WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER 2018

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  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    edited October 2018
    Rori: Without doubt, you are the very best blessing that your DH has received in his life. I am always amazed by your dedication and ability to face difficult things that arise as time goes by. :heart:

    Janet OKC: Your daughter is a heroine! Congratulations to both of you. She learned her values from you. :flowerforyou: :heart:

    Machka: Thanks for the tips. I will see if any classes are available locally. It would be a good idea to update my skills. I’m an adventurer in some ways and the skills are valuable any place and any time. :star:

    Barbara: I also struggle to let things go. We have too much stuff. That said, when DS and DDIL were here with our baby grandson, my son & I went up to the old toybox in the garage attic and found puppets for him to play with and a tiny Raggedy Andy doll I made for his dad 40+ years ago. The doll went home with them. This feels like I did the right thing by hanging on to sentimental items & doesn’t motivate me to declutter. It motivates me to continue hanging on to certain things. That said, we donated a whole bunch of stuff that had been in our storage unit for years in order to make room for the RV. Some of it went to the Senior Center thrift shop and some of it went to Habitat for Humanity—where we bought the wood that we used to make a raised floor in the RV bathroom. :flowerforyou:

    Barbie: I hope things go well for Jake and a way is found to connect with his daughter. Could she travel the extra distance to see him at home for a day before she heads back to CA? Sending good thoughts for a happy compromise. :star:

    Betsy: I’ve also been wondering about Wendy. It is summer in New Zealand, Perhaps she is too busy to post. :ohwell:

    Heather: Hugs for your DH. I hope he is feeling better soon. :heart:

    Barbara: My friend, Cassandra, has offered to help me with the guest speaker challenge. She knows everyone and has a long history with group. I am less terrified since she offered her support. (Less terrified is not the same as confident or happy.) :ohwell: Thank you for your sympathy and for the link to Oregon State Parks. :star:


    We are spending today getting ready for our trip to the coast. Much of the work is done, but loading food & clothes aboard is still necessary. We plan to haul things to the RV from home rather than bring it here for the final load out. Some of the neighbors have complained when it has been here for even a day. :ohwell:


    Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
  • Snowflake1968
    Snowflake1968 Posts: 6,945 Member
    Rebecca - So happy to read that you have heard from your son!

    [bRori[/b] - I can't imagine what you are dealing with. My Mom has Alzheimer's so did an Aunt and a Grandmother. I have helped with their care very occasionally and found it very difficult. I live across the country from my Mom and most of her care was on my brother until last year when she went into a nursing home.

    Barbie- Smart words to Allie regarding naps. Last year when I finally was out of my terribly stressful situation of a couple of years I seemed to sleep for almost two weeks straight. I had a hard time staying awake for more than 2-3 hours at a time. It took almost a month for me to feel refreshed and that is when I realized just how badly all the stress had affected me.

    Machka - interesting about the differences in First Aid in different regions. I had never thought about that, but it makes perfect sense. I grew up in the country, and anytime I am feeling stressed I think of places like the one you posted. I long for the quiet of the country way more often lately.

    Karen in VA - I understand how you would have to take breaks from your brother's calls. My Mom called my brother upwards of 20-30 times a day the last year she was at home. His house was not even a football field away from her and he visited with her at least 3 times a day. When she went into the nursing home I was very upset that he wouldn't allow her to have a phone in her room. He couldn't take any more calls. It means though that I can't talk to her. I understand it, but it still hurts me terribly.

    Lisa- I don't envy you moving back and forth between two places. I did that when we moved in here, I worked all day and painted and revived the new place for about 3 weeks straight. In the middle of packing up and selling what we could out of the old place. The person we are buying the trailer from had rented it out for 10 years. All men who smoked and didnt know how clean. We painted every square inch, replaced outlets, light fixtures. Had to have the furnace cleaned it was a huge undertaking. I was so very glad when it was all over and I could take a break

    Janet - I am speechless that your niece would think it appropriate to use her Mother's name. Deaths in families bring out so much ugliness at times.

