WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER 2018

grandmallie

grandmallie

grandmallie

Onto a nap after hitting the pool and hot tub ,then coming up for a nice soak in the tub...not used to such extravagant surroundings....after I get up I'll go walk around the shops and wait for my brother...what ticks me off is that she can go here or there but if Sean wants to do something she gets bit#hy about it.. for goodness sake he will be with me get over it.

Snowflake1968

grandmallie wrote: »

Onto a nap after hitting the pool and hot tub ,then coming up for a nice soak in the tub...not used to such extravagant surroundings....after I get up I'll go walk around the shops and wait for my brother...what ticks me off is that she can go here or there but if Sean wants to do something she gets bit#hy about it.. for goodness sake he will be with me get over it.

I will never understand women like that. Hope it doesn't spoil your time together.

1948Peachy

Alison ~ Enjoy your night out!

lilnoramitchellandre

Lanette - I burst into tears with "sleep apnea" told me NOT to drive until I go to Neurologist who will decide if they need to do a 'different sleep apnea' test - which would show if I have Narcolepsy or if what is going on is still 'seizure' related. They took me off the Dilantin, which I was happy about; did not change my Lamictal at all. Sleep apnea MD said that them not changing my Lamictal doesn't have the same effect as being on both of them. I don't add the MG I am taking as a total that should be in my body; it doesn't work that way; although Neurologist might decide to up it and make sure it isn't a seizure. I went back to sleep (in my chair w/o C-pap machine, slept through The Today Show; woke up for a little while during the Megan Kelly show; went back to sleep and woke up after Wendy Williams did her beginning monologue; went back to sleep at 1:50pm So basically I was 'asleep' or 'out of it' for a total of maybe a little over 5 hours this AM after sleeping w/C-pap on for 7+ hours last night.

We discussed my bipolar disorder and Louis told him that I am usually 'manic' when he has to put me into the hospital because of my behavior; but, said he never has seen me 'depressed' although lately I have had some 'crying jags'. He told Louis that excessive sleepiness is one of the signs of 'depression'; and, between him and my Neurologist they can come up with something to figure out what is going on. However, at the moment my Psychiatrist in between leaving his office and obtaining a new office where he can see patients 1/2 the day. He also needs to be kept in the loop; but, no forwarding address 'supposedly'. The people at his old office said they could make an appointment with the one who treated me while I was in the hospital and I told them "no; I did not 'like' her particularly when I was in the hospital"; and I had been going to my PsycheMD for nearly 5 years or a little longer and I would just wait until I could see him. I do have enough medication that will last me well into November or later. I am NOT going to her; she is the one who 'messed' with my 'seizure meds' because when they did the Dilantin Level - although I never remember anyone sticking me in the arm - she 'upped my 'Dilantin' and lowered my Lamictal by 1/2. Neurologist was not a 'happy camper when he found out - prior to my appointment with him; and neither was I. He had told me that my Dilantin Level made me 'toxic'; after she increased it was akin to chug-a-lugging a 5rh of hard liquor every day. I'd slur my words, stumble and maybe fall (which I did in January) and broke my wrist in the process, be 'foggy headed' and have trouble remembering things. I was doing all of that.

I wonder what I put in my essential oil diffusers might have contributed to my excessive sleepiness during today. I also took an extra Clonazepam to help with my anxiety today.

I have been feeling so much better after being 'taken off Nexium and Pepcid' - in that regard, I don't feel so bad during the day and can accomplish getting my house straightened since it is so much easier now that I have declutter the area.

I think since my 1/2 bath does not have a window in it; I am going to get Louis to paint it all white; although the kitchen and utility area is painted in a grayish-green color which is relaxing. I think going as dark of the same color of grayish-green for the bottom cabinets is what I want to do. I'd like to paint my diningroom chairs and the while part of the 3 barstools a mid-night blue and then get a rug that is the 'reverse' in color as my greatroom's rug. Do any of you know what the next size down from an 8' x 10' rug is?

I can't wait until the cut the timber; so we can do some of the projects we have talked about. LOL! Patience is not one of my 'high on my list' of virtues.

Lenora

cityjaneLondon

Barbie - Happy about your good news for both of you.

