WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER 2019

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  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,087 Member
    afternoon ladies~
    I am trying to type with a dog in my lap sitting up.
    was out running errands and now I need a 9 volt battery..so I will run down to family dollar might take the pooch for a ride... got a pedicure for the wedding.. and I wasn'r going to wear them but the heck with it im wearing lulu roe leggings with a fancy shirt and sandals that I found at goodwill.. have everything packed.. trying to hang a plant hook in the ceiling messed that up , so will work on it tomorrow.. not gonna sweat it
  • sh0tzz99
    sh0tzz99 Posts: 971 Member
    I love reading all the stories too.

    I'm also glad that so many of you sleep separately from your significant others. I have always thought there was nothing wrong with it. My grandparents had separate rooms (he snored). My friends have separate rooms (he has a CPAP and it's too obnoxious for her). I sometimes sleep in the guest room if I am not feeling well, if he isn't, if I get hot, or if I just feel restless for some reason. I find nothing wrong with it. We both sleep better separately, but he won't go for it permanently, which baffles me. I like the idea of a king made of two twins. We do have separate blankets and that has helped.
  • 1948Peachy
    1948Peachy Posts: 1,511 Member
    Kathleen ~ Thanks for telling us about what you have gone through with your son and your accidents. I hope you will be able to get the judge to grant you the help you need.

    Rebecca ~ This too will pass! :) So sorry you are feeling the loss of communication with your son and know you miss the older son being gone.

    Kim ~ So sorry to hear about the power company...you certainly have a right to be furious.

    Rori ~ Heart goes out to you as you continue to look after your husband. You are to be greatly commended.

    Carol in GA
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,249 Member
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  • auntiebk
    auntiebk Posts: 2,610 Member
    NYKaren Huzzah, the crowd DOES go WILD!
    Katla vaguely remember a story about a pioneer woman in the frozen north who kept her sourdough starter alive in a leather pouch on a thong nestled between her breasts. ;)
    Heather kudos to your DH for persisting with the dancing. Well done of him and amazing love gift to you.
    Lisa “certified to protect human research subjects”? From the effects of the research???
    Lanette “Now we have our own cycles for everything it seems. “ Same here. We sleep n one queensized bed with a 25 lb terrier princess who can take more than her fair share. We do have separate bathrooms and closets. Our sleep schedules are wildly different, and mine varies day to day, but fortunately Joe isn't bothered when I have the reading light on. Yes there is snoring, (both of us) but it only wakes me up when it stops. I'm sure Joe has sleep apnea but he absolutely refuses to be tested. Fortunatety it improved vastly when he quit smoking and continues to improve as he loses weight.
    Irish Terri what is popcast? Tried to google it but got only music/media results.
    Luci I remember keypunching too, and the memory still gives me a headache ;)
    Kim rant
    when I heard about PG&E's plan I could not believe it. 5 hours, sure, 5 days, no way. Grocery store owners out of business? Hospitals unable to function? It almost sounds like PG&E is punishing their consumers for the lawsuits, instead of investing in keeping the powerline easements clear. Where is the PUC and what are they doing? Grr!
    Vicki “Snow on Friday”??? Noooooo!
    Rori “Snow on Thursday”??? I am SO not ready to even hear about snow. Sorry the wait for the VA appointment is so long and so sorry for your husband's situation. Sending hopes for strength and peace.
    Kathleen your resilience is amazing. Hope that novel is a best seller with a HUGE movie deal.
    Welcome Sharon from Ma
    Rebecca I liked Lisa's advice. Would your chief be willing to give your son his marching orders to call or text every 2 weeks?

