WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER 2018

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  • GodMomKim
    GodMomKim Posts: 3,703 Member
    Rye - a car and a drivers license! WTG you have worked hard for the freedom you will now have!
  • KetoneKaren
    KetoneKaren Posts: 6,412 Member
    edited October 2018
    Rye OMG! That's your surprise! What a good one! and what an adorable little car. BB-4, how cute is that

    Karen in Virginia
  • fanncy0626
    fanncy0626 Posts: 7,152 Member
    Margaret- since they postponed the hearing I haven't heard from them. They haven't contacted me about the information I requested either. I will call tomorrow. I am also going to stop there Thursday.

    Rye- Congratulations! Love the car!

    <3

    Mary from Minnesota / Arizona
  • trucker743
    trucker743 Posts: 394 Member
    Rye! Yay you! That's a terrific accomplishment! You must feel so proud!

    Sharon in Seattle area
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,692 Member
    Rye - Brilliant! I am so jealous! That's what I call "my Paris car" (in my dreams). Actually it's just the kind of car you need in Brighton too. B) LOVE it.

    NYKAREN - Great Fall colours. What a great trip. Would love to do that someday. DH has, years ago, but not me.

    Yoga this morning, then very early lunch and off to Hove. Want to get there in time to pick the kids up from school. Weather good. :D

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxx
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,592 Member
    ryenday wrote: »
    Well, the project I’ve been working on since March is finally complete.
    Meet my car! BB-4,2. gezhjvwjdcwl.jpeg. Today, on my brand new first time ever driving license, it sits there in the grocery store parking lot where I drove it - without a licensed driver in the passenger seat with me for the first time!

    A LOT, a whole lot of practice, a couple
    Fails on the driver road test (grr parallel parking) and here I am at age 53 with my first ever car and license.

    It is an odd combination of great pride (this was close to impossible until we found the tiny car and then only by pure practice for six months and determination ) and shame (although my mind knows my disabilities are not shameful- my gut is always very embarrassed). But mostly overwhelming relief, fear and eagerness.)

    A momentous day for me.

    Rye

    Congratulations!!
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,086 Member
    Rye~ how wonderful isn't that exciting...
    I was asleep at 6:30 last night... i was exhausted slept until about 12:20 and then was awake for a bit tossing and turning for a bit before drifting off again... the hot flashes are a killer,,, will have to find a natural way to deal with it..
    soooo got the blood work back... now right now no cancer praise the Lord, but a precurser... called MGUS which is an abnormal M protein that is in the white blood cells... now I have been trying to read up on it and figure it out but will see my dr next week so she can explain to me... but it will be ongoing blood work..
    only I would get some weird blood thing going on...oh well
    working 10-5 today...
  • 1948Peachy
    1948Peachy Posts: 1,511 Member
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  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,246 Member
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  • margaretturk
    margaretturk Posts: 5,251 Member
    Rye Congrats!
  • SophieRosieMom
    SophieRosieMom Posts: 3,645 Member
    Rye - so happy for you! Congrats - will make your journey to work and back much easier for sure. (((HUGS)))

    Lanette
    SW WA State
  • 1948Peachy
    1948Peachy Posts: 1,511 Member
    Rye: Cute little car! So happy you perservered in pursuing your license! :)
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,086 Member
    just about ready to leave for work, went and fed my DFIL , and at first he refused... but God Bless him I was able to get oatmeal,eggs and peaches into him, and a health shake... another day with him, even if its the only meal he eats today... he ate...
    I am just feeling very tires like all the time, like I havent gotten enough sleep.. well we shall see the Dr wants to check me for sleep apnea... these things I have to check with my insurance...
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,191 Member
    :)Rye, what an awesome accomplishment. So many people are unwilling to take on such a huge challenge. You will thank yourself every day.

    :)Allie, sorry to hear about weird blood test results. Use this as a big motivator to improve your health in other ways with more attention to healthy eating, exercise, and spiritual practices. And stay in the moment.

    :) It rained a lot overnight but the forecast is for no rain the rest of the week so by Saturday I may begin to plan my bulbs.

    <3 Barbie
  • mcbcec
    mcbcec Posts: 12 Member

    Hi Michele in NC,

    The Shelly name took hold in college, and before that in h.s. I was "Mitch" or "Mitchie," Names which I tolerated. :-)

    Michele in DC – when I was little, my relatives in northern PA used to call me Shelly! I keep a Word document open and jot responses there. Then I just copy and paste it. Everyone has their own way that works for them, I’m sure you’ll find what works for you




