WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2020

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  • JRsLateInLifeMom
    JRsLateInLifeMom Posts: 2,275 Member
    edited January 2020
    Machka we got 5 cases in USA 🇺🇸 so far.

    https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/coronavirus-u-s-map-where-virus-has-been-confirmed-across-n1124546

    China 🇨🇳 7,771 cases (170 deaths)

    68 cases in 15 other countries so far.

    Amber Tx

    https://apple.news/A4ZBUEOmjTKa6iT5BjtPeiA China post

    Having a baby keeping up in it plus Daughter where one case is! 2 in California that’s where she is.
  • Poerava14
    Poerava14 Posts: 1,088 Member
    Machka, Lisa and Tracey: Thank you for sharing your experience on being super tasters. I now will have more compassion with friends and family I have previously considered ridiculously picky eaters. Never knew how difficult it was for you. Sounds absolutely awful.

    Katla: Hope DH starts to feel better soon.

    Barbara: Thank you for the juice recommendation. I live 12 minutes from Trader Joes so I went today to get some. How did I miss this delicious gem before?

    KJ: So proud of you! That's a great loss.

    Amber: I didn't learn to cook until I was in my 40's. A gift of a cookbook called 'Bread and Soup' got me started experimenting, and little by little I just expanded my skills. You will too, I'm sure. 🥕🥑🥝🍲

    Michele
    : I make yougurt about every 3 weeks because I am the only one here who uses plain. Like Karen said, about every 3rd time, I buy a small carton of Chobani plain Greek yougurt for the starter, but in between use a heaping tablespoon of my yougurt with a half gallon of full fat Fairlife. milk. I keep it in the IP for 10 hours. It's not that tart, and I love it with fresh fruit and a sprinkle of granola. I strain and put the whey directly into my blender to make up three protein smoothies. I bottle up the smoothies and enjoy within the week. Already have berries and supergreens washed and ready to do this tomorrow. 😋

    I had my annual physical yesterday and a mammogram today. All went very well, and best of all, it was my FINAL pap smear, as my medical group doesn't recommend them for healthy women over 65. Yay! Stupid cold lingers, but symptoms still just a mild runny nose with occasional series of sneezes my DH describes as 'atomic'. Today was the first time in 3 days I could drum up the energy to ride the recumbent bike and do my stretches. I was supposed to tour an adult day care facility to ascertain if it would be a good fit for DH, but the gal who gives the orientations has been out all week with a cold.

    As Margaret has said, sleep so important. I'm off to get my zzzzzzz now. Stay well friends. We can do this.

    Rori
    Reveling in the NOW
    Colorado Foothills
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    edited January 2020
    Tracey: I hope you’re feeling better after your recent dental work. Soaking in the hot-tub sounds like an excellent idea. :smiley:

    Machka: Coronavirus sounds serious and dangerous. Looking at the map, my daughter lives in a state where there has been one case so far. Illinois, Washington and Arizona each have one reported case and California has 2. That is five to many and scary. :cry:

    Rori: Thanks for your good wishes for DH. He’s gone to bed early this evening. I hope he rests well. :flowerforyou:


    I have been reading a series of books by a favorite author, Lisa Kleypas. This series is set in San Juan Island in Washington state. We have visited San Juan Island several times in years past and have loved it there. I’m enjoying reading the books & have one more available in this series. I’ll probably get started reading it in a few minutes.

    Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
  • bananasandoranges
    bananasandoranges Posts: 2,410 Member
    edited January 2020
    hi I was unable to get onto the site due to some bug, for some weeks. unable to track. That didn't help matters. :( Here we are having lots of strikes. fcjedorqnqrs.png Well, a new day. New beginning.
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 18,947 Member
    Good morning/afternoon/evening to everyone. Where did January go? 😂

    Jan Summary

    Current Stats
    Terri: Female; 74 next birthday; live in Northern Ireland; married > 53 years; ex Maths teacher; volunteer group leader for U3A (University of the Third Age - life-long learning charity); 5 years on MFP; assistant Coach for Sole Mates walking group
    SW: 227 (Mar 2014)
    LW: 146.7 (November 2019)
    CW: 149.4
    GW: 145

