WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR SEPTEMBER 2018

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  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 24,811 Member
    I just posted this elsewhere, but thought I might post it here too ...

    My lunch ... this is what I eat most days of the week. For whatever reason, I don't mind eating the same or very similar thing most of the time. :)

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    Machka in Oz
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 24,811 Member
    lhscapil wrote: »
    Machka - thank you for the "windyty" link. I put it on my PC last year, it must still be in development as some of the overlays weren't working for my region. And this summer every day was registering as HOT it seems (not the software's fault) and I got tired of being reminded, lol.

    Good for you taking time off from school. Great opportunity for you and your husband to enjoy the summer and not be burdened with lessons in addition to your work schedule. And hoping your jaw/tooth ache gets cleared up soon. Did you say you had a doc appointment coming up?

    Yes ... my Dr appointment is on Friday. My guesses go back and forth between TMJ and infection. But either way, it might be nice to be able to open my mouth at some point again.


    lhscapil wrote: »
    It's rainy and chilly this morning but I'm going to gear up for my walk and then my workout. Being consistent is the secret as many of you have stated. We don't have to fall in love with the movement and exercise, get it done and go on with our day. And we'll meet the rest of that day with more energy!

    Yep ... and that's why I exercise every single day. Except for when I'm really under the weather. I just feel "off" if there's no exercise. :)


    Machka in Oz
  • KetoneKaren
    KetoneKaren Posts: 6,411 Member
    NYKAREN Love the idea of expanded bullet journal and rewarding with a star. I think I might do that for myself & start one for my grandson to reflect his progress in school! Like you, I have to work at being social. For example, this week while my partner is out of town, I haven't even mentioned it to my son and daughter-in-law because I would rather be home alone in the evening if I am not working. I am not very social, although I have some really wonderful friends. One of them told me it is hard work to be my friend, but it is "worth it". t1822.gif

    Karen in Virginia
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 9,677 Member
    Good Morning Ladies~
    Lenora~ yes it is Toms father, and I will go feed him till the day he dies, to give Tom credit he goes down every weekend he works 12 hr days and doesn't get there during the week,but every weekend and holiday he is there, his other brother's not once.
    Im not making excuses for him, he did make his bed... and you know what just because it didn't work out with me, and I put up with alot of crap... I say good luck to Elena.. she doesn't know what she is getting in to...(snicker)
    Tom knows he will never ever find another like me..
    I love his dad, he had a rough life growing up and wasn't treated with love and respect.. for his mom and wife it was all about money, from 8th grade on thats all he did was work... I want to make his last years good ones.. he has dementia and is in a nursing home that I picked, I am his medical POA..
    Tom and I will stay friends, I am very very good friends with his ex wife, we are more like sisters and love each other very much....we shall see how things go with Elena.. its all good until she moves in and see's how OCD he is and will see if she puts up with the crap I did.. I wish them both every happiness..
    and I have to say, the IRA transfer is in the works, and he is faithful about putting alimony payment into bank account each week.. so right now its all good..
    have to send a check to the funeral home for dad's vault for the urn~ his military funeral will be Oct 5th a day after what would have been his 90th birthday.. will have a little get together afterwards here..still waiting on a offer for the house...
  • Lagopus
    Lagopus Posts: 1,016 Member
    edited September 2018
    KetoneKaren wrote: »
    NYKAREN Love the idea of expanded bullet journal and rewarding with a star. I think I might do that for myself & start one for my grandson to reflect his progress in school! Like you, I have to work at being social. For example, this week while my partner is out of town, I haven't even mentioned it to my son and daughter-in-law because I would rather be home alone in the evening if I am not working. I am not very social, although I have some really wonderful friends. One of them told me it is hard work to be my friend, but it is "worth it". t1822.gif

    Karen in Virginia

    Karen - Preferring to be at home alone in the evening? I totally get that. It's the introvert in me that enjoys silence and solitude and a good book.

    Both Karens - A couple decades ago I had great success using gold stars to reward myself when I'd met my own goals. Such a silly, simple little trick - but whatever works!

    Machka - I discovered www.windy.com a couple years ago and enjoy it immensely. I showed it to my meteorologist husband and he's on that site all the time!

