WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2020
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Rebecca - just in case you might like to find one of those singing groups, here are a couple near you: https://thresholdchoir.org/Whidbey_Island and https://sites.google.com/site/whidbeycommunitychorus/auditions. Both are asking singers to talk to them about joining them. The first one's religion-oriented and the second is secular.
Just saying.
Not that you have to do anything.
Lisa
Oh wow, thank you for the links. I will investigate both.👍💖
💖Rebecca
Whidbey island WA3 -
Heather, yes I need to sing. Its a great reset button for my mood. Its also a mental link to my mother and father, as they always came to my recitals, competitions, and choir programs. So when I sing, its like they're listening still.
💖Rebecca
Whidbey island, WA6 -
I just looked up news on the earthquake just west of Vancouver Island, BC. I haven’t seen any damage reports so far. I hope the effects all stayed off shore. Before DH was disabled by MS we took our sailboat up the coast to BC a few times. It is a place that I remember with love and fondness. I consider Victoria Harbor to be one of my favorite places. We've always referred to it as "The Magic Kingdom." Disneyland is okay, in my opinion, but Victoria, BC, is awesome.
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
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Katla lol I dont have a ton of vises but tea is one of them I have no fewer than 20 different boxes of tea lol chamomile included....
Well Zina will be off for the week so I will be working most of her hours.. and tried to get most of the insurances done today for Monday and tuesday..
I am tired so will relax this afternoon and then go to Walmart tomorrow and get some scrubs..3 -
McDonald’s with JR after lunch he got a kids meal fries 🍟 (boy ate they tiny y cute! ... but not healthy so not a every day treat) . Kids were rough but he just stands there they have to go around the wall of JR. His big eye stare they don’t know what to think. Scared a 3yr old girl showed her wave your hand in fro t of his face he snaps out of it giggles.Then she liked him a lot.
Big kids everywhere more than usual so just played on the slide a lot.
Coronavirus seems to be out if control maybe instead of locking citizens up in the beginning who wanted to warn others they should have let them warn take action sooner.Oh well too late now just like every other disease we got out there (west Nile to newest flu’s).
Amber Tx
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Amber: JR is a charmer. 1
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Katla- He sure is. Being raised old fashioned I defenitely noticing lack of manners in other kids. McDonald’s shouldn’t have to ask them not to throw footballs 🏈 into people they don’t knows foods or ask who the parents of the 6months old crawling alone for an hour in the play yard (9 yr old at the end who was asked to stop selling candy 🍭 came over picked the baby up after an hour walked away). Guess that answers who the parent is!
JR will only play with well behaved kids he just ignores the rowdy ones lol.
Amber Tx3 -
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stats for the day:
outside walking w/yogi- 1hr 32min, 38sec, 16.04min mi, 128mhr, 5.76mi= 281c
Apple Watch- 501c4 -
Made good progress on my weekend list today. There is always something more to do! However, very happy that I finished everything I started. Tried 2 new recipes (dinner prep for the week). Fried some pork chops with a paste of coriander, cumin, garlic and olive oil. I grew up with pork chops dipped in flour and egg and fried in oil (and the pan gravy made afterwards). The new recipe was different but quite good. Will use it again. The second is a variation on balsamic chicken (found it on here in the recipe threads). Added diced tomatoes, spinach, onion and some spices. Will try it tomorrow. Trying to explore different foods, seasonings, etc. It is actually fun.
I did go for walk while it was snowing earlier. It was a light snow and not much stuck. Walked for about an hour-it was so nice and peaceful out there. Close to the end I had to unzip my coat part of the way--started getting warm! Glad I did it.
Off to bed-church in the am and a congregation meeting. The positive is I am not president and running this meeting! I get to sit in the back!
Have a good rest of today/start to tomorrow.
Ginny in Ohio6 -
I did my dumbbells again. The workout includes lunges, baby squats, planks and crunches, and stretches, too. It's enough to break a sweat. A little bit of everything, in the basement, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, and then I do cardio at the gym Monday Wednesday and Friday. At least on a good week. I've been a little sore lately even though I haven't increased anything in a few weeks. Hmm.