Carol - They are generally much lower calorie and some are zero calories. My favourite beer, for example, is 26 calories a bottle. My favourite wine is 28 calories a glass. My favourite "gin" is zero.

Love Heather UK xxxxxxx

grandmallie

Sorry I was talking about my sister in law....don't think I said that..but I got no nap in oh well...ill sleep tonight.

1948Peachy

Heather ~ Thanks

Waiting for the frig to be delivered!

skuehn48

Hello all: Beautiful fall day here. I went to the YM and did my water exercise class and swam laps. I am having problems with muscle cramps sometimes when exercising. It is mostly in the legs. I am taking magnesium as a doctor recommended that and make sure to do warm-up and cool-down, but sometimes have to stop exercising. Occasionally I will not have cramps at the time but later at night. Crazy.

Peach - Enjoy the new fridge and arranging all the food.

Allie - Enjoy the concert!

Barbie - Glad you and Jake both had good news.

Everyone take care, Sue in WA

okiewoman510

Sue in WA - Are you getting enough sodium? I eat my banana daily to ward off leg cramps, but if my sodium gets to low the leg cramps come back. If I eat a can of soup or drink some pickle juice, they are gone the next night.

Okie

grandmallie

Now here is something I heard and my friend Doris swears by it...put one of those travel size bars of soap under your sheets at the bottom of the bed,no leg cramps....
My brother forgot one of his meds so he has to go out to a pharmacy near here to get it...he will be back in time for the concert I'm way over 10,000 steps ,haven't put a nickel into any slot machines...had a burger earlier and came back up to the room...while Sean is gone...I'm not one for alot of comotion or loud noises and stuff..walked around the shops didn't buy anything...we both have to get up early...

lilnoramitchellandre

HAHAHAHA! Allie - I have heard something similar; our maid told me (when the kids were young) to get tincture of turpentine (from the drugstore) and put it in a saucer under their bed and they/we would not be ''stuffed up". I don't think I ever did it … but; I remembered after that, that a 'lot of the "Old Wives Tales" … can actually 'true'. I've got a book of "Old Wives Tales" … some of them are almost funny; some are pretty much true; but, it wouldn't be something to share when someone is going though whatever, because they either would not believe you or might take 'offense' at it. For example: You are not 'supposed' to decorate your nursey until the baby is big enough to be moved out of a bassinette. We painted and wallpapered our nursery when I was pregnant the first time and I lost the baby/pregnancy due to a rare complication. We never did anything other than close the door to the room so I did not have to see how it had been decorated and painted. We used the 3rd bedroom as our 'overnight company' room. Both times after that we kept our babies in a bassinette in our bedroom with us until they were too big for the bassinette. I was not going to 'press my luck' again. I know, that might be really 'crazy' of me - but; I do have my 'papers'.

Lenora

pipcd34

stats for the day:

bike ride hm 2 gym- 8.02min, 11.8amph, 125mhr, 1.5mi= 69c
apple watch- 65c
Rowing Machine- 10min, 113ahr, 69aw, 1764meters=
apple watch- 89c
New ski machine, 15min, 106aw, lvl8 (1-10), 5.4km= 113c
apple watch- 113c
squats - 1.50min, 50, 94ar= 12c
apple watch- 15c
ride gym 2 dome- 5.06min, 17.4amph, 126mhr, 1.4mi= 51c
apple watch- 45c
jog sta 2 wk- 5.20min, 9.41min mi, 135ahr, 144mhr, .5mi= 53c
apple watch- 49c
jog wk 2 sumn sta-4.17min, min, 9.11min mi, 123ahr, 152mhr, .4mi= 55c
apple watch- 51c
bike ride dome 2 hm- 18.18min, 8.6amph, 154mhr, 2.6mi= 201c
apple watch- 143c

total cal 633

exermom

Did Cathe Friedrich’s Muscle Max DVD. The plan for tomorrow is to do a 20/40/60 workout on the treadmill.