    Well I have the day to myself and so far have only managed to clean my bedroom. I have to get at it if I'm to get any crafting done at all.

    I just opened the door to the local Beaver's group to donate my bottles to them. It is very cold again today. Ground is covered in snow again from a couple hours of snow again yesterday. Radio announced yesterday that this has been the coldest and snowiest September and October in recorded history. Add the smoky August and we really haven't have good weather since the end of July. Very depressing really.

    Tracey in Edmonton
  • coastalgosgal
    coastalgosgal Posts: 2,900 Member
    edited October 2018
    Aww me too!

    Oh you remember last Christmas my eldest was put on restriction, and couldn't get leave? Well, we heard about the reason. They are constantly having to requalify to do certain tasks at the squadron. He had a school he had to attend, and during that time he had lost qualls on a task. I guess it happens pretty frequently, and many just requall when they can. Well they heard he had signed off in doing a certain task, but he wasn't. So to make him an example, he was restricted to base for a month. Pay docked, but at least he didn't lose any rank.

    Today I added a Navy Mom site for my youngest son's ship in Japan. It should be fun!
    Well its 2 pm and my eldest Navy son just got up. Ahh, the life of someone that has night duty! He's such a vampire! Hoping he will want to take us out to dinner tonight! I mean I have been cooking like a dog these past weeks!😋

    Hugs to you all!
    Rebecca 💗
    Whidbey island
    Washington
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,086 Member
    Afternoon ladies
    Lovely visit with my 2 cousins and my DFIL enjoyed there visit..they came and met Alfie and we went out for a late lunch,was yummy ..
    We will be getting a frost tonight so I brought all the plants in from outdoors...and I'm not in the mood to watch t.v so will read the declutter book you all suggested...
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    Auntiebk: Katla "renewed joy of life to DH" from building a raised floor in the bathroom? Now that's a positive attitude! Fie on your friends for laughing. If you cannot decline the position, can you find a real friend to swap with? If all else fails, can you find vets, farriers, blacksmiths, hay purveyors to speak?”

    Yep. DH remodeled the first home we lived in and also the second and third. He loves that kind of thing. Those tasks were huge and required professional work for parts of the tasks that were structural. By comparison, this is an easy project by his standards and he really enjoyed it. Regarding my hideous task recruiting guest speakers, my friend has offered to help. I am less horrified knowing she’s got my back. :bigsmile:


    We’ve got most of the RV set up but I still need to pack my clothes and finish putting food aboard. We plan to leave tomorrow. I’ll likely post here again today, but there is no telling when I will have internet available tomorrow and the days after. I won’t lose days here in MFP because I always record my meals on my phone.

    Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon

    October 2018 Resolutions:

    1. Log every bite and swallow.
    2. Cardio exercise at least 3 days a week. Work on strength and stamina.
    3. Have fun every day.
    4. Drink at least 3 glasses of water a day.
    5. Monitor sleep. Average 7 or more hours of sleep nightly.
    6. Avoid alcohol.
  • evie1958
    evie1958 Posts: 863 Member


    And if someone offered me a week here, in the photo or painting below (or similar) ... I'd be in heaven!! Give me books and a bicycle too, and I might not come back.

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    Machka in Oz


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    Amen to that! Looks like a lovely spot to just sit and be.......
    Evelyn
  • SophieRosieMom
    SophieRosieMom Posts: 3,645 Member
    Katla - I missed it - where are you headed and how long will you be gone? So glad your DH was able to resurrect some of his building skills. Mine was also super handy at one time and all my girlfriends were jealous, lol. He's limited now but I'm always trying to think of simple projects he can work on.

    Tracey - amazing to think you have snow falling. Luckily you are Canadian so it might be time to put away the shorts and sandals if you get accumulation over 6 inches, lol. (I have a silly chart somewhere and will try to find it. You are made of tough stuff!)