Annie in Delaware6 -
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Good Evening! It has been an interesting couple of days. I couldn't pick up my prescription until yesterday because of insurance......ran out on Thursday. Went to pharmacy to pick up as soon as they opened. No go since they were closed due to a power outage. So back to work I went. About 2 hours later, I tried again. The power was on but doors still locked. I figured they needed to get computers up, so decided to wait about 10 minutes. Well... at about 9 minutes, the power went out again! Back to work I went. I figured I would just pick up after work. Husband agreed to meet a couple for dinner. Company was wonderful, food not so much. Ended up going shopping with them. Got a great new purse, two new pairs of shoes, and two new shirts. My first visit to TJ Maxx. Went to Walmart as we needed a new coffee pot, since ours leaked more water all over the floor in the morning, than the coffee made in the pot. Somehow that last 90 minutes flew by! Guess where I didn't get to? Yep, the pharmacy. It was 930 by the time we got home. Fed Sara, set up and cleaned new coffee pot, headed to bed. Poor choices at dinner (fried foods) and later evening, had me exhausted! I needed to log my dinner and drink 2 ounces of water.....I fell asleep while doing the logging. That meant I never plugged in phone.
Fast forward to this morning...alarm didn't go off because phone was dead. Husband woke us up about 30 minutes later than we usually get up, not bad. He asks if coffee is done (on a timer), as I open our door, I step in pee. Good Morning! grumble, grumble. I round into dining room and about step on two piles of I am not sure what as I have no glasses on yet. I put Sara outside, get coffees together, get glasses. Sara has thrown up twice. I know one reason she has been off her food lately. She ate a bird! Feathers and all! Clean up carpet spots, need to shampoo, but running too late. Off to work we go. Opened shop and finally got to pharmacy! After work, ran some errands with husband. Dinner out-rrrr! I ate more than I have been and I feel it. I am sitting watching mindless TV and typing with you ladies.
Tomorrow is a new day! I will shampoo carpets, make some sort of grocery list with fruits and veggies, declutter house, laundry, and get tax paperwork together. Concentration and staying on task........
I need to learn to eat the elephant one bite at a time! Actually, that probably isn't the issue....the issue is once I start eating (or doing) something, I hate to stop until it is done. This often keeps me from starting.
I am thankful that I have you ladies to rein me in and push me on!
Hugs!
Welcomes!
Congratulations!
Kylia in Ohio and getting ready for bed.
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Did a pilates DVD today. The plan for tomorrow is to do some balance games on the Wii.
Made lemon bars for Vince to have during the week then made chocolate chip cookies for us to take to FL
I’m still coughing. Don’t tell me to go to the ER or the doctor’s, I have been and have been on antibiotics twice, gotten a steroid injection, and have an inhaler. Vince wonders if it might not be an allergy to something. Since we’ll be in FL for a few weeks, that’ll be a pretty good look-see. If I don’t cough after a while, maybe it’s time to see an allergist. Vince says I’ve been coughing since this summer, but I think it was just after I went to the MD for my annual physical and got my flu shot
Had to go to the post office this morning then took papers to be shredded.
Marianne WV – good luck on your MRI’s. What are they trying to rule out? Congrats on that weight!
Making some mashed potatoes for Vince right now for during the week. Mainly because I have a bit of half & half that I want to use up. He’ll never know it’s in there.
Just made a chocolate pudding pie for Vince to have when we get back from FL. Really, it was more to use up the half & half. I used that up and used milk for the remainder.
Heather – when you make a small portion of rice in the IP, what again is the ratio of rice to water cooked on which temp for how long?
Kymari – a bird??? Yuk
Michele NC about to be in FL
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Assignment done.
Organising and running 400K event done!
I took extra days off around the Australia Day long weekend so my weekend will be Thursday to Monday, returning to work on Tuesday.
In that time, I've written a 2500 word paper, put the finishing touches on organising a 400 kilometre cycling event, and we held the event. Our lone rider came in at about 5 am after riding 400 kilometres solo. She's a determined girl and did so well! She reminds me a bit of a younger me ... the 400 km distance was my favourite but it does take a certain degree of determination.
We met her on the road in one place to make sure she was OK and then we were at a control (rest stop) in the middle of the night, again to make sure she was OK and to provide her with some food and water.
