WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2019

Machka9

Astoundingly, the word count on my current assignment is a bit low. Usually I'm way over. It's not flowing!

I know what I want to say, and usually I can sit down at my laptop, wave my hands over the keyboard, and have 5000 words, and I've got to cut back. Not this time. I'm inching my way slowly toward 1500.

Oh well, I think I've pretty much covered the material ... just about. I've got one more small section to do.

But I'm going to bed now.


Machka in Oz

csofled

KetoneKaren

(((Heather)))

janetr7476

It was horribly hot and humid here yesterday so stayed inside. After 40 minutes on exercise bike, I did some deep house cleaning. Also, I'll be speaking to a new house cleaner today, she's cleaning for two of our neighbors at a very very reasonable price.



Janetr OKC

JRsLateInLifeMom

Lol I want to comment then when I get typing I forget what I just read to names lol 😂.So only a few answers come out of me.

Tried with Dad
Zero Gatorade- Graat tastes like original
Zero Powerade- sweetnlow tasting very sweet but I’ll drink it if have to
Skinny girl Buttermilk Ranch y Walden Ranch dressing- eggy tasting
Walden Chipotle dressing -Great
G Hughes BBQ sauce sugar free- magnificent on chicken we went nuts for it!
Jello sugarfree pudding- Great 👍
Off brand sugarfree pudding yuck

Amber Tx

kevrit

Feeling blah today. No energy.

DH ultrasound done now wait for a week for Report. I asked him if anything was said during the exam he said no, lady was all business. But when he answered same questions by other people, he’s saying it’s bad and his previous surgery has torn!??

Hot already at 10 am at 97. I better get moving, even though I feel like climbing right back in bed!

RV Rita

Katla49

Debbie in VA: I’m sorry for the loss of your wonderful old dog.

Tracey in CA: Welcome to a great group. Stop by often and get to know us.

Meg: Delighted to see you post! I hope your trip to CO is rewarding.

Sue: Thanks for your good wishes regarding DH’s MRI. It is done and the doctor has the results. DH will be going in to see her ASAP. It looks to me like he may be having surgery in his future. I’m keeping my fingers crossed that there is a way to improve his quality of life. Chronic pain is exhausting.

M in OZ: I hope the flu doesn’t get you.

Bananas: I would NOT say this thread is cliquey. Everyone is welcome. Some of us have known one another for several years and that is reflected in the comments from time to time. :flowerforyou:

(((Heather))) Sorry about your male friend with stage 4 lung cancer. I hope he’s able to get some pain relief. Margaret’s comment about asbestos seems likely. As a do-it-yourselfer he may have been exposed many times over the years.

Lanette: DH has an appointment with his doctor and they will be discussing possible surgery. I think it is likely he will be scheduled for surgery in the near future. He is in loads of pain all the time and pain meds are ineffective. The CBD oil we get for our old dog is something that they both use daily and it is more helpful to DH than over the counter pain relievers. :ohwell: The car is still at the VW dealer and we don’t know whether it is fixable. We haven’t heard from them and haven’t called because we’ve been dealing with DH’s health situation. :ohwell:

Tracey in Edmonton: DDIL’s mom is currently battling cancer and she lives in Kentucky. We looked at a cancer map online. Kentucky is an area with a high incidence of cancer. Virginia & Florida were the only states on the east coast that looked safe on those maps, if I remember correctly. The western part of the US has a much lower cancer risk level according to what I saw. I didn’t look at Canadian maps but I bet you can find them.


DH is not feeling well this morning and is sitting in his favorite chair with a heating pad on his lower back. I imagine he’ll be calling his doctor for an appointment today. I think they’ll be discussing probable surgery.

Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon

1948Peachy

Husband's brother was sent to have a heart bypass today. Prayers appreciated.

Heather ~ So sorry about your friend.