M – really, the only time I would use ankle weights is when I was doing like outer thigh exercises. I wouldn’t use them for walking or anything like that. I have seen ones that you strap on your leg then add these weights so you can make it heavier or lighter. That’s what I’d like. Like I said, in some ways I’m a cheapskate. I’ll just keep my eyes open

Terry in VT – (((BIG HUG)))) I’m so sorry to hear of all you’re going thru

Well, ladies, here is the Shadow situation. As you know, she really doesn’t get along with any other cat. It’s hard to change ways when you’re older, and she’s an older cat. See, we have a jack-and-jill bathroom. For those who don’t know what it is, there is one bedroom, off the bedroom there is a small room with just a sink, next to that room is the bathroom with the toilet and tub, next to that is another small room with just a sink, and next to that is another bedroom. So all the rooms are in a row.

Anyway, since Shadow’s been here we’ve had the door from the back bedroom to the bathroom closed, along with the door to the bedroom where Shadow is. The reason we haven’t opened the back bedroom to her is because we wanted to see if Loki would stop peeing on the bed. (hasn’t happened).

My routine in the morning is to go in the back bedroom, check to see if Loki peed on the bed, go in the bathroom and clean Shadow’s litterbox, go in the bedroom where she is and just talk to her some, then go out the door in her room. This morning she was waiting for me right when I opened the door to the bathroom, and I really think she would have gone out if she had the chance. When I went to leave, she was right at the door wanting to get out, so I went out thru the back bedroom.

For the last month or so Vince has talked about wanting to make a frame with a screen that would go in the doorway so basically Shadow and our cats can smell each other etc. without having to physically be next to each other. This is a great idea….but you need to do it! Just talking about “I’d like to” isn’t going to help much.

I mentioned to Vince this morning that we’re really not being fair to Shadow. She may not wish to congregate with our cats, but she shouldn’t have to be cooped up. I said “well, if the problem is Loki and Shadow, maybe we should coop Loki up in our bedroom and our bathroom”. I admit, that’s not a solution, but my point is that Shadow has been locked in that room for 4 months.

So he said to close the door to the back bedroom but open the door to the bathroom so essentially Shadow would have access to the one bedroom, that bedroom’s sink room, the bathroom, the other bedroom’s sink room, and the other bedroom. But he did say that he thought that in the next day or two he can make the frame. Update: he’s started on it!

Why didn’t he just do it?

Barbie – what good news!!!

Barbara – I had completely forgotten that today was blessing of the animals. I don’t recall them saying anything about it in church

Vicki – you are the second person who said that they could get things at WalMart! I tried a hula hoop at the Green Room today (I guess they’re going to use it as a prop in a performance) just to see if it was weighted. It wasn’t but I was told that you can buy weighted ones at WM.

Update about the Newcomer: well, seems I’m an administrator. I had this “edit” button and so I clicked on it. I have no idea what came up, Vince said it had something to do with Word Press. I won’t touch it because I don’t know anything about it. Looks Greek to me! I THINK I figured out how to put a new member on the new directory, but I have no desire to enter the same information 3 times (4 if you count the email). To me, that is stupid with a capital “S”. I’ll just wait until someone shows me how to do it.

Volunteered at the Green Room, then went in the pool, tonight Newcomer bowling and since it’s the first night of the season, we need to get there earlier than usual to get things set up.

Lenora – nothing crazy at all about keeping the baby in your room. I did the exact same thing. Actually, I had a bassinette (borrowed) for the first, but the other children I put in a laundry basket and the basket in the crib in our room.

Michele in NC

grandmallie

Back from the concert and in bed ,my brother is out and about the casino..
Tony did a great job his daughter came out and sang for 15 minutes and then he got up there and sang for an hour and 15 ...I give him alot of credit at 92 ..God Bless him....

barbiecat

Today I went to line dance early to have a short visit with my friends. I danced for about 45 minutes, then left to get Jake to take him to his infusion appointment. I came home via the post office and library then walked the dogs, fixed my lunch, cleaned the bathrooms, changed the sheets (adding extra blankets now that it's getting down below 40 degrees at night), did two loads of laundry mostly dog blankets, and then lay down for 30 minutes until Jake called for me to pick him up. I lay down again when I got home until I had to walk the dogs again. I'll take it extra easy tomorrow to be sure that I'm not pushing myself too hard.

