WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2018
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stats for the day:
bike ride hm 2 gym- 6.48min, 135mhr, 13.9amph. 1.5mi= 69c
apple watch- 71c
MANUAL TREADMILL- walk/jog 32.23min, 122ahr, 129mhr, 2mi= 252c
apple watch- 299c
ARMDIP and CHINUP machine- 7.44min, 5sets of 10ea, 77#, 111ahr, 135mhr= 64c
apple watch-
bike ride gym 2 dome- 5.03min, 136mhr, 17.5amph, 1.4mi= 48c
apple watch- 42c
bike ride puy 2 sumn sta- 14.04min, 13amph, 112ahr, 141mhr, 3mi= 130c
apple watch- 150c
jog sta 2 wk- 4.49min, 149mhr, 138ahr, 9.10min mi, .5mi= 57c
apple watch- 51cc
jog wk 2 sumn sta- 4.04min 8.52min mi,152mhr, .4mi= 55c
apple watch- 56c
bike ride dome 2 hm- 16.36min 9.3amph, 129ahr, 147mhr 2.5mi= 168c
apple watch- 154c
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Good morning ladies. June here, from Auckland New Zealand. After a rough year with some health issues I am determined to get myself back on track, taking care of me. Even though I am not back into the gym, I am walking every day and eating healthy. I hope everyone is having a happy and productive day. June
Love this bathroom!
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Katla we have a Coleman stove/grill combo. One side is grill, other buner. We cook most all our meals on it!
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Katie love the new bath, too!0
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Katie – gorgeous bath
June – welcome!
Went to the Green Room volunteer appreciation. They only had desserts there. Why did I have some? Now I feel terrible.
Barbie – great news about Jake
Michele in NC
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Lisa Maybe Egg's anal glands are blocked or infected.1
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DebCountsAll wrote: »drkatiebug wrote: »Yay! My hall bath is finished! Now to save up for the next project.
I love the shelving unit and the standalone table! Where did you find these?
Thanks! Both of these were in my old bathroom. I got them from a mail order place called abc distributing many, many years ago. I think it has since changed its name but is still searchable under abc. Both pieces were black metal with a light natural colored basket and shelves. We used gray spray paint on the metal and weathered barn gray stain on the wicker of the basket, the wood shelves of the wall unit, and the tissue basket on the back of the toilet. On the wood top of the basket table, I used a light gray chalk paint with a black finishing gloss rubbed over it. I bought the stain and a bottle of prep from an antique store in town. She gave me the chalk paint and gloss from some she already had open in the store since I just needed a little. The stain was bought to use on a mirror I already had that I planned to use over the vanity. I finished it, it looked great, but flashed horrendously with the vanity. I ended up not using the mirror. Instead I used a $12.99 one I picked up at Ross. It was a good rabbit hole to go down, though, because I love how the basket table turned out.
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Kelly, EEEEKKKK! Would not want that momma and her little ones in my backyard! We had a small black bear wander in the green space behind our house today, was such a surprise that neither of us could snap a pic! Kinda hoping it doesn't come back! I've never seen one so close up without being in a vehicle. We were mostly in the house, definitely did not want to cause any incidents for us or it! Our yard is fully fenced, but still, didn't want to test the fencing!
Lenora, thinking healing thoughts for you.
Karen in VA, hope you enjoyed your alone time!
Mary, happy that your daughter's pain issues have been properly diagnosed. I kind of understand her not wanting you there, after all what can you do? But when she's out of the hospital, that's when you can be a huge help to her.
Hoping your daughter in law feels better quickly.
Katie, good for you for doing a few things for yourself! Just shows what a person is capable of when they put their mind to it! Sincerest thoughts for speedy healing.
Rye, your Kidd Kirby is just the cutest.....
Rebecca, ugh, boys and their pockets.....
Dana, if you are their full time care giver right now, then you have every right to expect them to treat you and your DH with respect. There must be rules! It's okay if they aren't always sunshine and flowers, but for the 10 year old to close the door in your face??? Not cool.
Heather, perhaps third time will be the charm..... Sure hope so!
Far behind on posts again, hoping to catch up soon, just needed to comment on a few while I remembered! lol
Welcome to the newbies, hugs and healing thoughts for those who need them and congrats to those celebrating!