  • mcbcec
    mcbcec Posts: 12 Member
    edited October 2018
    Does anyone have personal scale recommendations?-- because we get different readings all over the house, probably has to do with slumping floors in This Old House. But seriously, I need a new scale I can count on and maybe put it in the basement on the concrete floor.I have just started up again for two days, and was a saint with my intake and logging and 30 and 40 minutes of moderate to brisk walking each day and went up almost a whole pound. lol. Almost as if I was pre-period, which is impossible at 65! HA!
  • 1948Peachy
    1948Peachy Posts: 1,511 Member
    SHELLY: I got a Homedics scale for Christmas and it works great!
  • efricke1
    efricke1 Posts: 42 Member
    Hello All-it's been a while. I hadn't been reading (because of work stuff) so I just started reading at the beginning of October. Life has been challenging. The work stuff has me working from 10-7:30 which is not my regular schedule managing a series of presentations so lots of running around making sure everything is set up and people are there. Sadly, the "running around" doesn't add up to a lot of steps-not nearly enough to make up for the fact I've only been going to the gym on weekends. However, keeping strict track of my food has allowed me to continue losing! In fact, I'm 1.6# away from my first goal-to weigh as much as it says on my drivers license! I don't know if I have EVER weighed what I fib about on my DL! My wrist still isn't better so I haven't been able to get back to personal training. Another complications in our lives is that we can't bring the puppy to work anymore so we are juggling "childcare"

    Rye-Congrats of achieving your goal. I love those cars...

    NYKaren Toronto is one of my favorite cities! My sister (also named Karen) lives there, about a 10 minute walk from the AGO.

    Allie Hugs about the concerning blood work. I hate that-I just want to know what is going on! I had a biopsy this AM for a spot on my foot that the dermatologist was concerned about. Could be 1-2 weeks before results are back!!

    I'm glad to be all caught up and back among you!

    ElizabethGA
  • lilnoramitchellandre
    lilnoramitchellandre Posts: 144 Member
    Allie – How long have you had GERD? What kind of medication do you take? I ask this because I had been on Nexium for over for 12 years. I went to a Surgeon because going to a
    If you want to get back into reading the Bible (Basic Instructions Before Leave Earth); easiest way to get through it is to get a ‘daily’ Bible – so much easier and get an English one.

    Heather – That is what I am afraid of … never being able to drive; but, I will keep my DL just in case it becomes necessary to go see my children out in LA.

    Wizzywig – That will probably be one test or two that my ‘sleep apnea’ talks to my Neurologist about because the Neurologist would have to order it done. And I would have to do it at the same floor his office is – where I had my first ‘sleep apnea’ and their beds are very comfortable. GYN told me to skip the Gastroenterologist; because they would have probably not seen it. Besides their beds are a lot comfortable. Then they would send me to just about anybody; so he suggested one and his office made the appointment. Both PT (referred twice already) have been told that that one of them can do both endoscopy and colonoscopy at the same time. Then I had to have it done 2x.

    Katla – I hope I find him before I run out of my medication, I should find him before that.

    Barbara – I got to talk to his old office and they again said they did not know his address or phone number and he had told me I could see Dr. Hale. I told him “NO, she treated me in the hospital and I just couldn’t do it.” She is the reason I am not going to put up with her not responding to a fax or phone call go my pharmacist back. Then he call to my Neurologist who hit the roof; and wanted me to call my Psychologist to make sure the upped of one and the lower of the other would mess me up.
    It’s been 2 months already.

    Terry better in VT - Yes, I am feeling good; but, I started declutter 6 drawer cabinets.

    Tracey – Yeah, ‘having my papers’ will keep me ‘out of court’ for any reason, from doing anything that I sometimes feel like doing’ or ‘off jury duty’ The only jury I have never been ‘asked for’ is Grand Jury for Federal Court; but, I am sure I could get out of it too! All the ones in the Middle District know that I retired on a ‘disability’.

    KetoneKaren – My husband can’t resist Bass Pro Shops.

    Our toaster went to Goodwill; but, I did NOT tell Louis that. He was wondering where it was this morning. \\\(---)///. It’s missing?

    Rebecca – I’ll come to your house – several times! Much better than a small box of raisens.

    Barbie – I guess, maybe not being able to drive means, that Louis has to do all the grocery shopping and running errands and he ‘learns’ the prices of the necessaires of life.

    I see I am behind 4 or 5 pages of posting, so I am quitting. Too much I need to do around here.

    Love you all! Welcome to the Newbies, and even the old members (not in age; but time on the site)

    Lenora
  • lilnoramitchellandre
    lilnoramitchellandre Posts: 144 Member
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  • Vickil57
    Vickil57 Posts: 1,882 Member
    Weigh in this morning was a real eye opener. I have to admit I have not been the best at logging, today is a new day and going to pray and work on this. One day at a time. I need to work on taking care of me. :'(

    Allie--Does sound like DFIL is not doing well and glad you were able to contact the family members who care. The good news it is not cancer and having to watch it will regular blood work is better then what it could of been. I am happy for you .

    Heather--So happy to hear good news and a step closer to moving.

    Rye--CONGRATES I love the car and so proud of you. B)

    Michele--your crab is so cute.

    Well need to get some work done and have an manager meeting all afternoon and then tomorrow I have an all day meeting in Omaha. That is about 150 miles from here. DH is driving me and then going to go visit our DSIL in the hospital and have lunch with our DGD. I refuse to ride the bus again as the time I did they have celebration time after the meeting with open bar. I am not going to sit around for an hour so they can drink.

