WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER 2019

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  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,678 Member
    edited October 2019
    Michele - I used to do a lot of baking with the two older ones, but the problem is the big difference in ages. 8 - 3 is a big gap. This time we tended to separate the older ones together and Bea on her own. I hope to do some baking when we have just two of them, or one.
    This morning I had done my machines and was about to start the mat work and weights when I got ambushed by an email from KDP publishing. I decided there and then to do my tax, which has to be in by the end of the month.
    I managed it, with a lot of cussing, by lunch.
    Posted it off this afternoon.
    DH was struggling with the printer which had an item stuck in the queue that was preventing us from using it. He was very bad tempered, but persevered and had conquered it by the time I got back from a supermarket trip.
    I made a delicious lamb, spinach and pea curry this evening. Perfect!!!!!

    Much love, Heather UK XXXXXX
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    edited October 2019
    Lanette: Thanks for your kind thoughts. I had no problems with my sinuses traveling to see DD & the kids but was clearly getting symptoms during the flights home. DGS had a constant runny nose from the time we got there until I left. Poor kid. I’m quite sure he was the source of my sinus infection. :ohwell:

    (((Pip))) Sending good thoughts to your poor furbaby. I hope the vet finds a cause that is can be fixed. :heart:

    Barbie: I haven’t been in the same state with my computer until yesterday. I’ll try to put the photos onto the computer as soon as I get my own health cleaned up. :ohwell:

    (((Rori))) Good luck to your brother. :heart:


    I have a 1:30pm appointment with my doctor to take a look at my possible sinus infection. I don’t know whether antibiotics will work, but I do know that I need to get sleep to heal and last night was sleepless.



    Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
  • sh0tzz99
    sh0tzz99 Posts: 970 Member
    Katla - I had a sinus infection a few years ago and I knew that is what it was. I suffered about 1.5 weeks and when I felt like my brain was oozing out my orifices, I went to Urgent Care. I felt better within hours after taking antibiotics and was mostly fully functional within 24 hours. Hope you feel better soon.
  • GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS
    GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS Posts: 2,573 Member
    Michelle in NC - I don't know what you are trying to make with the gelatin; if you use Sure-Jell - you have to follow the directions right on, no changing the order of the directions. If you do - it will NEVER turn out; it will either be runny or very thick. I made some 'hot' pepper jelly once with every king of 'hot pepper' I could find (needed to add water to it at the beginning, but did not 'think' about that. So it came out like a thick spread. Tasted good but so thick we have to take a spoon to dig it out. At least when the hurricane hit, was without power for 5 days; so it got thrown out. Along with the plastic Tupperware where I had frozen my credit cards. Oh well; been 2 years and no activity on any of them.

    I had a bit of trouble getting into MFP today; but, succeeded after changing password.

    Lenora
  • KJLaMore
    KJLaMore Posts: 2,847 Member
    Pip- Yikes! Poor Floyd! Hope the doc was able to fix him up! Do your dogs have access to your backyard at night? Could he have met up with a cat or other animal? Maybe found a sharp spot on the fence? Poor guy!
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    Shottzz99: Thanks for your good wishes. My doctor said that I am doing pretty well. My sinus infection was not surprise and she said that over the counter meds are as good as anything she can prescribe at this point. If I develop pneumonia or anything like it, she wants to see me again. :flowerforyou:

    Sue in WA: We have a drizzly day today, too. I’m so tired from my travels that I’m happy to sit around in our house with DH, and catch up with this group. Little blessings are wonderful. :smiley:


    I loved my trip to be with DD and the grandkids. Their new home is in a tiny town in the Illinois countryside far from Chicago and other major cities. I’m sure she bought it from the estate of old-time hippies with a back to the land vision. The fireplace is grand. I saw no evidence of a furnace, so they may be cuddling around the fireplace in cold spells. I miss them so much. I am not a fan of the cold (respitraory infection) that I caught and I’m happy to be home.

    Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
  • skuehn48
    skuehn48 Posts: 3,027 Member
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  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 18,964 Member
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  • Snowflake1968
    Snowflake1968 Posts: 6,939 Member
    Pip - hugs to you

    Katla - I hope you feel better soon

    I am cuddled up in a blanket on this cool evening, flipping channels between The Voice and our election. I’ve found I have more interest in the last few years than I did when I was younger.

    I had an early morning this morning I woke up at 520 and could not get back to sleep, I ended up at work at 630 so I had a very productive day.

    Hope everyone had a grand day.
    Tracey in Edmonton
  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,502 Member
    Marianne – you reminded me of the cards. I usually do mine the day after Thanksgiving but this year we’ll be out by Jess. So I should probably get them done before Thanksgiving. I also make the pierogi shortly after Thanksgiving and freeze them.

    Vicki – feel better fast

    Michele in NC
  • csofled
    csofled Posts: 3,022 Member
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  • skuehn48
    skuehn48 Posts: 3,027 Member
    Barbara - We have a modular home and that is causing part of the problem. We are trying to refinance and get enough for a steel roof. The home is only 12 years old and shingles are good but it was improperly installed. Nails are popping out leaving holes which then leak. Underlayment is not good either. We shall see, but may install cheaper roof and use personal loan if refinance does not work out.

