WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER 2019
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Today was the elliptical -
3423 steps
330 cals
avg 135 bpm heart rate
20 minutes at peak rate
avg 9.4 cals/min (shooting for 10)
total 35 minutes.
After we're both showered (I'm still cooling down), we're off to drive up into the Ozarks, see a little fall color, lunch out if we can find something, and check out a lake we haven't seen before.
Later, y'all,
Lisa in AR6 -
Good morning ladies.
Thank you for your support. My sluggishness slowly turned into indigestion, so it all makes more sense now. My fault for over-eating treats, as I have a delicate system. Anyway, I feel better today.
Annie in Delaware5 -
I also woke up bright eyed and bushy tailed after yesterday's slump. Weather yesterday foul. Weather today bright and beautiful.
Went for my 5k run. Sea like a mirror after huge waves yesterday. Loads of people out for a post prandial stroll.
I did my morning exercise first thing and then DID SOME WRITING.
Perfect day really.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx4 -
Lanette - In the province of Albert the base rates for all nursing homes. Each facility can add extras as they see fit. We are a not for profit nursing home. The only additional charges we have are laundry, cable, and personal care supplies. The government also will top up a seniors benefit if necessary to ensure they have 200 a month left after their accommodations are paid. There are other much pricier homes available but there none cheaper. Ours is pretty nice we are going through upgrades and have been working hard to come up with new things for the residents.
Kim - Sorry to read your boss is leaving, the unknown of what you are going to get is always a stressful time. Hopefully your next one is just as nice.
Lisa - I worked with a man who used the pickup option whenever he was able to. He swore it saved him money as he only got what was on his list and didn’t see other things to throw in the cart.
Machka- that must be a relief to have that ride event finished. Good luck on your exam.
Kelly - I never did well on tests or exams as a student and I hated the whole school environment I did everything I could to get out of doing until I finally quit before starting grade 11. Since that time have gone back and taken my GED in the states where it was the imperial system in math compared to the metric system I had learned in Canada and passed it all with 95% and above. I then took a general accounting and computer course and again passed it all. I think the atmosphere in adult education was more geared towards my learning methods. I can’t speak to the States but here in Canada I think the education system needs a revamp.
Beautiful photos, thanks for sharing. How fortunate you are to have such views.
Okie - I just love the costumes! What a great idea!
I have an unexpected day all to myself and I’m going to take advantage to do a major clean. I love being alone and cleaning, no one is in my way, I can crank the music and go to town! When Rodger gets home from work I’ll have to go to Walmart and get a few things for groceries this week.
I think before I take the garbage out I am going to sort through it and see if I can find my list ring in it. I fear if I don’t do that and don’t find it somewhere else I will always regret not doing it.
Tracey in Edmonton6 -
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Our life is very simple. We find going to Costco and WalMart and the grocery store very pleasant outings together. We notice what's on the shelves but only buy what's on our list. It's a pleasant indoor walk and a nice change of scenery. I am very fussy about what I buy and don't want to trust someone else to pick things out for me. I have been listening to a wonderful new podcast called "The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos". I highly recommend it. I found it on iTunes. I guess I'm a fan of happiness because two other favorite podcasts are "10% Happier with Dan Harris" and "Happier with Gretchen Rubin".
Barbie in NW WA
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Tracey~ I would love to work in a nursing home.. but most of the ones in the US are for profit and it is disgusting..
Portland where my DFIL was is for profit, but as I was there daily I advocated for all his needs , and if I didnt like how something was handled I made sure it was taken care of..
I will be stopping this week to see about volunteering, and looking into other work.I can for sure get references for any eldercare work that is true.. and it seems to be my calling.. so will investigate further.3 -
Knitski2001: Welcome to a great group of women! :flowerforyou:
Beth near Buffalo: Thanks for your good wishes. The medicines my doctor prescribed are helping.
Snowflake: I love the cartoon! Thanks.
Dr. Katie: I am so sorry your dad fell and broke his jaw. I hope he heals well from this.
Gonnytez: I am lucky to have a very thorough doctor. She is awesome! :bigsmile:
Pip: So sorry you lost your beloved Floyd.
Barbara: Thanks for your good wishes. The meds are doing a great job for me, thanks to a terrific doctor. She is amazing! My nose is still a bit stuffy but I’m feeling okay. Tumble Is a brilliant watch dog & guardian of your home.
