WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2019

grandmallie

Pat~he sits right up front and is just loud and obnoxious he is 32 yrs old and not savvy on how to treat patients..
ticked off 2 long term patients , and he doesn't know everything like he thinks he does... Spoke with the Dr yesterday to have him sit in back office to work. but the Dr doesn't want that..this guy keeps it up none of us will have a job...

KJLaMore

Machka9

So ... two of the things on my list today were Optometrist appointments for my husband and me.

An hour later ...

-- he's got his glasses sorted so that he'll have two pair with the correct prescription in them. He was seeing double after the accident, but that gradually healed to a point and he's had to go through a progression of lenses since last June as his vision healed. Hopefully we're on the last set now.

-- I have a brand new pair of progressive desk glasses on their way and new progressive lenses for general use will be put into an existing frame. My distance vision has improved, and my shorter vision has worsened.

Interestingly, I can wear a pair of my older prescription sunglasses again! Since my distance vision has improved, they're right for me again in that regard, except that my axis of astigmatism is 12 degrees off, so they aren't perfect.

Anyway, hopefully my new progressive lenses for general use will work this time. I tried them about 6 years ago, and they did not work for me at all. I was so seasick. The place we got the glasses wasn't great, and we were getting ready to move, so the only solution they offered me was to replace the lenses with plain bifocals. Those were ok but not great. I only wore them for cycling.

Since then, I've been able to wear progressive desk lenses just fine with no seasickness ... so I'm hoping that I'll also be able to wear the general uses progressives now too. Especially if they're made by a company that knows what they are doing!!


The joys of being so short-sighted I'm almost legally blind.


Machka in Oz

bwcetc

Machka9 wrote: »

Later:
I found this definition of a goal and it occcurred to me that maybe it's the deadlines that we set for ourselves that are the problem, rather than the goals.
A goal is an idea of the future or desired result that a person or a group of people envisions, plans and commits to achieve. People endeavor to reach goals within a finite time by setting deadlines.

Machka in Oz
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Machka... I like this and have saved it!

auntiebk

Betsy and Viv: Tumble and I had a happy accident today. When we got to dog group, there was no collar on her neck! I'd removed it for grooming and forgot to put it back on. Poop! Might as well go home, can't do this without a collar. Hmm, dug around the car's door's pockets where I sometimes keep spare leads. Eureka! THERE is the Gentle Leader for which I've been looking for weeks. She let me put it on, tried to shake and paw it off a few times, then settled in and accepted it. For the FIRST time since we've been going to dog group (over a year) we were able to do both pack walks without me struggling with her forging and having to drop out. She was still barky to the newest dogs, but accepted some of the less new, did the mixer, needle and thread as well as the shoelace weave with no major meltdowns. Oh and 8K+ steps, highest since retiring in '16. Happy day!
Terri sound SMART advice, but love best the "Just for today" and "Just for this hour". Great strategies!
Heather really really hope you don't bring Bea's woes to York, except maybe it would make your difficult friend back off a bit... ;}
NYKaren you must be soooo proud!
KJ "...doesn't know his fruits and veg" reminds me of a story Mama told on Papa. She sent him to the store for lettuce and he came back with cabbage. She did all the shopping after that, could he have done it on purpose?
Barbie and Margaret add me to the group of careful receipt and statement checkers. Also verify checking account with bank's website almost daily. Obsessive? MOI??? Nonetheless, forgot to push the SUBMIT button on a credit card payment so got a late fee. Called them up and because of history and paying full amount due only 2 days after due date, they forgave the late fee.
Mary in AZ couldn't agree with you more about the stupidity of obedience training dogs to walk on handler's left, just for the trail and sidewalk dog meeting reason you mentioned. Yet I still do it. SMH!
Tracey good for you for going to that job seekers group. Hope you got some helpful insights/information. Loved the Uncle Bruce story
Katla printed crown? Amazing new world! Wishing you safe travels tomorrow and hoping for helpful results from DH's test.
Sue in WA do those hyacinths have a sweet scent?
Rebecca sending positive for that view house on windy top!
Michele I am so with you about checking expiry dates and choosing meats and produce myself. Doubt I'd ever be comfortable with the click and pickup type grocery services. Likewise keep my grocery and to do lists on iphone, love the free AnyList app.
Machka Couragia! Each step forward is a step forward. Adding new things are new steps, not backwards steps. You are making progress! Wow, 100-150/week for little meat and no produce? Food is expensive in Tasmania!
Shannon in Ontario, I've seen your exercise posting on my timeline and am so proud of you. Keep on keeping on!

