nursing for 37 years and have just recently started to question my career choice. I still love what I do, but feel the company just expects way too much out of us. As for volunteers, we could not exist as a hospice without our volunteers. they are way more important than any of them can imagine.
MinOz...my favorite show is criminal minds. I love the characters on that show
Sue...so funny about the ashes blowing back in their faces. I almost choked on my coffee reading that. BTW, your dog is precious.6 -
Hi ladies,
Katla, well done on the exercise. Mine has fallen by the way side but I hope to do kettlebells after work today.
Margaret, I’m like you in that I do crafts as a way to keep my hands busy and away from the food.
Joyce, my mom was in in-house hospice care the last two weeks of her life. She would always tell me how good they were to her. A hospice person was there with her when she died. I am so glad she didn’t die alone. Glad the Lyrica helped.
Machka, I love the beach pictures. I can dream…Hong Kong sounds interesting. Hope it works out.
Rita, change is good I always think.
Laura, I hear ya about the snow. I’m so over it.
CharlieAnn31, I started MFP last May and have lost 40 lbs and got to onederland. I’ve gained some back since the holidays so I’m really on round 2 of MFP. Glad to have ya with me. I’m on day 4. I’m not an exerciser either. One of the things I want to tackle this year.
Trying to decide when to take a week off to spring clean a little. Really need to get in there and clean (below the surface). Hate to use a week of vacation for that but love it when it is done.
Down about 1.8 lbs so far this week. Been doing good on my water (well good for me).
Knee dr says my knees still look good. Had both replaced at the same time 7 years ago. I also asked him for a second opinion on my foot/ankle. What a difference, he really explained things to me and recommended I talk with their orthopedic surgeon. I made an appointment for next Tuesday on my way out. He says that they will probably need an MRI to really get in there and see what is going on. Can’t wait to see what he says.
Well back to work, Terry
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Using catching up with y'all as my reminder to breathe today - gearing up to travel and our main event has me running with my ears laid back!
Love y'all!
Lisa in NC for 21 more days (and technically only 15, as six will be spent traveling or working in Texas/New Mexico).8 -
janetr7476 wrote: »
Love to you all,
Janetr OKC
Hey how did you post that? Are you on a tablet? I have been trying to figure out what changed about 2 weeks ago I haven't been able to post pics or sayings on here. I have clicked on the landscape button and I would normally get a choice screen and I would click premiere photos which this fire tablet uses to store my pics. I click on it now and get a white screen with a "I'm trying to connect" circle thingy. I'm confused.
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Well surprise, surprise. The 4.2 lbs down yesterday bounced back up 2.9 today. Doggone Joe for bringing home that bag of Jordan Almonds! The lovely, rich, salty, asparagus, mushroom, parmesan pasta leftover is now in the freezer for the next red wine day. Today will be salad with chicken breast, clementines and bubblewater
Wendy and Machka beautiful beach pics!
Sharon belated best anniversary wishes. Love the vacouver walk pics, what smiles!
Kate sorry Spain wasn't sunny for you ;{
Penny "...in full control. Like running on icy roads" HaHAH!
Kylia love your "anything" you can do to get the heart rate up, especially the public bathroom punches and twists!
Karen in VA Envy your compost pile, the occasional browsing bear makes composting unwise here. You got SNOW in Va on the first day of spring? :noway: "physical limitations can be a catalyst for positive change." Amen, sister and the two tarp method. So, are YOU a writer like Lisa and Heather?
Okie and Barbie, ok you've convinced me to try walking in place while watching TV with Joe.
Terry thanks for the recipe! Joe likes green beans but is back on his "no beef" kick. I'm happy to have him moderate his red meat intake, BUT... he'll turn his nose up at things I make with organic grass fed or uncured nitrate-free meat, then stop at Burger King for two whoppers. Frustrating! I might just try the pie with Morningstar soy crumbles instead of the beef, and with a store bought crust. Have yet to make a successful piecrust and no longer interested in trying Using your vacation to spring clean? Honey, get a grip, that is NOT what vacation is for! Good luck with the foot MRI and find another way to get your house cleaned.
Allie our youngest Skye Terrier is barky too. One of the dog group trainers suggested I teach her to "speak!" bark on command, then "enough" to stop. Haven't figured out yet how to do this tho'... ;}
Marcelyn ". . .get the watermelon in" so jealous!
Lanette "the McGregor strut" made me laugh too. Doesn't laughter double any calorie burn? Thanks!
Betty, glad your DH understands how important it is. Joe is pre-diabetic but has yet to get the clue to limit alcohol and sweets. Nagging hasn't worked, so I'm stuck with modeling the behaviour, not something I do well. ;{
Evelyn, likewise was raised with no siblings, didn't meet my half sisters til we were in our forties. My only experience with sibs was with my Mama and my aunt. They had a riotous relationship as children which continued throughout their lives. One time they got into a verbal fight moments after we arrived in KC from California. Mama got so mad she called a taxi to take us back to the train station. Thankfully she had him drive us around the neighborhood while she cooled down and we returned to complete the visit in relative peace. Mama was a firecracker and there were no flies on Aunt Lil.