    Blessings, Vicki GI NE <3
  • Snowflake1968
    Snowflake1968 Posts: 6,945 Member
    Wow, I didn't do much responding over the weekend, I find it too difficult on my phone which is all I really have to use at home. I did read everything though.

    Halloween Candy - I only buy Halloween Candy on the way home on Halloween, I usually end up getting it for 50% off and I never buy a lot. If it's a slow night of visitors I just double up. When I run out I shut the lights out. I could easily avoid the candy, it's the chips that would get me and I don't buy them. My husband doesn't need all the sweets though so I try to limit it.

    Heather - So another step in the process, what is next? Do you have more to wait on or is this pretty much it?

    Rye - What a great accomplishment! You should be very proud of yourself!

    Lisa - What a sin that "something" was locked in that bathroom.

    Elizabeth - 1000-730 Shift - That shift is one of my pet peeves! I would rather a morning that gives me the afternoon/evening or afternoon which gives me the morning. That shift just seems to take the whole day up!

    Nicknames - I am not a big fan of nicknames, I tend to call everyone except my husband and best friend by their full given names all the time. I'm not sure why this is... my Mom's name is Kathryn, I shudder when people call her Kathy as that is not what my Dad or her parents referred to her as. My girls are Kaitlyn, not Kate or Katie and Lauryn is pretty hard to shorten. My granddaughter's name is Michaela and everyone but me calls her Mickey. She introduces herself as Mickey too, and argues with me about her name. She's 2, she'll get it someday!

    We had a nice family Thanksgiving on Sunday and thankfully not a lot of leftovers for us to take care of. Yesterday I started some of the crafting for the craft fairs. Should have a few pieces mostly completed tonight.

    Tracey in SNOWY and COLD Edmonton, yet again!
  • trisH_7183
    trisH_7183 Posts: 1,486 Member
    We had the same roast....also for leftovers. Was so good. Temp is back to 88-90,so was planning chef salad today. DH said he’d like corn beef hash,eggs & toast. That will be supper.....temps don’t bother him & almost never picks a meal.BTW,highs Fri thru wkend will be in the 50’s.

    We also starting clearing out the last time we moved.It’s on going. Took a box of his shoes (never worn),some shirts & jeans this morn.I have a huge box of clothes to go next. There’s a box in the kitchen,just starting to sort & toss small electrics & anything never used.Where it all came from is the puzzle.

    Found this article interesting.We ran into this when MOM was referred to rehab after a fall at home.Doesn’t look like anything has changed.Since we got older,so did friends & this seems to be SOP.

    Our son in law has more cancer,so not a good diagnosis. He takes it better than family does. So very sad news for us.

    Time to get busy. Pat in Oh

    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-09/nursing-homes-are-pushing-the-dying-into-pricey-rehab?utm_campaign=news&utm_medium=bd&utm_source=applenews
  • Snowflake1968
    Snowflake1968 Posts: 6,945 Member
    cityjaneLondon wrote: »
    Lisa - I'm currently reading a book called "Blueprint" that claims that life events, such as your drama queen's experiences, are 'heritable' . It would appear so in that person's case. :o

    Some new happenings in the house move thing. We thought we might be moving next Tuesday , but I'm not sure that is happening now. We have to have it sorted by tomorrow lunch time as the removal people are holding the slot for us and the rest of the week is booked up. All very stressful, but as usual our solicitors don't seem to know what they are doing. It seems the sellers want the early completion, but the buyers have not been contacted. The whole chain has to work together. Grrrrrrrrrr!

    We are in Hove and very, very tired. The kids are terrific. Max has chosen not to go to swimming after school tomorrow because he wants to see more of us. Bea never stops talking. Edie's Spanish is coming on. :D
    Just wish the roller coaster was over!

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxx

    That is insane that you have to wait all this time to get an answer on whether it goes through or not and then they expect you to move in a week! Wow! I am speechless.

    Tracey in Edmonton
  • Snowflake1968
    Snowflake1968 Posts: 6,945 Member
    LisaInAR wrote: »
    The instigator of the drama that I ended up caught up in at work has submitted her resignation effective next week. It saddens me, in all honesty. It's her exact pattern from her last job, as well, which she had shared with everyone on her arrival. Smaller dramas add up finally to a massive blow-up, then she departs. I hate it for her. She's not a bad person, just someone who can't seem to comprehend that she's the center of the drama, and that she creates the situations. She may never figure it out.

    Makes me sad. And, since I try to own it, relieved. Which just makes me sad, too.

    Love y'all,
    Lisa in Arkansas

    Don't you find that a lot of people that cause the drama in their lives don't realize they are the problem? It truly is sad, but hopefully it will be a better work environment again.

    Tracey in Edmonton
  • klanders30
    klanders30 Posts: 2,569 Member
    whew! today was a tough day back at work, everyone was a little off, including me! But I did exercise, stretch and log. Tried to get a flu shot, but the wait was too long. I think I just need to go to bed early and start over again.

    Rye very impressive accomplishment, congratulations. I hope you enjoy the freedom.

    Lisa work drama........ohhhhh..........work drama..........glad it is resolved.

    nykaren

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