WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER 2018

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  • coastalgosgal
    coastalgosgal Posts: 2,900 Member
    Sharon in the Seattle area, well if you ever come for a visit, tell me! We can meet for lunch or somethingđź‘Ť
    Rebecca
  • coastalgosgal
    coastalgosgal Posts: 2,900 Member
    Katla, one year in your fine little townđź’—đź‘Ť.

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    We had a great time!
    Rebecca đź’—
  • coastalgosgal
    coastalgosgal Posts: 2,900 Member
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    Old pic of middle and youngest son before they went out. So cute!
    Rebecca
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,086 Member
    Evening ladies
    Back from my friend Bev's and enjoyed the afternoon ,got alot acommplished..
    Now in bed watching TV.
  • skuehn48
    skuehn48 Posts: 3,040 Member
    Hello all: Drizzly day here. Went to church and then came home. Have been watching Midsommer Murders which some of you recommended. DD and I are really enjoying it.

    Karen in VA - our bored horses have taken gutter off the barn, chewed on doorways and often dump the water tank. We have gotten them a ball which they ignored, tried a hanging toy in the barn, same thing and even found one of those chickens. Do you think our horses would play with it? No way. My new horse likes to pace the fence line and tear around tearing up the grass as he does. There is grass in the pasture and you would think they would stand and eat but not Bandit.

    Everyone have a great Sunday, Sue in WA
  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,517 Member
    Did Fit Body Yoga DVD. The plan for tomorrow is to do some hula hooping, hold my plank, then take the extremepump class.

    Sharon – I highly doubt any of the cats will claw up the screen. I’ve never seen one of our cats climb the screen on the screened-in porch and I honestly don’t think Shadow will. She’s too old. All our cats and Shadow have been declawed. We promised the Humane Society that we wouldn’t --- but we did.

    I’m REALLY not looking forward to DST at all. Jess doesn’t change the time so we’ll be ahead of her.

    Rebecca – loved those “treats”. Put a real smile on my face

    As far as Halloween candy – I found these two large bags in WalMart that had been marked down plus I had my coupon, so I grabbed them. Of course, they are Mars candy. They aren’t the snack size, I think they’re smaller. But at this price, I wasn’t about to pass this up.

    Trimmed all the cats nails. Colby got Jess used to getting a pic every day of Shadow so we took one of her getting her nails trimmed. Vacuumed her room and took a pic of her hiding from the vacuum to send tomorrow. Mondays are our busy days what with exercise, shopping, bowling, ceramics and mahjongg.

    Michele in NC
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    I had a riding lesson today with my long time instructor. It seems that I've gotten sloppy, & she thinks it is time I improve. I may be able to have more regular lessons in the future, about every other week. Keeping my fingers crossed that it works out well. :smiley:
  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,517 Member
    Totally forgot to tell you that I made stuffed apples for a gal at mahjongg whose birthday is next week. Also went in the pool. Here it is October and the water is still in the 80's. Now this I can live with!

    Michele in NC

  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,191 Member
    :) Drizzly today. Dog walking in the morning followed by a nap, lunch, TV, another nap, more dog walking, and now more TV watching. Who could ask for anything more. :)
  • suebdew
    suebdew Posts: 1,298 Member
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  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,191 Member
    :) Most people can't relate to the mechanics of decluttering until they have a reason for wanting to do so. It helped me when I moved to a new house, to notice how much stuff I had and realize that I didn't make use of a lot of it. For other people, the frustration of not being able to find things is what gets them going. It's a lot like the decision to lose weight--it didn't help me read about how to do it, until I was convinced that losing weight was what I wanted and needed.

    :)Allie, I agree with you that having a strong spiritual program and belief is the best answer to dealing with fear and worry. Great idea about learning more about managing your finances.

    <3 Barbie

  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    GodMomKim wrote: »
    Hi Gals,

    .......It’s been a tough bit here, I have way tons of embroidery work, which is good and bad, I can’t seem to find time for just me, but then am so needing down time that I let myself get distracted and don’t accomplish as much as I should. A good part of today there were 2 wildlands fires one about 20 miles away and the other about 40 miles away but with the wind direction our area was completely smoke and ash filled. I am fighting a headache, but there is no way to get away from it as I don’t have air conditioning. Oh well, the fires are out/in mop up so tomorrow will be better.



