WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MAY 2018
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I'm a goose. My husband's in Nepal for two weeks. Before he left he told me he would check in every day by text or email or his snazzmatazz GPS tracker.
So is modern communication technology a curse or a blessing?
/Penny, undecided at the
I was in Nepal on the Everest Base Camp trek in April 2015 when the earthquake hit. I'm shocked he can text everyday because once I got above Namche Bazaar, I only had intermittent connectivity, then nothing for like 24 hours after the quake. Which trek is he on? What an incredibly beautiful terrain in the Himalayas. I hope you post some of his photos!
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Our neighbors are going to sell their house. His health has declined and they have decided to stay full time in the home in the south where they spend the winter. Last week their daughter and her kids came and did a massive cleanup of the yard. Their daughter told me that her mom wants to get rid of all the iris along the back of the house where it doesn't get enough sun and wanted me to have them. They have to be moved before the house goes on the market so today or tomorrow I'll be digging up about 40 iris. My walking friend said she'd help and Jake might help, too. They will be an awesome addition to my yard.
Barbie 13 -
TrishasTime wrote: »Morning everyone
Winter has finally raised its head in Perth us, it has been blowy and raining for the past 2 days. Not heavy rain but enough to make it annoying.
Hugs to those who need them
Love Heather' s prescription - one to love by
Trish from OZ
Strong wind over here in Tassie!
We're supposed to get a major system coming through toward the end of the week.
M in Oz4 -
Today is my 3rd Norns bdayyyyyyyy!! Floyd is the big 9!!!
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Review ... (Distances include cycling + walking + a bit of running)
Mar-15 … 489.8 km (304.3 miles) = 38 hours 4 min
Apr-15 … 491.94 km (305.6 miles) = 43 hours 6 min
May-15 … 361.81 km (224.8 miles) = 35 hours 50 min
Jun-15 … 569.53 km (353.9 miles) = 41 hours 53 min
Jul-15 … 230.7 km (143.35 miles) = 32 hours 45 min
Aug-15 … 211.3 km (131.3 miles) = 28 hours 8 min
Sep-15 … 306.7 km (190.6 miles) = 35 hour 2 min
Oct-15 … 441.82 km (274.5 miles) = 47 hours 43 min
Nov-15 … 660.21 km (410.23 miles) = 60 hours 41 min
Dec-15 … 499.91 km (282.8 miles) = 54 hours 56 min
Jan-16 … 864.79 km (537.35 miles) = 65 hours 36 min
Feb-16 … 470.53 km (292.4 miles) = 40 hours 39 min
Mar-16 … 917.73 km (570.2 miles) = 66 hours 13 min
Apr-16 … 417.83 km (259.6 miles) = 40 hours 23 min
May-16 … 267.09 km (165.9 miles) = 36 hours 10 min
Jun-16 … 552.1 km (343 miles) = 54 hours 48 min
Jul-16 … 709 km (440.5 miles) = 60 hours 41 minutes
Aug-16 … 775.9 km (482.1 miles) = 54 hours 52 minutes
Sep-16 … 371.3 km (230.7 miles) = 32 hours 20 min
Oct-16 … 649 km (403.3 miles) = 49 hours 46 min
Nov-16 … 403 km (250.4 miles) = 52 hours 16 min
Dec-16 … 511.05 km (317.55 miles) = 52 hours 2 min
Jan-17 … 741.9 km (461.0 miles) = 70 hours 3 min
Feb-17 … 600.5 km (373.1 miles) = 57 hours 30 min
Mar-17 … 1113.2 km (691.7 miles) = 78 hours 25 min
Apr-17 … 1181.9 km (734.4 miles) = 76 hours 45 min
May-17 … 426.6 km (265.1 miles) = 39 hours 21 min
Jun-17 … 575.7 km (357.7 miles) = 41 hours 53 min
Jul-17 … 714 km (443.7 miles) = 52 hours 23 min
Aug-17 … 475.8 km (295.6 miles) = 38 hours 41 min
Sep-17 … 455.5 km (283 miles) = 41 hours 25 min
Oct-17 … 647.1 km (402.1 miles) = 57 hours 19 min
Nov-17 … 427.0 km (265.3 miles) = 50 hours 4 min
Dec-17 … 553.5 km (343.9 miles) = 52 hours 12 min
Jan-18 … 590.2 km (366.7 miles) = 57 hours 49 min
Feb-18 … 826.9 km (513.8 miles) = 57 hours 35 min
Mar-18 … 582.01 km (361.6 miles) = 50 hours 11 min
Apr-18 … 176.23 km (109.5 miles) = 29 hours 47 min
My goals all fell apart in late March for reasons out of my control. I don't know how May is going to go, but I'm hoping to start to pick up my fitness pieces.
