WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH 2019
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stats for the day:
bike ride hm 2 gym- 7.51min, 12.1amph, 142mhr, 1.5mi= 85c
0 RUNNER- 25min, 113ahr, 124mhr, 10.13min mi, lvl9, 9h, 108c, 40l, 2.49mi= 174c
bike ride gym 2 dome- 5.15min, 144mhr, 16.9amph, 1.4mi= 67c
ride puy 2 sumn station- 14.43min, 12.4amph, 157mhr,3mi= 160c
jog sta 2 wrk- 4.53min, 9.33min mi, 157mhr, .5mi= 70c
jog wrk 2 sta- 4.09min, 9.15min mi, 153mhr, .4mi= 60c
bike ride dome 2 hm- 17.08min, 9.1amph, 160mhr, 2.6mi= 200c
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Wow you work out alot! Is this at the gym? great job 👍0
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Hi Gals,
Thanks for the info Machka – the instructor is probably in her 50’s – and between her and the management of our city's recreation department, “Senior Citizen” = frail elderly… not!
Glad to hear from many of you that this head thing is just weird! But the glaucoma connection is probably her issue she mentioned last class that she was having some eye problems. I do other stretches/poses when she is just making us hold for too long. I had a talk with my god-daughter who is doing her masters in exercise physiology and she felt that 1 minute was a good work up too, not a starting point.
Have my taxes just about “done” (my part), will hand off to the accountant on Friday. I had a huge discovery last year, if I email all my business stuff and drop off my paper work but no appointment, I save $200 then I can have a free appointment outside of tax time…works for me! Actually last year I had 2-3 appointments trying to be sure some changes I was making would not hurt me tax wise – all free… Love this office!
I was making a recipe for crustless quiche and it called for a few things I did not have, I went to the store and STILL forgot the half and half! GRR well I googled around for a substitute I might have and the suggestion was plain yogurt – it worked great!
Kim from N. California
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Rita- 3 men in the house were here to do work,and none of them were stud muffins lol3
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Heydehidehoo, ladies!
So we checked out another house on "the strand" of West beach. The house is up on a hill, so come winter it will be awful, but the clear blue skies we saw when we took the your was so nice. Its a 3 bedroom 2 bth, 2000+ sq ft, and $1975 a month. A bit more than we're paying now, but doable. Skylites everywhere an 80's thing. Put in application's and credit checks, plus this realtor doesn't play the "who's got the most money" game. Once our app clears and its all fine, they delete the posting . I'm excited, but nervous!
Had my doc appt, and was put on blood pressure pills. A low dose. Feeling proactive! Currently running 133/78.
Night night all!
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Up early and journaling. The days are back and forth from cold to warm, but warmer is winning out. I will start to tackle the back yard this weekend, what a project that is going to be! I will take it one bit at a time and remember to enjoy each little bit of progress.
Work is at it peak right now and will stay that way till beginning June, guess it's kind of like harvest time
when you're a teacher, at least I like to see it that way. The spring brings a lot of growth in the young students, not just in height but in skill, never dull that 
DD is bringing a crew of DC interns to visit us in NY (they are Californians) up for a weekend in April, about 6 young adults in all for a weekend sightseeing extravaganza. They will mostly hang out in the city to hit all the typical sites but will stay at our house for 2 nights. I offered to make a nice dinner one evening to help defray costs and of course, they are saving on hotel costs. DH and I are introverts, our kid is clearly an extorvert! We will manage, it's good to branch out of your comfort zone, right?
NYKAREN7 -
My husband and I went for a little bicycle ride this evening ... just to test it out ...
Machka in Oz
And we did it again tonight!
Wednesday - 6 km
Thursday - 8 km
Plus I've walked and climbed a total of 26 flights of 20 stairs in those two days.