Evelyn, Vancouver Island
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Well I am up dressed and on the treadmill wish me luck...
I did 1/2 hr on treadmill, will work myself up..the commute takes me 30 seconds lol
watching the news and finishing a bottle of water and then will have my cup of tea..
tomorrow a busy day.. Alfie to groomers..then take my granddaughter to Orthodontist and then home as they are imstalling a new microwave, that my landlord paid for before I bought the place3 -
Hi Sisters, I have been incredibly busy! My first week of retirement has flown by as I catch up on some of the many many jobs that have been neglected while I've been stuck in the office. Today I managed to get down to the beach for a barefoot run on the sand with Jock and Major. I am taking it easy because this weekend is my half-Marathon and I'm trying to save some juice for that. LOL. The forecast is for rain and cold so my goal is to just survive and not catch pneumonia! I did a speed read to catch up with you gals and will just make a few comments:
Sue, your new horse has a really sweet face and kind eye.
June, welcome, at last another lady from New Zealand! This is a fun forum to be part of.
Heather, sorry you have had Post Cruise Blues! You could write a song...and Barb could make up a line dance for us. LOL
Prayers, hugs and Love to you all,
Wendy 5 -
Allie, back when I decided to get serious again about fitness, I told a friend that I would get on my treadmill the next morning, no matter what. So the next morning I got on the treadmill in my nightgown and walked for five minutes. That began a habit that continued for years. Congrats on getting started today. The longest journey starts with a single step. Barbie 4 -
Just a quick touch base. If I dont start logging I will be back up to 130 in no time! Just feel like I have no time-smh! I am using a 15 min rule to accomplish a few things and remembering to recognize small accomplishments along the way.
You all are such inspirations!
Frustrations with work.....overwhelmed by papers.....need sleep....need housekeeper....yep....just a little overwhelmed.
I did manage to pay household Bill's last night and straighten up guest bedroom. Filing needs done.....closet needs cleaned....downsizing more needs to be done.....
Street rod has turned into major project. Work still busy. Need to order work shirts. Bras. And work shoes.....
How do you ladies do all you do?
Totalled invoices this morning and have gotten shower. Am in hot tub for some peace of mind and body as I type this...time to get this day started.
Prayers to those in need
Congratulations to all the successes
Welcome to new folks
Love for all!
Kylia still kicking in Ohio8 -
Hi all,
Good luck Wendy for your half.
You will crush it!
My micro card is still transferring! They've lowered the efficiency to get more over more quickly! Horrors!
Will probably get some shopping done this pm. Bit hot though. Must remember to take a cardigan to wear around the cold cabinets!
Tomorrow I've realised we will arrive at the first house just when the one hour no parking is in force.
We can take it in turns to look round and one of us can sit in the car, keeping an eye out for the parking guys. Then we can head off to the amazing fish market/shop nearby. They also do the BEST chorizo ever with no E numbers. I've put the freeze blocks in the fridge so we can take the cool box. Will have to take sandwiches as well.
I've been putting most of my tablet photos/videos on a wifi USB stick. My tablet has no USB slot. I have a feeling my tablet is nearing it's end and I don't want to lose everything if it gives up the ghost.
My cancer friend rang this morning. She has had to cancel her holiday in July as she has just found out the cancer has spread to her brain and she shouldn't be flying or driving. I'm going up on the 9th to sit with her for a chemo session. She's not in bad spirits, all considered.
Had a silly argument with DH this morning about nothing at all. Grrrrrrrrrr! Hope he recovers quickly. He's a bit of a brooder.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxx8 -
Snowflake1968 wrote: »Snowflake1968 wrote: »M in OZ: I think cycling is one of the best forms of exercise, along with walking, swimming and yoga. Does your weather make it a pleasure during this season? I ride a stationary bike at the gym regularly before my yoga class. It gets my whole body tuned up for yoga & the day. :bigsmile:
No, the winter weather here isn't particularly nice. It's not like the Canadian prairie winters I'm used to ... it's like the Pacific Northwest winters: chilly, rainy, damp, windy. Nights get down to about freezing. Daytime highs hit about 10°C. It often snows at higher elevations, and will occasionally snow as far down as sea level.