For a start, I've signed up for a 5K run at the end of the month. A little goal.
Tuesday, 1 May 2018 ... 3 km walking + 6 flights of stairs
Wednesday, 2 May 2018 ... 5 km walking + 6 flights of stairs
Thursday, 3 May 2018 ... 1.8 km walking + 6 flights of stairs
Friday, 4 May 2018 ... 1.8 km walking + 12 flights of stairs
Saturday, 5 May 2018 .. 5.92 walking and running
Sunday, 6 May 2018 ... 3.26 walking and running
Monday, 7 May 2018 ... 6.6 walking + 6 flights of stairs
2017 Monthly May
Walking Distance (km): 27.4
Walking Time (min): 342.3
Cycling Distance (km): 0.0
Cycling Time (min): 0.0
Stairs Climbed Number: 36.0
Stairs Climbed Time (min): 28.8
Totals
Total Distance (km): 27.4
Total Distance (miles): 17.0
Total Time (min): 371.1
Total Time (hr): 6:11:03
Machka in Oz7 -
Katla - sorry you had a bumpy Sunday. My DH is so used to me being his "lifeline" - paying bills, banking, getting groceries, general shopping and needed socialization and inspiration. When my back went out a few weeks ago he got depressed and (more) quiet for a couple days and then asked, "What if something is really wrong with you that can't be fixed?" My normal caring response: "The pizza place delivers and it looks like Mickey D's is about to do the same." Indeed.
Wendy - thank you for your fasting info! Getting good electrolytes is a super idea and I like your recipe. By the way, our living room is always strewn with animal bodies on chairs too. I finally bought a back-friendly recliner so I have a comfortable place to sit without dislodging a dog.
Barbara AHMOD - I keep forgetting to ask you - were you able to load up on your favorites at Trader Joes? Last week I got some baby bok choi which I stir-fried. Yummy. And lots of that canned sockeye salmon with skin and bones. SUPER YUM lol. DH can't stand to smell fish cooking so canned it is.
Karen in VA - thank you for your input! Something "light" on a fasting day sounds appealing if I end up on the 5:2 - I could probably do a nice smoothie. I too find out a lot about what my relatives are up to on line. Some of these kids will post just about anything! Whoa! LOL.
Penny - I can envision that thrilling road your DH was on. YIKES! Better not to know until they are back, right?
I agree with modern communication being a curse and a blessing. Very glad you finally heard from him and hope he stays closer to mother earth on wider roads for the rest of his trip!
Evie and others with new dishwashers - I heard of Bosch and will look into it. I'm still doing dishes by hand since ours croaked last fall and really don't mind but I miss the thorough cleaning job dishwashers do - not that I don't do a good job with my little dishpan but the water cools down more quickly than I'd like so I keep dumping and refilling it several times throughout the process. Keeps the sink pipes clean tho.
Janetr - I have purposely cut back on steps when my Fitbit is in the charger, lol. Thank you for the cute cartoon!
Pip - Happy Birthday Floyd you big lover boy!! Hugs and big wet smoochies, lol.
Barbie - what a score on the Irises. One of my favorite no-fuss flowers. Hope you get nice new neighbors.
Time to roll. Heading to town to get my allergy shots and might swing into the vacuum cleaner store.
Have a great week, ladies!
Lanette
Drizzly SW WA State6 -
Morning! 2
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Barbie when you dig them up dip them in a bleach solution before you plant them to prevent Iris borer. If any of the rhizomes are not firm or have holes in them discard. They also do not like to be planted very deep. How long have they been in the shade? Sometimes when a flowering plant has been in the shade too long they do not bloom as well. It might take a year or so in good sun to revive them. You have nothing to lose by transplanting them. I have lost perennials to the shade in our garden. I wish I had thought to dig them up and give them away sooner. I agree Iris is such a great addition to any garden.2
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allisonlane161 wrote: »I'm a goose. My husband's in Nepal for two weeks. Before he left he told me he would check in every day by text or email or his snazzmatazz GPS tracker.