    20 Goals for 2020: Managed these quite well in Jan, so sticking with them for Feb
    • 1. Pre-log every lick, sip and bite (Daily) 🎉I find this so useful
    • 2. Stay under goal (Daily) 🎉
    • 3. Balance macros/micros (Daily) mostly
    • 4. Hydrate adequately (Daily) 🎉
    • 5. Choose healthy snacks (Daily) 😏 Could do better 😂
    • 6. 7500+ Steps (Daily) 🎉
    • 7. stretch before/after workouts 😏 getting there. Don't always remember
    • 8. 15+ minutes HIIT > 5 days a week 🎉
    • 9. 15+ mins lower body > 5 days a week 🎉
    • 10. 15+ mins yoga/tai chi > 5 days a week 😏Getting there
    • 11. Dance group (twice a month) 💃🏻🕺🏻
    • 12. Practice self-care (Daily) 🎉
    • 13. Stay up to date with accounts (monthly) 🎉
    • 14. Mindfulness Practice/meditation ((Daily - morning/evening) 🙏🏻 Namaste 🙏🏻
    • 15. 1 or more 15 mins Declutter sessions (Daily) 🎉
    • 16. Finish > 2 ongoing craft projects (monthly) 😏 1 done
    • 17. Purchase essential items only 😏 was doing well. Need new winter footwear as old ones leaked. Bought shoes, boots and trainers in the sale. Do these count as essential
    • 18. Read > 1 book from 'to read' pile 🎉 Currently reading 3rd book.
    • 19. Complete > 2 ongoing crochet projects (monthly) 😏almost! One done, one nearing completion.
    • 20. Learn something new (daily) 🎉

    I've fallen way behind on reading posts this week. I will try and skim through this evening and tomorrow to get caught up.

    Fairly busy today. Dancing this morning, then Monthly Meeting after lunch, and DYD is coming for dinner tonight.

    Welcome to anyone new, (((hugs))) to those who need them. Keep on keeping on.

    ☘️ Terri
  • LisaInAR
    LisaInAR Posts: 2,020 Member
    Morning, afternoon and evening, all...

    Rori - thanks for the understanding. I think it's very human to believe that, if it tastes good to me, it tastes good to everyone, and vice versa. I've come to realize every human is unique in every single one of our senses. Something that tastes rough to me feels smooth to my husband. Something that smells bad to me is just fine to him (most milk). Even our sight, as in the blue to purple range, he will see something as completely blue, and to me it's absolutely purple. The differences fascinate me!

    Julie - welcome back, I'm sorry things have not gone well for you of late.

    KJ and Rebecca, and anyone else with triumphs of late, well done on the weight loss!

    Yesterday was just about as exhausting as figured it would be, but I did get a grant uploaded in the afternoon.

    More than anything yesterday, a very interesting question came up, and my own answer surprised me. So I thought I'd bring it to all of you. If you decide to answer, please share the first one that comes to mind.

    What are you longing for?

    I'll share mine at a later point, promise.

    Love y'all,
    Lisa in AR
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,667 Member
    Lisa - The first longing that comes to mind is my huge longing for my memoirs to be recognised and achieve a wide public. I think they have so much to offer those who have been abused as children and I long to share my experience of growing out of that experience with more people. I long to share that at conferences and on the media. I want to champion the child who has suffered and offer hope.

    As it is, I plod along, writing my few hundred words most days, keeping the dream alive in my imagination. Hacking away at the coal face is never glamorous, but I am privileged to be doing it. Hugely privileged to have a purpose in life, my writing, that has kept me going, through all the ups and downs, all my life.

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,058 Member
    morning Ladies~I am up dressed and having my tea..and Aflie barking at the tv... all is normal
    yesterday a better day, i was running around crazy.. my son, I love him dearly but he has no clue of reality.. he has been driving a 1997 toyota corolla with almost 300,000 miles on it and took it in for a oil change.. well the front axle is broken.. i asked Dan what do you have in savings.. oh about 500.00 , you need a couple thousand I told him..and he said well why dont you buy it for me.. he is 35 yrs old man working part time at a grocery store.. uhhh no.. I am not doing that. but he needs to do something..he lives a couple miles away...from work..
    I am working 9-5 today.. and 7:45 -5 tomorrow and will go to Zina's dad funeral on Saterday..
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,551 Member
    LisaInAR wrote: »
    Morning, afternoon and evening, all...