Work has been incredibly busy this week. Long days. Lots of work. In December, a coworker moved to another department ... fortunately not far away ... and his work was plonked down in my lap, so to speak. One of the main things he did was to prepare and submit large and complex quarterly reports ... end of December, end of March, etc. He walked me through the whole convoluted and confusing process in December and most of it went right over my head. I was like a deer in headlights!!
And now, here we are in March. He has been helping me a bit, but it's mostly on me this quarter. So I've been working my way through the process and, as I'm sure you can already guess, the end of March is nigh!!
I actually had to skip my lecture at uni this week. I made it to the tutorial, but just couldn't take the time to go for the lecture. My instructor has been recording and posting the lectures so I hope he posts this one soon.
Meanwhile at home, I've been busy with homework, creating a Seizure Management Plan for my husband, and working on some of these Strategies.
31 Strategies for Living with Traumatic Brain Injury
https://www.brainline.org/article/31-strategies-living-traumatic-brain-injury
As I mentioned earlier, many of these strategies are good whether or not a person has a severe traumatic brain injury. This one, in particular: 23. Create an Emergency Binder.
The Seizure Management Plan will be part of that.
Machka in Oz2 -
wow i slept horribly last night woke up at 11 pm and was awake until4 am , fell back asleep for a bit.. will have to rest a bit this morning or early afternoon..2
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Good morning all! Happy Thursday! I had a very odd night last night. About an hour after I went to bed, my body woke me up. I had the worst stomach ache. Spent some time in the bathroom (up and down out of bed for about two hours) unsure which end should be greeting the toilet.
Not fun. This sort of thing hardly ever happens to me, so I am not sure what I ate or did differently...I feel fine this morning. Just tired. I am wondering if it was "stress belly"; although I don't really feel under a lot of stress. Perhaps subconsciously it is affecting me and this is the way it chose to show itself? Anyway, I woke up this morning promising to kick myself in the butt, increase my water intake(it has been down since the surgery) and get back to my cup of yogurt each day. I also noticed I need to increase my veg consumption again. My bread/pasta intake has been higher than normal since my MIL's funeral. (thankful for logging daily) Time for the boot, I guess!
Exercise- The past couple of weeks (with Trentin here every morning at 6am) I haven't been waking in time to get any exercise in. BUT, the snow and ice are gone now, and we (the kids and I) have been walking nearly every morning. I will increase their walk time and mine and hope that motivates me to get out and get busy walking just for me in the evenings. I think it's time I add my plank back into my day as well. So...exercise goals for this month...boost my walking and add the plank.
Inspiration- lol I found my back issues of Runner's World Magazine. I saved the ones that I enjoyed the most (there are about a dozen issues). I really miss running, but know I need to get back into a constant walking (without pain) regime. So...I will read about people who have done it, races I would love to enter, and come visit you ladies here on this thread; to find the inspiration I need to get back "on the road".
Heather- YES! to your DIL's words on regret, anxiety, and gratitude! I have never been one to be anxious about things; it is just not in my nature. BUT regret is a soul killer. I have done my best to lay those down. I had always considered myself to be a gracious/thankful person; but until I began a gratitude journal (the prompting from our Barbie) I never realized how much control we have over our own happiness and contentment. There is SO much in life that can wear on your contentment; and you wouldn't even notice that you are becoming more unhappy/ungrateful until you are in full blown depression or dissatisfaction with your life. Great words on your daughter's page!
Does anyone make their own sauerkraut?- I think this may be my new experiment. I am looking up recipes/methods online, but because so many of them are hit or miss, wondering if any of you have a recipe/method you like to use?!
Next week I will start our "growing" weeks with the daycare kiddos. Lots of books/activities on spring, gardens, plants, etc. This becomes the time when we categorize foods into groups (vegetable, fruit, nut/seed, meats, dairy, grain) and when we start plants in the house. I have everything I need to get them going (soil, containers, seeds) so I am very excited for next week to begin.
