WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2019
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Pic of the day. Met this fun group of people at camp one of Wichita is Sean Austin’s double!
Took some fun pics.
RV Rita with ‘Sam Gamgee of the Lird of the Rings all grown up!
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MichelleMinn wrote: »Workoutahloic50 wrote: »Pip-I’m sorry about your puppy.We lost our last shepherd a while back and I still miss him.He was my guardian.
Debby In Va
Oh my gosh, I didn't realize all the pictures of the gorgeous dog were a memorial. I'm so sorry, Pip!
She’s still living, lololll. She has cancer, we found out a bit ago, so bullwinkle will b leaving us sometime sooner than we would like. The day will come when we will put her down at home.
Ugh, sorry for misunderstanding ... again.
It's always sooner than we'd like. One of our cats got his nightly taste of whipped cream from my husband, jumped into a chair and curled up for a nap, and slipped away. That's kinda as good as it gets in terms of being spared a heartbreaking decision.
I think it's wonderful that your vet will do this for you at home, and that you're clear and ready to make the decision when the time is right.
Seriously, what a stunning furkid!
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Rori: “Katla: I hope the RV getaway gets DH psyched up to take it on the road to visit your kids.” Me, too!!! I’m afraid I’m looking for a miracle on this one due to attitude rather than anything else. DH’s doctor sent him to physical therapy and he is working at it with a good attitude. There is hope for having fun together in the RV, and that might lead to a road trip. I know I am being optimistic.! Your bathroom remodel sounds brilliant.
Rebecca: Congrats on the four pound loss!! I’ll bet your ease back into the gym routine will go well. :flowerforyou:
Connie: Sorry that your sister is causing trouble at a time you need to focus on your mom’s situation. Glad to hear you had a great day with your mom and yard help from your daughter and nephew.
Pip: Deciding against chemo and loving Bullwinkle every day is the right choice for all of you.
JR’s Late in life: Thanks for the Ray Stevens clips. I have a big smile on my face now. :flowerforyou:
(((Viv))): I’m glad that you were able to give your dad a good send off. Your mom is lucky to have your help.
Lisa: Thanks for your thoughts about strength and pressure. I’ll have to take some time to think about what my answers might be. I was raised to be strong, no matter what. I try and even succeed now and then. :flowerforyou:
Barbara: Drat the bear. :grumble: I see Lanette thinks so, too. Will animal control intervene? We keep our trash & recycle cans in our garage until garbage day. They’re all out at the curb overnight. We have deer in our neighborhood, but no bears. Thank goodness!!! Some of the marinas down the road from us keep their garbage dumpsters inside chain link fences. The garbage company has a key and hauls it all away. Years ago, while I was still teaching, a young bear from the coast paid a visit to Tualatin Elementary School during recess. The kids were all called inside, and the state fish & game department caught the bear and hauled him back to the coast. It was my school district, but not my school. I heard about it on the news like most people. In your case, where could they relocate the naughty bear? He has to be a hazard for all of your neighbors. Is a fenced enclosure for the garbage bins a possibility? :huh:
Our RV is still getting repaired and we’re hoping to get in in plenty of time to avoid the Fourth of July War Blitz from the Washington side of the river. Our two states are neighbors with different laws about fireworks. Noise carries all too well over water and it gets really noisy on the Washington side. We hear all of that noise. The racket persists from before the fourth until the following weekend. Our dog can’t tolerate it. He almost died from stress a few years ago so we now leave town.
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
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Barbara AHMOD
I had a few more thoughts on the Law of Attraction - Years ago, we put in an offer on the PERFECT house. Sadly, we didn't qualify for the loan but it stayed on the market. I would drive by now and then, "mentally moving in". Our job situation changed (more income) and we made another offer a year later. The price had actually dropped. So we went from mentally moving in to actually moving in. Visualization and patience was the key. It works.
Lanette
SW WA State
Oh, wow, that's freaky. I had a similar thing!
