WOMEN AGES 50 + FOR NOVEMBER 2018

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  • klanders30
    klanders30 Posts: 2,569 Member
    Morning, had a lovely first day with DD, Rachel. Just fun to putter around the kitchen while she's keeping me company, it was unusually warm in the afternoon, so we went for a great walk and climbed up to the local dam, quite a vertical climb for me, but we made it and I was pleased we spent the day together in a low key way. I made pumpkin pie with whipped cream for dessert and did indulge. After a rousing game of scrabble I went to bed and fell asleep to the sound of DH and Rachel chatting in the living room, one of my favorite sounds.

    Back to work I go, but plan on exercising after work as usual, my routine is critical this time of month or I lose a lot of ground with my fitness and weight. The typical weight gain around holidays is not for me, I just want to maintain, not gain, so that's gonna be my goal coming up for December.

    NYKAREN
  • LisaInAR
    LisaInAR Posts: 2,020 Member
    Terri - I LOVE that watercolor... absolutely beautiful play with light and shadow. Our wood shop is almost set up, and when my husband's finished building my desks, I need to get in there and make frames for a couple of mine that I want to put up. Funny... the further away I get from painting them, the happier I am with them. For the first few months afterward, all I can see is mistakes.

    Lisa
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,611 Member
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    My sister-in-law posted this and I thought it was good ...
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    Nov 1 - smell. My roses. :)
    Nov 2 - technology. Social media and staying connected with family and friends.
    Nov 3 - colour. Blue. The blue of the mouth of the river/bay/start of the ocean out my window. The blue of the sky. My new blue sleeping top that was nice and comfy last night.
    Nov 4 - food ... cheese. I ate a lot of grilled cheese sandwiches when my husband was in hospital. They were my comfort food. Also cheese has calcium which I think I need. Unfortunately, cheese does tend to be a bit high in calories so I shouldn't eat too much of it. But anything cheese-y is comforting. :)
    Nov 5 - sound. I like listening to the waves and the birds, but I think the sound I'm most grateful for today is my husband's voice. Just the fact that we can talk to each other again. :)
    Nov 6 - "What in nature are you grateful for?" ... That's hard to narrow down to one thing. Oxford dictionary describes nature as "the phenomena of the physical world collectively, including plants, animals, the landscape, and other features and products of the earth". I am grateful for all of it. I find that getting out into any sort of nature helps to relieve stress.
    Nov 7 - "What memory are you grateful for?" ... Another one with so many choices!!! Recently, I've been grateful for two memories. 1) June 2017 ... my husband and I had a wonderful visit to Canada and did several things to make great memories ... hiking, cycling, visiting my family. I clung onto those memories during the months he was in hospital. 2) When I was 9 years old, my family moved away from where my grandmother lived. One of of the last days there, my grandmother took me to her window and showed me a full moon outside. She told me that on every full moon, we could both look at it and know that even though we were far apart, we were both looking at the same moon. That's a memory which has stuck with me all these years, and every time I see a full moon, I think of my grandmother. She's 97 years old ... but not doing so well ... so I've been thinking of her a lot. And I've also been very glad that my husband and I were able to see her when we visited Canada in June 2017.
    Nov 8 - "What book are you most grateful for?" That's easy ... The Bible. :)

    I've enjoyed reading all your memories. :)
    Love the discussion about books! :)