Clique (Are we?) ~ No! Folks come and go and folks stay. I don't respond to every post and it is not expected. I love reading about everyone's life and pray for those who need prayers and try to be encouraging.

Carol in GA

cityjaneLondon

Katla - Sending good wishes for your DH. Being in pain all the time must be terrible.

I haven't yet replied to my friend's email as it knocked me for six. I will do straight after this post. He was always such a strong man. I just think building work is very bad for the lungs. Dust, chemicals, etc etc.
I have sent a card to the old friend with bowel cancer.

Today we decided to take some time out. We went to the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition at the Brighton and Hove Museum. Wonderful! The dedication of those photographers was phenomenal. Plus there was a description of the subject and how it was taken. For me the insects always steal the show.
Then we explored the Anthropology room with its local very ancient history. Our area has had a human species since 400,000 BC. Wonderful finds from the Bronze Age, right in the middle of town. Strange to think of woolly mammoths roaming about the bus station!
Then we revisited the superb furniture collection. I was in heaven! The Art Deco pieces were beautiful.

Then had a coffee, picked up some easy food and came home. A lovely day that felt like a real mini break.

Love Heather UK xxxxxxx

klanders30

carol sending and strength for your BIL.

I too am resting on a heating pad right now which seems strange cause it’s so hot out.

NYKAREN

pipcd34

Old pic

ydailey

Today is National Happiness Happens Day!

"On this day each year just let it happen. You know. Happiness. Because happiness happens. The day encourages happiness all day. Recognize every moment of glee, joy, delight, and pleasure. Don’t let it pass. Most importantly, a flicker of a giggle should be given its due and should it blossom into full-blown happiness, don’t be surprised. It happens!"

Heather - I picture you spreading your fingers and muttering, "Cheese, Grommit!" over your Camembert!

Debby - Funny how some animals just seem to have the knack for knowing when you don't feel well. Our Maine Coon doesn't have that particular trait, but I had a Siamese mix that did. Not only would he sit on me when I was ill, I found him curled up on top of our lovely old greyhound Rosie when she was in pain.

Amber - Wishing you luck on your diet! The P.A. at the clinic I go to is really keen to get me on a statin drug for cholesterol but my blood work has improved significantly the last two times they've checked, so I'm refusing until such time as I stop making progress through diet and exercise. I get so tired of all the conflicting directions - cut down on red meat, eat red meat once a week, do this, do that - and have concluded that it isn't healthy to worry as much about every detail of our diet as the medical profession would have us do.

Cherie - Bet Minnie and Albie are enjoying the air conditioning too! We're in the process of making a catio for our boys, but I suspect they won't want to spend a whole lot of time out there until the weather cools off.

Sheila - Welcome! You can do this!


I can't believe it's almost the weekend again. Where does the time go? Philip and I have been on a strict program of staying at home and making a punch list of tasks for finish every weekend. It is really helping with the backlog of unfinished projects, and keeping the list short and focused lets us feel like we were productive while still getting some time off. This weekend: Finish the catio (I'll post a picture when it's done) and spruce up the front porch.

Wishing you all happiness today, and if you are struggling, the faith that happiness will happen again sooner or later if you just hang in there.

-Yvonne in TX

Vickil57

Shelia-- Welcome and just take it one step at a time. It will get easier with time. Important thing is not to give up.

I am caught up and my mind is not tracking well today. Just in a strange mood. I am off work the next 3 days.
As tomorrow I have an appointment with the eye doctor. Have to go see a regular ophthalmology doctor as my insurance will not pay this year for the clinic I have been going to for years. I am not looking forward to it, as I feel it is a test I can not pass. Then after that is my 6 month checkup with my regular doctor. Got my lab work done and my AC1 was 5.5 which is down from 5.8 six months ago.
Then I am off the weekend and planning a swimming party with as many of the grandkids that want to come. Going to the new pool they just build in Wood River about 15 miles from here.
Blessings, Vicki GI NE