Snow here is predicted by elevation. Today, there's supposed to be snow down to 800 metres ... we're at about 50 metres above sea level. Our local mountain is about 1200 metres, so it will be topped with snow.
Today is 10°C with winds gusting to 60 km/h providing us with a "feels like" temperature of about 6°C, and they're predicting that it is going to start raining here (snowing at higher elevations) within the next couple hours.
It's also very hilly here, so trying to battle all that plus haul my butt up hills is really unpleasant.
Also, since my husband had his accident and has been in hospital, it has been pitch dark by the time I get home after visiting him. I don't mind riding at night when the weather isn't too bad, but the idea of going out in the dark, cold, wind, and often rain after a long day of work and being at the hospital ... just ... nope.
So, I brought my bicycle and trainer into the lounge room, set it all up in front of the TV, and that's where I've been riding for the past month or 6 weeks or so. Bright, climate controlled, and I can do as much or as little as I want to do.
A friend at work uses Zwift, so I got some information from him about how to set that up, and now I ride the Zwift courses. Yesterday I just wanted to do about half an hour, got on the course, and discovered that there were a series of sprints. First one I wasn't paying much attention, but I went flat out for the next two ... and today my legs are feeling it a bit!
Last Saturday, I did a longer course on Zwift and ended up riding an hour and 20 minutes. That's the longest ride I've done on a trainer in quite some time! Usually I only do 30-60 minutes. But the Zwift course was motivating enough for me to keep going.
I was running outside on weekends early in the day before going into the hospital, but I might have to give my feet a break from that for a little while.
I also walk quite a bit ... averaging about 30 km/week, but this week I'm down to 21 km. Again, trying to give my feet a break.
The one thing I do need to add back into my exercise routine is weights and core work. And a bit more stretching too!
Machka in Oz
What part of the Canadian Prairies are you from Machka?
Tracey in Edmonton
All of it!
Most of my life in Alberta, in several different locations including Edmonton (where I got one of my degrees) but mostly near Grande Prairie and Red Deer.
Next longest period in Manitoba ... Winnipeg.
And a few years in Saskatchewan ... Regina.
Machka, the Canadian in Oz
Wow, so how did you end up in Australia? If you don't want to answer, don't feel obligated, I just like hearing people's stories
I'm a long distance cyclist.
In early 2003, I mentioned on a cycling forum that I was planning to ride the Paris-Brest-Paris 1200 (in France) and someone from Australia commented that he was planning to do it too. Those rides are 1200 km in 90 hours or less including all breaks. That was about the extent of the conversation.
In August 2003, I rode the PBP, and at the very last control (rest stop), I was walking through the dining hall with a plate of green beans and mashed potatoes when someone called my online name. Who on earth would know that name here? I went over, and it was him. We chatted a bit while I ate, then went our separate ways. He continued cycling and I found a table to crawl under to nap for about 10 minutes before continuing.
Then he and I started chatting on cycling forums.
In 2004, I went to Australia with a British friend. He and I spent 3 months cycling around Australia. In the middle of that, we did the Great Southern 1200, along the Great Ocean Road, and my online Australian friend was there too. He told me and my British friend that we could stay with him when we got there on our cycling tour, and we did.
My British friend and I decided that things wouldn't work for us, and my Australian friend and I started chatting more ... then we started travelling to see each other in Canada, Australia, and Europe.
One day in about June 2008, he rang me from Australia and said that since he was coming to visit me in Australia (I knew that), we might as well get married. So we did!
We chose Jasper ... a dock on Lake Annette ... as the location, and we decided to include cycling. So we cycled a century (100 miles) first, and then cleaned up a bit, and were married by my cousin (then mayor of Banff), with his wife and my parents in attendance. And our bicycles.
10 days later, my husband returned to Australia, and I went back to uni to finish my degree.
February 2009, his place, and the whole surrounding area were wiped out in the Victorian 2009 bushfires. He had set the place up in preparation for me coming, but it was all gone, and he just barely escaped himself. Drove out through the flames.
I came to Australia in June that year.
The orchard where he was working then offered us a shack on the back of the orchard property ... completely off the grid. 2 km away from anything like a "grid". We heated the place with a large fireplace at one end, and I learned to cook over an open fire with a dutch oven. Water came from the rain. What little electricity we used came from a generator and later solar panels.