    Nov 9 - "What place are you most grateful for?" This is not an easy one for me because I don't have the sense of "home" that many people have. I've moved too much for that.
    So ... I've had to give this one some thought. What place?
    Well ...
    I'm grateful for our current house. It's comfortable enough. It's not very big so it's fairly easy to manage. And it has a great garden which my husband has been able to work in since returning home from his accident. It is also close to a couple beaches, which is nice. :)
    Nov 10 - Taste! Hmmm ... salt. In the "Do you crave sweet or salty" discussion, I fall on the "salty" side.
    As it happens, I have a diminished sense of taste and smell for whatever reason, so I divide foods into the basic tastes: sweet, salty, sour or bitter, and from there it's harder to distinguish precise flavours. Although, I do seem to have some odd tastes like, for example, meat and tomato taste metallic to me, and I don't like that. If I salt them well, the metallic taste goes away and they taste salty, which is OK.
    Then, one of the side effects of my husband's accident is that he has lost most of his sense of taste and smell. He has regained a little bit, and they say it should return very gradually. But he'll comment that dinner has no flavour, and I'll think, "It just tastes salty to me. Is there supposed to be more flavour than that?"
    Nov 11 - What holiday are you grateful for? Christmas!!! :)
    I've always loved Christmas. I even picked up 3 Christmas CDs yesterday. I like having a decent amount of time off ... not just one day ... so I can get things done. I like all the decorations. I like the music. I like the services and celebrations.
    Nov 12 - Texture. Smooth. Very, very smooth. Clothing with no texture. Textured clothing is unwearable. Smooth clothing is good.
    Nov 13 - Abilities. Right now, it would have to be organisation. While I feel like I'm in the midst of a chaotic whirlwind (and have been for the past 8 months) and I don't feel very organised, surprisingly enough, stuff is getting done.
    Maybe I should include things like endurance and tenacity ... "skills" I've honed from my long distance cycling carrying over to "real life".
    Nov 14 - Sight. What sight am I grateful for? The ever-changing view out the window of our house looking over the bay and the surrounding hills. Right now it's all grey and misty but it still looks good.
    Nov 15 - Season. The season I am most grateful for is summer. I love summer. I'd love it if the year were divided so that there was 1 month of winter, 1 month of spring, 2 months of autumn, and 8 months of real summer weather. We're coming into summer here and I appreciate each and every summer-like day.
    Nov 16 - What about your body are you grateful for?
    Sometimes I think ... "less and less" these days because I'm literally falling apart.
    But ... I'm grateful for my legs which are one of my main methods of transportation.
    Nov 17 - What knowledge are you grateful for? -- The tacit knowledge of cycling. Being able to ride a bicycle. It has taken me all over the world. It's how my husband and I met. It is stress relief. And it is part of my husband's healing process.
    https://www.brainline.org/blog/getting-back-bike/what-brain-derived-neurotrophic-factor-and-why-you-should-care
    Nov 18 - What piece of art are you grateful for?
    That's a difficult one. I've taken an Art History course, and enjoyed it very much. And I like going to galleries. But I haven't really felt a connection to any particular pieces.
    However, the one that is probably my favourite piece is:
    Umberto Boccioni, Dynamism of a Cyclist, 1913
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    Nov 19 - What touch are you grateful for?
    My husband's hugs!! This was something I missed so much when he was in hospital!!
    Nov 20 - Who in your life are you grateful for?
    The obvious choice would be my husband, and I am grateful to have him in my life still. However, I have been very grateful for my parents who have been so supportive through the challenges this year.
    Nov 21 - What song are you most grateful for?
    My taste in music changes with my moods but I've been listening to this one a lot this year ...
    Jesus Loves Me
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osWLvRlniNo
    Nov 22 - What story are you most grateful for?
    The Christmas Story. :)
    I have some of it memorised, and have done since I was about 6 years old. But I can hear it over and over.
    Nov 23 - Tradition.
    I had to think about this a bit because I don't think of myself as a person with many traditions, partly because I don't have children to pass them on to. But I do have a few around Christmas which I've inherited from my parents:
    Decorations on or very close to December 1.
    Open Presents on Christmas Eve.
    Read the Christmas Story, mentioned above.
    Christmas Dinner on Christmas Day.
    Listening to Handel's Messiah.
    Watching Scrooge with Alistair Sims.