Welcome twilli1127, welcome back Tracie from Green Bay and Ginger in TX. Good to see you posting!

Lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
walk one more step 3/30, 60 g protein 3/30, rx/vits 3/30, meditate 2/30, knee exercises 2/30, SWSY 0/30, play with Tumble 3/30, hang up or purge art 0/4 AF 2/30.
Word for 2019: "GOOD" good attitude, good food, good times, good choices, good enough, feel good, GOOD!
04/03 LT: Dog Group-Y MT: listen to friend-Y ST: reschedule vet, torque wheels-Y

Machka9

auntiebk wrote: »

Machka Couragia! Each step forward is a step forward. Adding new things are new steps, not backwards steps. You are making progress! Wow, 100-150/week for little meat and no produce? Food is expensive in Tasmania!

This is our grocery store: https://www.woolworths.com.au/

It doesn't take long to add up!

I do order sweet potatoes, carrots, and a pile of frozen veggies online, but we buy the rest of the produce in person.

Yes, Australia is more expensive than the US, and Tasmania is likely the most expensive State in Australia because it's a rather remote island and a lot of stuff needs to be shipped here.

When you live here, it's not so bad, but tourists usually comment!! When I was a tourist, I went through a little bit of sticker shock too.


M in Oz

Machka9

Review ... (Distances include cycling + walking + a bit of rowing)
Mar-15 … 489.8 km (304.3 miles) = 38 hours 4 min
Apr-15 … 491.94 km (305.6 miles) = 43 hours 6 min
May-15 … 361.81 km (224.8 miles) = 35 hours 50 min
Jun-15 … 569.53 km (353.9 miles) = 41 hours 53 min
Jul-15 … 230.7 km (143.35 miles) = 32 hours 45 min
Aug-15 … 211.3 km (131.3 miles) = 28 hours 8 min
Sep-15 … 306.7 km (190.6 miles) = 35 hour 2 min
Oct-15 … 441.82 km (274.5 miles) = 47 hours 43 min
Nov-15 … 660.21 km (410.23 miles) = 60 hours 41 min
Dec-15 … 499.91 km (282.8 miles) = 54 hours 56 min
Jan-16 … 864.79 km (537.35 miles) = 65 hours 36 min
Feb-16 … 470.53 km (292.4 miles) = 40 hours 39 min
Mar-16 … 917.73 km (570.2 miles) = 66 hours 13 min
Apr-16 … 417.83 km (259.6 miles) = 40 hours 23 min
May-16 … 267.09 km (165.9 miles) = 36 hours 10 min
Jun-16 … 552.1 km (343 miles) = 54 hours 48 min
Jul-16 … 709 km (440.5 miles) = 60 hours 41 minutes
Aug-16 … 775.9 km (482.1 miles) = 54 hours 52 minutes
Sep-16 … 371.3 km (230.7 miles) = 32 hours 20 min
Oct-16 … 649 km (403.3 miles) = 49 hours 46 min
Nov-16 … 403 km (250.4 miles) = 52 hours 16 min
Dec-16 … 511.05 km (317.55 miles) = 52 hours 2 min
Jan-17 … 741.9 km (461.0 miles) = 70 hours 3 min
Feb-17 … 600.5 km (373.1 miles) = 57 hours 30 min
Mar-17 … 1113.2 km (691.7 miles) = 78 hours 25 min
Apr-17 … 1181.9 km (734.4 miles) = 76 hours 45 min
May-17 … 426.6 km (265.1 miles) = 39 hours 21 min
Jun-17 … 575.7 km (357.7 miles) = 41 hours 53 min
Jul-17 … 714 km (443.7 miles) = 52 hours 23 min
Aug-17 … 475.8 km (295.6 miles) = 38 hours 41 min
Sep-17 … 455.5 km (283 miles) = 41 hours 25 min
Oct-17 … 647.1 km (402.1 miles) = 57 hours 19 min
Nov-17 … 427.0 km (265.3 miles) = 50 hours 4 min
Dec-17 … 553.5 km (343.9 miles) = 52 hours 12 min
Jan-18 … 590.2 km (366.7 miles) = 57 hours 49 min
Feb-18 … 826.9 km (513.8 miles) = 57 hours 35 min
Mar-18 … 582.01 km (361.6 miles) = 50 hours 11 min
Apr-18 … 176.23 km (109.5 miles) = 29 hours 47 min
May -18 … 167.6 km (104.1 miles) = 29 hours 08 min
June-18 … 349.9 km (217.4 miles) = 36 hours 58 minutes
July-18 ... 324.2 km (201.5 miles) = 24 hours 26 minutes
Aug-18 ... 210.1 km (130.6 miles) = 25 hours 59 minutes
Sep-18 ... 261.7 km (162.6 miles) = 25 hours 11 minutes
Oct-18 ... 230.8 km (143.4 miles) = 30 hours 15 minutes
Nov-18 ... 216.8 km (134.7 miles) = 30 hours 3 minutes
Dec-18 ... 285.2 km (177.2 miles) = 37 hours 49 minutes
Jan-19 ... 241.6 km (150.1 miles) = 27 hours 2 minutes
Feb-19 ... 175.5 km (109 miles) = 19 hours 8 minutes
Mar-19 ... 170.3 km (105.8 miles) = 28 hours 21 minutes

