WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MAY 2018
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klanders30 wrote: »I had a horrible dream last night, if any of you can figure out its meaning, I'm open to it. In the dream I was driving a large coach bus, it was empty when I got off the bus and it continued to drive off, then crashed with a large explosion---riveted awake....What can that mean.......nothing good I think. Anyway, have fun with the analysis, I may just need some serious help.....
NYKaren
It means, you my friend, are in the driver's seat of your own life! When you don't conscientiously realize that, *kitten* happens! The explosion was just a metaphor for things can get out of control! You're welcome! Haahaa!
Love
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Hi Gals,
Heather - I have been doing the poo test, but with my brother having terminal colon cancer they want me in for a baseline NOW…
“This is my patio with the self seeded violas struggling through the cracks. I'm sure you can all make up your own metaphors! ” made me think bloom where you’re planted!
Ladies thanks for all the support, I am not happy about fasting, but I can do anything once….
Lacey – take care
Allie – glad you found support in the form of an egret… And a bit of Tom’s “hidden pension” will help your finances- every little bit helps
Margaret - good luck on your fence, a brush is more time consuming, but a sprayer wastes a lot of paint/stain
Royal Wedding – I missed it all; but the lunch meat hat is absolutely the funniest thing this morning!
So I’ve read the posts from Heather about marketing, and really looked at my budget – and fully realized what a $$ hit a week of vacation and 3 sick-ish days took on me, and have decided that I need to ramp up my embroidery business… So I am making a commitment to marketing, I have a few ideas, but know I need to leverage the least expensive options first, and facebook is one of those (not my favorite platform) I do have a business facebook page, so my goal is a post/pictures every week… I’m sure I can do this.
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Kim from N. California
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I’ve had a lot going on. I’ll try to catch y’all up. I’m not sure if I’ve told you part of this story or not it’s long, so feel free to skip.
The first Monday in May, I went to my workout and we did low weights, many reps. 3 sets of 30 of about 10 or 12 different things. Flys, presses, curls, rows, who even remembers? Anyway, I was sore.
The next day I went for my yearly checkup. The doctor presses on my breasts, and of course they are sore. The right one, in the doctor’s opinion was really sore in the area where I had to be rechecked last year. He freaked, said I couldn’t wait until the 23rd of this month when it would be a year and a day and wrote me an order for a diagnostic mammogram. I went last week (a whole week early, I mean really! They did a 3-D mammogram and an ultrasound and told me my breasts were normal. They asked if I could feel what the dr felt. I said no, i was just sore from lifting weights. I thought I was done with all that nonsense. I know they thought he was crazy.
The doctor’s nurse called me today. He doesn’t care what the mammogram says. He thinks I need the second opinion of a surgeon. Suggested one for me. I said,no, I want the one who biopsied my breast the last time and did my gall bladder surgery since he is familiar with my case. A different nurse called back. My preferred doctor can’t see me until July 10. Am I okay with waiting that long? I said I was perfectly fine with waiting a year and a day for my next mammogram. I was sore from lifting weights. I know I don’t look like a weight lifter, but darn it, I am!
I feel like an idiot, but I guess I’ll go see the surgeon in July. I’m beyond perturbed.
We got a quote for our hardwood floors. I won’t bore you with that whole story but suffice it to say we won’t be getting them done anytime soon, at least not by that guy.
And........our freezer went out yesterday. I had to throw away a few leftovers from the small freezer to make room for our stuff in the big freezer, but I made everything fit but the turkey. I took it to church and put it in their freezer since I was saving it for the next church occasion anyway. We are going to try to make do without a big freezer until we can get the kitchen and laundry room floors done so that we don’t have to move it twice.
Sorry I’m such a downer today. None of these are serious problems, just minor annoyances, but it has put me in a mood!10 -
Hi Sisters, I had an awesome day yesterday, running on the beach with my dogs and then spending time with my students and horses. Lady is coming along sweetly. We are ready to take her down to the beach for the next step in her lessons. Thanks for the kind remarks about the lovely Esmerelda. I am blessed by her presence every day.
I have been doing lots of reading and research on diet, health and hormones, (obsessively!) trying to figure out exactly what to eat, what to supplement with and how to get out of my bad habits and break my addiction to sugar. I am learning so much but still lots more eye opening yet to happen. It is a fascinating journey! My goal is to reduce all inflammation in my body and to balance my hormones to a youthful healthy level. I want Food To Be My Medicine. I am looking forward to retirement day and I hope to grow a lot more of my own food in our garden, fresh and organic (lots of horse manure added!)
Today I have already worked out with weights, now I am heading out the door to walk dogs and feed the furr family, then I will be heading in for a full day at the office. Gotta dash, love ya all and keep your chin up!