    I'm grateful for all of my Christmas traditions ... they make December a special month. :)

    Nov 24 - What challenge am I grateful for?
    Ha! I've had a lot of challenges to choose from so I had to think about this one today.
    I decided on this ...
    The challenge I am grateful for is my education. I'm a perpetual student. I've attended courses of some sort just about every year since I was about 5 years old. I'm grateful that I've been able to do that. It has been challenging ... sometimes more than other times. And although I've not actually gone directly into the fields in which I've been educated, it has all contributed to get me where I am now.
    And it keeps me thinking and learning.
    Nov 25 - What moment this week are you grateful for?

    Finishing my 10K run. I slogged my way up the hill, and as I came down the other side toward the finish line, my husband was there waiting for me with a big smile. :)

    Nov 26 - What form of expression are you most grateful for?

    I wasn't sure exactly what this means, but I think we can make it mean whatever we want. So the form of expression I'm most grateful for is the written word. That includes books to read, posts I type, emails, letters, and everything. :)


    Machka in Oz
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,611 Member
    Christmas decorations: They'll likely go up on Dec 3, or at least some of them will. I don't have much time right now, so we'll see what I can do in an hour or so that evening.

    Christmas music: I picked up several CDs from local OP shops and some are Christmas, so I started listening to them tonight. I find Christmas music soothing.

    Hot flashes: I've often wondered why older women cut their hair short and figured it was a combination of convenience and fashion. Today I realised what the real reason is. When I'm in the middle of a hot flash, the last thing I want is a thick blanket of hair!! Especially when it's been about 90% humidity all day. That was one of the reasons I got it cut shorter last week. We've been smothered in humidity here for about a week, and I've been having once-an-hour hot flashes ... and I couldn't take the really long hair anymore. But my hair is still waist length, and today I was even toying with the idea of lopping off another 3-6 inches.

    My uni course: It has picked up steam and it looks like I'm going to be very busy over the next few weeks. Today was a very long day at the university.

    Terri: Along the Ridge is beautiful!



    Machka in Oz
  • KJLaMore
    KJLaMore Posts: 2,847 Member
    Good morning all! Happy Monday! Snow day, here! Trentin left last night at 9:30 and is back again this morning. He has already asked if we can make cookies, today. Sorry pal. Not on my agenda for the day! We got four inches of wet and heavy snow. It took Tim and I an hour to shovel out the driveway. It would have taken less, but he was trying to get the snowblower started-it never started. But it is absolutely gorgeous out! When it is wet and heavy it sticks to every branch and weighs the evergreen branches down and makes everything look like it has been covered in frosting. This is one of those mornings where I want to lick a tree.
    Gratitude #What form of expression am I most grateful for? Well, for myself, that would have to be writing. But from others that I am grateful for...music. I am forever grateful for music to soothe my soul. It does it better than anything else.

    kids arriving! ttfn xoxoxo KJ (Kelly)
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,267 Member
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  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,095 Member
    Sitting in my living room with Alfie on my lap...nice before I go to work...
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    Machka: It has been a long while since I had a hot flash, and I am so grateful for the absence of them. My doctor gave me “the pill” for birth control when I was a young woman. It was hideous and caused many hotflashes, quarrels and sleepless nights. DH threw my pills in the toilet and I flushed it. We found another form of birth control. As menopause came along it was the same song, second verse. I threw those pills away, too. Exercise & Vitamin D3 helped then & I still take D3. :flowerforyou:

    #26: What form of expression are you most grateful for? I am grateful for both the written word and speech. I admire those who can paint, create beautiful pottery and sculpt but I don’t have talent in that area. :ohwell:

    Yoga today!!!! Yay!!!!! I look forward to it. I would like to get out to a store that carries dishwashers and have a look. Ours is still working, but it is old and showing its age.

    Katla, still in the dark at 6:42 am.

    Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.
    Thomas A. Edison
  • auntiebk
    auntiebk Posts: 2,614 Member
    Tumble, the table-hopping terrier, raided Joe's peanuts yesterday, but was unable to get the kernels out from the shells. Good thing we moved the candy dish. Wish his Momma had taught him to push the chair in when he gets up from table. [sigh]

    Lisa good idea to think over the exit interview question, making sure your expectations of yourself are in line with your concerns and future goals, trying to eliminate any expectations of the interim CEO. I have a new appreciation for the meaning, and implications, of "small town". Tread wisely. And as you breathe out, think of that moment when you realized the new council was trying to sell YOU on the job and SMILE. (One way to conceal the bared fangs reflex :> )
    Rita your sky pic is glorious! Sunrise or sunset? Santa alien light poles :laugh:
    Heather     and Willow, back in the day I used to make 17 lbs of fruitcake every year for gifts. Mixed and baked Halloween weekend so it could cure/soak in rum or brandy for at least a month before sending. After at least a decade, I figured out that I was the only one who liked it (and got married so had less time) and quit. Store bought cakes never satisfied. Ordered an Assumption Abbey ($$) rum soaked cake this year. If I like it, great. If not, will revert to the favorite (but AF) Collins Street Bakery we used to get when I was a child.
    pip great pic! Somehow thought you and Kirby had been marathoning forever... ;)
    Pip, Lanette et al What makes a Smart TV Smart? Build in wi-fi? CPU? Storage? Thinking about getting Joe a new TV and would love to have one that lets us watch Amazon Prime. Might even try a NetFlix or Acorn subscription. We have cable and will keep for both internet and local news. Antenna TV simply does not work in our part of the Siskiyous.
    NYKaren watching people waiting for, or tearfully bidding farewell to loved ones in airport terminals are the things I miss most about the post 911 security protocols.
    Katla ditto on foggy beach walks, but lately it's either been clear or blustery. No matter, we can watch the fog creep in and out through our living room window. Especially cozy when the wood stove is lit ;) Sky is finally starting to lighten here... at 07:26. Come solstice, COME!
    Heather sorry but cannot share your obvious delight at the prospective cod, mushy peas and pickled egg :sick:. Might like the pickled onion ;)
    Kim "best gift" Brava. VERY well done!
    Karen in VA Thanks for the Fantastic Beasts recommendation. I've been wanting to try out our local movie house and it's playing there this week.
    Irish Terri Stunning watercolor! Beautiful.
    allarounddice con VERY gratulations!

    #25: TMI
    The moment last night when the Dulcolax worked. Grateful for the medicine but concerned that after never having to use such, have needed twice in the past month. Will mention it to Dr. Dougie Hauser at next appt. Have adjusted my settings to focus on fiber :confounded:
    Lighter :wink: , lovelies!

    Oops, time to meditate, exercise knees, and break fast with Oatmeal, qinoa and citrus ;) Want to play cleanup in the yard today, but need to vacuum (Joe seems to have fixed it dadgummit!) while he is at the dentist.

    f8qt1s098sxm.gifBarbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD.
    walk one more step 17/25, 60 g protein 19/25, rx/vits 18/25, meditate 20/25, knee exercises 21/25, SWSY UP 4/8, SWSY LOW 3/8, core 4/8, play with Tumble 10/25, hang up or purge art 0/4 AF 18/25.
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,267 Member
    auntiebk wrote: »
    Tumble, the table-hopping terrier, raided Joe's peanuts yesterday, but was unable to get the kernels out from the shells. Good thing we moved the candy dish. Wish his Momma had taught him to push the chair in when he gets up from table. [sigh]