Goal: More than March.

Monday, 1 April 2019 … 5.5 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 1.7 km rowing + 4 flights of stairs
Tuesday, 2 April 2019 … 5.5 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 1.0 km rowing + 6 flights of stairs
Wednesday, 3 April 2019 … 1.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 16 flights of stairs
Thursday, 4 April 2019 … 2.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 3.2 km rowing + 14 flights of stairs


2019 Monthly April
Walking Distance (km): 15.6
Walking Time (min): 195.0
Cycling Distance (km): 0.0
Cycling Time (min): 0.0
Flights Stairs Climbed Number: 40.0
Flights Stairs Climbed Time (min): 32.0
Rowing Distance (km): 5.9
Rowing Time (min): 35.4
Other Distance: 0.0
Other Time: 0.0

Totals
Total Distance (km): 21.5
Total Distance (miles): 13.4
Total Time (min): 262.4
Total Time (hr): 4:22:24

teklawa1

Barbara, congrats to you and Tumble! And those steps....congratulations again.

Viv, nice idea to use the right side and allow space with oncoming walkers with dogs.

Yesterday had my six month eye exam and eye pressure was stable.

Betsy in NW Washington

pipcd34

barbiecat

Jake and I go grocery shopping together as one of our "dates". Since most of our meals are "find it and fix it", we both need to be at the store to make food choices. One of us fixes a meal for the two of us at midday but the other meals and snacks are ones we make on our own and on our own schedule.

Many years ago I go I saw a cartoon where the dog says "Whose walk is this, anyway?" and that it my watchword for most of the walks I take with Sasha and Bessie. Our long walk is early in the morning when there are rarely any people or cars around. A lot of the walk is in large grassy areas where the dogs find wonderful things to sniff.

Barbara, I used "gentle leaders" for both poodles for years. It kept them under control better than just a collar. I remember one time when we were at an RV rally and someone told me that I had much better control of the dogs than Jake did. It was because I used the "gentle leader" and he didn't. I just smiled and took credit for my superior dog control skills.

Barbie from chilly NW WA

margaretturk

Allie I am hearing many red flags in your current job. Make finding another job your job now. Best to leave on your own terms not on the terms of what is happening in your office. As my son says the best person to look after you is you. Your current employer has no loyalty to you. He did not hire you he hired the 32 year old for his own reasons. To me that is red flag enough!

Super hug Margaret

grandmallie

Ugh the shiplap I ordered isnt the same as what I had its smaller...so we are using it on the back of counter and will see what we need to do for the acent wall.. they do have it at Lowes so If needed I can go get some

drkatiebug

Good morning. I’ve been reading and not posting again. I’m in full redecorating mode with painting, waiting on new flooring to arrive and be installed, hanging new curtains and rods, and just this morning ordered new cushions for the front porch furniture. Dave and I will get our ferns tomorrow. I’ll clean the rockers and get the dust and pollen off the porch so it will look nice and renewed for spring.

I’m happy, overall, with my choices for curtains. I would have preferred the living room ones have grommets, but I settled for rod pockets to get the color I wanted with the price I wanted. I really lucked out with the guest room curtains, finding a whole set of 4 panels for $26 at Ross and rods for $6.99 each at a fabric outlet in town.

I’m still struggling with my weight loss journey but trying to find peace with the slow process. Put me in the same camp with those who say they haven’t been posting because they feel they don’t have anything helpful to contribute at the moment.

I love you all and value this community.

Kay, in NEGA.