    Had tons of fun organizing my potting shelf area in the garage, setting up the mini growlight garden, arranging supplies, clearing, cleaning, de-cluttering (!), all to avoid VACUUMING the house in prep for guest... who may or may not come. Ah well it needs vacuuming anyway. Oops, can't do it now, time to go to in for teeth cleaning. Too bad ! :)


    Lighter, lovelies!
    f8qt1s098sxm.gifBarbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
    Word for 2019: "GOOD" good attitude, good food, good times, good choices, good enough, feel good, GOOD! Word for October: get up and do it!
    Steps=4768 vits=7 log=7 CI<CO=6 CI<250<CO=2 Tumble=4 mfp=7 AF=6
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    edited October 2019
    Michele: I love your turtle! :bigsmile:

    Heather: I love the photo of you with DH, and your tiara looks perfect. :heart:

    Machka: So sorry your glasses haven’t arrived. I hope tomorrow is better. :flowerforyou:

    (((RV Rita))) :heart:

    Rori: Congrats on the scale moving the way you want it to go! Good luck to your brother. I hope he finds a good place to live that is nearer to his work. :smiley:

    Kathleen: I admire your strength and perseverance. :flowerforyou:

    Sharon near Boston: Welcome! :smiley:


    I have a haircut coming up this afternoon. It has been ages for me and everything needs to be cut shorter and shaped. Tomorrow I travel so I may be out of touch for a bit. I’m always able to record my food on the phone. That also provides access to the list serve. It doesn’t easily go to groups, though. I’ll be in touch when I can.


    Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,696 Member
    edited October 2019
    Kathleen - I have a good friend with late onset Huntingdons. He is one of the Foot family, well known in Britain. You could say he was lucky, only showing it late. What a terrible tragedy for you and your family. <3

    Kim - oh my! Wow! Can't imagine.

    Good luck Katla on your much longed for reunion with your daughter and grandchildren. Hooray!

    Here is my DH with a couple of the dancers. They teach line dancing on sea days. Really nice. The final show was new to them and really good.
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    Our suitcases are outside the cabin door. The waves are getting higher.
    Dover is just a night away.

    Rori - I'm glad you are investigating help and respite care.

    Love Heather UK XXXXXX
  • klanders30
    klanders30 Posts: 2,569 Member
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  • LisaInAR
    LisaInAR Posts: 2,020 Member
    Barbara - AHMOD - yes, actually protecting the human subjects from the research itself. Absolutely agree with it - some incredible evils have been perpetrated on humans by other humans in the name of research, and it doesn't have to be medical, or even ostensibly medical--the medical atrocities, such as the Tuskegee Study are just the ones that come readily to mind. You have to certify that you understand what informed consent actually is, and so on, so that no one is coerced into cooperating, or stays in the study unwillingly, even for very benign studies, like the one I'm working on getting a grant to complete. And when working with children, you have to make sure the parent understands what the study is about, what it's meant to do, and what impact it might have on the child.

    Rori and Kim - just love seeing y'all post. Makes me happy.

    Anyway... heartily sick of the federal grant, but have two more years of budget to create and upload. Plus a data management plan to rewrite. My brain is on overload... and tomorrow is my first one-on-one with my new boss. Should be an interesting day.

    Corey just drove up, which means the cat will come bailing in the back door any minute, as she knows his car. Time to put away work things, and do home things.

    Love y'all,
    Later,
    Lisa in AR
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,194 Member
    :)Katla, Your trip will be wonderful. You will have packed what you need, you'll relax and enjoy the travel part and you'll enjoy every minute with your family. We will all be thinking good thoughts for you.

    <3 Barbie
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,596 Member
    LisaInAR wrote: »
    Machka - just a thought, asI know there are some ongoing medical issues for you. You might want to get your sugars checked. My mother's vision improved unexpectedly, and we found out this is a fairly common symptom of uncontrolled sugar issues. Apparently, high blood sugar causes the fluid levels in the eyes to change.

    Later, y'all,
    Lisa in AR

    I am planning to book a complete physical next week ... book it next week, probably won't get in for it till November. There are several things I want checked and a complete blood test will be part of that.


    M in Oz

  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,596 Member
    Vickil57 wrote: »
    About the sleeping arangements. DH and I sleep in recliners in the main living room. Have a almost new bed, but one of the dogs can not jump up on the bed and will jump down several times during the night and then sit by the bed and cry until someone gets up and puts him back on the bed. Our little one we lost last year couldn't jump back up anymore so we started sleeping in the chairs. Now the 2 we have can get up and down and go back and forth all night and not wake us up. Oscar (was my dad's dog) is a lab & dachshund and he likes sleeping under the blanket by my feet and Jake the pug sleeps with DH next to his side on top of the covers. Guess they are really spoiled. At night when the TV goes off they run for the door for the last trip outside and come back in and get in the chair. I keep saying I hope someday to sleep back in bed all night.