    Rori - thanks for the understanding. I think it's very human to believe that, if it tastes good to me, it tastes good to everyone, and vice versa. I've come to realize every human is unique in every single one of our senses. Something that tastes rough to me feels smooth to my husband. Something that smells bad to me is just fine to him (most milk). Even our sight, as in the blue to purple range, he will see something as completely blue, and to me it's absolutely purple. The differences fascinate me!

    I think my husband and I have colour differences in the limegreen/yellow/orange range.

    Regarding eating, not only am I a supertaster, I also have a reduced sense of smell so I'm a texture eater. If the texture isn't right ... it isn't going down! Eating is complicated!! :lol:


    LisaInAR wrote: »
    More than anything yesterday, a very interesting question came up, and my own answer surprised me. So I thought I'd bring it to all of you. If you decide to answer, please share the first one that comes to mind.

    What are you longing for?

    Love y'all,
    Lisa in AR

    And that's a very complicated question too! Or rather ... the answer is complicated.


    Machka in Oz
  • KetoneKaren
    KetoneKaren Posts: 6,412 Member
    My 13-year-old grandson is a Supertaster. To his credit, he is an adventurous eater. He'll try anything once! Cruciferous vegetables are bitter to him. His younger sister is a VERY adventurous eater and enjoys all kinds of unique flavors & foods.

    My partner has some food eccentricities which used to make going to a restaurant with her embarrassing and unpleasant. We have both adjusted - I have become more tolerant, and she has toned it down, and we enjoy an occasional restaurant meal very much now. In fact, we went to Bonefish Grill with my ex-husband yesterday and had a wonderful time.

    My partner is still on her knee scooter and was thrilled to get out of the house yesterday. She gets her cast off in 4 days (Achilles tendon rupture surgery) and will be in a walking boot, but still not weight-bearing until she has completed 2 weeks of PT. She is looking forward to the walking boot, but I think it's going to hurt. I told her I don't think she realizes how often she bears weight on her cast when she transfers from chair/bed to scooter to toilet/shower seat/etc. I think the first time she tries that (prematurely) in her walking boot, it's going to be a rude surprise. It's great that one of us is optimistic, LOL!!!

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    Irish Terri Inspiring 20 goals for 2020! You are an active woman of many diverse interests. A true role model. What I appreciate about your thoughtful goals: they are achievable but still a daily challenge. <3

    Katla That book series sounds interesting! I looked Lisa Kleypas up and the series you are reading, I believe, is the Friday Harbor series, a 4-book fiction series about the Nolan family and set in the San Juan Islands. I think I would really enjoy those books. Kleypas has written novellas, anthologies, historical romances, and contemporary books like the Friday Harbor series. I have never read anything written by her, but I believe now I will! Thanks for that!

    Rori I put this in a spoiler because it's TMI on personal female stuff:
    Last Pap - that is something to celebrate! I do wish there was a good screening test for ovarian cancer, though. Does your GYN group recommend continuing bimanual pelvic exams without the Pap test or transvaginal ultrasounds to check your ovaries? ACOG (American College of Gynecology) is often at odds with the recommendations from the US Protective Health Services Task Force (USPHSTF), the penultimate authority on screening tests, who says "Do Not Screen for Ovarian Cancer" because there is no reliable way to screen - too many false positives & false negatives. Sometimes I wish 15 years ago when I was practically bleeding to death I would have gone ahead and had a total hysterectomy. They could have repaired my pelvic floor & bladder too. Why oh why didn't I do that? Then my ovaries would be gone & I wouldn't have this nagging worry. Plus I wouldn't leak. I do not want to turn into an ancient woman who reeks of urine. I guess it's better than not turning into an ancient woman, but still... :(

    Barbara AHMOD I lost a post with all sorts of replies & I've been meaning to tell you your comment "practically a Lutheran requirement" made me laugh out loud. You're so funny!

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    I am an excellent cook. Fact. My mother was a superb cook.