    Machka     - is there room for me in that cabin in the woods? What a lovely setting.

    Heather - did your DH's tooth hurt? Amazing to think it came out without the help of a dentist. He is TOUGH for sure. Hope his back is feeling better.

    Terry - I was so glad to see you back posting here and am so sorry to hear about your DH's heart situation. How is your daughter doing?

    Rori     - (((HUGS))) You have such a good attitude dealing with your DH's dementia, tho you probably punch a few pillows. Great plan taking a gap year - is there any consulting you could eventually do from home but with minimal/quick trips so you'd get a change of scenery? In our area, I've heard of assisted living facilities that take dementia patients for a few days or week if the caregiver needs to be gone for a bit, if they have room of course. And the patient would have to feel comfortable there. I'll try to find out more about this at the next Area Agency on Aging meeting. I'm sure there's a growing need for this.

    Wendy.... where are you? And Sharon from Canada as well? Let's send out vibes and see if they pick up! Hoping those who have left us are taking a temporary time off to enjoy life. And fill us in on what's new in their lives.

    Worked in the garden a little this afternoon, and DH helped for a bit. So nice for him to get out in the warm afternoon sun and get off the couch.

    That's the Saturday wrap-up. Have a good evening!

    Lanette
    SW WA State
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,086 Member
    Heather- dental assistant honing in on lost tooth..soft foods,no sucking motion,straw, cigarettes,anything he would slurp.. in the morning after each meal swish slightly with a warm salt water since will help it heal up...just trying to help him out....going to get some sleep.
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,191 Member
    :) Jake's daughter offered to come to house to visit him tomorrow . I don't think she realized that coming here would require arriving 30-45 minutes early to a ferry that will cost about $18.00 each way, plus a 90 mile round trip from the ferry to our house. Jake feels lousy and make be terrible company. She hasn't decided yet if she's coming.

    :) I started planting my bulbs today. I got all my tools and equipment out into the yard and dug a hole the right size to plant the two biggest iris bulbs that I had taken from the side of the house. I spent 22 minutes outside, left all the equipment outside, and will do the same thing again tomorrow and the next day.

    <3 Sending hugs to all of you who are being asked to do too much by family members. Setting boundaries is very difficult.
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,246 Member
    No gym workout all last week due to OT. Same thing next week . Haven't listed my stats but what I've been doing was the usual, ride to the gym, take a shower, ride to the train station, run 1/2mle to work, then run back to the train station, then ride home. One day I rode from work to the Doc in tacoma, 12miles for the chiropractor. Lower back a bit better.. last Sunday I ran 10mi, we will c what I do tomorrow
  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,517 Member
    Did Classic Firm Low Impact Aerobics DVD. The plan for tomorrow is to do the Caribbean Pilates plus Workout.

    Janetr – a refresher course in CPR is always a good thing. I believe mine expires in Feb or March of next year. Last year a group of us Newcomers got certified. I will probably do the same thing again next year

    Katla – I was reading in the paper today about how Facebook had something where it was hacked. I must be very boring to hackers. (I hope I’m not jinxing myself here). Fortunately, I haven’t been hacked. They were saying in the article that some of the things the hackers got off Facebook was phone numbers (not mine), email addresses (yup), birthdays (not mine), location (not mine), sites visited (I don’t know how I can have it so that no one can find out, but then again, it’s not like I’m following very many sites and the ones I am are like TSO, ceramics, and maybe fitness – I’m sure they’ll get a lot there) But if I ever was to put something on there that I was someplace other than home, I think Vince would kill me. On another note: our local hospital offers first aid classes along with CPR classes. When are you leaving for your adventure?

    Aldi’s had butternut, spaghetti, and acorn squashes on sale. You really can’t freeze spaghetti squash but I roasted a butternut squash last night and I’m roasting another right now. I think I have one more to roast since they can be frozen. To be honest, I really don’t know what to do with an acorn squash. Can you freeze it? How do you prepare it?

