WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2020
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Morning lovelies!
Becca fabulous convo with your DYS, your response to him was terrific.
Congrats Lisa welcome, beautiful Levi
Luci podcasts I like to listen to, Soul Music (thanks to Heather), This American Life, Dollywood (really) Sporkful, the Moth, I'll listen to any financial podcasts and try them out, haven't got a favorite.
I chose to ignore my desire for "habitual media consumption" after work yesterday and worked out, despite being interrupted by Rachel who was having drama and errands that were competing with everything. Yes, I did walk 15 minutes, had to take care of drama, but then I did something new, I returned for an additional 15 minutes of treadmill, hooray for me. I can't fix everything, can't wave a magic wand and improve things permanently, but guess what I can walk, I can write, I can put together food that nourishes my family without sinking into my couch. So hey folks, I've got a one day streak goin! I'm feeling good
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Rebecca I am so relieved your youngest son put on his big boy pants and contacted you. Hopefully he will learn that it's never too late to send a thank you note, if you know what I mean. You handled the whole thing well. I know you felt all kinds of emotions during the long wait. As far as the Dear John pen pal, she sounds like someone who would have benefited from getting to know a fun former nudist military wife mother adorer of beautiful cats & painted rocks dollar stretcher husband teaser forum friend fabulous femme. She's probably pretty boring…
Kim Well, you can't rid of me that easily.I love black licorice. My mother loved it too. I hope your mom is feeling better in a jiffy. I got a call from my friend in Nebraska one day in 2001 saying she had seen my mom at the grocery store that morning & she seemed out of breath. I was on the plane a couple of days later and she died from breast cancer metastatic to the lung a month after that. She was my best friend ever.
Barbara I can hardly wait for the joys of Medicare. I am delaying as long as possible, after my initial foray into the morass. At least now I know what Medigap & Part D plans I will probably choose when the time comes. I can put it off for another few months because my employer is generous enough to keep me covered, even though I am no longer working full-time.
Machka I love your auburn tresses but I think you'd also be gorgeous as a salt & pepper…
Amber Awwww, JR yelling for Sissy...
Ginny Did both of the itchy face episodes happen when you were warm (exercise, hot shower, etc)? Because some people develop an "allergy" to heat or cold that causes itchiness & even sometimes hives. We had a physician at our workplace who rode his motorcycle to work in the cold one day & his whole face puffed up with a giant hive! He was OK but it scared him.
Evelyn Maybe Vancouver could send some of that rain to Australia.
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So excited: we get to babysit Lilliana (2 months old) for a few hours today!
Karen in Virginia
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Took down the tree and the few decorations we had yesterday. Need to move things around a little to get back to *normal*.
Trying to find motivation to declutter - I have far too much stuff. At least the kitchen is almost sorted now, I have only filled the new cupboards with things that I am using and I try to clear the counters every night by putting things away. (For some reason I have trouble putting things back
don't know why)
Rebecca so glad you have finally heard from your son, and what a lovely response from you to his email.
Lisa Congrats on the new baby - he's gorgeous
Kim Hope your mum recovers quickly, and good that you could catch up with your nephew.
The timer has just gone off, time for me to get something done. I'm using the timer to limit my time on the computer. I'll be back shortly to catch up on rest of the posts. This way I hope I don't get too far behind.
Please send good thoughts/prayers to my SIL who is starting her cancer treatment today, she is starting on a new tablet and will be on this for as long as it works, she has stage 4 lung cancer
Love to all
Viv UK6 -
KetoneKaren wrote: »Machka I love your auburn tresses but I think you'd also be gorgeous as a salt & pepper…
Evelyn Maybe Vancouver could send some of that rain to Australia.
Karen in Virginia
To eastern Australia.
The west is getting a cyclone with a lot of rain and flooding right now. 
And thank you!
Machka in Oz5 -
Kim:You have at least one pal. Love a bit of liquorice.
Rebecca: Yay! For son opening communications! 🤪 Yah boo sucks, to that silly pen pal. Her loss!
Off to patchwork now. Back later. 💕💖💕
☘️ Terri4 -
Lisa,
Congratulations! Levi is adorable.2 -
Hello one and all.
Rebecca - I am so happy your son has finally made contact. You sound both overjoyed and relieved. It's interesting how some people will "dump" those with opposite views. Those of us who want to continue to grow value those with differences of opinion.
Kim - I hope mom recovers quickly and still goes to her primary for a follow up. I am glad you were able to spend time with your nephew and provide him with an outlet.