Well, kids arriving...time to fly! ttfn xoxoxo KJ (Kelly)
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My cancer friend has just rung me! :drinker: We've been in touch through WhatsApp, but haven't spoken in ages. We had a lovely long chat and she is at home , in good spirits, and feeling grateful for the wonderful care she is getting. She said she is grateful she has cancer and not dementia. All her care is completely free and really good. It's mainly through the Marie Curie hospice charity. Two of her friends from Europe who visited her recently at the hospice have donated €1000 euros each to it as they were so impressed. Her only regret us that the carers, who come in three times a day, are so badly paid. It's a national disgrace.
So we have agreed that I will go up to London next Thursday to visit her. I will buy lunch from her local supermarket when I get up there. Probably text her first to see if there is anything she especially fancies. She has got her appetite back since the hospice are keeping her on a low dose of steroids. She's even having a tiny bit of alcohol.
I hope we can keep to that as she has a habit of cancelling.
Her phone call cut right through my writing time, so that's a shame, but it was definitely worth it.
Hope to run this afternoon. It's been a whole week, I've been so busy!
Love Heather UK xxxxxxx6 -
NY Karen ... I understand needing to approach yard work "one bit at a time!" When I looked at my yard debacle Tuesday, I was overwhelmed and ready to quit after 15 minutes. I finished that side yesterday!! Great satisfaction in completing something difficult outside of my interest and comfort zone. Not sure how much I'll get done today as it's supposed to start raining when I get home from work.
Kelly... I experienced something like you describe earlier in the year ... and I rarely am kept awake with stomach issues. I really think it was a short-lived virus. Hope you're over it and feeling better today!
I ate sugary junk yesterday and that just needs to stop. Just because I can, doesn't mean I should. I feel much better when I limit sugar and focus on eating food that nourishes and satisfies.
Beth near Buffalo2 -
Heather ... Yay for hearing from your friend! What we pay care givers here is a national disgrace as well.1
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stats for the day:
drove today, no bike riding (have an appointment)
STAIRCLIMBER- 30min, fat burn program, 122ahr, 146mhr, 2053steps, 132floors, lvl5-11= 238c
SKI MACHINE- 30min, 134astrpm, 115ahr, 134mhr, 1.52mi= 203c
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Heather: I love the quote you shared from your DDIL’s facebook page. It is so true.
“No amount of regret changes the past
No amount of anxiety changes the future
Any amount of gratitude changes the present”
I’m happy for your cancer friend’s improved outlook and level of happiness. Yay!!!
Barbie: I spoke incorrectly about the cyst on my body. It is on my shoulder, not my chest. Unfortunately, I still have to wait and that makes me grumpy. :grumble:
Rebecca: Keeping my fingers crossed for you. I hope you get the house and love it.
Machka: Happy biking!! :bigsmile: I love the Brainline strategies. Thanks for sharing. :flowerforyou:
KJ: My dad made his own sauerkraut in the longtime past. He enjoyed the process. His sauerkraut was too spicy for my taste but he loved it.
We had our heating/cooling system worked on yesterday and I am delighted with the outcome. We now have two zones, one for downstairs and the other for upstairs. We can set the temperature and the system will give us what we want on each level. This puts active heating and cooling back for our upstairs. It had been absent ever since the raccoon debacle a couple of years ago. The abatement workers back then made some mistakes in putting things back to rights and our whole upstairs was a dead zone until yesterday. I am delighted with the improvement.
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
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im back home, Kelly ,Beth my stomach wasn't right and still isn't this morning... feel very constipated and bloated.. havent done anything differently.. who knows..
got a long text from my SIL , please keep my brother in all your prayers, he is using drugs and hanging out with another woman and spending the money my SIL makes as he has no job, as with any addict he puts blame on everyone else.. I dont want to lose him ,he and my children are all I have left...