    Oh boo hoo hoo hoo…we closed up the pool yesterday. The temps are in the 70’s and high 60’s with the lows in the 50’s. Fortunately, all the ceramics, umbrellas, and furniture were already in.

    A while ago I donated a lot of things to the Salvation Army. I put things in this suitcase that had a broken wheel so I didn’t want it back but I thought it was good to just put things in it. I told the gal that it had a broken wheel but when I went there yesterday, I found it for $10.99. It’s broken! If I see the gal I know, I’ll mention it to her.

    Lisa – your knee is STILL bothering you???? I had hoped it wasn’t by now. Wish there was something I could do. Is this the knee that you’re going to have the surgery on?

    Barbie – hope Jake is better real soon

    Machka – I never thought about the differences in what is covered strongly in a first aid class in different parts of the world. Makes total sense.

    Roasting a spaghetti squash right now. Have butternut squash in the freezer. As soon as that comes out, I have another butternut squash to roast. I just want to get them in the freezer before they go bad. Well, I’m roasting another spaghetti squash right now since I like it so much that it really doesn’t last real long. Still have one more in my pantry that I’m not going to roast right now.

    Denise just called. One thing she said was she asked Maria if she was having Thanksgiving there and could she invite us. Maria said “sure”. I’m just afraid we’re being asked only because Denise asked Maria to ask us, not because Maria wants us. Vince agrees, I’m not sure what we’re going to do.

    Barbara – I’m sure this glitter repaint will do OK in the wash. I haven’t washed this one, but I have used fabric paint on other shirts and they did fine in the wash.

    When I went to the Green Room Thursday, I first stopped to see Lynette. She is going to have an open house on December 13 and she asked if I would bake something. I just can’t say “no”. But, really, an open house for an accounting business? I’ll make a few different things, maybe I’ll save some of them (like cookies) for my Christmas. If I give her 3 or 4 different things, then I can have 3 or 4 different things.

    Michele in NC
  • suebdew
    suebdew Posts: 1,298 Member
    Big storms today and more expected tomorrow and Monday. I made chicken and dumplings and potato soup. Lots of good stuff in thefreezer.
    Hope everyone is having a good weekend
    Suebdew in TX
  • lacatgirl
    lacatgirl Posts: 359 Member
    edited October 2018
    Help, I seem to have lost my motivation! I lost about 30 lbs in the spring - set my sights on a new dress for a wedding and managed to get into it! Since then I just cant seem to get back to my good habits. Everyday I say tomorrow I will start counting calories again and then dont! I am going to say it again - tomorrow I will begin anew! Any words of advice will be much appreciated! I had 25 lbs to lose but I am not up to 30 to lose!
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,593 Member
    edited October 2018
    Sunday -- another beautiful day!

    We went for a ride around a very quiet neighbourhood ...

    Distance: 12.83 km
    Elevation: 77 m
    Moving Time: 50:01
    Elapsed Time: 50:16
    Speed: Avg: 15.4 km/h | Max 27.4 km/h


    And I went for a run!

    Distance: 3.47 km
    Elevation: 38 m
    Moving Time: 25:38
    Elapsed Time: 25:57
    Pace: 7:23/km

    Machka in Oz
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,086 Member
    Morning Ladies~
    I am up and dressed having my tea.... still dark out, and very chilly in the low 30s.I brought the plants in yesterday and wow have they gotten big over the summer,suprised I was able to keep them going as I dont really have a green thumb, they were the plants from my dads funeral so a nice keepsake..
    today my friends have a breast cancer awareness party and have raffles ,food and stuff, so will probably go to that with my friend Trudy,,,my dear friend Laurie is a breast cancer survivor who is my age, and lost her husband to a motorcycle accident a few years ago...but she is a trooper... going to take my 2 chairs and table and put it in storage for the winter.. I have my little storage place stuffed
    that decluttering book so far is spot on ,boy my mom could have used that book so we wouldn't have had so much to unload, I look around here and even though I have a small place, my closets could use a bit of a purge....clothes etc.. so that will be a project for the colder weather,,,
  • KetoneKaren
    KetoneKaren Posts: 6,412 Member
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  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,693 Member
    Thinking of you Lisa. <3 Exciting times.