I wanted to move to my grandmother's hometown in Northern MN and was really doing the Law of Attraction thing without any concept I was doing it. I was in a good place emotionally, physically, believing it would happen. On our next visit, we went to look at houses, and I walked into one, and had this great feeling.
We put a bid in ... AND were outbid. And not in a position to counter. I went into an epic funk. I'm not even going to share the details, because I'm embarrassed.
We ended up moving to the town a year or so later, and being a small town the place we rented was literally the next block over and the last house on the opposite end of the street ... what I mean is that both of the houses were corner lots, and in a weird way mirrored one another.
A 3 minute walk between the two, maybe, and so I ended up seeing this house I missed out on ... a lot ... while walking the dogs or getting from Point A to Point B.
After renting this place for a year or so, my grandfather passed away. My mother and I were his only beneficiaries. AND the house went back on the market within a week!!!
LOL, guess where I am sitting right now! Of course, I ended up paying more than if I'd gotten it the previous time, but...
Anyhow, I took from it a message of patience, like I was right to believe this would happen, but made my mistake in rushing it. Of course, I tend to forget that message.
I love that we had such a similar thing!
Oh, and now when I walk the dogs, I get to walk past the old rental, where a husky now lives.
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Lanette & Michelle ~ You both getting the house you wanted is an example of there is a right time for everything. It's funny...the house we live in is actually the house that we picked out for my husband's mom and dad after they downsized. When they passed, it worked out that my husband's brother got their house in Florida and we ended up where we are. We had to finish paying the mortgage on this one (the brother's was paid in full), but, it has been a blessing to us.
Katlya ~ I hope your RV gets repaired in time for your to get away on the 4th.
Rita ~ Nice photo of you and the Lord of the Rings actor!
It is very hot and humid in GA today!
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I'm still embroiled in arrangements for the grandkids over the summer. Ooouuff! It's never ending! So many variables.
On top of that I have the school year reunion . Organising times for pick ups etc.
Getting brain damage! And a very full diary!
DH enjoyed his cricket and we ended up having blinis and caviar tonight. White wine entered into the equation.
I was expecting to go out with his friend so it's not worse than that.
One of Ros's friends has made a 'candle collage' for us. Nice tribute.
Ros gave us all the cups at a special picnic. Mine is the one with the origami bird on top, which she made.
Of course, I miss her.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxx10 -
@auntiebk Barbara, wow for the bear! scary!1
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Allie - I hope you find a new job soon that is a whole lot stressful!
Heather - love the idea to make a combination of lentils, rice and quinoa together! I make big batches of foods and freeze them, and doing those grains all separate ends up in way too many little containers that I lose track of! I'm going to try this.
Tracey - I hope you're enjoying the new job.
re: law of attraction - while I think it is important to find positives in things (especially when things are very dark), I sometimes think the law of attraction and the positivity movement as a whole is akin to the puritan work ethic which says only those who pull themselves up by their bootstraps (or those who are positive or who manifest positivity) will succeed. There are plenty of people who work very hard and yet do nothing more than just scrape by... and lots of people who *can't* pull themselves up because they have so many issues in life that actively pull them down (whether it be disability, race, class, economics, sex - or just plain bad luck). I think it's important to err on the side that lack of success is NOT a moral failing... because so many people end up placing the blame on themselves for not being successful or positive enough and I don't think that's helpful. I spent a lot of time in my life thinking I was failing miserably because I didn't work hard enough (whether it be with weight loss/exercise, or with a career, or relationships and family). But I worked very hard and was far too hard on myself. I still like to be grateful, however and see what it is in what is happening that can be a positive.
On another note around goals, I was thinking about how I just can't to motivate myself to do what I call "active meditation" (ie: I purposely go and sit and meditate for a period of time, focusing on breath), and then I started thinking about all the "passive meditation" I do... one of those things is sitting watching the birds or squirrels (or sometimes the raccoons!) outside at the feeders/birdbath.. and probably the favourite one for me is watching my cats.. whether they are sleeping, washing themselves, playing, or whatever. It's interesting to look at these things from a different perspective and how it opens up new possibilities.
