WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MAY 2020

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  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    Machka: I like your quarantine once a days. Thanks! :star:

    Barbara: I’m thinking a frustration voodoo doll might be therapeutic. Poke it with pins as needed to vent anger. :grumble:

    Lisa: I hope all turns out well for you and Corey. It is wonderful to know that you have options. They need you more than you need them. I wonder whether any of them knows how much you accomplish. :ohwell:

    KJ: I love Jack Sparrow! Thank you. :bigsmile:

    Meg: It is delightful to see your post!!! My only advice is for you to stop by here more often. You are missed. :star:


    We have ordered a new BBQ. Last night’s dinner may be the last one for our old BBQ. It served us long and well, but it is crumbling day by day. It will likely be a week before the new one gets here, but I’m hoping for sooner.

    Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,250 Member
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  • SophieRosieMom
    SophieRosieMom Posts: 3,648 Member
    well here I am, picked up Homer and re potted my plants .. here is hoping they survive, I have had them for almost 2 years and the one from my father in law 7 months and I have an ivy that my dad had at the house from my moms funeral 20 yrs ago.. Sitting taking a quick break and then on to packing for going up to Faiths ....and doing a vacuum .. nothing better than having your old dog snuggled up in your lap, I cherish the moments.. Alfie never curls up to long unless he is under he covers lol

    Allie - you inspired me. I just repotted/divided my prayer plant into 2 pots and have 6 pieces of the old plant in jars of water. Let's see if they root. I've been meaning to do this since last year.

    So glad the job being with Faith opened up and you can take Alfie along. Sounds pretty ideal! :)

    Lanette
  • KetoneKaren
    KetoneKaren Posts: 6,412 Member
    I wonder if Kim's employer would grow marijuana.
  • skuehn48
    skuehn48 Posts: 3,041 Member
    <3
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    Growing MJ is legal in several states. In our area the vast majority is grown indoors. Since it is also legal in CA, I suspect the majority of it is also grown indoors. No problem with foraging critters or thieving humans inside a locked building. A former paper mill in our town is a grow site. The city council helped set up the deal.
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    Today is election day for the Oregon Primary. DH & I have both voted. Keeping my fingers crossed for a good outcome. ❤️🤍💙
  • bananasandoranges
    bananasandoranges Posts: 2,410 Member
    edited May 2020
    For those of your who understand French and are francophiles, here is a youtube Chanel where a young guy, about 25, from a top school gives a daily update, mostly around coronavirus. it's about 5-7 minutes, mostly about France with a part at the end about another country (often usa or china, but not always). He speaks fast. I find it a time saver for me. I know all the main points and don't have to peruse the rest of the news much if at all to find out new rules, updates, etc. There's a 1 question poll in upper right part of youtube screen at the end most days. (ex: do you plan to go on vacation this summer) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAcAnMF0OrCtUep3Y4M-ZPw
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,250 Member
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  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,001 Member
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  • OregonMother
    OregonMother Posts: 1,664 Member
    Katla49 wrote: »
    Growing MJ is legal in several states. In our area the vast majority is grown indoors. Since it is also legal in CA, I suspect the majority of it is also grown indoors. No problem with foraging critters or thieving humans inside a locked building. A former paper mill in our town is a grow site. The city council helped set up the deal.

    We have a hemp field not far from our house, but it is industrial hemp. The field is fenced with signs that say -- "Industrial Hemp -- not for human ingestion" or something like that. It tickles me, for some reason.

    Flea
    Willamette Valley, Oregon
  • OregonMother
    OregonMother Posts: 1,664 Member
    Katla49 wrote: »
    Today is election day for the Oregon Primary. DH & I have both voted. Keeping my fingers crossed for a good outcome. ❤️🤍💙

    We also submitted our ballots today, but it was a really boring ballot since none of us are major party members. But still . . . civic duty and all.