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coastalgosgal wrote: »klanders30 wrote: »I had a horrible dream last night, if any of you can figure out its meaning, I'm open to it. In the dream I was driving a large coach bus, it was empty when I got off the bus and it continued to drive off, then crashed with a large explosion---riveted awake....What can that mean.......nothing good I think. Anyway, have fun with the analysis, I may just need some serious help.....
NYKaren
It means, you my friend, are in the driver's seat of your own life! When you don't conscientiously realize that, *kitten* happens! The explosion was just a metaphor for things can get out of control! You're welcome! Haahaa!
Love
Rebecca
it also can mean you just need to learn how to drive better :0/1 -
Awe Pip!
Rebecca2 -
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Felicia: Your DH handled the situation with your son and his friend brilliantly. :flowerforyou:
Heather: What is Seedlip? :huh:
NYKaren: I love Rebecca's reply to you. :bigsmile:
Kim: I didn't realize that your brother has colon cancer. Of course they want to do the baseline test to determine if you are at risk. I hope your come out clear and healthy. I hope your business posts to facebook get you many orders. 
Katla in beautiful NW Oregon
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Dr.katie, we are here to listen. It's not a downer to share the things that are troubling you. I am fortunate to have a friend to walk with in the mornings and we share our "worries" with each other and it helps. Having to go back to the doctor to have something checked is scary even if you're sure it's OK. I am sending hugs to you and the reminder I give myself to stay in the moment and not write any stories with a bad ending. Barbie 3
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Kim - you can also set up a WordPress blog for your business (for free!) if you want to make a permanent repository that's easy to get to of examples of your work. Seriously easy to create, and I'd be happy to help if you're interested. I think you visit mine every once in a while, and pictures are super easy to add, and a little text for explanation. Many of the free themes are built around businesses like yours. Can be linked to your Facebook easily, so you're not writing and rewriting. Let me know - you've got my contact info, at the gmail address. Happy to assist you in setting it up.
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Hi Gals,
KatieBug – You should go see the surgeon, as you are probably right, but safe is a good way to go. So interesting that many have to fight to get the care they believe they need and you are getting “over-care” where or where is a happy middle? And come on Doc, listen to your patient!
Katla – yeah we are in the end mode with my brother, the cancer is beyond treatment, and he has in the 3-6 month range left… It is very stressful for all… it is interesting to see how each family member deals with the stress.
Rebecca – I dearly love your sense of humor
Smiles
Kim from N. California
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Hey ladies!
I have half of a taco salad in the fridge, moaning softly to me in Spanish, and telling me it's crispy taco shell is slowly turning soft.
We went to give eldest son more empty boxes, and took some he used filled. He works nights to with him sleeping in, and then going to work at 3pm, it's getting down to the wire with this moving business! So we stopped off after and had lunch. I invited son, but with him having to ride his bike, he said there just wasn't enough time. His deadbeat roommate had yet to pack a box! I told son last night via texts that he should just concentrate on getting himself out, then we'll drive him to the rental company where he can turn in keys. There, he can explain that he wants to have it professionally cleaned, but with his roommate not moving, it hasn't been possible. Let the rental company concentrate on removing him through legal means. Meanwhile my son won't be held responsible, but yet again, probably won't see his cleaning deposit back either. He has lived with this guy for 18 months, and he's yet to hold any job for longer than a month, hasn't paid my son any rent, or utilities. Son has everything deducted from his account, so I'm his mind it never was an issue. Then we mentioned, do you know how much money you could've had, if your roommate had only paid his share?? That got my son thinking!! Last night my son was telling me that his roommate was so stressed, that his own family here on the island gives him so much *kitten*. It's most likely, that they are done with him not being responsible, ie: get a job, pay for things like adults are supposed to do! I said to my son that his guilt, and stress should not be carried by him. That his roommate had had it good for a long time. His roommate would rather do nothing, than try to measure up to anyone. The act of starting, that first step is scary, so his roommate just doesn't take any steps.
So we are at my son's place, it's a pigsty really. His coffee table is filled with all of roommates crap. His roommate has no sense of respect when it comes to my son's stuff!
I think my son will have fun incorporating his Navy stuff with his Dad's stuff. Maybe instill his sense of pride being in the Navy. The fact that he will stay in and get his 20 years in, and retire at age 37, makes us proud! Something he told us about after getting out of restriction over the winter.
We also think he will probably be over in our living room area more than in his! He told us that we can put his larger tv in our living room, and he'll put ours in his. Because we have xfinity tv. The times he's come over for dinner, he has commandeered our loveseat and generally made himself quite at home, (being that it IS his home)... Thinking that I'll be buying his groceries too, and him either taking out of our rent we pay him, or some other set up.
Take care all!
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Morning everyone
Wendy _ Love your horse, to me she looks regal.
Katie - it is good that your doctor cares so much - even if you think he might be wrong.