So is modern communication technology a curse or a blessing?
/Penny, undecided at the
I was in Nepal on the Everest Base Camp trek in April 2015 when the earthquake hit. I'm shocked he can text everyday because once I got above Namche Bazaar, I only had intermittent connectivity, then nothing for like 24 hours after the quake. Which trek is he on? What an incredibly beautiful terrain in the Himalayas. I hope you post some of his photos!
Allison - He's not on a trek at all; they're on a week-long whirlwind visit gathering material for a book. The GPS tracker he's got communicates via satellite, so he isn't dependent on the ordinary type of connectivity. All he needs is open sky (and there's a lot of that) plus electricity once in a while to charge the thing.
One photo, as requested. This is from the hotel in Jomsom. It's apparently right at the airport.
But tell us more about your adventures in 2015!!!
/Penny at the 8 -
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Penny - forgot to mention, that Polar Bear rocks!
Terry - love that bling on your boot. Very classy and folks at work will be jealous, just wait!
Where's Lisa? Miss hearing about her adventures!
Lanette
SW WA State2 -
margaretturk wrote: »Barbie when you dig them up dip them in a bleach solution before you plant them to prevent Iris borer. If any of the rhizomes are not firm or have holes in them discard. They also do not like to be planted very deep. How long have they been in the shade? Sometimes when a flowering plant has been in the shade too long they do not bloom as well. It might take a year or so in good sun to revive them. You have nothing to lose by transplanting them. I have lost perennials to the shade in our garden. I wish I had thought to dig them up and give them away sooner. I agree Iris is such a great addition to any garden.
I had to laugh a little at this post because it reminded me of an acquaintance of mine who HATES iris, and took great glee at ripping all of the iris out of the yard of a newly purchased home. She just snatched them up and threw them willy-nilly over the fence into a nearby field. She made a point of launching them here and there just because. The next year she had the most glorious field of blooming iris - hundreds of gorgeous, huge, varied-color blooms, and one of the prettiest sights she had ever seen. 11 -
Karen that's a wonderful story! Karma may come after you
but Mother Nature is apparently more forgiving
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Lunch went well. I ate very abstemiously and healthily and drank AF beer.
We have chilli tonight with veg and home grown rhubarb for dessert., so I didn't want to eat much lunch. I even left half the grilled goat's cheese!
The walk to and fro was HOT! Phew! Nice to see my friend though. Nice to dress up in summer clothes and put some face on for a change instead of wearing exercise gear and no makeup all the time.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxx
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Monday funny to add to the FitBit charging. LOl
RV Rita in New Mexico
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Margaret,Thanks for all the good info about the iris. The funny thing about the iris next door is that several of them are budding. I won't question her motivation for getting rid of them, just be grateful for a fabulous gift. 4
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A prayer for Kay & her daughter.3
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I don't believe I did this:
I just bought a new (still in the shrink wrap) DVD (Debbie Sieber's Shape It Up). The problem? I already own it.
If someone wants it for the price of the postage, just let me know.
Michele in NC3 -
Happy Monday to All!
Had to drive from Marietta to Woodstock to pick up DGD from school and take her to the doctor. Bug bite on let was red, swollen, and big. Dr. prescribed children's zyrtec. Took her back to school at 10:58 and was told her class had just finished eating lunch and was leaving the lunchroom. Secretary said she couldn't page the teacher to let her know C needed to eat lunch. So now I have to worry that my skinny little 6 yr old is going hungry.
Now I have to leave and go back to the dentist to find out where my tooth pain is coming from.
KeytoneKaren ~ Had to look up your certification and must assume you are in the medical field.
Katla ~ So sorry you had a bad Sunday. Hope today is better.
Barbie ~ Don't overdo the yard work.
Allie ~ Glad you enjoyed your weekend.
Pip ~ Had to look up ebike and didn't know there was such a thing.
Carol in GA5
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