evie1958

Heather, so sorry to hear of your friends with cancer, it really is such a devastating disease.
Meg, safe travels!
Lisa and Tracey, add me to the list of folks for whom the computer is a mixed blessing! I am frequently astounded by how quickly we have come from "what computer?" to "what do you mean the computer is down??!"
Tracey[/b,] sure hope you can avoid that flu
Rita, isn't it infuriating when our spouse says "I'm fine" to you but then says to other people that there is a problem! My hubby is the opposite. Before he got his herniated disc diagnosis, in the hospital bed, I ask him what's your pain level, he says 7-8, the nurse comes in asks how he's feeling "oh, not bad" he says. I did pipe up at that point and she did give him the second shot of pain killer. She was going to leave without giving him the other shot because of his answer to her! Arrgh!!
Lanette, you said it perfectly! I too reply in my head, but it doesn't always make it out my fingers!
Machka, hope you start feeling better soon and that the writing starts to flow better for you.
I have ridden my bike to work two days in a row now, great calorie burn! Sure was happy to get home and into the air conditioning tho! It was warm! I only worked til 1:30 yesterday, so going home in the midday heat, today I work til 6 so it will be a bit better, I think. I'm getting a bit better on the bike too, more confident. Still not enough to drive on the road, the streets that I would have to ride on are major ones, so I much prefer our commuter/recreational trail, it's 3k longer, but well worth it for safety's sake.
That's all I can remember now! Hope everyone has a great day! Hugs for those needing them, congrats to those celebrating and welcome to the newbies!
Evelyn, Vancouver Island

bwcetc

So the new carpet was installed yesterday. It looks great. For once I had no complaints with a contractor (I went and got a lottery ticket as a result! ). But my gosh, does it smell! Very strong "new carpet" odors. Even with the humidity, I have all the windows and doors open and the fans running. It's giving me a headache.

miakoda40

Thanks and hugs for all the "welcome back" messages.

I'm in frantic, worried mode and not thinking clearly right now so nothing more to say right now. For anyone so inclined please send thoughts or prayers for my beloved Max kitty to kindly get his rear end back home before dark tonight. He went missing yesterday.

evie1958

My apologies for almost my entire previous post being bold, I tried to fix it, but couldn't see where I had gone wrong. I see it now, of course......
Evelyn, Vancouver Island

grandmallie

Home and relaxing ... DFIL ate his dinner but not much else... oh well.. Alfie and I hanging out and relaxing...

Workoutahloic50

Miakoda- sending all prayers and heartfelt wishes that your kitty make it home safe.I know a lot of us know exactly what you’re going through.
Debby In Va

ginnytez

Heather UK – sorry to hear news of your friends.

TerriRichards – thank you for helping not feel so slow! I also am not letting myself start a new one until I finish one (but I may need an easier break from this one!)

Janet OKC – nice steps!

Carol in GA – Prayers for brother in law. Hope all goes well. They do amazing things with heart surgeries today

Miakoda40 -I do hope Max finds his way home. Mine will roam for a bit, and sometimes stay out overnight, but then come back in and sleep for a day.

Just had a strong rain storm move through-lasted 25 minutes or so—raining sideways. Hope it was enough to help my lawn which is bone dry (I just don’t like watering grass). Will need to over the weekend though to try to help out the yard-don’t want to have to replace all of the grass. From the looks of things, we may get more. Earlier this summer we were praying for the rain to stop—terrible spring/early summer for the farmers, now praying for some rain to return.

Not much new in my world, which is actually how I like it. Going to get my little exercise routine in. Going to try to add a few more kettlebell reps tonight. Happy to say that things are toning up, which is probably more what I need than more weight loss (although 5 more pounds would be nice). Not going to worry about it much-weight loss seems to still be averaging .5 a week and my calories are 1440, and I eat back most of my exercise calories. Figure when that stops, I go to maintainence.

Ginny in Ohio