Felicia - Wow your husband is terrific. BTW - what is a 5th wheel?
Allie _ I am not sure how someone can hid a pension as everything here in Aus is tied up to your tax number and if you do not disclose it - you get charged 50% anyway
Dana - Congratulations on your magnificent loss. Doing a happy dance for you
Meg - I hope you feel better soon
I fell down the stairs at work yesterday and the backof my knee is letting me know about it. Not sure if I will be able oto participate in the fun run/walk this weekend, I am abit unstable on my feet.
Trish from OZ
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Lisa, thanks! I started on Word Press and found it so hard and unmanageable that I went to FB (at that time you were not a resource - but a god-kid was) and at this time that's what is on my business cards.... so I'm staying. I just have to make the commitment to learn the tricks.... I read a few pages of a beginners guide on line, and have made some updates today...
one step at a time. - one BABY step at a time....1 -
I'm in bed and it's very hard d to concentrate and read with a dog bouncing all over me...I'm tired and will go to bed...1
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Trish -- This isn't our 5th wheel, but it is the same 5th wheel that we just sold. A 5th wheel attaches to a hitch in the bed of a pick up. Next on the to-do list? Figure out what to do with our pick up!
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HI-Ho! ABout the hat- The original hat was a pink ruffled thing that pretty much obscured her face. I found it very odd that she wore that,due to the way the church is set up and she had to look to her right to see the bride and groom. She really had to turn her neck to get a good look at them! ANywho! Yes, someone photoshopped the meatplatter onto her head. The thing that REALLY gets me laughing is the look on Charles' face! Yes he married Camila Parker-Bowles aka The Meat Platter Mad Hatter! ttfn xoxoxo KJ4
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you know those days where you are just going thru the motions at the gym and you're not not putting the effort, u just have no juice? well today was that day for me.
stats for the day:
bike ride hm 2 gym- 7.30min, 136mhr, 12.7amph. 1.5mi= 72c
apple watch- 67c
ROWING MACHINE- 10min, 52aw, 96ahr, 113mhr, 1604meters= 55c
apple watch- 79c
ELIPTICAL- 15min, 134mhr, 107ahr, 2-4resist, 4incl, fat burner program, 115mhr, 2mi= 77c
apple watch- 95c
HELIX Machine- fitness test (for a man) 20min, 121ahr, 59ar 150mhr, lvl1-13, says "excellent" 2mi = 136c
apple watch- 116c
bike ride gym 2 dome- 5.35min, 104ahr, 125mhr, 16amph, 1.4mi= 45c
apple watch- 44c
bike ride puy 2 sumn sta- 13.57min, 13.1amph, 120ahr, 146mhr, 3mi= 135c
apple watch- 124c
jog sta 2 wk- 4.22min, 154mhr, 141ahr, 8.33min mi, .5mi= 63c
apple watch- 56c
jog wk 2 sumn sta- 4.27min, 9.39min mi, 147mhr, 121ahr, .4mi= 58c
apple watch- 51c
bike ride dome 2 hm- 17.07min, 9amph, 147mhr, 125ahr, 2.5mi= 192c
apple watch- 150c
total cal 8334 -
Did the Firm Basics DVD today. You know, I bought it sight unseen and it’s really not for me. It is very basic. It consists of four 12 minute cardio workouts. I’d be willing to send it to someone for the price of the postage. The plan for tomorrow is to do Denise Austin’s Ultimate Fat Burner DVD
Katla – about the ceramics, remember I have the other mushroom with the orange hat? Well, Vince made this mushroom that has a spiral of yellow and orange in it. So I think these 3 will match quite well. Camilla probably wouldn’t wear an appetizer tray on her head…but that picture sure was funny!
Allie – good for you getting 50%! You deserve it
Exercised, volunteered at the Green Room, then helped Vince move some of the Halloween decorations. He wanted to see if a GFI had been tripped, and it had. Made a chocolate truffle pie for this gal at ceramics since it’ll be her birthday tomorrow. Never made it before, I think I should have beaten the whipping cream more. Then made 3 batches of icing since after I make icing I need to put the bowls into the dishwasher. I’ll need to make Denise a birthday cake, one for David at the green room and one for Steve when we stay at his house in June to help Denise.
Felicia – I’m so sorry that happened to your son, but it was so great of your husband to be so understanding.
Here’s a picture of my mushroom “family” with the mushroom that Vince made.