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    Today is a Lilliana day! Tuesday she was not a very happy girl. She seemed to be having a tummy ache and her sleep was light and fitful. I hope today is better for the little girl. <3:'(<3

    >>>

    Karen in Virginia
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,058 Member
    what am I longing for~ A calm life...less stress in life, more balance...
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,551 Member
    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
    Oct-19 ... 196.5 km (122.1 miles) = 31 hours 27 minutes
    Nov-19 ... 155.5 km (96.6 miles) = 25 hours 01 minutes
    Dec-19 ... 203.7 km (126.6 miles) = 26 hours 54 minutes

    2019
    Cycling Total: 1021.9 km
    Walking Total: 1086.6 km
    Rowing Total: 109.2 km
    Flights of Stairs: 1342


    Goal: Really, really hoping for a better year than 2019!!
    Wednesday, 1 January 2020 … 0.0 km walking + 14.5 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Thursday, 2 January 2020 … 0.0 km walking + 50.9 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Friday, 3 January 2020 … 0.0 km walking + 22.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Saturday, 4 January 2020 … 0.0 km walking + 13.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Sunday, 5 January 2020 … 3.9 km walking + 10.2 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Monday, 6 January 2020 … 3.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 8 flights of stairs
    Tuesday, 7 January 2020 … 1.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 10 flights of stairs

    Wednesday, 8 January 2020 … 4.3 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 10 flights of stairs
    Thursday, 9 January 2020 … 9.2 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 10 flights of stairs
    Thursday, 9 January 2020 … 9.2 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 10 flights of stairs
    Friday, 10 January 2020 … 2.0 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Saturday, 11 January 2020 … 0.0 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Sunday, 12 January 2020 … 3.7 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Monday, 13 January 2020 … 3.2 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 4 flights of stairs
    Tuesday, 14 January 2020 … 3.3 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 2 flights of stairs

    Wednesday, 15 January 2020 … 3.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 4 flights of stairs
    Thursday, 16 January 2020 … 3.5 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 4 flights of stairs
    Friday, 17 January 2020 … 6.7 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 17 flights of stairs
    Saturday, 18 January 2020 … 0.6 km walking + 15.6 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Sunday, 19 January 2020 … 0.0 km walking + 16.6 km cycling + 3.2 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Monday, 20 January 2020 … 2.0 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 15 flights of stairs
    Tuesday, 21 January 2020 … 6.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 19 flights of stairs

    Wednesday, 22 January 2020 … 4.0 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 3.2 km rowing + 17 flights of stairs
    Thursday, 23 January 2020 … 3.7 km walking + 24.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Friday, 24 January 2020 … 1.4 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Saturday, 25 January 2020 … 4.1 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Sunday, 26 January 2020 … 4.9 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Monday, 27 January 2020 … 0.0 km walking + 21.3 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Tuesday, 28 January 2020 … 1.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 4 flights of stairs
    Wednesday, 29 January 2020 … 1.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 4 flights of stairs
    Thursday, 30 January 2020 … 5.6 km walking + 18.6 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 6 flights of stairs


    2020 Monthly January
    Walking Distance (km): 85.8
    Walking Time (min): 1053.3
    Cycling Distance (km): 206.7
    Cycling Time (min): 695.3
    Flights Stairs Climbed Number: 134.0
    Flights Stairs Climbed Time (min): 107.2
    Rowing Distance (km): 6.4
    Rowing Time (min): 41.0
    Other Distance: 0.0
    Other Time: 0.0

    Totals
    Total Distance (km): 298.8
    Total Distance (miles): 185.7
    Total Time (min): 1896.7
    Total Time (hr): 31:36:45
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,551 Member

    Rori I put this in a spoiler because it's TMI on personal female stuff:
    Last Pap - that is something to celebrate! I do wish there was a good screening test for ovarian cancer, though. Does your GYN group recommend continuing bimanual pelvic exams without the Pap test or transvaginal ultrasounds to check your ovaries? ACOG (American College of Gynecology) is often at odds with the recommendations from the US Protective Health Services Task Force (USPHSTF), the penultimate authority on screening tests, who says "Do Not Screen for Ovarian Cancer" because there is no reliable way to screen - too many false positives & false negatives. Sometimes I wish 15 years ago when I was practically bleeding to death I would have gone ahead and had a total hysterectomy. They could have repaired my pelvic floor & bladder too. Why oh why didn't I do that? Then my ovaries would be gone & I wouldn't have this nagging worry. Plus I wouldn't leak. I do not want to turn into an ancient woman who reeks of urine. I guess it's better than not turning into an ancient woman, but still... :(
    Karen in Virginia
    I don't know that pelvic exams are particularly useful for detecting ovarian cancer. I go for TVUSs and the CA-125 blood test about every 6-8 months. I will probably go less often once I am fully menopausal.

    https://www.cancer.org.au/about-cancer/early-detection/early-detection-factsheets/ovarian-cancer.html


    Machka in Oz



  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,551 Member
    My partner has some food eccentricities which used to make going to a restaurant with her embarrassing and unpleasant. We have both adjusted - I have become more tolerant, and she has toned it down, and we enjoy an occasional restaurant meal very much now. In fact, we went to Bonefish Grill with my ex-husband yesterday and had a wonderful time.