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Kelly - several years ago, DH and I made all our own sauerkraut and it was great. We were able to do it for a year or so, then a strain of bad yeast started taking over our batches so we now buy it. The simplest recipe is to shred the cabbage into a large bowl, add non-iodized (pure, no additives) salt, massage the salt into the cabbage - really break down that cabbage, some folks use thick wooden dowels. When it starts releasing water, pack it all including the water into a large crock or glass jar and put something on top to keep the kraut submerged beneath the liquid. Sealed double baggies of saltwater pressed on top worked great. (Saltwater was in case the bags leaked.) Store in a cool dark place for a week or more (we put ours in the pantry in the laundry room). Make sure to set it on a plate or in a pan in case it bubbles up and runs over the top of the container. When you are happy with it, refrigerate.
I'm sure you've found a lot of good recipes, I can't recall the cabbage to salt ratio. Good luck!!
Beth - in reading Herring's book on the Fast:5 intermittent fasting, I am reminded of how we ate at our house when I was a kid. Mom prepared enough food for the meal, not a lot of leftovers. Also never any chips or soda in the house. Cookies, cakes, pies for dessert but never packages of it lining the pantry. So a person wasn't expected to eat between meals or continue snacking after supper. We experienced hunger a lot (meaning truly hungry going into meals instead of snacking all day.) I needed that reminder.
Lanette
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Allie addictions are tough. I hope your SIL is doing what she can to protect herself emotionally and financially from brother. The same is for you. If she figures a way to protect their money he may start to call on you. You can still love the person just be prepared to set boundaries. He has to want to help. Additions destroys lives.
First two pictures are from the creek about two blocks from our home. It is fours times higher than usual. The next two are the Minnesota river. The bank was built their as a levee. The box in the river is to monitor flooding conditions.
You can see it over its banks by the submerged trees. Again thoughts and prayers for those in Nebraska.
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Kate UK - I have a couple friends that have used meetup and has had great success and made new friends with it. I have thought about looking into it myself. Enjoy!
Sue - that sounds very painful, glad it was feeling better
EI is employment insurance. It used to be called unemployment insurance here too. I don’t know exactly when it was changed. Every person when they are working has an amount deducted from their pay to help fund it. I am grateful for it, but it’s not enough to pay all the bills.
Katla - I am always amazed at the rules of healthcare in the States when people have to wait for approval or need to ensure they have money before being seen.
Lanette - I was contacted for this job by an independent recruiter that was hired as a consultant to the company I would have worked for. I think from the email that she wasn’t really given a reason as to why. Her email stated that the owners chose to go with someone they found on their own and not through her, but they wanted me to know they enjoyed meeting and spending time with me. She has agreed to contact me if she comes across another opportunity that I would be suitable for.
I was raised the same as you for meals. We had chips and coke brought into the house on Friday nights for a treat while we watch Dallas and Dukes of Hazard as a family. My Dad In winter would also make us chips, by cleaning the top of the wood stove and slicing potatoes very thin and cooking them on the stovetop. My Mom used to grumble because the next morning the stove would smile terribly!
Hope the cortisone shot helps your feet. Painful feet limits your ability to do so much.
Heather - I love the quote your DIL shared and I’m thankful you shared it with us. I’m so happy for you that you have talked to your friend and have made plans to have a visit.
Rebecca - good luck with this house. Hopefully you get an answer before the weekend so you know.
Karen - I bet you will enjoy having your daughter and friends there for a couple nights. Will your daughter stay with you the whole trip?
Kelly - hope your belly stays settled. I so agree about being Grateful. I started a Gratitude journal last year and really notice a difference if I skip a few days.
Allie - sorry to hear about your brother, hopefully he realizes soon that he is hitting himself and those who love him.
I have the Grands here with me today and I have a couple of things I want to work on before taking them home. I figure I will take them around 3 or so, that way my daughter gets a good amount of time today to herself. They aren’t a bother and help me keep my mind off my worries.
I noticed when I opened my window this morning to let clear the air of some sausage smoke that my windows need cleaned in the kitchen. That and sparkling the holes from rearranging wall hangings is on the agenda. I may also take the Grands to the park if it warms up enough.