    Smiles

    Kim from N. California

    I am so sorry about the smoke & fires in your area. It must be miserable for people & pets. We had had some fall rain. I hope you get enough rain to make things better.

    Katla
  • KetoneKaren
    KetoneKaren Posts: 6,412 Member
    Kim I have a cousin in Healdsburg, and she periodically posts some amazing pictures of eerily lovely sunrises & sunsets through the smoky haze. I am sorry you have to deal with fires. Stressful. You work so hard, with your 2 fulltime jobs. I am not surprised you don't have much "me" time. I hope you can carve some out. I definitely need down time to recharge my engines. Thanks for the kind words about home schooling, Cousin It, and our flowers.

    Karen in Virginia
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,592 Member
    exermom wrote: »

    I’m REALLY not looking forward to DST at all. Jess doesn’t change the time so we’ll be ahead of her.

    You've got roughly 6 months to go before DST happens.

    Are you not an evening person?

    I LOVE DST because the daylight hours are shifted to give us light during the evening so we can do things like walk, cycle, etc. :)

  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,592 Member
    mcbcec wrote: »
    All this said, I want to walk a fast 10 K again if possible by next June. ... Anyone jog or walk fast out there, any advice for starting up again and planning ahead?

    I ran when I was a teenager and into my early 20s.

    Then I stopped running altogether and switched my focus to cycling and walking.

    Last November, I started running again, and ran a 10K event in mid-January. I've been running on and off ever since. In late September, I did a 5K event, and if there were another 10K event in November, I'd do it ... but I can't seem to find one on the schedule yet.

    I still cycle and walk quite a bit ... I hit 1000 km of walking in 2018 this past weekend. :) Most of it is utility walking. I prefer not to drive so I walk everywhere!!


    Machka in Oz

  • klanders30
    klanders30 Posts: 2,569 Member
    mcbec. Welcome. Keep checking in, log every bite and move a bit every day. This is a life change and starts with observing, making better choices, etc. you didn’t get to this weight overnight and it’s going to take conviction and focus to turn it around. Keep reading here as well, there are many folks that with exercise and logging their portions and choices have become active healthy individuals.

    Tell us where you’re from and what you like to be called.

    NYKAREN
  • okiewoman510
    okiewoman510 Posts: 1,313 Member
    mcbec - Welcome to a great group of Ladies! You will find lots of us are willing to offer advice and even more importantly, support. What I found most helpful was using a food scale and weighing and logging every bite, sip and swallow so that I knew exactly what I was eating. I ate whatever I wanted while losing, I was honest on what I logged and I got results. Sometimes I would be doing everything "right" and not lose for 2-3 weeks. Keep with it, if you are being honest about logging everything you consume and staying within your calories, it will work. Sometimes you will stall for a bit, but then you will get that wonderful whoosh of lbs leaving. Come back often, we are a chatty bunch.

    Okie in the TX Hill Country
  • teklawa1
    teklawa1 Posts: 678 Member
    <3 Out to walk on this wet day. Love the smells. Wishing everyone well today.

    Barbie, I like what you wrote about decluttering. I began several years ago to get rid of things I don't use, but I have a ways to go.
    Okie, I needed to read what you wrote about being honest about logging every bite and sip. I have a hard time with that and I'm sure that's why I've hit a plateau.

    Betsy in wet NW WA
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,191 Member
    :) Because I live so far north, there are several months of short daylight and several months of very long daylight. I do a lot of walking in the dark and find it peaceful. I love the change of the seasons and having such dramatic differences throughout the year. I would prefer a system of static time. It is jarring to have to change the clocks. It's not so bad now that I have classes only a few days a week, but when I was working, it was difficult to adjust to the time change. It was a jet lag of sorts,

    :) I am grateful for the drizzly day so I can wait to plant my new bulbs. I'll start planting as soon as there is a day with no drizzle. The drizzle will make the ground easier to dig.