    Glad the book is helpful Allie. I found it the best decluttering book I have read and I've read LOADS. But you do have to DO it. :D I will tackle another kitchen drawer this afternoon.

    DH must have been in pain with his back yesterday as he took painkillers. That never happens. I think he's a bit better today.

    I did some writing this morning. Remembering my grandparents. :)<3

    Recumbent bike after lunch. Rainy outside.

    Guinea fowl with lentils for dinner. With green beans. Yummo.

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxx
  • LisaInAR
    LisaInAR Posts: 2,020 Member
    Thinking about you, too, Heather! Hope Monday brings better news, fewer stresses with your own upcoming successful transaction. :wink:

    Husband's up absorbing coffee, and need to get a box or two packed. Every box, bag, piece of clothing and small piece of furniture we get out there now is one fewer I have to sling in the truck starting Wednesday... The thought is that everything except the fridge, washer, dryer, and the bigger furniture I can take out there without the trailer, just pickup loads of stuff going out starting Wednesday. I can bring Johnny back to help with the heavier boxes. Then son and husband can take the trailer and get the big stuff on Saturday. And possibly Sunday. :smiley:

    So... next Sunday, I hope to be waking up in the mountain house! I'm still off on vacation on the Monday/Tuesday following, so can do the final cleanup on the rent house and let the management company start leasing it starting Wednesday. Fingers crossed they can find someone who will take it over, but we're prepared to deal with it, even if they don't. Plus we already have someone taking care of the yard.

    Box packing time!

    Love y'all,
    Lisa in Arkansas
  • Snowflake1968
    Snowflake1968 Posts: 6,945 Member
    lacatgirl wrote: »
    Help, I seem to have lost my motivation! I lost about 30 lbs in the spring - set my sights on a new dress for a wedding and managed to get into it! Since then I just cant seem to get back to my good habits. Everyday I say tomorrow I will start counting calories again and then dont! I am going to say it again - tomorrow I will begin anew! Any words of advice will be much appreciated! I had 25 lbs to lose but I am not up to 30 to lose!
    I found just logging and nothing else got me going again. Ending the day and it saying “in 5 weeks” you will weigh more than I did that day soon changed my eating habits.

    Then I became active on the success stories and motivation and support message boards and have found great support there.

    I mostly walk for exercise.
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,693 Member
    edited October 2018
    Done my drawer! :D:D:D
    Put in the bag for the charity shop, one meat hammer/tenderizer, one corkscrew in the shape of a fish, one spare pair of poultry shears, :o etc and threw away lots of old junk, including a spare sugar thermometer that doesn't work and one of those plastic egg things that tells you how soft your egg is . Did I ever say I love decluttering? :laugh: I'm feeling guilty about keeping lots of fancy cocktail sticks which I bought when I was going through a canapés faze. Oh well, nobody's perfect. And I have too many skewers. >:) At least they are now in bundles with elastic bands round them.
    Going to check on my guinea fowl in a minute. I've done it in the IP for the first time.
    In fact, now I've thought about it I'm going to get rid of the short skewers. o:):D
    Love Heather UK xxxxxxx
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    We are getting ready to go for a short trip. I'll post when I can.

    Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,246 Member
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  • fanncy0626
    fanncy0626 Posts: 7,152 Member
    Hi ladies! Been on the road since 7:20 AM. Going south instead of West because it's actually snowing all the way on interstate 80 to Denver. And the temperature that direction is below 30° for a high today. We decided to go south to Amarillo! Hoping it will be much warmer and Sunny that direction!