    Katla - Hope you recover quickly from the crud you brought home from your visit. When does next contingent arrive?

    Pip - Hope Floyd I'd doing okay.

    Everyone take care Sue in WA
  • SuziQ113
    SuziQ113 Posts: 1,520 Member
    Hello everyone.

    Barbara - Are you close to a Trader Joes? They may carry chocolate hummus.

    Michelle - I usually am up and down a pound or so during maintenance. When I am losing weight it does fluctuate slightly during the week and I do find I have weeks where I weigh the same.

    Rori - Sorry to hear about your brother. I had done the rounds with my dear boyfriend who hid it so well that he was already moved in when I found out he had an issue. I was in full support mode the first round (he was hospitalized) and during the second round (hospitalized again) I found out he was faking going to work and drinking during his "work" hours. I moved him in to the guest room and again supported as best as I could. The third time (he disappeared all night) he came home to find almost all of his things packed and ready to go. It was one of the hardest decisions I had to make. It was made out of love which he could not understand. Greg passed away 6 months later. I express this because I finally realized there is a fine line between being supportive and being an enabler. We are all on our own paths and it is up to us to decide which path we are going to take. Are there any Al-Anon meetings you can attend? Addiction not only effects the person it trickles in to everyone's lives around that person. Being around people in similar situations made me realize I was not insane and no matter what I did to help unless Greg was helping himself there was nothing in the world that would change his behavior until he was ready and willing to make the change for himself. If you need help I am here - just private message/friend me and I will be an open ear.

    Pip - Sending healing thoughts and prayers for Floyd.

    Hugs to all.
    SuziQ - Florida - Where is was 92 yesterday!!!!!!! What happened to fall?!
  • LisaInAR
    LisaInAR Posts: 2,020 Member
    Morning, afternoon and evening all,

    Pip - hope the diagnosis for Floyd is positive. It's been a tough enough year for you all.

    To all with colds, sinus infections, etc., hope you feel better soon!

    On the subject of roofs - Got a guy coming out tomorrow evening to give us a quote on ours--don't plan to get it done immediately, but want to know what we're in for financially. We had to get the flashing around the chimney re-done for the insurance folks a year ago, and when they dug in to get that done, we found out there are already three roof layers (the first one was bright blue shingles!). It means we must have the roof stripped and redone completely, which is about $1,000 more than just a simple re-roof. We also want to go with a metal roof, which is nearly twice the cost of asphalt shingles (of course), and I want the copper-colored roof, which is, of course,15% more than the more normal colors. Champagne taste, beer budget as usual. But... a metal roof would mean that we would never have to replace it in our lifetimes, most likely, as many have a 50-year warranty--asphalt shingles must be replaced every 12-17 years, which would mean three more times before we croak over, if things work as they ought. So... decisions, decisions.

    Anyway - woke up to a 60-degree house, as I'd dropped the heat way, way down yesterday, it being a beautiful day. Just heard my husband turn the heat down, so I'll be turning that back up once he leaves for work. :) Must get it together and go do my resistance work at the gym, and then got four small grants to get accomplished by Nov. 1, which is getting closer by the minute! Finally got a grant calendar made up that gives me a visual of what I'm doing when, where the overlaps are, and where I can fit in research time, etc. It's helping a lot, to be able to visualize my upcoming year. I do love Excel, which probably makes me exceedingly odd.

    Later, y'all,
    Love,
    Lisa

  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,559 Member
    edited October 2019
    LisaInAR wrote: »
    I do love Excel, which probably makes me exceedingly odd.

    Later, y'all,
    Love,
    Lisa

    Not odd at all ... it's my favourite of the Office package. :)

    Excel
    Powerpoint
    Outlook
    Access ... this would rate higher if I needed it more now. I've used it extensively, but haven't needed it in several years.
    Word ... although I've been starting to come to terms with Word in the last few years.


    Machka in Oz

  • LisaInAR
    LisaInAR Posts: 2,020 Member
    edited October 2019
    Machka - always reassuring to have a fellow (and far exceeding my own knowledge) technophile around. I often feel I was born at exactly the right time. Old enough to have lived in a world that could barely conceive of the Internet, so that I have an appreciation for exactly what the Internet has accomplished for my Elephant's Child curiosity bump, and young enough to have been part of its earlier iterations. I was designing websites in 1998 for a health insurance company that was working with Texas A&M university.

    I still think it's marvelous, while being completely aware of what sharp edges that dual-edged sword actually has...

    OK, the car has warmed enough to actually get in it. Our thermometer says 38 degrees. I'm just enough of a sybarite to love heated seats. :blush: The benefits to buying a used car with all the bells and whistles still working!

    Later,
    Lisa
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,559 Member
    LisaInAR wrote: »
    Machka - always reassuring to have a fellow (and far exceeding my own knowledge) technophile around. I often feel I was born at exactly the right time. Old enough to have lived in a world that could barely conceive of the Internet, so that I have an appreciation for exactly what the Internet has accomplished for my Elephant's Child curiosity bump, and young enough to have been part of its earlier iterations. I was designing websites in 1998 for a health insurance company that was working with Texas A&M university.