And now it's time to tick some things off the to-do list.
-Shannon in rural Ontario, Canada
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✔️1. weigh in
✔️2. log all
✔️ 4. five minutes meditation
-5. Take care of at least 3 shorter (1 pagish) writing or administrative task/bill, (union work doesn't count)
✔️6. At least 15 min cleaning
x7. At least 5 min day filing
✔️8. average 1100 calories net
• Overall Feeling : fine
• Log all: I think so
• Exercise : walking
• 1100 calories net average : I think so
•3 Short term writing/admin per week: did 1
•cleaning : 25 min
•filing: no
Grateful :
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Hi My name is Annie and I am new to this group. I came back to mfp after a few years off. I am thrilled with the improvement. I learned that my mental idea of a diet was too low in protein. So I got some pea protein powder, and I had that in overnight oatmeal for lunch. I'm allergic to milk so Greek yogurt was out, and I don't cook much for family reasons. But this protein with oatmeal seems to do the trick. Hope you all are doing well,
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Welcome Annie!
Meg and Sue ~ Happy Birthday to you both!
Carol in GA0 -
re: law of attraction - while I think it is important to find positives in things (especially when things are very dark), I sometimes think the law of attraction and the positivity movement as a whole is akin to the puritan work ethic which says only those who pull themselves up by their bootstraps (or those who are positive or who manifest positivity) will succeed. There are plenty of people who work very hard and yet do nothing more than just scrape by... and lots of people who *can't* pull themselves up because they have so many issues in life that actively pull them down (whether it be disability, race, class, economics, sex - or just plain bad luck). I think it's important to err on the side that lack of success is NOT a moral failing... because so many people end up placing the blame on themselves for not being successful or positive enough and I don't think that's helpful. I spent a lot of time in my life thinking I was failing miserably because I didn't work hard enough (whether it be with weight loss/exercise, or with a career, or relationships and family). But I worked very hard and was far too hard on myself. I still like to be grateful, however and see what it is in what is happening that can be a positive.
-Shannon in rural Ontario, Canada
All these points are really well taken. I read a book called, I think, The Downside of Positive Thinking, and it clearly and eloquently made clear that positivity can be toxic, because it drowns out empathy and support, and pushes away people who you consider a bummer.
For instance, disease support groups that only want to talk about being upbeat and "winning," and leave no room for people who ARE terminal, and just need people to help them with that, and not tell them to keep fighting. They can be pushed out for being off message or making people sad.
Positivity also cannot be an excuse for irresponsibility. You still have to deal with the situation before you. Or else markets collapse, and chaos ensues.
I get that I even get to sit her and ponder this all because I am privileged and have options. Whatever I think of this for myself, I wouldn't presume to blame people for their misfortunes. Children, people, die without ever having had an opportunity, and that's not on them. People are abused because the abuser chose to abuse them, not because they had it coming. At the point that I lose sight of that, that's my issue.
But being someone with options and privileges, it's a shame for me to lose sight of that, and only focus on what I don't have when others would love those same privileges and opportunities. And my taking advantage of all of these carries a responsibility to help others.
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Anniesquats100 wrote: »Hi My name is Annie and I am new to this group. I came back to mfp after a few years off. I am thrilled with the improvement. I learned that my mental idea of a diet was too low in protein. So I got some pea protein powder, and I had that in overnight oatmeal for lunch. I'm allergic to milk so Greek yogurt was out, and I don't cook much for family reasons. But this protein with oatmeal seems to do the trick. Hope you all are doing well,
Annie
Welcome!