    <3
  • Vickil57
    Vickil57 Posts: 1,882 Member
    Happy Sunday, we are getting our first snow and it is coming down so pretty. I am working today, DH called me after he got home from bringing me to work to tell me the altanator on the van went out. So he is planning on replacing that today. I am so glad he can fix most problems with the van. But still that part is not cheap. God is in control. After several weeks of stress eating out of control, Today is a new day and going to be a good day food wise. Have my food logged up until supper.

    Janetr--Your DD being able to help with CPR is great. You have every right to brag and be so proud. Sorry about the late night message. Some people just do not think things through. A couple days ago DH tells me he got a message on FB from a friend of ours that passed away several years ago. One of her step children keep using her account.

    Rebecca--Hugs. Glad that you got the call and had a good visit.

    Rye--So Cute

    Rori--Hugs, so sorry about the job deal.

    Barbie--Pray Jake is feeling better soon. So much crud going around already this year.

    Tracey--If you call the home where your mom is at would they take a phone to her so you could talk to her? Most places I know do that if the person doesn't have a phone for some reason.

    I am really tired today and so looking forward to having tomorrow off. I plan to sleep until I can not sleep anymore. Been a long couple weeks. Blessings, Vicki GI NE
  • LindsayGii
    LindsayGii Posts: 33 Member
    Thanks for the great comments....

    Heather you are right. In fact I may be moving on after this year. No point living somewhere depressing. Although I hear Saudi is worse!

    Karen thanks and yes... knowing I was going to check in helped

    Mcbcec.. wise words on the quality not quantity. My mum likes to point out that fish and chips always smell better than they taste, I feel the same about donuts. Look tasty, actually disappointing. I suppose I just forgot.

    Pat and Kim talking about keeping hunger at bay... I found making pots of Greek yoghurt (10% fat but high in protein) with oats and berries (or any fruit cut up) is surprisingly filling and keeps you going for ages. I make three or four small screw top jars full at a time and they can live in the fridge for days. The whole thing only adds up to maybe 150 calories but feels like much more.
  • evie1958
    evie1958 Posts: 863 Member


    LACatGirl, It's advice, and you're getting it for free, but here are a couple of things that might help. You might stop saying "tomorrow" and start saying "now." Tomorrow, Monday, whatever, it never comes. Now is now, and it's easy to start logging your food in MFP right now. Do that every day, everything you eat, for at least one week. Don't think about losing all that weight. Just log your food calories. Get in that habit. Then start looking at what you're eating, and what you can change about that. One at a time, start eating healthier foods with fewer calories . Start exercising today. Not tomorrow, not Monday. Just get up and exercise. Five minutes is fine! Then all you have to do is do one minute more the next time you exercise. If you can stop the all or nothing thinking that we all are prone to - the "well, I ate that piece of candy, so my diet's broken, so I might as well eat everything," thinking - and just think about right now and make the best choices you can, you'll go a long way toward changing the gains into losses, and start getting healthier.

    Lisa, thanks for the reminder! Just what I needed to hear!

    Haven't been posting on here much lately, been keeping up on the reading, but just can't string enough words together to form a coherent posting, so didn't want to post a bunch of babble. Definitely having issues with eating, I have no problem getting to the gym and doing a good workout, but food, well food is an issue. Sigh. Trying not to bring the trigger foods into the house (mostly chocolate), but hubby does like the stuff. I try to buy stuff that he likes that I'm not all that excited about. Some days it works better than others. Tried cutting out all refined sugar, that lasted a few weeks, then a few days ago had a major sugar overload too close to bedtime. It's really not fun lying in bed listening to the sugar race around your bloodstream.... That has made me be better aware, for now anyway. We will see how long that lasts!

    Work calls, so must go. Hugs to those who need them, please know I am thinking of every one of you when I'm reading of yours and your family's issues, wishing I could do more. Congrats to those celebrating and welcome to the newbies!
    Evelyn, Vancouver Island

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