    Lisa good idea to think over the exit interview question, making sure your expectations of yourself are in line with your concerns and future goals, trying to eliminate any expectations of the interim CEO. I have a new appreciation for the meaning, and implications, of "small town". Tread wisely. And as you breathe out, think of that moment when you realized the new council was trying to sell YOU on the job and SMILE. (One way to conceal the bared fangs reflex :> )
    Rita your sky pic is glorious! Sunrise or sunset? Santa alien light poles :laugh:
    Heather     and Willow, back in the day I used to make 17 lbs of fruitcake every year for gifts. Mixed and baked Halloween weekend so it could cure/soak in rum or brandy for at least a month before sending. After at least a decade, I figured out that I was the only one who liked it (and got married so had less time) and quit. Store bought cakes never satisfied. Ordered an Assumption Abbey ($$) rum soaked cake this year. If I like it, great. If not, will revert to the favorite (but AF) Collins Street Bakery we used to get when I was a child.
    pip great pic! Somehow thought you and Kirby had been marathoning forever... ;)
    Pip, Lanette et al What makes a Smart TV Smart? Build in wi-fi? CPU? Storage? Thinking about getting Joe a new TV and would love to have one that lets us watch Amazon Prime. Might even try a NetFlix or Acorn subscription. We have cable and will keep for both internet and local news. Antenna TV simply does not work in our part of the Siskiyous.
    NYKaren watching people waiting for, or tearfully bidding farewell to loved ones in airport terminals are the things I miss most about the post 911 security protocols.
    Katla ditto on foggy beach walks, but lately it's either been clear or blustery. No matter, we can watch the fog creep in and out through our living room window. Especially cozy when the wood stove is lit ;) Sky is finally starting to lighten here... at 07:26. Come solstice, COME!
    Heather sorry but cannot share your obvious delight at the prospective cod, mushy peas and pickled egg :sick:. Might like the pickled onion ;)
    Kim "best gift" Brava. VERY well done!
    Karen in VA Thanks for the Fantastic Beasts recommendation. I've been wanting to try out our local movie house and it's playing there this week.
    Irish Terri Stunning watercolor! Beautiful.
    allarounddice con VERY gratulations!

    #25: TMI
    The moment last night when the Dulcolax worked. Grateful for the medicine but concerned that after never having to use such, have needed twice in the past month. Will mention it to Dr. Dougie Hauser at next appt. Have adjusted my settings to focus on fiber :confounded:
    Lighter :wink: , lovelies!

    Oops, time to meditate, exercise knees, and break fast with Oatmeal, qinoa and citrus ;) Want to play cleanup in the yard today, but need to vacuum (Joe seems to have fixed it dadgummit!) while he is at the dentist.

    f8qt1s098sxm.gifBarbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD.
    walk one more step 17/25, 60 g protein 19/25, rx/vits 18/25, meditate 20/25, knee exercises 21/25, SWSY UP 4/8, SWSY LOW 3/8, core 4/8, play with Tumble 10/25, hang up or purge art 0/4 AF 18/25.


    that was his first. we've been bicycle riding forever, i don't know where we got this wild hair up our butts to do the long distance running
  • auntiebk
    auntiebk Posts: 2,614 Member
    edited November 2018
    since last night's iOS upgrade, my iphone hasn't been syncing mfp log. Powering off, b r e a t h e , power back on fixed Insight Timer too. ;)
  • SophieRosieMom
    SophieRosieMom Posts: 3,658 Member
    auntiebk wrote: »
    since last night's iOS upgrade, my iphone hasn't been syncing mfp log. Powering off, b r e a t h e , power back on fixed Insight Timer too. ;)

    Barbara - MFP logging was on the fritz yesterday on my PC as well. Actually, Saturday and Sunday. Took several tries to log anything and got snippy with me when I tried to change amounts/move to different meals.

    Today, it's super slow and only part of the GUI is loading. Sigh.

    I read somewhere the internet might be spotty and loggy, not sure if they are upgrading something or sunspots or what.

    Lanette
    Rainy SW WA State
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,095 Member
    At work and all is quiet...as expected Mary not speaking to me. I guess that's a plus but felt I had to clear the air..hoping everyone enjoyed there Thanksgiving..that celebrates
  • 1948Peachy
    1948Peachy Posts: 1,511 Member
    Karen in VA: You and your grand daughter are both quite the artist! :):)

    Carol in GA
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,267 Member
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  • 1948Peachy
    1948Peachy Posts: 1,511 Member
    Rebecca ~ Just lovely! :)

    Kevrit ~ Beautiful sunset! <3
  • trucker743
    trucker743 Posts: 394 Member
    edited November 2018
    PressingPatience wrote: »
    trucker743 wrote: »
    Machka9 wrote: »
    I got my hair cut today!
    Last time was maybe May 2017.
    M in Oz

    Do you have someone you go to in Issaquah? …
    Willow in WA USA

    I have always had good service and the senior discount helps. Mine is VERY thick and naturally curly. It’s also very prone to split ends. I go to Great Clips by Overlake Sears, by I’ve had good luck at all of them. I’ve never been to any in North Bend, though.

