WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2019

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  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,062 Member
    edited June 2019
    Viv UK: Deepest Sympathy. Prayers and hugs for you and your family at this sad time.
    Heather UK: Great article by your DDiL. I was reading about this syndrome just last week.
    Margaret: so glad your son is on the mend.
    Beth: It's lucky you remembered about that tick. Hope hubby is on the mend.
    Re closets: I was always a bit of a clothes hoarder, myself. I was taught to keep everything, 'just in case'. There were lots of hand-me-downs. Then I did a declutter Challenge a couple of years ago, and changed my viewpoint. Got rid of so many items. Still working on it.
    @drkatiebug ❤️ the new hairstyle and glasses.

    Sending positive vibes to those who need them.

    Planning to work in the garden today if the weather holds out.

    ☘️Terri N Ireland
  • spikeyhair
    spikeyhair Posts: 2,078 Member
    VIV sorry you lost your Dad :'(:'(

    REBECCA love photos I remember holding my first grandchild 18 years ago. What a feeling like nothing else in the world :D

    Kate UK <3
  • klanders30
    klanders30 Posts: 2,569 Member
    Becca. How full of love you look holding that beautiful Athena Rose. So happy for you <3<3

    Packed a healthy breakfast and lunch and off to work I go.

    NYKAREN
  • bananasandoranges
    bananasandoranges Posts: 2,410 Member

    yes 3.30 min exercise
    maybe 5.Spend at least 2h on long term writing project
    yes[/b6.produce at least 2-finished pages per day average long term
    yes[/b8. At least 15 min cleaning
  • bananasandoranges
    bananasandoranges Posts: 2,410 Member
    @Machka9 I works with google chrome but not with safari ! got it! thank you!
  • kymarai
    kymarai Posts: 3,702 Member
    :)
  • bananasandoranges
    bananasandoranges Posts: 2,410 Member
    @Machka9 sounds like you got the short end of the stick in terms of bell curve use. but that it won't have an impact on your employment, but that can be frustrating and possibly demotivating if you put in all the work.
  • bananasandoranges
    bananasandoranges Posts: 2,410 Member
    edited June 2019
    @TerriRichardson112 Terri, I am from Boston area. someone from there told me that there's a saying or he describe their clothes philosophy as "keep it till it's good and worn and then do without". LOL. i had probably less than average amount of clothes for a woman from North America or Western Europe or Australia etc, but still much more than enough, and most annoyingly, a few almost never worn items (that are not just special event items). I have hardly been buying clothes these past years and am wearing things out. What I have too many off is pairs of socks. But if I dont buy any (other than needed for color, etc reasons) for 5 years, I'll be able to hone it down.i have a lot of striped and polka dotted long knee socks and also many black pairs for more serious times, both cotton and wool for the black ones.
  • bananasandoranges
    bananasandoranges Posts: 2,410 Member
    edited June 2019
    @wizzywig Viv, I'm so sorry to hear that about your dad. all my condolences to you and your family.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,630 Member
    bananasandoranges wrote: »
    @Machka9 I works with google chrome but not with safari ! got it! thank you!

    Ah yes ... I'm a PC Chrome user.
  • fanncy0626
    fanncy0626 Posts: 7,152 Member
    Viv- I’m so sorry to hear about the loss of your Dad! I’m glad you got to spend time with him. I love his outlook on life! (((Hugs & Prayers))) to you and your family.

    Drkatiebug- you look fantastic! You’re doing a great job with your goals!

    Rebecca - you and Athena look beautiful!! So happy that you get to enjoy your new granddaughter!

    <3

    Mary from Minnesota/ Arizona
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,630 Member
    edited June 2019
    bananasandoranges wrote: »
    @Machka9 sounds like you got the short end of the stick in terms of bell curve use. but that it won't have an impact on your employment, but that can be frustrating and possibly demotivating if you put in all the work.

    It means if I'm going to have a chance of finishing a course with an HD (80-100%) - "honours distinction", I need to work my butt off during the course and get a high HD (90-100%) so that I've got a little bit of room when my exam mark is lower. Sometimes I can do it ... sometimes not.

    The motivating factor is the end result - Master's degree. In my line of work, if I want a chance of going up a band level or two or three, the more education the better. And other factors as well, but education is an important element.

    My hope is to move up into a much better pay scale (band level) and then go to 4 days a week instead of 5. But we'll see. Could be just a dream.


    M in Oz
  • JRsLateInLifeMom
    JRsLateInLifeMom Posts: 2,275 Member
    Michelle NC (darn spell check always adding another L in your name). - We go by the nap on the app but find a empty spot if theirs a crushed one left we take it. Our stores are hit by smaller Hill Country towns some without stores plus our own folks.We get pretty picked over especially if theirs a tornado warning to worse! One time hubby went their was no canned foods! He got on the floor grabbed the ones that had rolled under shelves checked the date tossed them in dents y dust lol. Other times they just have a blank spot cause it’s a great item everyone wants it especially since we’re a military town their watching calories too for weigh ins.
    Athena such a cute baby girl!

    Heather- loving those shoes!!! So cute!
    Amber Tx
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,062 Member
    edited June 2019
    @bananasandoranges I bought some new socks as most of my old ones are quite scruffy. Still debating on whether to toss the old ones. What are we like?
    Heather: Ooo! Nice! Those are class! Love a bit of bling!
    Amber: Thise Siobhan videos cracked me up. She reminds me of Victoria Wood (Sadly, no longer with us).
    https://youtu.be/fFI5Jl_IqsE
    Rebecca: You look so happy! And Athena Rose is adorable.