How do you like the pea protein powder? There's a product I'm curious about that contains it, but the words pea protein are off putting to me. Does it have a taste?1 -
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Heather, I can't seem to find a source locally for the smoked haddock. Can another type of smoked fish be substituted? I have keppered herring, but that might not have the same flavor profile. By the way, are those Mirris Dancers? I see I was right. Re kids' lives: yes, it was simpler in our day, and still very rich. I am sorry to see over-schefuled lives, but with economic pressures forcing most parents into at least two full-time jobs and population pressures making life somewhat less safe for children to be "free range" as we were, I can understand how further enrichment might be a good use of some children's time. Two if my daughter's live in a somewhat rural environment and their children have had the benefit of climbing trees, running in small packs through their neighborhoods and having the benefit of having fields and small woods to play in.
Julie bananas, when life has most of the joy sucked out of it, as it did for me for a while after I lost my husband, I finally found the way back through moments of mini-joy. I took an instant walking down my sidewalk to notice my Calufornia poppies where in full early bloom! I noticed I felt better. I tried even seeing for a moment small things in the house that brought me pleasure. I'm convinced that small happinesses up my mood as much as some of the larger but harder-to-come-by major joys.
Meg in Omaha, it's very nice to see you back! I am glad to hear meds+therapy is going well! Congratulations on 60! That was one of the first birthdays in a bit to feel like a milestone to me! I am now 76. 75 was huge! Turning 75 was huge. It felt like how three quarters of a century should feel - not burdensome, but for the first time I felt like an Ancestor, lol!
Michelle in MN, I'm guessing you're referring to the concept of visualizing your desired goal as already in your possession or out there able to be obtained. Is that the "Law of Attraction" you're referring to? It has worked for me in finding the desired housing three times - all in rather urgent circumstances. I had the desired home visualized before the crises hit each time, and they all materialized within a week or two of that event. Same with my late husband appearing in my life. I don't have a future life partner visualized yet. It's been 6 years. I think it's possible that partner may be myself.
Barbie from NW WA, thank you for your post about many paths. If only the world in general could become aware. There are many paths to everything / faith, culture, economics, political awareness, FOOD.
Will postire after I read more.
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MichelleMinn wrote: »There are lots of Pomodoro apps. They're nice.
Beat me to it! I used to us one that was recommended by someone in a study I was doing on procrastination. I had never heard the term before then. They say they’re very motivating for children.
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Yeah, that's it, trucker!
I visualized my husband too, or at least the qualities he would have, and then took years to make note of his arrival. 4 -
Sharon - Kippers may be a bit strong. Smoked haddock is quite delicate. We try to buy the natural kind, not the artificially yellow coloured variety.
Yes, it's a bit sad how closely supervised today's kids are, but anyone who has read my autobiography will know what I used to get up to when I had the run of the neighbourhood.
A happy medium would be good.
My grandchildren do a lot of climbing, jumping, bouncing, camping out, outdoor activities etc, but it's all closely watched
Love Heather UK xxxxxxx2 -
MichelleMinn and B4leaving, very wise reflections on pitfalls of the law of attraction. I have a dear friend who was diagnosed with Stage 4 breast cancer, already in her spine and femur. She does not want to hear people’s stories of how they survived when theirs was caught early. It is not going to be her story.
Annie, I, too am curious as to the brand of your protein powder and how you like it. I’m trying to make a daily smoothie with plant based protein, avoiding whey and soy, and I’m not happy with my first purchase. It is Kroger Simple Truth vanilla. I have used Arbonne in the past, but I don’t remember it being too yummy either. It has been suggested to me to buy a variety of single serving packets and experiment until I find the one I like, but I don’t even know if that’s an option at any of the stores around here.
MichelleMinn, do you still live in northern Minnesota? My husband is from the Grand Rapids area, but he has been in Georgia for 45 years. We used to visit every summer, but we haven’t been back since his mother passed.1 -
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Working in restaurants you learn to do one thing google replacement for every item you just ran out of cause it’s a major holiday your extra stock still ran out! Grandma 👵 used cod in most British family recipes cause Indiana USA 🇺🇸 didn’t have haddock
Trying to cut my family tortilla soup recipe down only made it to 423calories lol tastes great still but my goodness need to cut more I guess or change ingredients.