Barbara - When I get frustrated in the midst of doing something I take a mental break. Most times it's at work so I simply get away from my desk and either take a quick walk outside and/or the office. I am happy the BB&B break was so cleansing for you. Side note - I am not looking forward to the day when I have to navigate Medicare. Hopefully by the time I sign up for it the rules are a little easier (ha, fat chance - insurance and government - lol).
Evelyn - Great use of your time. I have a "rule". If I haven't worn/used it in 6 months (unless seasonal) the item gets donated. Nor do I allow myself to bring a new piece of clothing in the house unless I have gotten rid of something. I did keep some smaller clothes and I was glad that I did because at one point I would not have had anything to wear to work.
Habits - There was a very interesting podcast regarding habits on NPR on Sunday. For those of you who are interested here is the link.
https://www.npr.org/transcripts/787160734
I am still trying to get back to "normal". I think it's due to how the holidays fell this time around (Wednesday) so it was like I had 4 Mondays at work the past two weeks. This weekend's objective is to get all of my meals planned and/or prepped for the following week. It's so much easier for me when I do not have to "think" about my next meal.
SuziQ - SFL5 -
Lisa-congratulations on baby Levi!!So Cute!!
Rebecca-I am happy you got to hear from your son.
Karen-Lilliana is too sweet for words!!I know you’ll have a wonderful time with her.😊😊
Prayers,hugs,love❤️,and gratitude for y’all.
Debby in Va4 -
Thanks for all the congratulations on Levi - personally, I think he looks like Mao Tse-Tung, but his big sister did too, and he'll grow out of it.
Here's the big sister and big brother meeting him. Right now, according to the outcome from the doctor's appointment on Friday, we're tentatively planning on going up on Friday the 17th and will stay in a hotel nearby on Friday & Saturday night.
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Viv,
Sending positive thoughts and prayers to your sister. Hopefully the new treatment helps her fight the beast called cancer.4 -
Morning Ladies~
I am up and having my tea.. and having a case of the guilties..
today is both Drs on and Zina's dad still up and down.they are trying to find a Dental Assistant to help today with Dr P. and if Zina's dad gets worse she wont be there. I dont usually work tues or weds, but Mary asked me awhile ago to work Weds, so I will..
Dr P said if there are any mistakes when it comes to insurance breakdowns and he loses money he will take it out of my paychecks.. i work around 25 hrs a week , and from a legal prospective that is illegal ,so I am going to shower and get dressed up and stop at the nursing home to see if I can talk to the HR today.. as it was I was sitting on the floor for 2 1/2 hrs putting a computer cart together yesterday.
so today if they dont have an assistant he will be working on his own...
but I have to work the rest of the week.. oh well..
Lisa~ Levi is adorable .. babies are so cute and squishy
well will finish my tea and get a moving...6 -
quick hop on:
Becca- Love your conversation with your DYS! It is amazing that our kids can still be unsure of our love as adults. I think you handled his confession, wonderfully!
Viv- Prayers for your SIL and her cancer diagnosis/treatment.
Lisa- Hello beautiful baby Levi! I love the pic of the "meeting of the siblings"
KarenVA-Yeah! Some one on one time with baby Lilliana! She is so adorable!
Kim, KarenVA, Terri- add me to the list of black licorice lovers! It is a "taste" I got from my dad; he would always have some black licorice ferreted away someplace and share with me. Sometimes he would get the dutch salted black licorice; I liked that, too.
Pip - "Freakin' wind!" I see it didn't blow you over, though! Superwoman! lol
time to fly! ttfn xoxoxo KJ (Kelly)7 -
Lisa, congrats on Levi's arrival! He looks like a healthy young fella!
Rebecca, I'm so happy for you that your son was just busy with life! I agree, our minds can definitely think the worst when we aren't hearing from our loved ones! And I have to agree, your former penpal has definitely lost out.
Kim, And for most of us there are tons of things we agree on and just a few that we don't. If we had to agree on everything this forum would not exist. Heck I love black licorice and if we had to have that in common I would have few friends indeed. thank heavens we can disagree on the black licorice thing! Can't stand the stuff! lol Happy to hear that your mom got looked after and that you were able to have a nice visit with your nephew. Sorry about your brother, but......
Kylia and Tracey, so nice to hear from you both! Hope things settle down for both of you,sounds like you've been busy, busy, busy!
Pip, was that really you writing that chatty post?? lol Happy for you that you were able to find a good home for Lenny's trunk.