I walked and jogged at the places we waited for her to get a bit of exercise in.
I'm not sure what we'll do today ... we wanted to go cycling but it is blowing a gale out there. I might run instead.
Machka in Oz3 -
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Machka How long does it take to ride 400 km on a bike? Over 20 hours maybe? I can't imagine! How marvelous! and yes, how determined your young rider was. Wow!2
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KetoneKaren wrote: »Machka How long does it take to ride 400 km on a bike? Over 20 hours maybe? I can't imagine! How marvelous! and yes, how determined your young rider was. Wow!
The time limit is 27 hours including all breaks.
She finished in 23 hours 20 minutes.
I've ranged between 21 and 25 hours on my 400Ks.
Machka in Oz5 -
"Todo"s and "done"Done Thursday drive to Eugene, Dermatologist, BottleDrop, Winco, Walmart, Market of Choice. Friday Trader Joe’s, Natural Grocers, Freddie’s. Saturday skipped dog group, unpacked and rearranged pantry, freezer, veg prep.
Bonus:
ToDo:. Sunday church, invest 10 mins cleaning Kitchen/Laundry, carry over 10 mins cleaning Office, MBd, GuestBd, board mtg minutes, bake bran muffins, call Carolyn. Monday: call about turnout drying racks, invest 10 mins cleaning MBth.
Took over two hours to unpack, organize, re-arrange pantry and freezer to fit in all the goodies bought in Eugene. Too pooped to do more than a little veg prep. Will press the re-set button tomorrow.
Janet in eMO workout instead of evening snack? Well done!
Okie why NY trip stressful? All those Yankees? (no offense intended for Beth, Allie et al)
Barbie love Bernie’s expression, perhaps a comment on the news? Shadow watches TV too, and barks at the animals.
Welcome carolmelton147!
Machka thanks for the 27 science based health tips. Good reinforcement, encouragement to keep on and improve.
Marianne hope the MRI’s results point to issues easily repaired/addressed. Con VERY grats on the scale victory!
Heather would love to see pics of the posh pottery and men in their wee Jimmy hats
Pip
the Rocky/Bullwinkle/Floyd family photo. ((hugs)) Glad to hear you’re easing back into slooow jog.
Tracey any idea why boss is in such a foul mood?
SuziQ “way too much lobbying by the pharmaceutical companies. Every new drug is over advertised and pushed here” True that! I remember when neither pharmaceuticals nor attorneys were allowed to advertise on TV, seems like the “demand” was less then too…
Ginny in OH “looking forward” to your workout when stressed, AND walking in the snow? Brava!
Shirley nNY good detective work on the calorie count discrepancy
Lisa Great timing indeed. Happy for you that Corey’s new employers came up with such a great solution to the too small to offer retirement plan problem.
Michele yup, pic is either too small or requires too much scrolling. Print with large font makes following recipes easier.
Amber lookin’ good!
Karen in VA, thanks for the immunization recommendations. Don’t take the flu shot as last two times it made me sick. Will ask Dr. for tetanus (thanks Lanette for the gardening reminder), shingles and 2nd pneumonia shot.
Rebecca and Terri how I envy you your singing. LOVE to sing, but confine it to when driving. Can hear how I waver from flat to sharp and back again, rarely pausing long enough on key, kinda like Katla’s tomcat.
Also too pooped to update stats tonight.
Lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
January: get up and go outside 10 mins EVERY day, even in the rain!
daily: steps=3896 so far, vits 20 log=22 CI<CO=19 CI<250<CO=8 Tumble 5/10=11 mfp=22
wkly: BBBorTC x3=7, rx=3 dance=5.2 pack walk=2.5
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Good morning all!
I was a bit of a couch potato yesterday, (although I did walk to/from our local shops), and I may not have been as rigorous with my food and water as as I should have been. However, it's just one day, and not relevant in the scheme of things, so long as I don't do it often. Sometimes we just need to chill out!
Just puttering about doing little chores this morning. Off to visit DED and grandsons after lunch. It was very wet first thing, but seems to be clearing up at the minute, so may go for a short walk.
Barbara:. Sounds like you had a busy trip
Heather: Hope your Burns' Night was a total success.