Kate – unfortunately, the doctor is probably CYA. You know your own body
Kim – so sorry to hear about your brother
Denise had this picture of her and Pete’s parents at her graduation (not her parents). Well, I mentioned that I wish she’d taken us up on our offer to pay in full for her to get a bachelor’s degree. She said that she didn’t remember turning us down. Oh, I remember it. It was when Pete’s mother cosigned for an apartment for them. Yes, the one they were thrown out of, the one where Pete so severely abused Lexi that she was seized by the SPCA. That apartment. I mentioned that she can still go for her bachelor’s and that it would be only to her advantage. I mentioned what if Pete were to get disabled and she had to pay all the bills? With a bachelor’s degree she could get a higher paying job. Then I mentioned about a cousin of ours who came home one day and found her husband dead of a massive heart attack. He had no history of heart problems, he was in his 30’s. Evidentially, someone in Pete’s family got offended because they lost a child to a heart attack a few years ago. Well, how in gods name am I supposed to know this?
Denise wants us to come up the weekend of the 16/17 to help her move (mainly because that would be the most convenient weekend for her and Pete). She said that no friends of theirs are going to help. Honestly, I didn’t want to tell her, but I wanted to go the following weekend to give Vince more time to heal. Plus, we were going to go to the Green Room on the 16th. Now I guess we’ll go on the 23rd. When I told her that we didn’t have any place to stay in DE, she said “well, I guess I could ask Pete’s mother if you could stay with her”. I just told her “Denise, I’d feel very uncomfortable doing that. At your graduation, she never said to me “you don’t see your daughter very much. You’re welcome to stay with me”. All the times I went up there for Denise’s wedding, not once did she offer that I could stay with her. Honestly, I’d feel like she was only doing it because Denise asked her to, not because she wanted to. I’ve invited her numerous times to come to my house to go swimming, not once did she even acknowledge it. No “thank you for the invitation”. Nothing. And I’m going to stay with her????? Surely you’re kidding.
Went to ACMoore and this lady showed me how to finish the hat that I made for Pete for Christmas. Actually, it’s not something that you need to really concentrate on. Maybe that’ll be something I can do at the Green Room because I can just put it down if someone calls and then pick it back up.
Michele in NC
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80F & 80% humidity today!
Dana in Arkansas1 -
Evening/Good night my friends. Quiet day for me. Met my step, calorie and strength training goals for today.
Up early in the morning and off to the gym. Tuesday,Wednesday and Thursday the hubs and I are at the gym from 630-745 am. He goes in to work later in those days. Then we go on Sat and Sun. Planet Fitness is the best gym we've belonged to. I feel very comfortable there and @ $10 bucks a month can't beat it!
Hugs for those in need and kiddos to those deserving! Love for everyone!
Cheri
in College Station, Tx listening to the train roll thru town in the distance2 -
Wow, Michelle they are awesome! I love them!1
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Been reading all evening. You guys are awesome.
Suebdew in TX3 -
Hi all!
Katla - Seedlip is a very expensive distilled water which is steam heated through botanicals. They make two kinds, Garden and Spice. I like the Garden. It tastes of peas and cucumber. You use it like gin. It is now owned by Diagio, but was originally started by an independent. I buy it from Amazon. I'm going to take it with me on the cruise.
I mix diet tonic, sparkling water, a slice of lemon, Angostura bitters and now a sprig of fresh mint! No calories, of course.
Kim - Marketing is so hard! And not something I enjoy at all. I too am toying with blogs or websites. I would think for you a simple website would be essential. Trouble is, you do wonder whether it's worth all the effort, but these days a social media profile seems to be essential.
Do you have an Instagram account? I don't yet. I'm still tinkering with my Amazon Author Page. Grrrrrrrrrr! You can waste far too much time on these things and get no results, but for a business like yours I should think it is worth it. Could you pay an IT student to help you?
DH at cricket today. Lovely weather! I will go for a run this afternoon when my cleaner is here. Got to give her a key for when we are away as she is on holiday next week, climbing mountains.
I'm going to make ragu for dinner. In the IP. Mine is an Elizabeth David recipe with chicken livers in it. Really rich and delicious. Having it with cabbage. DH with tagliatelle.
KJ - Thank you so much for your comments.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxx1 -
Remember back in the old days when we were kids and our parents had these folding TV tray tables things?
I actually need one of those now!
M in Oz3 -
Machka- Those tv trays have made a comeback (at least here in the U.S.). You can find them at most stores that have housewares, house deco stuff. They come in all different materials/finishes and are very inexpensive. I am actually planning to get four of them for my daycare. One will be painted with chalkboard paint and used for drawing/chalking, another with magnetic paint for magnet play, another with a lego base attached to build lego things on, and the last I will paint a little race track on for "car play". I figure I can use them for myself when I feel like sitting on the couch for dinner, too!6
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morning ladies~
I am up having my tea and then will walk Alfie and the boys..
have to meet the real estate /estate liquidator at 9 am and hopefully start the process of getting my dads house cleaned out and on the market..
a long and tedious process and making plans so that my children will not have to go through that..
other than the open house for the patio,other than that no plans for the weekend , this is when I sort of wallow in being alone.. everyone else has plans .. but it will give me time to study...2
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