    Flea
    Willamette Valley, OR
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,250 Member
    stats for the day:

    Bike ride home 2 sumner station- 1hr 1min 51sec, 148mhr, 12.8amph, 13.23mi= 511c
    apple watch- 487c
    jog sta 2 wrk- 5.27min, 138mhr, 10.01min mi, .54mi= 53c
    apple watch- 58c
    jog wrk 2 sta- 4,13 min, 9.13min mi, 151mhr, .45mi= 59c
    apple watch- 60c
    Bike ride dome 2 hm- 18.47min, 8.2amph, 145mhr, 2.57mi= 174c
    apple watch- 146c

    total cal 797
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,250 Member
    Oooo
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,194 Member
    :) marijuana may be legal, but it's legal like booze not like vegetables
  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,518 Member
    Did low Impact Cardio Leg and Ball Upper Body DVD. The plan for tomorrow is to do Amy Dixon’s Breathless Body DVD.

    M – I just can’t begin to imagine the joy you must have felt when your hubby said “she’s my…my…my WIFE”.

    Jaxsgma – same here…back in jeans (boo) But it does look like at the end of the week I’ll be back in shorts. Unfortunately, I probably won’t be in the pool, it probably has cooled some. Hopefully, it won’t be breezy and I’ll be able to string popcorn. Then again, being breezy would be nice so we can install the new landscape edging. Didn’t do well on eating yesterday. Since Steve is here, I’m having to make more foods that he likes (and he likes fat in things. But I did have pork tenderloin for dinner while he and Vince had rib eye)

    Bananas – now I’m glad that I chose to pay the membership for the gym that I chose. The other two I pay by the class and, of course, with no classes I’m not paying. The one gym that’s always been very clean is the one that I’ll pay the Silver and Fit fee for. I’ll use their equipment (treadmill, stairstepper, elliptical). They also have the weights with the bar (that’s one of the classes that I take at one gym) so I’ll do one of the DVD’s that I have for it there. So I’ll probably get my money’s worth. I do wish they had a pool, tho. But I can understand why they don’t. She is renting space, she doesn’t own the building. And a pool is a MAJOR change

    Michele NC
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,596 Member
    Before this thread gets shut down, I just thought I'd bring the Community Guidelines to your attention.

    https://www.myfitnesspal.com/community-guidelines

    10. Keep it legal
    "Posts about marijuana which is not legal federally in the USA yet, posts about steroids, and posts about substances that are not legal, federally, in the USA are not allowed."


    You can find the Community Guidelines hidden away at the bottom ...

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  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    edited May 2020
    Lanette: I may have already said this, but my mom had prayer plants as long as I can remember. I don’t know what happened to them when we closed up her house. We held an estate sale and I’m willing to bet that someone chose the prayer plant. :star:

    Felicia: We get CBD oil for our old dog, and it is made from hemp. It can be very effective at relieving pain. We buy ours at ACE hardware. :star:

    Tracey: I love Walking Past People in the Grocery Store. It is funny and I needed a laugh. :laugh:

    Kim: Conrgrats on your weight loss and your new gardening venture. :star:

    Barbie: Marijuana is legal here, and I don’t choose to use it. I don’t object to others using it, however. I also don’t choose to smoke tobacco. I really detest tobacco smoke and don't go anyplace where it may be in use. I grew up in misery because of my chain-smoking parents use of it while driving the car with windows rolled up. :noway: I’ve gone off on this particular rant before. Sorry to repeat it.

    We voted this morning and then went for a lovely walk in the neighborhood. I enjoyed the fresh air and exercise with DH and the dog.

    Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,596 Member
    megblair1 wrote: »
    Good morning! I can't seem to get here on a schedule. I feel like the days are all blurred together, I can't stick to a schedule or a planned one, and my sleep has gotten all messed up. I've been doing the kickboxing workouts on line but I think next week I'll actually go in. Church is still on line. Work is still one line. Today I had a meeting, so I got up and dressed like I was going to work, shoes and all. Maybe that's what I need to do; typically during the summer, I work T-Th, so that may be my new plan. Any other suggestions? Take care, Meg from OMaha.

    I try to keep to an approximation of my "usual" schedule.

    I get up in the morning ... I sleep about 30-60 minutes later than I did when I was going into work, but that's OK.
    I change into my day-wear. It's not as dressy as I would wear at work, but it is clothing that I would go out shopping in.
    I eat the same lunch as I did at work at roughly the same time.
    Toward the end of the workday, I change into my exercise gear and do something for about an hour.
    Then it's dinner and an evening of university work.
    About 1 am, I change into my pyjamas and go to bed.