We lived there a year before places started opening up in a nearby town, and we found a place.
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And 3 months ago, I nearly lost him again. Slow recovery.
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Machka, love the love shack pictures. Thanks for sharing.
Since my bathroom is finally finished, I can be more relaxed about getting dressed in the morning. It will be nice to have our house back to rights. I have a carpet cleaner scheduled for tomorrow to see what he can do with all the ground-in dirt and construction dust from constant traffic up and down the hallway.
I’ve lost another lb. I’ll log it on Friday if it’s still gone. I’ve been very concerned that my lack of exercise would cause a gain, but I’ve actually been better about my calories so it’s working out. This makes 4 from my all-time recent high. I was getting scared that I was going to lose my onederland status.
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Our internet was out for almost 20 hrs and I was 70 posts behind when I got on this morning. When the cable is out we have no internet, tv, or house phone.
Mary ~ Continued prayers for your daughter’s recovery. I am like her in that I would rather just have my DH with me as when others are there you feel like you have to make them feel at ease. Hope the surgeries are not too invasive.
Dana ~ I don’t blame you for wanting to send the grands home sooner than planned. I love mine to pieces but can only take them for a short time. Yes, I have no reserves when it comes to disciplining them. That’s my stern teacher’s voice. They have never been spanked but respond to “getting a talking to”.
Kay ~ Your bath is lovely! Love the dark tile flooring and warm colors in the shower curtain and towels.
Katla ~ Hope your DH is feeling better!
Heather ~ So sorry to hear the bad news about your cancer friend. Prayers for her have been said.
Wishing all a good day!
Carol in GA1 -
This morning my scale finally showed me back down to my lowest weight I reached at my bariatric surgeon's office, four more pounds and I'll be back to lowest post surgery weight. I will aim for 10 more pounds after that.
Scrubbed down kitchen cabinets, appliances and floor yesterday. Getting ready for my daughters, son in law and two granddaughters (22and 17) that will be here for my 19 yo granddaughter's wedding on Saturday, July 7th.
Hot and humid here in Oklahoma.
Janetr OKC9 -
Woo hoo Janet!! Congratulations!!
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JanetR - Well done on the weight loss! You inspire me to believe I can take my regained weight off every single time you post.
Heather - All sympathies on starting again on the house search. Hope this time is the right time. So sorry that the news isn't good for your friend. It can't be easy to bear.
The blog posting of the plans afoot for our own home-to-be is, oddly, helping me wait out the closing process. I've pretty much discarded the whole concept of not getting too attached to the house, in case something falls through. If it does, it does. Might as well just be the planner that I am in the meantime, and if it all works out, we'll go into the new (to us) house with a plan of action on getting it to livable fairly quickly.
Assisting the closing effort is the injection of cash from our son, who just paid us back for everything we've sent to him for groceries and rent in the last year, while he and we were working our way toward Arkansas and getting settled here. He lives an hour north of us, in Fayetteville.
Although, like many here, we never give money to anyone as a loan, but as a gift, I'm so proud of him for understanding that he was indebted to us, and for honoring that obligation. I think it's a massive step in his maturation, and an amazing grace note on getting him through his mental struggles in the meantime. He's also sent his uncle double what he sent us, as that uncle got him set up in an apartment in Denver for his abortive attempt to go to culinary school there. A large part of me wanted to say, "No, keep it, use it wisely." But I think, for his own sake, he needed to pay what he construed as a debt to be able to move on to his own next steps unencumbered. Proud doesn't even begin to cover it. He's growing up to be a very good man, and his father is his guiding star in that.
Today's the ninth anniversary of marrying Corey, of mothering the children he brought me, and I feel like the luckiest woman in the known world.
Love y'all,
Lisa in sunny Arkansas10 -
Micro managing is starting at work again. I am so stressed. When I came home yesterday, kirby made me an offer. He will work for another year and I can retire in two years. The catch is I will have to do the prep in getting the house ready to sell. Getting rid of stuff, freshening up the paint inside the house, etc.. I am thinking about it. I wish my stomach wasn’t in knots. Thank God that I exercise to help me forget for a minute14
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Lisa ~ Happy Anniversary
Pip ~ You can do this. Don't stress! I painted the entire inside of our rental house (and I mean everything) two years ago at age 68. Can you get help decluttering?