💕💖💕 Have a Blessed Sunday 💕💖💕
☘️ Terri2 -
Jogged 3 km today ... I think that's the longest I've jogged in some time.
Distance: 3.07km
Elevation: 24m
Moving Time: 27:29
Elapsed Time: 28:27
Pace: 8:57/km
Calories: 306
M in Oz3 -
Phew I have skimmed about 20 pages to catch up.
Not sure how I got so far behind, just busy with family etc.
I joined a 5 day challenge on Facebook - supposed to lose a dress size in 90 days, this was just a taster of what to expect. It was quite interesting, mainly common sense I suppose, but gave pointers into why we give up. Trouble is the 90 day course costs £150 which I can't afford at the moment. People were posting that they had lost up to 5lbs just with the information given on the taster, me I lost a lb and then gained 2lb !!!! Mind you he did say not to rely totally on the scales, other factors should be considered, how do your clothes fit and inches lost. Weight can go up and down due to many things. I have taken a few things on board, and will endeavour to make good decisions. (I'm sure I would do better if I lived on my own though lol)
Onwards and upwards, the only person that can do this is ME!!
Watched the video on balance very interesting and something I need to keep on top of. Also I've found that I can not squat at all now, tried this morning and my left knee hurt too much to continue, I nearly fell over lol. I can bend a little from the knee when lifting something heavy, but squatting is a no no for me now, how and when did that happen..
Prayers/good thoughts please for my sister in law, she's going for a brain scan today, I'm hoping that the dizziness is a side effect of the treatment she is on and not that the cancer has spread to her brain. I'm really worried about her, she's the sister I never had.
Looks like rain so I'd better go check on mum before it starts. She's not been too well lately, had a bad cold but now sciatica is making her life a misery, may need to call the doc out for some different meds as the gabapentin doesn't seem to be helping.
Enjoy the rest of your Sunday
Love to all
Viv UK5 -
VIv Positive thoughts for your sister-in-law as she goes through her dizziness evaluation and her cancer treatment. My daughter-in-law had a scary episode at a concert which was determined after thorough evaluation by a neurologist to be a fainting episode due to standing up quickly after being seated in a scrunched position for too long. She broke her nose & had a concussion, was very confused when she woke up, and felt bad for a week afterwards. It happened during strobe light show at a concert, so there was the worry about a seizure, but it wasn't. She said the worst part was they had to leave the concert which they had been looking forward to for about a year.
Macka OMG 21-25 hours - that is a phenomenal show of stamina and determination. Holy Cow!
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10-year-old granddaughter had an excellent showing in a swim meet yesterday. She loves it so much, and is a very strong swimmer. She's about to turn 11, so we will see what that does to her standings for participation in CHAMPS and district/state meets. We don't really understand how that works but we'll soon find out.
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Working today. Leave in about 30 minutes; need to get showered & dressed. I laid everything out for my partner's breakfast so it won't be too hard for her on her knee scooter. We are both really tired of her being unable to walk on one foot. She gets a walking boot on Feb 3, yay! It's still going to be tough for about another 6 weeks as PT weekly adjusts the boot to lower her heel until she can finally put her foot down flat. They use wedges in the heel of the boot, layers of thin wedges adhesed together in the shape of right triangle, and just peel one off a week to lower the heel.
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Karen in Virginia who had better get going6 -
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"Todo"s and "done"
Okie why NY trip stressful? All those Yankees? (no offense intended for Beth, Allie et al)
Lighter, lovelies!Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
January: get up and go outside 10 mins EVERY day, even in the rain!
daily: steps=3896 so far, vits 20 log=22 CI<CO=19 CI<250<CO=8 Tumble 5/10=11 mfp=22
wkly: BBBorTC x3=7, rx=3 dance=5.2 pack walk=2.5
mnthly: board mtg=1 grant= outside=10
Bonus AF=14 dog group email list= sew= play=
Barbara - LOL! We are not blood related to the other attendees for the festivities. As a result, our unofficial role will be to help be a buffer between the other parties who all get along well, but are very very different. It won't be anything dramatic at all and will be a lot of fun, but you know how sometimes an offhand comment can just rub someone the wrong way or be taken the wrong way. We will provide a diversion to redirect if that happens.
Okie in the TX Hill Country2
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