    My mother had (maybe still has) a small step stool next to the bed for her cats. Maybe you could do that?


    M in Oz

  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,596 Member
    sh0tzz99 wrote: »
    I love reading all the stories too.

    I'm also glad that so many of you sleep separately from your significant others. I have always thought there was nothing wrong with it. My grandparents had separate rooms (he snored). My friends have separate rooms (he has a CPAP and it's too obnoxious for her). I sometimes sleep in the guest room if I am not feeling well, if he isn't, if I get hot, or if I just feel restless for some reason. I find nothing wrong with it. We both sleep better separately, but he won't go for it permanently, which baffles me. I like the idea of a king made of two twins. We do have separate blankets and that has helped.

    Of course there's nothing wrong with it. :)

    Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip don't sleep in the same bed either. The history of sleeping is actually kind of interesting. It has changed over time and there is no one right way to do it.

    We first came across the king-sized beds made of two twins in Europe, in the hotels and B&Bs. They separated the beds slightly, made up each with twin sheets and blankets, and then put a large duvet over the top of it all. We loved that idea!! We could both be restless and not shake the other person awake. And there wasn't the tug-of-war over the blankets.

    So when we got back to Australia, that's what we did. Although we did have the beds joined together for a while. Then gradually they were separated ... and now we're at opposite ends of the room.

    M in Oz

  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,249 Member
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  • dandl1986
    dandl1986 Posts: 94 Member
    bwcetc I completely understand your scale dilemma. I struggle with mine as well. I weigh in every day. And my scale will often read exactly the same as the day before, so I have a strategy that I will step on with a book bag to change the previous weight and then weigh myself so I know it is a fresh reading. I could probably benefit from a new scale as well. If your scale has not been reset for a while, maybe you have lost more than you think:)
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,249 Member
    stats for the day:

    bike ride hm 2 gym- 7.18min, 136mhr, 13.1amph, 1.59mi= 80c
    apple watch- 61c
    MANUAL TREADMILL- 40min, 125ahr, 134mhr, 2.48mi= 387c
    apple watch- 381c
    bike ride gym 2 dome- 5.02min, 135mhr, 17.7amph, 1.48mi= 60c
    apple watch- 48c
    bike ride puy 2 sumn station- 16.06min, 146mhr, 11.3amph, 3.03mi= 160c
    apple watch- 113c
    jog sta 2 wrk- 5.24min, 149mhr, 10.09min mi, .53mi= 68c
    apple watch- 57c
    jog wrk 2 sta- 4.19min, 146mhr, 9.31min mi, .45mi= 64c
    apple watch- 62c
    bike ride dome 2 hm- 14.49min, 10.5amph, 141mhr, 2.60mi= 204c
    apple watch- 135c


    total cal 1023
  • csofled
    csofled Posts: 3,022 Member
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  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,518 Member
    Did Kelly Coffee Meyers 30 Minutes to Fitness DVD Plateau Buster. The plan for tomorrow is to take the water class

    Oh M – what a pain! Hope you don’t get too bad a headache

    Steve got here much earlier than I expected. Gotta skim. Steve and I went out to dinner (Vince had shooting with the Newcomers)

    About the turtle: for some reason the paint came out “funny” in spots. But then again, turtles aren’t perfectly colored so I don’t see a problem. Glad you liked it. I liked him being “crosseyed”

    Michele in NC
  • GodMomKim
    GodMomKim Posts: 3,703 Member
    Hi Gals,

    I do wish that PG&E would be working on underground lines and other things that would be a long term fix, but knowing folks burned out by the Napa fire 2017 the camp fire 2018 makes me appreciate anything anyone can do to help keep us safe. Including turning off the power. Someone asked about hospitals, they all have 5 days of generator power to cover for an earthquake, and we have a robust mutual aid system in the greater San Francisco Bay area to allow for help. Neighbors have been chatting about how we’ll handle this. In some ways it could pull people together. Tomorrow at 4 am is when the window starts – the power could go off anytime between then and Saturday and then be off for up to 5 days… I’ll post so everyone knows. So far the wind is light to none, and that is good!