    I'm back in Longyearbyen now. I took a day off jogging yesterday because we spent so much time driving and packing and flying. This is a risky time of year because we're heading into the cold and darkness of winter. If I don't maintain my jogging habit, I'm likely to let it slide until who knows when. Must force myself out into cold (0°C) but relatively calm weather. Yikes! I just noticed there's a fog coming in! I hope it doesn't cross my path because that would be extra cold!
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  • KJLaMore
    KJLaMore Posts: 2,827 Member
    Good morning all! Happy Wednesday! It is "Talk Like a Pirate" Day! Aaargh! I be sittin' in me galley havin' a cuppa grog (really just coffee, honest!) n waitin' for the crew to hit the deck.
    Thanks for all of the love shown to Joaquin! He is getting so big! I think Lanette asked when I would be seeing him next. I had planned on visiting in October, but am not sure if I will get another visit in this year. I put my vacation week off another month to the week of Thanksgiving in the hopes I can make a bit more money to make the trip. Right now, we are just squeaking by, and I can't really go galloping off to Texas when I can't get the bills paid here. Seriously discouraging; but on the flip side putting off a visit, while Joaquin is this young, won't hurt him, psychologically, because he is too young to remember the time that grandma couldn't come see him.
    Karen VA and Betty- Funny how both of you grew up in tornado alley, yet your first encounter with a tornado was in a state that is not part of the alley! Glad you both made it through your encounters without a scratch!
    Suebdew- I just read the news story about the daycare in Texas that you are talking about! Stuff like that just hurts my heart. Here are adults that have a chance to be a secure/safe person in a child's life. A chance to form a bond that at times in that child's life will see him through troubles like divorce, school problems, peer pressure etc. That is one of the things about my job that just touches me to the quick. Knowing that I am a "constant". Parents divorce, but coming to my house is a "constant" non changing and non judgmental place. *sigh* There are so many great daycare providers! Too bad it's the bad ones that make the news. :(
    Lenora- So sorry you/your kids had to go through a "bad" daycare experience! Finding childcare for your kids is so daunting. You are actually, most of the time, looking at strangers to leave your children with and trying to choose the most reliable and trustworthy person. Good to see you on here again! Glad you are feeling better!

    Seeing Machka's Zwift post and Heather's running posts makes me "itch" to start running again. I have to stop myself, because no matter how good I feel one day, I know my ankles and knee are not quite up to it. BUT...I have decided it is time to push myself a little more. I think it was Lenora who said that I must "burn off a lot of calories in a day of chasing after the kids". You would think so; but after so many years of doing childcare, my daily movement is what my body is used to. I don't lose or even maintain anymore by just doing what I do every day with the kids. I have to put concerted effort into exercise BEYOND what I do daily. I already keep my calories at 1200-1300/day. Because I am awake and working so many hours of the day, some days it is a struggle to stay within that amount. BUT even at 1200-1300/day, if I want to lose, I have to add more strenuous (cardio) exercise. I am going to check out Youtube for some exercise videos. Most days I really feel like smacking the s**t out of something, so I will look into some shadowboxing type of cardio.

    Well, I best be gettin' things shipshape for the wee scallywags! ttfn xoxoxo KJ (Kelly)
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  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 24,811 Member
    Regarding being anti-social, I had to laugh when Rehab was getting ready to send my husband home.

    His OT sent me an email with instructions and suggestions.

    One of the suggestions was that I arrange to have all our friends and neighbours come by to look in on my husband in rotation any time I wasn't there ... rather than getting an official home care worker.

    Another instruction was that I needed to set up a roster calendar for visitors so that they only stayed an hour at a time, with no overlapping. And I would have to be there all the time for the first few weeks to monitor the visitors and herd people out when others came.

    After bursting into laughter and having to wipe the tears of mirth out of my eyes so I could type a reply email ... I informed her that there would be no friends and neighbours coming by to look in on my husband and that I would not be creating a roster calendar.

    We did get a home care worker, and since he's been home (2.5 months now), we've had 3 people come to visit.

    We've never been very social. We've both worked full time (10 hours a day including transportation) and have had other activities on our schedules (theatre, symphony, cycling, and for me, homework), so on our free evenings, we like to just be together at home watching a bit of TV and not socialising. :)


    M in Oz
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,189 Member
    Oooooohhhh, that smile! <3Phoenix.