Rye read your post with great interest. Sure you'll find ways to have similar experiences. e.g. would a recumbent trike be safe for you? "Life is too short for the futile 'practice its' and shame..." Delighted you've had this epiphany. Brava, BRAVA!
Yvonne, love love LOVE the poem! Hope your brother has plans for keeping his Norway visitors from mellllltttttinnnggg.
NYKaren "need some green and spinach salad is all I've got" LOL!
Katla "walking... dancing" Woo HOO! two down and SWSY to go. Many thanks. We give both dogs Simparica monthly. Idaho was too dry and too cold for 7 months of the year to have fleas. Frontline worked when the weather warmed. When we moved to Brookings we got instantly infested. Frontline no match for the robust coastal fleas. Unfortunately none of the non-poisonous treatments worked. We had to spray house with Knockout and yard with Durakenin. Hopeful that this year the Simparica will keep the dogs flea free and we can keep them out of the house by puffing diatomaceous earth all around. Fingers X'd.
Becca and your wise older sister has a wise younger sister to act on her advice. Hope your trip to the Navy Lodge is both productive and enjoyable.
Heather what a rock/hard place to be, needing bear witness for your inner child, yet also trying to protect your children. Long hurtful shadow. Katla's words are wisdom indeed. Like Penny, I prefer the original title, and am rooting for you.
Felicia "expectations regarding behavior" depends on the relationship you have with those people you live with. Are they dependent children? Then expectations are de rigeur. Are they contributing adults? Then perhaps negotiations are in order. Just my two cents
Margaret changed it to "kitten" willow? ROTFL! programmed Bowdlerisation, pfui! Yet I totally agree with the need to filter what we allow into our and our children's minds. Cruelty as entertainment shows how corrupt our society has become, imho.
Barbie, words fail. Glad the nap didn't
Joyce missed you yesterday.
Machka "horrible things one human could do to another" amen. Murder She Wrote, Monk, Hallmark Mysteries, Perry Mason and Matlock re-runs are just my speed.
Suebdew "Not exactly what they had planned" indeed, and a lesson to us all but it made me snort my tea. ;}
Katla and Lanette, not a fan of teleporters, fear the rearrangement at destination would somehow differ from the original. Gateways, via tesseract, now that I'd go for...
Karen UK enforced extended stay in snowy Cornwall, sounds lovely to me
Kylia "need to slow down and be more mindful" ditto. Loosing my grip.
Caroline What a victory to resist donuts and pizza. Well Done! When it's hard not to look ahead, that's the time for a micro action. Worrying about a trigger? Plan one strategy then come back to here and now and move something
Rita four hours at DMV? :noway:
Laura Can Machka's and Wendy's beach pics, "transport" you... ?
CharlieAnn your 3000 steps yesterday beat mine. Keep on keeping on!
Welcome Kobi, beautiful dress!
There's a break in the rain, so will dress to galoshes and stroll Tumble around the yard. Then break fast, meditate and finish taxes. Really.
Yesterday
Walk Tumble: no
Log: yes
Meditate: yes
Exercises: knees
Steps: 2587 vs goal 5119
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD.
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Hey ladies!
Had my normal breakfast of yogurt, granola pressed in, with my tumeric orange juice and two cups of coffee! It feels grand to eat what I like, not what's there, like at the hospital. Hopefully that will be the last time in a long while, hospital living wise. I thought I was doing good packing all that I did, but the fact of the matter is its best to pare down and make less choices. Eat whats offered, and simplify as much as possible. I thought all my options, were good, but not realistic to do. Stress and odd surroundings made eating low on the list. Well live and learn!
Oh my eldest son and us have been talking about our upcoming transition! So we talked to him last night on Skype that he cannot have roommates (ie the bum that is currently living at his town home rent free for the past two years). I know he will whine to my son the stress of looking for a job, and not being able to live with his family that are presently living at Whidbey island. Tough cookies! Don't play my son!!! He's always been a bit naive, and sees the good in in people. Not a bad trait, but one that has gotten him into situations. Mostly ones that he has listened to that snake oil salesman and all his shpeel!
Another rule we talked about is not letting his friends park their nonworking scooters/motorcycles/ whatever, at our place. That is just inviting a bad relationship with the realtors or landlord. He can work on things in the garage, but not on the driveway. Poor son, when he was out to sea, his garage was like work on things central. His nonpaying roommate let his friends work on their cars, motorcycles etc, using his tools etc! Lord knows how much pieces went missing! His roommate had the gall to let his cousin and aunt stay at the town home for a week! He asked my son, via Messenger and he said sure no problem! So that nonpaying roommate moved items from one room to make more room for a mattress. How low is that??? I am not fond of anyone that takes advantage of my son. Granted he let it happen.
Son agreed to both rules, and he seems really excited about it all!