Carol in GA7 -
Oh Pip~I am so sorry your going through all that... me I have put that stuff in the back of my head... but would love to find a job where I could get bennies and work part time.. only place that would be is in the health care field,,, now i am sure it is tough to hire a 58 yr old.. but dont want the rug pulled out from under me,have to much at stake.4
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Pip - So sorry about the work stress. *kitten*!
Lisa - HAPPY ANNIVERSARY☆☆☆☆☆ :drinker: :flowerforyou:
Went big supermarket shopping with DH. Pretty empty because of the heatwave. Hairy Bikers tonight with green beans.
Off now to do my bonus calories while watching Hidden, a Welsh police drama.
My cancer friend rang just as I was about to do my weights. Will have to get those done as well.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxx2 -
Wendy: It is great to see you again. I hope that retirement turns out to be a joy. I have confidence that your life will be filled with good times, honey and horses.
Heather: Good luck on the renewed house hunt. I hope you find something that you both will love.
Machka: I love the photos of your wedding & your first home/"shack." Thank you for sharing. It looks better and certainly more spacious than the first place DH & I lived after we married.
Carol in GA: DH seems quite a bit better this morning. Thank you for your kind wishes. :flowerforyou:
I was supposed to see the financial planner yesterday after getting my new glasses lens. I sat in the optician's office for several hours while they searched for the lens and never found it. Because of that, I missed the appointment with our financial planner. Today I need to contact her, and get a new appointment. Do you think "It's not my fault" would carry any weight? Neither do I. I hope she'll forgive me and we can reschedule.
Katla in beautiful NW Oregon
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Lisa Happy Anniversary! I hope you and Corey have a fantastic day!
Janetr Congratulations! So proud of you! You are doing fantastic!
Pip sorry that work is a bummer, but if you choose to retire in two years you are going to love it!
Heather I hope you find a fantastic house!
Our renters came last night to supposedly drop off a load but instead are moving in! They will now have to finish the cleaning themselves as I will not be able to work around people coming in and out like that. So in a way not bad for me because now I can finish the cabin up and we can go down and check into the hotel next to my daughter! Update on her is that she isn't telling me anything! They haven't done anything about the bowel obstruction yet. And tomorrow not today they are going to do an ultra sound. Not sure if I have confidence in that hospital staff. I haven't heard anything from my daughter-in-law yet this morning but I know that she was hoping to get out today instead of tomorrow.
Thanks again for your prayers, well wishes and support!
Mary from Minnesota \ Arizona7 -
Lisa - JanetR - "Well done on the weight loss! You inspire me to believe I can take my regained weight off every single time you post. "
Yes, Lisa you can do it if I can. I'm quickly sliding into 69 years old and have more strength and energy than I've ever had in my adult life. You've got this
Mary, thank you so much. You aren't aware of this, but I consider you my "personel" trainer and I'm thankful every day for you.
Thanks, ladies, you all keep me going!!
Janetr OKC5 -
Machka: I love the photos of your wedding & your first home/"shack." Thank you for sharing. It looks better and certainly more spacious than the first place DH & I lived after we married.
It was a 6 metre by 9 metre colourbond shed.
We (but mostly my husband) insulated it and lined the inside with fence palings (the wood on the inside). That helped. When we first moved in, it was COLD! June ... middle of winter. Nights outside would drop to freezing, and that's exactly what it would be inside too. I'd be tucked in bed under a down doona with a hot water bottle, and wouldn't want to get out in the mornings.
After it was insulated, it was much better. Freezing nights would only drop to about 10C inside.
The main problem was that the floor was sidewalk pavers on sand. When it rained heavily, the rain would come up through the pavers. The floor sloped slightly toward the middle of the place, so the water would pool in the kitchen, in the middle. We just wore rain boots inside and waded through it when that happened. And told each other that at least the rain tanks were filling so we'd have washing water!
M in Oz
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Pip ~ Guess I missed what you were saying about micromanagement. Sorry for the stress. What is micromanagement by the way?
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