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxx whose cleaner is sick and can't come.
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 16,903 Member
    :) I am not social at all. I answer the phone when someone calls, I reply to e mails, and get together for a walk with a few friends, and I share with all of you. I don't initiate anything social and I rarely go to parties or any sort of social gathering. I love being alone or with my husband. It works for me and I love my life the way it is.

    :) One of my favorite Gretchen Rubin Secrets of Adulthood is "What I do every day matters more than what I do once in a while."

    :)Allie, If Tom's father is an important part of your life, maybe you should refer to him as such rather than as your "father-in-law" since your relationship is a personal one, not something that has to do with Tom.

    :)Machka, Thanks for sharing photos of your regular lunch. I have a few regular meals like that and I love eating that way. As it gets colder here, I think of you and know that it means that it means that it's getting a little warmer for you each day.

    :) Jake found a flier for a restaurant he hasn't been to and asked me if I wanted to go. I said I wasn't interested so he called a friend and they are going there today. I am delighted that he can get to eat out and I don't have to go. I can stay home and eat my usual food.

    <3 Barbie from beautiful chilly NW Washington
  • 1948Peachy
    1948Peachy Posts: 1,511 Member
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  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 9,677 Member
    Barbie~i usually do call him my FIL.. i walked in this morning and he says here comes tubby tuba...oh that was lovely, but then he forgets 5 min later.. he ate everything and I parked him in front of the tv and dropped off a leash and some harness's to a rescuer that is taking them down to North Carolina to help with rescue animals
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 24,811 Member
    edited September 2018
    barbiecat wrote: »
    :)Machka, Thanks for sharing photos of your regular lunch. I have a few regular meals like that and I love eating that way. As it gets colder here, I think of you and know that it means that it means that it's getting a little warmer for you each day.

    That is the theory! :)

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    Actually, I think we're about at the second "Still winter" ... I hope!


    Machka in Tasmania


  • mnhtnbb
    mnhtnbb Posts: 11 Member
    Good morning, ladies!
    Back to doing laps in the building pool this morning after the hiatus from Florence. Found a website that will calculate calorie usage http://www.swimmingcalculator.com/ which is nifty. Also got back on the scale for the first time since before Florence. Still logged food every day during Florence but didn't want to see the proof of what eating and drinking what I shouldn't would do to weight! Happy to see I'm now trending down again.

    Phoenix! What a cutie pie that is, Karen in VA!

    Heather    , hope you can get a copy of that wonderful photo/article in the paper about your DIL!

    Allie, thanks for helping with supplies for the animal rescuers who have appeared as angels to help all the pets left behind by their owners when they evacuated. I couldn't possibly leave my Snowy behind. Here she is when we had a horrendous snow/ice storm in January 2017. (She is a rescue and came with her name, Snowy, and she really does love it when it snows.)

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    I don't know how people do that. There have been some heartbreaking photos/stories of pets rescued so far.

    I admit to being a bit of a recluse, too. I really enjoy time by myself. The last few years with my husband were so stressful, and the last 10 months since we separated haven't been a piece of cake, but I have not once looked back or regretted my decision to leave. And wow, am I sleeping better! Last night was the first time I've slept 8 hours for as long as I can remember. A year ago I was lucky if I could sleep 4 hours/night. Gradually, over the last 10 months I have been adding a little bit more: 5 hours, 6 hours, 7 hours until last night 8 hours! I know how important that is for losing weight, too.

    Hope you all have a good day.
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    Penny: Stay safe and layer up for fog. I can imagine summering in Longyearbyen, but not wintering there. What an adventurous life! :star:

    M in OZ: We aren’t very social, either. We were members of a sailing club for many years and really enjoyed it, but DH’s health changed and he can no longer tolerate the feeling of floating in a boat. The change seems to have been caused by MS. He was diagnosed shortly after we returned from a sailing trip to the San Juan and Gulf Islands in Washington and British Columbia several years ago. I miss our sailing friends and using the boat. Life has changes, twists and turns. We’re finding new ways to have fun. I hope you and your DH will be able to resume your favorite pastimes or find something else to enjoy. :smiley:


    I’ve had low energy levels the past several days and hope to improve that situation. Our RV is in the shop with a brake problem that I may have caused & DH is getting some of his health challenges addressed. He has an appointment to get his hearing aids adjusted today. I hope to go to a yoga class.

    Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon

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