Jrsepe12: Welcome back!
NYKaren: I think you’ve mixed me up with Dr. Katie. My parents have both been gone for many years. :flowerforyou:
ThinnerLiz: Welcome to a great group!
Terri: Congratulations on your success!!!! :bigsmile:
Barbara: I love this, “Whenever people ask me how I am, I've been saying "Happy to be here." Here breathing air not dirt, here in this beautiful place, here in this comfortable relationship. Now, instead of hating my body, I'm going to work on mentally including "happy to be in this miraculous body with all its working parts". Attitude of gratitude, Barbara!
KJ: I love the Lake Michigan photos!
Barbie: Love the sign. “If you are lucky enough to live by the water you are lucky enough.” I am lucky enough and count my blessings every day. :bigsmile:
I;m looking forward to breakfast cooked by DH and a good day. We are one pumpkin short for the kids to carve when they get here. One that we bought turned out to be rotting. Yuck. We’re going to replace it today.
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
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Stat for the day-
41degrees- 1st run with only yogi
Outside jogging with yogi- 58.13min, 10.46min mi, 143ahr, 160mhr, 5.40mi= 686c
Apple Watch- 538c
He definitely slowed me down. With more practice he’ll get better. He got into the groove after 2-2-1/2miles.6 -
KJ - loved the pics of Lake Michigan! Inspired me to take a few today...
Looking for a little fall color near Lake Wedington, northwest Arkansas.
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Kim hope you are safe from the fires and power outages.
NYKAREN2 -
Never a dull moment at a 55 and over,my friend Lil ,was sleeping and we couldnt wake her up so we called 911 and off she went contacted her son and he is with her now10
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Allie - hope your friend is OK. It's been a tough season for you...
Kim - thinking about you and all the others in California.
Katiebug - hope your daddy is doing better.
Later,
Lisa in AR
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Just slaking.
RvRita1 -
I must admit I've done something that does NOT encourage me getting my steps in, but makes me sooooo much happier. I've started putting online orders at Walmart and picking them up. Impressed by the service. Even added potatoes and onions this time, and they picked out terrific ones, ones I'm quite pleased with. At least an hour of time saved hunting down weird things all over the massive store (disposable nitrile gloves and a spray bottle this time) and possibly not even finding them, in the end. And, as I think of things, I can put them in the shopping app on my phone, and that way fewer things get missed out in my overall distraction.. I figure I can use that time saved to work in the yard or go to the gym, so I'm fine with it. I had refused to try it until my best friend did in Montana, but she loved it, so I gave it a shot.
Love y'all!
Lisa in AR I love our grocery delivery service. It is such a time saver.
Recently we've learned that my husband's favourite hardware store is planning to start a similar delivery service ... that will be handy for him! And probably me as well, because we go there just about every weekend!
Machka in Oz
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My niece loves the Walmart pickup. She has two small children under three and she can grab her pickup without taking them out of their car seats. I’ve never tried it. Our local grocery store has it, too. I’m glad the option is there in case I ever need it.
My father will see the doctor tomorrow to determine if there’s anything more to do for his jaw. My guess is that there is nothing to do but let it heal.
Today is my 65th birthday. I attended an area church meeting this afternoon, the District Superintendent announced my birthday and they all sang to me. It was quite nice. Dave is cooking us steak for supper.
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drkatiebug wrote: »
Today is my 65th birthday. I attended an area church meeting this afternoon, the District Superintendent announced my birthday and they all sang to me. It was quite nice. Dave is cooking us steak for supper.
Happy Birthday!!
Okie2 -
Happy Birthday, Kay!
Kelly ... the Great Lakes are awesome. Love your photos!
Cool, dreary day here in Western New York. Other than church and preparing meals, got very little accomplished. Needing to make some changes. Thinking about how to best make them.
Beth near Buffalo2 -
Happy Birthday Katiebug!!!!1
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drkatiebug wrote: »
Today is my 65th birthday. I attended an area church meeting this afternoon, the District Superintendent announced my birthday and they all sang to me. It was quite nice. Dave is cooking us steak for supper.
Happy Birthday!0 -
Katie- Happy birthday!