    Rori – what a drag to have DH so upset, but good reminder to have a stash of water and a bar or dried fruit or something to tide him over. Hope there is VA help!

    Kathleen – wow what a life, I totally believe in the pay it forward concept. Good for you!

    Michele – love the turtle! He’s got personality



    Kim from N. California
  • skuehn48
    skuehn48 Posts: 3,041 Member
    :)
  • janetr7476
    janetr7476 Posts: 4,001 Member
    We've been sleeping in separate rooms for nine months or so. He snores so loudly and it keeps me awake or wakes me up. I only average around four to five hours of sleep nightly and don't need his help staying awake. Lol

    Janetr OKC
  • Rho97070
    Rho97070 Posts: 84 Member
    Heather UK What a way to spend your 70th! Thanks for letting us vicariously share in your joy :smile:
    Allie Sounds like you're feeling better today and are on top of insurance matters. Good on you! ;)
    Lanette Glad to see you back. <3
    Katla Have a great trip and a great time with your loved ones :smile:
    Rori 🙏 🙏 🙏 To you and your hubby 🙏 🙏 🙏
    Sharon of MA Welcome! We're quite an accepting group, so write and check in as little or as much as you like.
    Kathleen This is an amazing group of women with many varied background and past and current challenges - Thank you for sharing. I hope things go well for your son in round three! <3
    Ginger Change the sheets and vacuum on Sundays - ditto here, tho my BF is still in training, lol :lol:
    Kim in N Cali Thanks for the news re: PG&E . . . Most of the news is such a downer that I don't watch or listen to it much anymore, but this news may affect my family. :worried: Thankfully, people can be quite resilient.
    Rebecca I'm sorry you're feeling heartbroken over not hearing from your son(s) :cry: as much as you'd prefer. Even when our children become adult, they're still our children. I had occasion many years ago to participate in Al-Anon groups (long story) and ever since, learning the Serenity Prayer has helped me immeasurably in many ways. I repeat it to myself before going to sleep, and when things are tough I'll repeat it over and over until I go to sleep
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    SuziQ113 wrote: »
    Note – Strong Opinion Regarding Abusive Relationships
    Relationships . . . No one should suffer through any type of abuse be it mental or physical. For those of you who are I hope you seek out some type of support and please take my mother’s advice. YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL, YOU ARE SMART, YOU ARE LOVED, AND YOU DESERVE A LIFE FILLED WITH JOY.
    Here! Here! Were it not for receiving similar messages from my parents and extended family growing up, I doubt I would have recognized fairly early the odd actions and odd thinking that my former NPD partner exhibited, nor have the strength to get out of the situation and move on with my life. I consider myself extremely lucky and wish the US did more to address mental health issues.

    RVRita Lots of challenges are going on in your life, but I'm glad you know that we're here for you (((hugs))) <3

    dandl1986 wrote: »
    My DH and I have our own rooms. We stopped sharing when he started to use a cpap machine. I am a super light sleeper and the machine (although an improvement over the snoring) has a rhythm that makes me crazy. Better to have a room of his own than my pillow over his face was our decision.
    :lol:
    This morning I woke up to my ol' self. Bright and cheery and ready for the day, took my walk, and just about finished the garage clean up/clean out before noon, then shopped for groceries, planned some healthy meals and cut veggies, and began reading SWSY after dinner. Tonight (hopefully) will be my third night of glorious deep sleep in a bed all to myself. No lights coming on at odd hours. No CPAP going whoosh-whoosh-whoosh. No shifting to the center towards the BF because of the weight difference or him getting me over heated (in a less than pleasurable way ;-) I am loving everyone's descriptions of how they sleep! I've never liked sleeping with someone and just thought I was weird that way. :o

    Rho <3











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