Barbara, funny how exercise can help the stuff that hurts! I find my back hurts a LOT if I take too many days off, stretching doesn't cut it and I keep forgetting that a good workout will take care of a lot of the kinks. Not too mention the feel good endorphins that are released!
Sharon and Janet, your before and after photos are amazing!! Thanks for sharing (and inspiring!)
Well, Christmas is down and put away. Floors got washed today, bathrooms and vacuuming got done yesterday. Sigh. House is almost back to normal, just a few more things to put back, stuff that I had put away in order to put up Christmas stuff. Even hubby commented on how bare the place looks! Oh well, it's all good.
Went for a walk with my friend yesterday, we both got soaked! Hung my jacket in the garage overnight, it made some pretty good puddles! Today I took it apart (it's one of those with a zip out fleece lining) and brought it in the house, hung it up in the spare bathroom and it's almost dry now. Got up this morning with the intention of going for a walk again, looked out the window and said NOPE! Pouring with rain again, but that meant I had the time to get stuff done. Also cleaned out the closet in my office, took everything out, didn't put everything back. Some stuff is bagged up and will be going to the thrift store. Some stuff already went into the garbage, felt really good!
I haven't had a word for my year before, but I think I'm going to do that this year and I think that word will be transform. I've made up my mind that any clothes that are in my closet next January that don't fit are going to have to be gotten rid of. There's some clothes in there that I really like, so I must transform my body. My mind must also undergo some transformation in order for everything to fall into place. We will see how that goes!
Hugs to those needing them, congrats to those celebrating and welcome to the newbies!
Evelyn, Vancouver Island where building an ark is starting to sound like a good idea.....
yeah, but don't get used to it...7 -
Rebecca - Wow how great he responded! and so sad about the penpal friend "dear johning" you - I think that the attitude if we don't agree completely, we can't be in conversation is part of the reason for the divide in America. And for most of us there are tons of things we agree on and just a few that we don't. If we had to agree on everything this forum would not exist. Heck I love black licorice and if we had to have that in common I would have few friends indeed.
Kim
Kim - The black licorice comment made me LOL. I love black licorice, my BFF travel buddy hates it, however her husband loves it. I buy some black licorice jelly beans when I am out at their house and he and I enjoy them while she just shakes her head. (My hubs is indifferent, won't go out of his way to eat it, but doesn't gag if he gets one.)
Okie in the TX Hill Country5 -
Good morning peeps!
Rebecca - so happy you've heard from DYS!!! What a relief. And yes, your penpal has chosen to lose a really wonderful and thoughtful person.
Karen in VA - are you totally retired now? Sounds like your days will be filled with fun and happy things to do. Your partner must be getting along well.
Barbara AHMOD - I cringed to hear about your medical bill _______. Praying you get it all sorted out with minimal frustration. Neat that BB&B went well after all that! Hey, how is your new raincoat/rainsuit doing? I managed to get in about 15 minutes yesterday between downpours. My coat got pretty wet but I stayed dry. I wouldn't have wanted to stay out any longer though.
Evie - Yep, I hear you on the rain! My jacket got draped over a chair in the kitchen to drip on the linoleum. Haven't had to do that in a long time. We've gotten 4" of rain so far this month. Good for you with the decluttering/cleaning and I like that word "Transform". Pretty nifty!
Allie - your boss is a doozy. Praying that job at the nursing home opens up and you can tell him Adios! Maybe it will end up being just him and his wife there. Let HER assist, lol.
Pip - when I saw that long post from you I thought you got hacked.
Viv - sending prayers for your SIL. They are making medical advances all the time, hope the treatment she's on works well.
A minor river is flooding this morning - actually crested last night but has spread over fields and some roads. But shouldn't impact me on my drive to Walmart this morning, lol. Cleaner coming at 8 so I will need to scram. DH takes the dogs and sleeps on his recliner in the shop during the 2 hours she's here.
So make it a great day, ladies!
Lanette
Soggy SW WA State4 -
grandmallie wrote: »Morning Ladies~
I am up and having my tea.. and having a case of the guilties..
today is both Drs on and Zina's dad still up and down.they are trying to find a Dental Assistant to help today with Dr P. and if Zina's dad gets worse she wont be there. I dont usually work tues or weds, but Mary asked me awhile ago to work Weds, so I will..