    Had breakfast then made soup for lunch before getting a couple of hours in the garden, before my energy began to flag. It needs so much work, and neither of us has been up to it much recently. (Knee problems for us both and my elbow/shoulder!). I will do another hour or two trimming my topiary this afternoon.

    ☘️ Terri N Ireland
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,630 Member
    KetoneKaren wrote: »
    Machka I've been reading with interest your comments on school & exams. I had one professor who waited until midterms to inform us that our exams would not be based on what was covered in the class. He said he assumed we understood that material, so testing should be on the material he wasn't able to cover in lectures or the syllabus. What material? He couldn't tell us. So we found several years of his old exams in the library, fortunately, and distributed them to the class. I think he was a bit puzzled at how well the class did. He was the only professor who tested on NO material covered in class.

    My grandson's language arts teacher told her class at the beginning of the year that she would not coordinate live classroom material with the online curriculum. She taught strictly to SOL preparation in classroom and never mentioned the online curriculum at all. You could email her or go to virtual office hours if you had questions, though, and she was responsive.

    Karen in Virginia

    That reminded me ... I had one a couple years ago who told us what the questions on the exam could be: it will likely be 5 of these 20 choices (or something like that). Great! Except we wouldn't know which 5 until the day of the exam AND all 20 required us to research and basically write a small paper for each (for ourselves). Then we would hopefully remember what we had researched and written when we got into the exam ... and not mix it up with any other question. It was a lot of work!!

    M in Oz

  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,288 Member
    wizzywig wrote: »
    Just to let you know, my lovely dad passed away on Wednesday 5th June.

    He went downhill from his fall last week. It was a peaceful end, which is helping, it was his time, and we feel lucky we had the extra months with him since he left hospital. In his own words, he had a good innings.

    It's not really sunk in yet, lots to do with supporting mum with funeral arrangements etc.

    <3 Viv UK

    So sorry for your loss,
  • bananasandoranges
    bananasandoranges Posts: 2,410 Member
    I'm review the corrector's corrections. talk about boring! makes me finally appreciate correcting my students work a little. at least I discover something (they way or writing, etc.) after 1h10 and 7 pages I need a break ! a little shoulder pain too from being in front of the computer
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,211 Member
    <3Viv, I am so sorry about your dad <3
  • fanncy0626
    fanncy0626 Posts: 7,152 Member
    edited June 2019
    Beth- I went to a homeopathic doctor for my Lymes disease. I had chronic Lyme’s disease. I had it since 2014. I finally got rid of it last year. He did electro acupuncture. No needles! Just electrodes and A tool that deptected the different bacterium through my body from my knuckles. This is a technique that has been used in Germany for decades! People come from all over the world to see my doctor for treatment of Lymes disease.

    Kettlebell Workout

    Goblet squat-2X5X40, 1X5X45
    Russian kettle bell swing-12X7X40, 4X7X45

    This is definitely a challenging work out! The 45 pound kettle bell is extremely heavy! I can’t believe that 5 pounds makes that big of difference!!

    <3

    Mary from Minnesota/Arizona
  • SophieRosieMom
    SophieRosieMom Posts: 3,666 Member
    Happy Monday Ladies!

    I had a nice long epistle ready to post then IE decided to seize up and save you all, lol. Quick and dirty version:

    Heather - love your sneakers and how exciting about Elton John. I could relate to the Imposter Syndrome! Jessamy is right, it's more common than we think.

    Katiebug - cute glasses and love the haircut!

    Allie - I agree good decision to stick where you are close to people who love and support you and keep looking. Good idea participating in a telephone interview if they'll go for it - mainly to get the practice. I'm also curious why they are have expanded their hiring/interview pool to candidates who live hundreds of miles away. Do they already have someone in mind for the job (one of the doc's DIL) but need to prove they've interviewed qualified people over 40? Or the local folks have turned them down? Most likely, there really isn't anyone with your skills and great work history in the application pool and they know you'd be a loyal and hardworking employee.

    Barbara AHMOD     - loved the group photo! Fun on the beach. I am totally jealous of your long dark hair. I brought up my foot pain/orthotics as part of the balance problem. She prescribed gabapentin for when my feet burn at night and agreed with the podiatrist about rocker-sole shoes.

    Kate - you gave me an idea. I am balancing for 5 seconds on each foot, barefoot on carpeting, and working up five seconds at a time like a workout. I found it's much easier to balance for a longer time with shoes on and cross my lifted foot/leg over the one I'm balancing on. Is this cheating? B)

    Kim     - sorry about the family stuff at your nephew's graduation. Has your brother rallied at all? And sorry about the $$ hit to your business. I am amazed at the prices of just everything, I'm not sure if it's due to tariff's or increased taxes on fuel, increased employee taxes in our state due to minimum wage hikes, who knows. And there are shifty corporations who made bad business decisions and hike prices to cover their losses, blaming tariffs, taxes, etc. because it's convenient. :s I'm crossing fingers you'll find a club/organization with lots of bucks who won't mind paying higher prices for your excellent work! So many changes for you. <3

    Pip     - sorry about Bullwinkle. You and Kirby gave her a wonderful life!

    Beth     - glad you DH going to the doctor. If it's Lyme I hope they can get it on the run quickly.

    Viv - sorry to hear about your dad. So glad you live close to your folks, your mom's life will have major changes. How long had your folks been married?

    Rebecca     - just adorable. Thank you for sharing. <3

    I am not done but better hit the post reply button before this one goes sideways.

    Have a good day ladies!

    Lanette
    Sunny and beautiful SW WA State

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