    It wouldn't take too much of an adjustment if I had to go back to work at the office.


    M in Oz
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,596 Member
    exermom wrote: »
    M – I just can’t begin to imagine the joy you must have felt when your hubby said “she’s my…my…my WIFE”.

    Michele NC

    He had been awake (out of the coma) for a while then ... few weeks ... and seemed to like me, but didn't seem to recognise me as much different from the nurses except for the occasional little thing now and then like wanting to hold my hand.

    I didn't know if he just thought I was a friendly face who came to see him each day or what ... and he may have thought that for a while.

    So when he identified me as his wife ... that was amazing!! :):heart:

    He was still in post-traumatic amnesia so each day was brand new to him with regard to short-term memories, and he was still struggling with memory in general, so it took a few more days before he remembered my name ... or his own name for that matter ... but it all started to come back.


    M in Oz

  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,596 Member
    Regarding Lego ... we just finished watching Lego Masters! :) The winner of the 2020 competition was declared on Monday ...

    LEGO Masters Australia: Best creations of season 2
    https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/reality-tv/lego-masters-australia-best-creations-of-season-2/news-story/f6d05910735fa6cc21ed3c402c3cac17


    Machka in Oz
  • bananasandoranges
    bananasandoranges Posts: 2,410 Member
    edited May 2020
    @michele it sounds like a good gym. I have the impression it'll be a while before it's really comfortable in gyms here.

    @Machka that must have been amazing when he started remembering you and other parts of life.

    I agree that getting dressed etc helps feel in schedule, wearing light cotton pants instead of sweat pants, and so on. Better get going.
  • KetoneKaren
    KetoneKaren Posts: 6,412 Member
    Machka9 wrote: »
    Before this thread gets shut down, I just thought I'd bring the Community Guidelines to your attention.

    https://www.myfitnesspal.com/community-guidelines

    10. Keep it legal
    "Posts about marijuana which is not legal federally in the USA yet, posts about steroids, and posts about substances that are not legal, federally, in the USA are not allowed."


    You can find the Community Guidelines hidden away at the bottom ...

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    oops

    thanks Machka

  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,596 Member
    @michele it sounds like a good gym. I have the impression it'll be a while before it's really comfortable in gyms here.

    @Machka that must have been amazing when he started remembering you and other parts of life.

    I agree that getting dressed etc helps feel in schedule, wearing light cotton pants instead of sweat pants, and so on. Better get going.


    It was!

    He's still got a fairly significant gap in his memory ...

    It's hard to tell where exactly his memories stop. He became general manager of the property in October 2017 and remembers some of that. We also bought a new-to-us van then, and he kind of recognises it but doesn't really think of it as our primary vehicle. He'd like me to drive our old van more because that's our van!

    There's a bank account he has almost no memory of and we set that up more than a year before his accident, but for some reason it has been almost entirely erased from memory.

    He has one memory from Christmas 2017 of something we did on Boxing Day ... a day-cruise. He remembers tiny bits and pieces about working in December and January ... odd little things. And that's about it.

    He knows what happened and what we did in February and March because I've told him and showed him pictures etc. but he, himself, doesn't remember. That's sad because we had a great trip in Feb and a short but good trip in March around my birthday but that's gone for him.

    And he's a complete blank then until about mid-May ... and he's patchy after that.

    So the medical people are saying he's got a solid 6 month gap, and then it's patchy before and after.

    But he's almost crystal clear if you talk to him about stuff that happened 20 years ago! :)


    M in Oz
  • spikeyhair
    spikeyhair Posts: 2,078 Member
    Kate UK ❤️
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,596 Member
    edited May 2020
    Wednesday -- Brain Injury Peer Support Zoom meeting and working on a paper.

    My husband and I did a short indoor bicycle ride with Zwift.

    Distance: 11.06km
    Elevation: 64m
    Moving Time: 34:15
    Elapsed Time: 34:15

    Speed: Avg: 19.4km/h | Max: 43.9km/h
    Heart Rate: Avg: 130bpm | Max: 153bpm
    Cadence: Avg: 76 | Max: 108
    Power: Avg: 67W | Max: 123W
    Calories: 130


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    Machka in Oz