Allie, don't let your sister-in-law's bad behaviour spoil your great time.

Michele. I, too, am a very thrifty person. My philosophy is to buy fewer things but when I do buy something, I buy exactly what I want.

Sue in WA, Jake has had leg cramps and his two solutions are a bar of soap in a sock at the bottom of the bed under the covers and drinking tonic water for quinine.

Peach, enjoy your new frig. We bought a new one awhile ago and every time I open it, it makes me happy. Some days it makes my gratitude list.


Barbie from beautiful sunny NW Washington

GodMomKim

i wrote a huge response and then instead of cutting and pasting, I deleted it..... grrr

Kim in N. California

Machka9

Regarding driving ...

I've gone through times when I drove a lot and times when I didn't even own a car. I lived carfree for 6 years in Winnipeg. That was great!! And then I started driving again when I moved to Alberta at one time, for several months, I was driving over 1000 km/week between Red Deer and Edmonton. That wasn't so great.

When I moved to Australia, I drove for a little while, and then stopped. I didn't need to anymore.

Until very recently.

In the last 3 months, I have been relearning how to drive, and I have to say, I'm not enjoying it!! I'd much, much rather take the bus, walk or cycle.

But ... when my husband had the accident which resulted in a severe traumatic brain injury, we had to hand in his licence until such time as he is approved to drive again. Neither of us are happy about that ... he's not happy because he has had a driver's licence and clean driving record for decades. He doesn't mind not driving because he was carfree for 10 years, it's the loss of the licence that bothers him. And I'm not happy because it does mean I need to drive at times. Fortunately, not very often.

So ... driving once or twice on the weekends now, I've driven more in the last 3 months than I have since 2010.


Machka in Oz

Machka9

Ran 4 km today at lunch. Plus a bunch of walking (I'll have to add it up) and 10 flights of 20 stairs.

I've also started logging my food again.

I'd like to drop at least 5 kg by January ... more would be nice, but 5 kg would be all right. So I figured I'd better tighten up the eating a bit.

M in Oz

grandmallie

Ok got about 3 hrs sleep..I have GERD and it's acting up something fierce...so I'm gonna be dragging today....

cityjaneLondon

I don't drive much because it's my husband's car and I somehow feel a bit awkward. I do drive locally in it occasionally. Another car would be a huge extravagance and I have next to zero income. This means I am pretty cut off out here in the countryside when DH has the car for cricket or something. There is a bus once an hour, but it's not going to anywhere I much want to go to. There are taxis, but round here they are stupid expensive. I do get those if I have to, but rarely.
This is one of the reasons we want to move to Hove.

Love Heather UK xxxxxxx

wizzywig

Been visiting my sister in law for 2 days so need to go back to the beginning of the month to catch up.

wizzywig

Leonora my husband had narcolepsy and also cataplexy. The narcolepsy would make him fall asleep at odd times at a moments notice and he always felt tired. The cataplexy caused him to collapse when he got emotional, whether it was laughing at a comedian, or getting wound up about something, his legs would buckle from under him and he'd go down. I was a nervous wreck, always worried he'd fall and hurt himself. The cataplexy attacks could last for quite a few minutes before he "came around" and when he did, he always felt unwell for a few hours. He stopped going out of the house in case he had an attack, as once someone thought he was drunk, and that really upset him. He was on medication, but it only helped a little.

klanders30

Good morning ladies, after work today, DH and I are off to Toronto! Just for a little 3-day getaway which always cheers up DH immeasurably--he's a wanderer that one.

We've packed up the car to hit the road directly after work and will stop at the Falls for a pilgrimage ( will wave at Beth's on the way past Buffalo.) Then on to Toronto to sightsee and visit an elderly Aunt and a cousin of DH. Should be a nice diversion and hoping to see some beautiful fall colors along the way.

DH backed up our laptop last night and we were going through old pics, my goodness DD was adorable with a mouth full of braces, I had forgotten how she loved to take pics of her feet! I mean a lot of feet pics What a task it will be to really weed through and make something wonderful of those memories, at least they are not in a shoe box like my childhood/early adult photos.