    <3 Barbie
  • Snowflake1968
    Snowflake1968 Posts: 6,945 Member
    Katla49 wrote: »
    Lanette: I want the Halloween fun size salad for lunch. I wonder where to get it. :bigsmile:

    Karen: I LOVE Cousin It!!! I hope you are able to stocckpile all the crocs you will need. :star:

    Machka & Michelle: I wonder about the care organization that suggested “kidstuff” for an adult, too. They seem to be living on their own little planet. It is clear they didn’t know anything about your DH and what he loves to do. :noway:

    Allie: Barbie has great advice for your worries, “Don’t manufacture trouble for yourself.” Regarding guideposts-if you enjoy it, get yourself a subscription. If it is clutter, think fond thoughts of your dad and do something else. :heart:

    Machka: Love the Apple Blossoms. It will be months into next year before we see any. :star:

    NYKaren: Your DH's Aunt reminds me of my DSIL, who will be 80 next month. She does all her home maintenance herself—including going up on the second story to check and/or repair her roof. I hope to grow up to be like her. I’ll need to learn carpentry skills to achieve that goal. :bigsmile:

    Heather: We live in Halloweentown. The original movie was filmed here and our town has a great time celebrating every year. Yesterday was the parade. Local businesses will be looking forward to a surge in shoppers form other places. World-wide, many people decorate the outsides of their homes for Christmas. Here, we also decorate them for Halloween. I don’t have my scarecrow up yet, but it is on the to-do list. :devil:


    I have a riding lesson this afternoon and am looking forward to it. I’ll be taking the photos of my friend riding Arrow in the Halloween parade.


    Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon

    My daughter would love visiting your town. She is a huge Halloween fan, doesn’t do much for Christmas at all. LOL
  • mcbcec
    mcbcec Posts: 12 Member
    Thanks everyone for the welcome and sound advice. Really appreciate the welcome and the suggestions. My name is Michèle also, but if it's easier and less confusing with other Michele my nickname is Shelly. I live in stress-filled, Washington, DC and am one of the few native Washingtonians in existence. ;-). I've lived in AZ, MD, NH, NYC and travelled extensively. I am still a tad confused about how to directly respond to someone's post. Do we just type their name under "Post Reply" or click on their image box and reply? When I did this it looked like it would be a private email wouldn't be necessary.
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    Rebecca: Thanks for the photos from Halloween Town. Your little boys are now men. Wow! :smiley:

    Barbie: You seem to be enjoying life. Nothing could be better. :star:

    mcbcec: Welcome to a great group of supportive women. Stop by often for encouragement & support. Best advice: Log every bite and swallow, and move more. Many of us are walkers. Others ride bikes. I take yoga classes and ride horses. The best exercise is the one that you like well enough to do several times a week. :flowerforyou:

    Machka: I also love DST. Standard time is a fact of life in the winter. I loathe getting up in the dark and finishing the day in the dark, too. I’d rather have daylight time year around. Daylight time ends November 4th here. :grumble:

    (((Lisa))) Workplace drama is a misery. I hope things turn around soon. :star:

    Betsy in NW Washington: It is wet here in NW Oregon, too. It seems like the rain clouds are all the way down to ground level. It is almost like fog, but not quite the same. :ohwell:

    Barbie: We have friends who iive in the San Juan Islands of NW WA. They are a bit farther north than you. They have become snowbirds in the past few years and take their RV off adventuring in the south western US. I had hoped to travel with them for a little while, but haven’t heard any news about their plans lately.


    I had a riding lesson yesterday and have been given “homework.” My teacher wants me to ride using my bareback pad for the next while. I need to improve my balance without stirrups.

    Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,191 Member
    mcbcec wrote: »
    . I am still a tad confused about how to directly respond to someone's post. Do we just type their name under "Post Reply" or click on their image box and reply? When I did this it looked like it would be a private email wouldn't be necessary.

    :)Shelly, One way to respond directly to someone's post is to click on "Quote" at the bottom of that person's post. You can delete all but the part you're responding to or leave the whole thing, then write your response below it. Or if you want to comment to what several people have said, you can put their name at the beginning and then write the response after it, so they know it is meant for them. Sometimes sending a private message is a good idea (I've used that to send someone my personal address or e mail or to say something that seems too personal to want everyone to read it).

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