    Karen in Virginia


    Thank goodness for online menus!!

    When my work colleagues suggest going out to lunch, and suggest a place, first thing I do is look up the online menu. I can make my 1st, 2nd, and 3rd choices while in the comfort of my office chair ... and when we get there, I can place my order like a normal human being. :)

    I have also discovered that some places will make some substitutes.

    For example, if for any reason a great dollop of sour cream is going to be included with whatever I've order, I will often smile and quietly say, "I'd like the whatever, but could you hold the sour cream please". Or if I've ordered a salad ... "No thank you, I'd rather not have any dressing."


    I'll actually often suggest getting together at a restaurant or cafe rather than at someone's home. At least in a restaurant or cafe, there's usually something on the menu that will suit me. At someone's home, you just never know.


    Machka in Oz
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,189 Member
    Tttttt
  • JRsLateInLifeMom
    JRsLateInLifeMom Posts: 2,275 Member
    Machka-https://apple.news/ALt8NRHZDQU65EztwpVksqg

    Coronovirus-6,000 passengers on a cruise ship stuck cause a Woman has it now

    Amber Tx
  • KetoneKaren
    KetoneKaren Posts: 6,412 Member
    auntiebk wrote: »
    Longing for? Friends and beloved pets that have gone ahead. Swell, now I’m crying. :cry: Didn’t realize how persistent grief is, always there, just below the surface, easily triggered. :heartbreak:

    Lighter, lovelies!
    f8qt1s098sxm.gifBarbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD

    Yes. Barbara. This. And family members. Plus I would add that another equally poignant thin I long for is the renewal of the 35 year friendship that ended when my BFF found out from an indiscrete mutual friend that I was in a same-sex relationship. She sent me a card that said she hoped I'd be happy, signed it, and wrote me off. I was devastated and still have to put my big girl panties on every day to deal with the cavalier way she ended our friendship. I knew she would have a difficult time with it, and was planning how to tell her when our mutual friend took care of it for me. Big mouth. She has gotten in trouble with her husband for airing private family business before. It wasn't personal. She just loves to gossip & has a hard time stopping herself.

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    Luci You're welcome.

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    Lisa Oh god. I'm so sorry about your bowel/bladder issues. I might go buy some adult diapers and get over it too. Now that I think of it, it would give me some peace of mind. A friend got good results from physical therapy after giving birth to her 3 girls. I haven't even consulted a specialist, so that's probably first.

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    Machka Interesting Cancer Council Australia guidelines on screening for ovarian cancer. It's my understanding that retrospective studies have shown that ovarian screening by annual TVU and CA125 is "inefficient" at detecting early-stage ovarian cancers and results in morbidity and increased medical cost due to pursuing false positives…but you know, science aside, I think as a woman, I would rather do SOMETHING than nothing. I imagine I would have to pay out-of-pocket because insurance companies make most of their decisions on what to pay for is evidence-based.

    >>>Karen in Virginia
  • klanders30
    klanders30 Posts: 2,569 Member
    Margaret you are such an insightful person. I love what you keep in your backpack, taking care of yourself is the key, you are an inspiration and thank you for sharing your wisdom and your strength.

    NYKAREN
  • margaretturk
    margaretturk Posts: 5,241 Member
    Thank you NY Karen.

    I draw strength and wisdom from all of you sharing on this site. It does take a village to help us weather the blows in life.
  • margaretturk
    margaretturk Posts: 5,241 Member
    Again Amber thank you for the update. Just seeing China's reaction to this virus we know this needs to be taken seriously. I already said to husband one likes to run his tank to 0 to rethink this and fill sooner.

    I know I need to do things to boost my immune system and revisit emergency kit. I had the Swine Flu and I know how bad that was. I still think part of that illness was caused by a major stomach illness the month before (Mexico).

    :heart: Margaret