Have a great weekend, I'm sure I'll be logging food and lurking. And yes, so far, I've s t r e t c h e d every day so far in October.

NYKAREN

Machka9

Pretty consistent the last 3 months since my husband has been home from the hospital ... right around the 24/25 hour point. Maybe I'll get a bit more exercise in this month.

Past Octobers:
Oct-15 … 441.82 km (274.5 miles) = 47 hours 43 min
Oct-16 … 649 km (403.3 miles) = 49 hours 46 min
Oct-17 … 647.1 km (402.1 miles) = 57 hours 19 min

Monday, 1 October 2018 ... 4.3 km walking + 6 flights of 20 stairs
Tuesday, 2 October 2018 ... 3.6 km walking + 6.2 km running + 5 flights of 20 stairs
Wednesday, 3 October 2018 ... 1.8 km walking + 4 flights of 20 stairs
Thursday, 4 October 2018 ... 2.5 km walking + 4 flights of 20 stairs
Friday, 5 October 2018 ... 2 km walking + 4.1 km running + 10 flights of 20 stairs



2018 Monthly October
Walking Distance (km): 24.5
Walking Time (min): 253.5
Cycling Distance (km): 0.0
Cycling Time (min): 0.0
Stairs Climbed Number: 29.0
Stairs Climbed Time (min): 23.2


Totals
Total Distance (km): 24.5
Total Distance (miles): 15.2
Total Time (min): 276.7
Total Time (hr): 4:36:42

It's a start!!



Machka in Oz

spikeyhair

Staying with DD until tomorrow, she had to go to London today and leave grand with EDS behind. They have a new rescue dog, he is a handful at the moment so we were worried about his behaviour, hence me being here. They are hoping to get him trained as Service Dog.
I am missing the Giants out and about today at home but hopefully I'll catch up with them tomorrow afternoon and Sunday.

Kate UK

KetoneKaren

NYKAREN Sounds like a nice little trip! Have a bunch of fun!

Barbie You are doing so great! I am so glad you have recuperated so well. It's been really difficult to be sedentary. You handled it better than I would have.

__________

Warning: Rant ahead, please skip if you need a peaceful reading experience:

Another fight at the grandson's house Wednesday evening resulted in my grandson staying overnight here last night. He was furious about not being able to have 5 minutes on the computer to research information to make an entry in his specs notebook on his new HotWheels car. Earlier in the evening, and the day before, his mom had put him off about doing it. They didn't sit down for dinner until 9 p.m. Wednesday, which is bedtime. At dinner, when he asked if he could use the computer for a few minutes after dinner, his Mom said "No" & "Because I said so" (ugh), and he went ballistic. Screaming, cursing, slamming his bedroom door. Scared the hell out of his younger sister. For those of you that don't know, my grandson is 12, and if he avoided eye contact, he would have a diagnosis of Asperger's. He has been tested by 3 psychiatrists, who all say the same thing. Not Asperger's because he is high functioning, makes good eye contact, & carries out conversations well. I disagree with them. The other day I found him tightly rolled up inside an area rug, happy as a clam. I found out 2 days ago that his mom (my daughter-in-law) also believes he has Asperger's. I think she forgets this when things like the HotWheels spec notebook entry comes up. It is an obsession, and one of the few things he gets pleasure from. He had been waiting for 2 days to be given permission to spend 5 minutes looking up those specs. So the fact that dinner was late (my son's doing - he was cooking), then bedtime was next, did not sit well with him. It didn't set well with me, either. God it makes me mad.



Once he gets his confiscated HotWheels & notebook back, he will keep the notebook here & make the entries when he is here. I'm the only one who currently buys him HotWheels cars, anyway, so it makes sense to keep the notebook here.

He did double schoolwork yesterday to earn a day off. We are going on a field trip today. I am letting him sleep in, and then we will make a choice of where to go. I suspect he will pick Bass Pro Shop. I would rather go to the Science Museum or the VA Museum of Fine Arts, or the Historical Society, or the Poe Museum...but we do have a blast when we go to Bass. We eat lunch at the bar so we can gaze at the gigantic salt water fish tank.