Have a great day everyone
Tracey In Edmonton
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Tracey So DD has been in Washington DC since January as a congressional intern, working 5 days a week 9-5! She has enjoyed sightseeing around DC and is going to a Nationals ballgame this weekend; so she is having fun with all the other interns in her housing complex. She's just coming up to NYC for the weekend with 6 interns from California, it will be the first time I've seen her since January, but I expect she won't be around much. Luckily when I'm visiting her Easter week, I asked if she would stay with me at the Airbnb (5 nights) and she said she'd think about it. She is getting very independent!!! One thing, she's been trained to give tours of the capitol building so I did ask for my very own personal tour! If her congresswoman is in session (not likely) she also would get me a photo op, but I'm not thinking that would be likely.
So bad things come in threes sometimes right? A big bad tax bill, a car repair bill and now....some kind of plumbing problem (soon to diagnosed) just shows up in our basement. Yikes, we're gonna be squeezing the nickels together big time this month.
Beth I'm channeling you on the yard work, one little section at a time, head down, keep raking, fertilizing and mulching
No amount of regret changes the past
No amount of anxiety changes the future
Any amount of gratitude changes the present
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Allie: Sending healing thoughts for your brother and his family. Margaret has given you the best possible advice. Don’t give your brother money because he’ll spend it on drugs.
NYKaren: Congratulations on raising an outstanding daughter. I hope you enjoy a bit of time with her.
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
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I did last summer no more..I am doing what I need to do for me and giving it to God to take care of him..5
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Dana: Lovely family.2 -
Allie: Good energy and thoughts to you. Been there with my brother, and I believe there is no more hopeless feeling.
Heather: Glad to hear you chatted with your cancer friend and have plans for a get-together. Your affection for her shines through, and she is lucky to have you as a friend.
I ordered a new fitbit yesterday, utilizing the 25% discount they gave me after I reported my old one as kaput. I am getting the Charge 3, which has many upgraded features over my previous tracker. The only feature I really look forward to is the ability to track swimming. Not that I'll be hitting the pool anytime soon. Today was spectacular weather, but tomorrow we'll have snow.
Rori
still SMILING in the
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Got out for my run , but I've suddenly got a blocked nose and catarrh. Sinus hurts. I am now wondering whether my stiff neck was a precursor.
I think I will sleep in the top room tonight to avoid disturbing DH with my sneezing. Grrrrrrrrrr. Really don't need this after my poorly January. Probably caught it off Bea who was coughing last time we saw her.
We are collecting Bea and then the kids tomorrow afternoon and babysitting them for the evening so my son and DDIL can go out for her birthday treat. They are going to etch. Some of you may remember that we had booked to go there in January, but had to cancel because of my coughing. It will be good to get some feedback from them before we pluck up the courage to spend all that money. Good thing is they do a 'soda flight' for my AF son. Only in Brighton!
Sorry Allie to hear about your brother.
Lisa and Penny, where are you?
Much love, Heather UK xxxxxxx2 -
So the house is off the rental listing! That's a good thing!👍
💗Rebecca6 -
I got a text at 5 AM from my friend who teaches the intermediate line dance class. She woke up too sick to teach and she hoped that I'd be able to take the class for her. I told her I'd be happy to teach for her. She's the one who filled in for me when I had the flu in January and for months last year when I injured my back. I was happy to be able to return the favor. I scurried around looking for step sheets for dances that were familiar to me, made sure I had the right music, and reduced my dog walking time so I could be there in time to set up for the class that started at 9. The class went great. Everyone was happy that the class hadn't been cancelled and seemed to enjoy the dances I chose. I'm not as fluent teaching the intermediate dances but I did well enough so everyone was able to review the steps and have fun dancing.
Allie, sorry to hear about your brother. Being detached is difficult but a healthy way to survive the pain and worry. Barbie from NW WA 4
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