    I still think it's marvelous, while being completely aware of what sharp edges that dual-edged sword actually has...

    Later,
    Lisa

    I wish I had embraced it earlier. I learned to program in high school Basic on Apple computers ... it was how we got anything done on a computer. Pre-wordprocessors etc. And I loved it! But when word processors etc. appeared, for some reason I shied away from computers for a number of years. I still used them a little bit, but not nearly to the extent I should have done. It wasn't till the mid-1990s that my interest was renewed. :)

    It is often a bit of a love-hate relationship. :grin:


    M in Oz
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,559 Member
    edited October 2019
    All of this comes from an Excel spreadsheet ... I copy and paste it here ... :)
    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
    Apr-19 ... 160.3 km (99.6 miles) = 25 hours 4 minutes
    May-19 ... 164.0 km (101.9 miles) = 29 hours 10 minutes
    Jun-19 ... 246.2 km (153 miles) = 25 hours 40 minutes
    Jul-19 ... 217.3 km (135.0 miles) = 33 hours 45 minutes
    Aug-19 ... 162.5 km (100.9 miles) = 28 hours 4 minutes
    Sep-19 ... 136.0 km (84.5 miles) = 23 hours 10 minutes :open_mouth:

    Goal: More than September!!

    Tuesday, 1 October 2019 … 6.4 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 2 flights of stairs
    Wednesday, 2 October 2019 … 5.4 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 3 flights of stairs
    Thursday, 3 October 2019 … 8.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 15 flights of stairs
    Friday, 4 October 2019 … 1.4 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 16 flights of stairs
    Saturday, 5 October 2019 … 0.0 km walking + 20.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Sunday, 6 October 2019 … 3.7 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 2.6 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs

    Monday, 7 October 2019 … 2.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 14 flights of stairs + pilates!
    Tuesday, 8 October 2019 … 1.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 4 flights of stairs
    Wednesday, 9 October 2019 … 6.4 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 3 flights of stairs
    Thursday, 10 October 2019 … 3.2 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Friday, 11 October 2019 … 1.2 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Saturday, 12 October 2019 … 6.5 km walking + 20.5 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Sunday, 13 October 2019 … 0.0 km walking + 15.5 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs

    Monday, 14 October 2019 … 3.4 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 4 flights of stairs + pilates!
    Tuesday, 15 October 2019 … 5.4 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 4 flights of stairs
    Wednesday, 16 October 2019 … 7.6 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 6 flights of stairs
    Thursday, 17 October 2019 … 4.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 14 flights of stairs
    Friday, 18 October 2019 … 4.3 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 6 flights of stairs
    Saturday, 19 October 2019 … 0.0 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Sunday, 20 October 2019 … 0.0 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs

    Monday, 21 October 2019 … 4.1 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 5 flights of stairs + pilates!
    Tuesday, 22 October 2019 … 2.5 km walking + 8.5 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 4 flights of stairs



    2019 Monthly October
    Walking Distance (km): 79.6
    Walking Time (min): 980.5
    Cycling Distance (km): 64.5
    Cycling Time (min): 264.0
    Flights Stairs Climbed Number: 100.0
    Flights Stairs Climbed Time (min): 80.0
    Rowing Distance (km): 2.6
    Rowing Time (min): 17.0
    Other Distance: 0.0
    Other Time: 90.0

    Totals
    Total Distance (km): 146.6
    Total Distance (miles): 91.1
    Total Time (min): 1431.5
    Total Time (hr): 23:51:30
  • klanders30
    klanders30 Posts: 2,569 Member
    Lisa the thermostat wars have begun in my home as well, just in reverse, I will always turn it lower. DH actually has the Nest thermostat that he can control on his phone and will often "heat up" the house on his way home from work cause he knows I keep it lower :s I always know he is on his way home when I start feeling hot!! ;):p

    NYKAREN
  • okiewoman510
    okiewoman510 Posts: 1,313 Member
    On Thermostats - We have propane for heat (and cooktop and clothes dryer) and I am very stingy with the propane, it is expensive! I have a heated blanket at my recliner during the winter months and a space heater by my desk for when I am working. Hubs like it much cooler than me, so he is happy.

    Okie in the TX Hill Country
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,678 Member
    I'm in charge of the thermostat, though I do always ask DH if he is comfortable, or not.
    I am in charge of the TV remote. I decide who watches what TV in which room. I control what music we have in the house. I book the holidays. I make reservations for restaurants etc. I always consult him, so they are joint decisions, but I need to be in control. :o
    I'm so very happy that my DH understands that need. He knows that, as an abused child, my need to be a control freak is central. He is man enough to love me enough to let me do it. If he feels I am taking over and not consulting him, he very soon let's me know it. :D<3

    With my previous husband I felt he allowed me to ride roughshod over him and I didn't respect him for it. I took it too far. With DH I do very much respect him and know his limits. <3

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
  • bwcetc
    bwcetc Posts: 2,826 Member
    Reading along ...