Video chatted with my Nuke son, and he made it thru his first tornado warning!!! He was clueless to what was happening, and could not make heads or tails to what was being said through the outdoors PA system. Afterwards, he got word it was a tornado warning, and the PA system was telling him to get indoors to his room! Hoping they will inform them a wee bit better on those things!
Well a good relaxing day, eating 2 oz of kielbasa with Somme asian salad and cucumbers. Dinner will be some teriyaki chicken, quinoa rice and spinach. Snacks will be some grapefruit, prunes and a protein granola bar. I will be drinking 84 oz of liquid. Check, and check!!
Hugs!
Becca
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Barbara, I've never made the green bean pie with ground chicken but you could try it.2
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janetr7476 wrote: »Karen in Virginia I think they are dog wood blossoms
Janetr OKC
I was thinking Dogwood blossoms had 4 petals.
Barbara Now it's my turn to chuckle. Writer/Editor? Not...and...OK, I give up - What is SWSY?
Katla Interceptor Plus. It makes me cringe to give it to the dogs. We have tried nearly everything. We have bad fleas in Virginia. Bad Fleas!
Karen in Virginia
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Hi gals. I'm still around. I'm really struggling right now. I think the depression is under control, but now I have anxiety which drives me nuts, and it's to the point of just being paralyzed. This is a new one for me. But I do have a friend who said she would check in with me every night. So maybe that will help. Cheers and good wishes for all of you! Meg from Omaha where I think I see the sun peeking out!16
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Today is World Water Day!
"It’s a sad but true fact that 783 million people around the world still do not have access to clean water. Over 2.5 million people still do not have proper access to adequate sanitation facilities.... Water is such a precious commodity that many take for granted. World Water Day is a chance to think about those people and places where water needs are still paramount, and seek to work together to find a solution."
Rye - Oh, I meant the grave marker at the foot of the grave. There is a big headstone in the family plot - it just has our last name on it. Each grave then has a small footstone that gives their name, dates, etc. That's what we need to order for Dad.
Karen - That's a clever system for unloading a truck full of stuff at the landfill!
Becca - What is this "tax refund" you speak of? Just kidding, I remember those. Self-employed people never get tax refunds... Philip and I have to write a big fat check every year. I guess that's better than letting the government use my money all year.
Margaret - Kittenwillow! I love it! Think I'm going to start calling it that. And I love your nest painting. Beautiful colors and lines.
Sue - Your tale about the ashes blowing back into the plane reminded me of this one: My friend married a divorced man. He and his first wife had lost a daughter and, as sometimes happened, everything had gone downhill from there. When his ex-wife found out he was dating someone new, she went into his house and scattered their daughter's ashes all around the house. I told Philip I don't want to end up in a vacuum cleaner bag, so he should pick a nice place outdoors to scatter me!
Janet - The wreath is adorable! Love the contrast of the delicate pinks in the flowers with the stark black and white. You are so talented!
Rita - Spend some time around Chama and Taos if you can. In the fall you can pick your own raspberries in Mora. Valley of Fires State Park in Carrizozo is a cool place to RV, as is Bottomless Lakes State Park. And go down to Faywood to stay at City of Rocks State Park! From there you could wander over to Glenwood and Lordsburg, which are nice. If you like science, do take a day trip to the Very Large Array in Magdalena (where the movie Contact was filmed). It's a very interesting place to explore. Oh, yes, and if you want a treat, Ten Thousand Waves in Santa Fe gives a discount to NM residents.
The purple has almost all washed out of my hair - wah! Think I'll wait to renew it until after my date with the probate court next week. Trying to look respectable for the judge.
I messed up yesterday with my diet and exercise. Had an attack of don't-wannas that I just couldn't shake. That's OK, I'm back on it today. I'll get my exercise in early today so I don't have to think about it after work, and I've got some LuLaRoe to pick up this afternoon so Luna and I may take a long walk to the consultant's house.
Talked to my sister last night and we are going to go look at monument companies to take care of Dad's grave marker after the probate hearing next week. The hearing is Wednesday afternoon so I'll just stay through the weekend. I've got to do some web research and find a few prospects for us to get quotes from.
In honor of World Water Day, I'll share this: WellAware (https://wellawareworld.org/) is an Austin, Texas nonprofit that works to provide sustainable solutions to water scarcity and contamination in Africa.
Everybody remember to be grateful for clean water from the faucet today!
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Hi Sisters, good morning from NZ. If any of you ever make it over (across the great divide) I promise to take you for a walk at our beach. I am guilty of taking it for granted as I have been there so many times, but every now and then I remember how blessed I am! Machka, we live fifteen minutes out of town and the beach is a ten minute drive from our farm, so while not "remote" we get less people in general on the beach than the beaches closer to town.
Flea treatment- I have used Frontline, Advantage, Revolution and Bravecto which are available here. Sometimes they work for awhile but then after time the fleas get immune or something and it stops working. And who knows what it is doing to our pets and it is so expensive! I haven't found a great alternative but still searching...
I also like the the title A Very Nice Man, as it has a double meaning and irony. Irony is one of the qualities that writer's strive to achieve. Wendy 4
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