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(((Viv))) 0 -
As my friend Kitty says .Mother of mercy ... this is just getting to be to much... only saving grace is I might get out of work a bit early tomorrow as I would go over 80 hrs.. that's a huge no no
I come home exhausted from mental stress and dont need it in my life..
Sorry for being a Debby downer.. I'll clam up now lol5 -
Hi Gals,
Pip - More great Bullwinkle pictures! Glad to hear the steroids are helping so much!
Heather -Kedgeree – never heard of it, googled a recipe and I would not have thought it would be good, but I’ll have to try it. Love the picture collage.
All of you, with a special hug for Lisa = THANK YOU for direction, encouragement, support and even doing some of the research – I saw my bosses boss today and she asked if I would be willing to spilt the cost of dental care, and get just 50 cents an hour increase; I said no. She said Ok, you’ve got the dollar an hour raise. Party! Then she asked if I would do more hours and work on more of the marketing part of camping. And I said only if she would raise me up to what I am making as an independent gardener. Which was yet an additional $7 an hour; but that even at that I only wanted to work ½ time as I wasn’t giving up my business. They will think about that. Wow gals without you I would have had a pity party and never asked, for the $1 an hour raise… and who knows were this will end up. You are my angels.
Kim from N. California
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Woohoo Kim. So glad to hear about this victory!
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Rocky, already in doggy heaven and bullwinkle4 -
BArbara- I have a lot of children's books about the human body. Lots of lift the flaps and funny illustrations. They love them, so they have heard about where the lungs are and what they do. To make it all clearer and even more fun; I taped two straws together (with the bendy near at the bottom). Taped together about 1/2 inch from the top of the two straws then right above where the bendy part started. Then we taped a balloon to each end (below the bendy part) so that if you looked at it, it looks remarkably like the airway with the two "pipes" that branch off to each "lung". The kids had a blast blowing up their "lungs" and watching them deflate. We ran around outside and did things that make us breathe harder and make our hearts beat faster. Easy craft, but they had fun with it.
About the bear...can you lure him away from your house with a trail of picnic baskets?!? lol Sorry, not good advice. Haven't had a bear problem in my life as of yet.
Perhaps instead of the laws of attraction, a better mindset would be "mindfulness". Perhaps be mindful of what you want and how you define that. Many people talk of success; but everyone defines success differently. I have not achieved financial success. BUT...I feel I am a successful person. I have been able to put over 100 people on the right track in life. I have taught them compassion, respect, confidence, independence, and many other valuable traits and behaviors. Over 100 people are out there (or on their way out there) in the world, passing along the "good". Yep, I count myself as successful.
Love to all KJ7 -
(((Hugs)))to Barbara SOC and my apologies to y’all for touching on religion.I was not aware that it’s not discussed.I do hope everyone had a good day or at least as best they could.
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drkatiebug wrote: »MichelleMinn and B4leaving, very wise reflections on pitfalls of the law of attraction. I have a dear friend who was diagnosed with Stage 4 breast cancer, already in her spine and femur. She does not want to hear people’s stories of how they survived when theirs was caught early. It is not going to be her story.
Annie, I, too am curious as to the brand of your protein powder and how you like it. I’m trying to make a daily smoothie with plant based protein, avoiding whey and soy, and I’m not happy with my first purchase. It is Kroger Simple Truth vanilla. I have used Arbonne in the past, but I don’t remember it being too yummy either. It has been suggested to me to buy a variety of single serving packets and experiment until I find the one I like, but I don’t even know if that’s an option at any of the stores around here.
MichelleMinn, do you still live in northern Minnesota? My husband is from the Grand Rapids area, but he has been in Georgia for 45 years. We used to visit every summer, but we haven’t been back since his mother passed.
I am so sorry about your friend!
I live in Ely.2 -
Woot, Kim! Hugs back!3
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