We had such a good day yesterday after he slumped & grumphed & harrumphed around for about 15 minutes. I suggested he get on the elliptical exerciser & he came back 20 minutes later ready to work. Later, he & I ordered an anger journal for him to write in. It has a bad word on the front of it. We are going to make a book cover for it so the bad word is private for his eyes only. Inside it has insulting phrases in other languages. Ordinarily I would be more cautious with this choice of anger journals, but for this particular child it is perfect. He lit up at the idea of excusing himself from an escalating situation to go write in his anger journal. He said it would be an escape hatch for him.

I told my daughter-in-law my grandson needs an IEP. (Why he has not had one for the last 7 years, I do not know.) She readily agreed to ask the child psychiatrist for one. I told her he doesn't need it for home-school because we have everything under control, but he will need if for his SOLs. I am not going to let him go into a timed, distracting, stressful situation for SOLs. He will rush through & make careless mistakes, & be extremely irritable. He has to be able to tap, stand up, sit down, wiggle, maybe even listen to some music if that's allowed. Unfortunately, he cannot opt out and still stay in the home schooling public school program he is in (which is excellent, & is free). His mom opted him out 2 years ago when he was at a brick & mortar school.

Karen in Virginia

pipcd34

KJLaMore wrote: »

Good morning all! Happy Thursday!
Vicki-My heart goes out to your brother and his wife dealing with ALS. My late sister's husband had ALS. He was diagnosed while in his late twenties and was gone by age 33. It was heartbreaking to watch. Sending much love and hugs!
Karen VA- I would probably enjoy those Khan classes. I am very "reward" oriented and would respond well to the "ding" of a correct answer! lol You are amazing!
Barbie I have enough clothes for about seven days (without wearing the same thing twice; although sometimes I do). I just look at my wardrobe as my "scrubs" or uniform for work. I have a couple of skirts and dress tops that I wear to "nice" functions, but that is it. I love to see great outfits on other people, and would probably love to wear great outfits; but I don't like clothes shopping. Never have.
Pip- I am curious. When you were overweight did you wear a more supportive shoe? Did you have to "ease" into the vibrams? I wear running shoes all of the time; but in the past six months I have started building up my time OUT of them. Just trying to ease my way into a comfortable life without shoes.
Heather- Love the pic of the grands and Jess's article is spot on! I live a snail's life and I think I have my daycare kids to thank for that. Kids notice EVERYTHING and have to stop and investigate. I am always grateful for that gift that they have given me. Your pink scarf and gloves are beautiful! Please post of photo of you with them on (full outfit)! I bet you look gorgeous!
Shoes- I live in running shoes! I have found Brooks and Asics to be the ones that my feet like best. Looooong narrow feet. Size 11, A width. Used to be a size 10, but the weight gain has changed my arches and my shoe size. Before I was a daycare provider, I worked in restaurants and wore 2 1/2 to 3 inch heels every day. Now, I can handle a one to two inch heel; but anything higher than that and I feel unbalanced and my ankles begin to hurt.

Are any of you ladies on medication for hypothyroid? Were you on meds for it when you were overweight and then were able to get off the meds? Is this a medication that once your body is at a healthy place that you can stop taking it? I am loathe to begin taking the meds, especially after watching my mother in law travel down that rabbit hole of medication and over medicaton.

Sending love and hugs to all of you! ttfn xoxoxo KJ (Kelly)

When I was “fat” yes, I wore tennis shoes. When I was trying to get better on riding up hills, I heard of these monkey feet that build up your calf. So I started using them for buildup my calves for the MS ride not running. I definitely eased into them. Then I realized how comfortable they were and started easing running in them. Can’t imagine going back to tennis shoes

cityjaneLondon

Done my writing and my running. They bombproof my day.
I call them my 2 Rs.
I fired off an irritated email earlier to the agents. They called back to say that they are still waiting on the mortgage company's paperwork. They think all is ok.
So we wait again. Again. Again.

On my run I listened to Mendlesohn's Octet and Mahler's Adagietto.

NYKAREN - Have a soooper doooper time! Jealous, though the colours are starting to look good round here.

Karen - I really admire you for what you have taken on. Enjoy your field trip.

Much love, Heather UK xxxxxxx