Lagopus

Blehhhhch!
I just finished editing a PhD thesis of the worst kind. The student has essentially copied text from the four studies she's been involved in and pasted them into a template. Sure, she presents lots of research work, but there's absolutely no synthesis. It's the kind of thesis L. Frank Dobie called "transference of bones from one graveyard to another". (At least Dobie is who Uncle Google tells me said it.)

Just had to get that out of my system. Thanks for listening.

Tomorrow I'll be lecturing for a few very bright students at the University here in Svalbard. That will be much more fun.
/Penny at the

Snowflake1968

Katla - hope your husband has positive results.

Michelle - it seems funny to read that you are getting the pool ready to open, we still have snow on the ground. I can’t wait to see your next ceramics come back. I just love your paint jobs.

Shannon - congrats on the loss so far!

Machka - when I first got progressives I was scared of the sea sickness effects. A friend told me to make sure they measured where the glasses would normally sit on my face not where they are supposed to sit. (You know Slid down your nose), I have done that with both pairs and have not had an issue at all.

Barbara - what a great time you had with Tumble! I just love that name.

Kay - I am envious of your curtain and rod prices. We struggle here terribly with prices. I bet you are having lots of fun redecorating.

Penny - how do you handle that, is it plagiarism? I’ve been reading a lot about plagiarism lately due to the authors that are being plagiarized.

I have a doctors appointment in an hour, I feel like I have somehow cracked my rib. I’m not sure what is going on, but it’s just getting worse.

We received our gallery from our photo session yesterday. I need to decide what I want to print. I just love so many of them.

My meeting with a career counsellor went well she has given me some advice to adjust wording in my resume. Hopefully this will help. I have a meeting on Tuesday with another one as well.

I did find a few more jobs to apply for yesterday.

Off to the doctor
Tracey In Edmonton

Katla49

Kim from CA: You are absolutely right that the prep and worry is the worst part of a colonoscopy. We’ve both been there and done that a number of years ago. Poor DH is there again because he has some serious symptoms. We want to know what is going on so that we might figure out how to improve the quality of life for him.

Barbie: The hotel and critter sitter add expense, but we’ve had colonoscopies before. The trip by car to the center with cramping innards was too horrid to describe. This is more expensive but less stressful by a power of ten zillion. :ohwell:

Shannon: Your weight loss strategies are well thought out and wise.

Ginger: Great to see you again!!! :bigsmile:

Viv: Thanks for your good wishes for DH. Regarding dogs, We took our dog to a local training class when he was a pup. It was a very good decision & we’ve had no pulling issues or poor behavior in public. There used to be a wonderful dog training show from Britain on our Public Broadcasting Channel. Barbara Woodhouse was the trainer. I can still her say, “Walkies!”

Allie: Sorry your new dentist is socially inept. I doubt chairside manners was something he learned in dental school. Now he’s going to the school of hard knocks. If his patients leave him, it will be a big life-lesson. :grumble:

Machka: Sorry that your optometrist doesn’t carry the glasses you need. We go to an eye-doctor in a clinic that has an optical office right in the building. It isn’t inexpensive, but the quality is great. We always have to have our prescriptions ordered and come back for them. They don’t carry an over the counter stock that would work for our prescriptions. My mom used to take me to Woolworth’s lunch counter. They closed their store in my hometown long ago but I have good memories about having lunch with mom.

Barbara: Congrats on your obedience class success.

Betsy in WA: Great news on your eye pressure.

Kay: It is good to see your post. I hope you’ll be here often.

Penny: Back in the day I was assured that if you credit the original author it isn’t plagiarism to use their work. That said, we were expected to use their work to reach our own conclusions and state them. :grumble:



We saw a river otter swimming in the river this morning. We love those little guys!
Quiet day at home today. Yay!!! Our medical stuff is happening next week.

Yoga today!!!!! YAY!!!

Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon

klanders30

pipcd34

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1948Peachy

OregonMother

margaretturk wrote: »

Allie I am hearing many red flags in your current job. Make finding another job your job now. Best to leave on your own terms not on the terms of what is happening in your office. As my son says the best person to look after you is you. Your current employer has no loyalty to you. He did not hire you he hired the 32 year old for his own reasons. To me that is red flag enough!

Super hug Margaret

I agree with Margaret. I am becoming quite suspicious about why the young guy was hired. When things don't add up, I cynically jump to "someone is sleeping with someone (or wants to)." The doc doesn't seem to be listening to reason when it comes to the new employee, so something is off.

Felicia
Willamette Valley, Oregon