    Sharon near Seattle
  • PressingPatience
    PressingPatience Posts: 49 Member
    trucker743 wrote: »
    PressingPatience wrote: »
    trucker743 wrote: »
    Machka9 wrote: »
    I got my hair cut today!
    Last time was maybe May 2017.
    M in Oz

    Do you have someone you go to in Issaquah? …
    Willow in WA USA

    I have always had good service and the senior discount helps. Mine is VERY thick and naturally curly. It’s also very prone to split ends. I go to Great Clips by Overlake Sears, by I’ve had good luck at all of them. I’ve never been to any in North Bend, though.

    Sharon near Seattle

    I'll check 'em out next time I want my hair cut -- which will be soon I think. ^_^ It's getting long. I'm thinking about dying it again too.
  • trucker743
    trucker743 Posts: 394 Member
    PressingPatience wrote: »
    …Old Fat Cat…
    Willow in WA USA

    Can’t decide if the hug should go to you or Old Fat Cat, so take one for each of you. Neither of my gals are old (3 & 7) but my Siamese sure FEELS like a chunk of lead when she lands mid-belly.

    Sharon near Seattle
  • PressingPatience
    PressingPatience Posts: 49 Member
    edited November 2018
    auntiebk wrote: »
    Heather and Willow, back in the day I used to make 17 lbs of fruitcake every year for gifts. Mixed and baked Halloween weekend so it could cure/soak in rum or brandy for at least a month before sending. After at least a decade, I figured out that I was the only one who liked it (and got married so had less time) and quit. Store bought cakes never satisfied. Ordered an Assumption Abbey ($$) rum soaked cake this year. If I like it, great. If not, will revert to the favorite (but AF) Collins Street Bakery we used to get when I was a child

    I've only ever tried making it once, and it was awesome. I found the recipe online (I can't remember where, but it was a British website) after seeing an old recipe in a medical book from the 1800's (I collect those). Did you know that they used to feed fruit cake to invalids? Egg nog too? They weren't always considered holiday treats. But the 300 year old recipe was difficult to follow, so I found one online. It was way better than anything I've ever bought.

    Willow in WA

  • PressingPatience
    PressingPatience Posts: 49 Member
    edited November 2018
    trucker743 wrote: »
    PressingPatience wrote: »
    …Old Fat Cat…
    Willow in WA USA

    Can’t decide if the hug should go to you or Old Fat Cat, so take one for each of you. Neither of my gals are old (3 & 7) but my Siamese sure FEELS like a chunk of lead when she lands mid-belly.

    Sharon near Seattle

    Ah, Mister (my old fat cat) is okay. He's been living the high life for a while now. When I got him almost nine years ago, he was a stray off the street, abandoned by some college kid who went home and left him behind I suppose (I lived in a college town in MS at that time). He weighed almost 25 pounds back then. Probably fed by well-meaning people who feed strays. Now he's a svelte 19 pounds and almost 12 years old. He's lived a good, long life. I'll miss him when he's gone, but I'm happy to have had him all these years. I'm assuming he feels the same. ^_^

    And he sure does feel like he weighs 50 pounds when he lands on me. ^_- But I love him.

    Willow in WA
  • trucker743
    trucker743 Posts: 394 Member
    I forgot to say “Hello and Welcome!” to Mary and Lissa.

    Sharon near Seattle
  • klanders30
    klanders30 Posts: 2,569 Member
    vickiesending you strength and ((( <3<3<3 ))) for all that you are going through at work and worrying about sick friend on top of that. That is a lot to deal with, take it one step at a time and remember to be kind to yourself, don’t punish yourself <3<3

    NYKAREN

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