Thanks all- for the compliments on the lake pics. While reading comments and coming across those about the pics, I mentally thought of how very lucky those of us who live by water (fresh water for me) really are. Then I realized, I don't think I have EVER listed the lake in my gratitude journal. I did so immediately; but now I am curious; in all of the things I am grateful for, could I have possibly forgotten about the water? Now, I am going to have to go back and skim my entries for the past couple years. lol1 -
Anniesquat-Have the dr. do a B12 blood test. I had the same problem and my B12 was almost depleted. I have to take pills and get a shot every month. The dr. said all the results were good and B12 was where he wanted it.
Marianne-WV
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Happy birthday Kay!
Marianne
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Hi Gals,
More sagas from California –
Well my friends who got evacuated from Healdsburg (Kincaid fire) went to Rohnert Park (a town 32 miles south of the fire) to stay with friends, they got told to evacuate again, and are now in San Jose (123 miles south of the fire) staying with their daughter. That is a great place for them plenty of bedrooms, and they can settle in for the long haul. Their SIL will be fed up in about 3 days, but he will cope – he’s a great guy.
I lost power for about 2.5 hours this morning, and was really glad to have this “practice run” I made a few changes and will be looking for a backup battery for my cell phone. As PG&E says to expect this all month and then every time there is bad weather as they upgrade the system – this upgrade is to take 10 years - I am not confident that they can stay focused that long.
I also checked on my older neighbor and am so glad I did, she is 74 years old and healthy but so easily confused, she has never been that good about learning something new, or remembering something, but with age it’s worse. And she is both overly trusting and afraid of everything (weird I know)! So she believed that a power outage meant evacuation and that someone would come door to door to tell her where to go. I got her straightened out -I hope and made sure another neighbor knew we had to look out for her. She had moved everything out of a file cabinet into piles for the evacuation as they were her “important papers”. I think she thought evacuation would be to a hotel. I will be checking with the folks I would try to stay with if I needed to evacuate to see if I can just bring her along, her cat too.
Kim from N. California
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Happy Birthday Kay!1
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Happy birthday, Katiebug!1
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Happy birthday Kay! Sounds like a good day.
Noticed several comments about yesterday being a low energy day-it must have been something in the air-I felt the same way. Got a few things done, but on the whole just relaxed. Today was busy-church all morning due to a special service. Then drove over an hour away for twin grandsons' birthday party. It was fun. The cake was good (and I logged it). Got back home after 4 after leaving at 8 this am. Got to FaceTime with son in Arizona when I got back--saw those two grandkids. Then got some clean up done that should have been tended to yesterday. Have lunch packed for tomorrow so now I think I am off to bed-still feeling tired tonight.
Take care all,
Ginny in Ohio2 -
Just some thoughts from today's power outageEmergency Preparation, FINAL bit
Of course do all the things on any emergency preparation list, but when your go bag is ready, and you have a plan, now it’s time for that emergency – depending on the nature of the emergency you may have some notice, possibly just a few minutes; if that’s the case don’t read this. But if you are waiting on evacuation orders, or maybe it’s a small neighborhood power outage, now what?
So realize your house phone will not work unless it is a corded phone and is a true land line, not provided via your TV/internet cable. You can verify this by turning the power off to your home and try a corded phone plugged right into the phone jack on the wall, if you have service you’re good to go. Depending on the type and size of the emergency you may want to use that land line and not drain your phone’s battery. Call the folks you need to telling them your plan where you are headed and how to contact you, make this short and simple as everyone else in your area wants to make calls and the system; believe it or not; can get log jammed.
I made a list of things I could do without power- and sorted them into needs daylight or needs limited light - a couple of the things on my needs daylight list were weed the side yard, dust the house and get rid of cobwebs inside and out. On my limited light list was address Christmas cards, and strip the dried lavender off the stems. My first reaction to no power was but I had so much I wanted to do that won’t get done, that was true but the side yard is completely weeded and I am so happy looking out the window seeing that it got done. Depending on your list the limited light items might be good for while watching a movie or TV show too.
The other thing I did was walk the house moving things that are on the floor to leave as much open space as possible, it will be easier to SAFELY walk around in the pitch black if there are no tripping hazards. I also put a battery powered candle in each bathroom. They are not a lot of light but just enough to help you get/keep your bearings.
If you have power strips between your electronic devices and the wall outlet (which you should) be sure to turn the power strip off.
This is not a complete list but was what I came up with during our 2.5 hour power outage today8 -
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