Dr P said if there are any mistakes when it comes to insurance breakdowns and he loses money he will take it out of my paychecks.. i work around 25 hrs a week , and from a legal prospective that is illegal ,so I am going to shower and get dressed up and stop at the nursing home to see if I can talk to the HR today.. as it was I was sitting on the floor for 2 1/2 hrs putting a computer cart together yesterday.
so today if they dont have an assistant he will be working on his own...
but I have to work the rest of the week.. oh well..
Lisa~ Levi is adorable .. babies are so cute and squishy
well will finish my tea and get a moving...
Hugs to you Allie.
Is there any way you can set your phone to record in an attempt to get some of the things Dr. P says to you? I would start building a case. If not I would purchase a notebook (one where you can tell if a page is ripped out) and start keeping notes of the conversations.
Sending positive thoughts and prayers to you in your mission today. I think we all agree you need to get out of that office and in to a more positive environment. 4 -
Lisa ~ Congrats on new grandson! They look like a lovely family.
Rebecca ~ So, so glad you and your youngest are texting. Sorry you lost your pen pal. I never post anything political on my Facebook page as my far left nephew wanted to get into a big discussion the one time I did
Kim ~ Stay strong for your nephew. Hope your mom’s health improves.
Michele ~ Glad you are enjoying your instant pot.
NY Karen ~ Your attitude toward acknowledging you can’t fix everything is really inspiring. Good for you walking the extra 15 minutes.
Karen in VA ~ Lilliana looks so happy. Know you will enjoy your time with her.
Carol in GA who is trying to overcome a cold my DH game me!
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Lisa - Levi
Karen - You have been amazing in committing to all that time with your grandchildren. When they asked me I refused to take on a regular commitment as I value my freedom too much. I didn't want to feel guilty if I need to be away on those days. Hence the au pair! And Bea goes to a childminder on Mondays. However, they are not financially strapped and I would feel differently if they were. Plus, writers have to be selfish. I have to severely limit things I take on, even fun things. I am eminently distractable!
One thing is sure, it is so rewarding to be close to your grandchildren. It is a huge part of our lives. My DH does so much of the work though! I am a lightweight. I'm the planner, the organiser, he is the fun king.
I find it absolutely knackering. He gets energy from it. I adore them though.
We are off in a second to try out a new activity, SINGING FOR PLEASURE. Just going to check it out and see if we like it. It's nearby, which makes a difference. We couldn't really go before because it was on the same day as the Swing dancing, but that has changed to Wednesday. We can only go to that once a fortnight as it conflicts with the French Circle.
Must go, love Heather UK xxxxxxxx7 -
Carol-gotta love the hubs and their sharing whatever ick they bring home.I believe because I work outside and am not cooped up with him and his germs,keeps me from getting Most of his junk.I do hope you feel better soon.
Allie-I’m so sorry you’re enduring such crap.I pray you find a way to record what’s going on.I am blessed that we are so simple at the farm.We use No technology and a cash box and old fashioned scales.The scales are checked by the state every year and we pass.Our customers trust us and we trust each other.
Debby in Va7 -
SophieRosieMom wrote: »Good morning peeps!
Rebecca - so happy you've heard from DYS!!! What a relief. And yes, your penpal has chosen to lose a really wonderful and thoughtful person.
Karen in VA - are you totally retired now? Sounds like your days will be filled with fun and happy things to do. Your partner must be getting along well.
Barbara AHMOD - I cringed to hear about your medical bill _______. Praying you get it all sorted out with minimal frustration. Neat that BB&B went well after all that! Hey, how is your new raincoat/rainsuit doing? I managed to get in about 15 minutes yesterday between downpours. My coat got pretty wet but I stayed dry. I wouldn't have wanted to stay out any longer though.
Evie - Yep, I hear you on the rain! My jacket got draped over a chair in the kitchen to drip on the linoleum. Haven't had to do that in a long time. We've gotten 4" of rain so far this month. Good for you with the decluttering/cleaning and I like that word "Transform". Pretty nifty!
Allie - your boss is a doozy. Praying that job at the nursing home opens up and you can tell him Adios! Maybe it will end up being just him and his wife there. Let HER assist, lol.
Pip - when I saw that long post from you I thought you got hacked.
Viv - sending prayers for your SIL. They are making medical advances all the time, hope the treatment she's on works well.
A minor river is flooding this morning - actually crested last night but has spread over fields and some roads. But shouldn't impact me on my drive to Walmart this morning, lol. Cleaner coming at 8 so I will need to scram. DH takes the dogs and sleeps on his recliner in the shop during the 2 hours she's here.
So make it a great day, ladies!
Lanette
Soggy SW WA State
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