WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MAY 2020
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Happy birthday SuziQ and Kate!
Katla, best wishes to your DH tomorrow.
Everyone take care Sue in WA1 -
Hi Gals,
So this whole post will be a bit of a rant, so just skip if you don’t want to read it..
In addition to the embroidery business I own, I work as the gardener 10 hours a week at a children’s camp –I have years and years of high level management experience in high tech but left in 2008 and have never looked back.
The camp is run by a small non-profit that is US wide. Covid-19 has reinforced how disorganized and poorly managed the non-profit is. I am finding it extremely frustrating. They applied for and got a PPP loan (the payroll protection loan), which is fine, but they did NOT do their homework and read the small print.
So last weekend they told everyone they could come back to work, but there was no plan at all, over the weekend I worked with my vice president and came up with some barebones plans to get us through this week, including having one of the gals direct report to me- she is very artistic and drives a bunch of folks batty, but she has great skills they just need direction. And having 5 of the folks in the garden this week to keep them busy. Also accepting that I would do all this working 20 hours this week and maybe staying at 20 for the next 8 weeks.
So today, upper management finally read the rest of the wording in this loan and realized that they don’t fully understand it. And decided to lay off as many of us as they could, folks who were just asked back. (?&*$%) The staff I had in the garden are all kitchen and janitorial staff, some non-fluent English speakers, and some with very limited education, and none of them officially report to me. So I had a staff meeting and explained the situation and discovered that ½ of them had not even figured out unemployment so had had no income since March. (Oh *kitten*) All afternoon and tomorrow I am sitting with them one on one and getting them signed up for unemployment finding where food banks are in the area’s they live and working with them to get them safe.
I am just appalled that their manager and the upper management staff let this happen. Their direct manager was there and at the end of the day he made a crack about the lack of education these folks had and that all my time was a waste. Everyone of the folks I helped today speak more than one language (something I don’t do) and have been devoted employees and parents, granted life did not give them all the opportunities I wish they had had, but they deserved respect. I wanted to slap the other manager but managed to tell him to please not come around tomorrow I’d handle it without him. I came home showered and sat with a cocktail.
I did call upper management and let them know who was now filed for unemployment and who I would be helping tomorrow and that they would need to pay us all for tomorrow. If my job was any more than just the gardener I would be pulling my hair out! As the gardener I can remind myself that I am helping a few friends and let it go, exactly why I never want to go back into the fray of management.
Kim from N. California
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Sue, I’ll pass along your good wishes to DH. He will be happy to hear them. ⭐️🌺⭐️1
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Hi Gals,
Lisa - sending good thoughts to you and to the folks in management. No matter what stupid stuff happens in the meeting you’ll be able to land on your feet, you have a million great talents and will be able to put them to good use within or outside of your current employer.
Luci - I read your post this morning and it stayed with me all day, the fear of the weight gain – fear kept coming back as the word I focused on. And I wondered about that word choice, is that you feel it is out of your control? Because this is something we each can control. Now we would not be here if we all did a great job at that control, but we can do it. Look at Barbie, Katla, Suzi Q, Pip and Heather (and others I am not thinking of right now) They have gotten the weight off and kept it off, they have great habits. Their exercise habits are different but consistent, their eating habits are different but high in good nutrition, low in “junk” calories. You can do this, I can do this, WE can do this!
Kim from N. California
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hey all - I just found this and had to share.... it was on next-door
Hard to discern between what’s a real threat and what is just simple panic and hysteria. For a small amount of perspective at this moment, imagine you were born in 1900.
On your 14th birthday, World War I starts, and ends on your 18th birthday. 22 million people perish in that war. Later in the year, a Spanish Flu epidemic hits the planet and runs until your 20th birthday. 50 million people die from it in those two years. Yes, 50 million.
On your 29th birthday, the Great Depression begins. Unemployment hits 25%, the World GDP drops 27%. That runs until you are 33. The country nearly collapses along with the world economy.
When you turn 39, World War II starts. You aren’t even over the hill yet. And don’t try to catch your breath. On your 41st birthday, the United States is fully pulled into WWII. Between your 39th and 45th birthday, 75 million people perish in the war.
Smallpox was epidemic until you were in your 40’s, as it killed 300 million people during your lifetime.
At 50, the Korean War starts. 5 million perish. From your birth, until you were 55, you dealt with the fear of polio epidemics each summer. You experience friends and family contracting polio and being paralyzed and/or dying.
At 55 the Vietnam War begins and doesn’t end for 20 years. 4 million people perish in that conflict. During the Cold War, you lived each day with the fear of nuclear annihilation. On your 62nd birthday you have the Cuban Missile Crisis, a tipping point in the Cold War. Life on our planet, as we know it, almost ended. When you turn 75, the Vietnam War finally ends.
Think of everyone on the planet born in 1900. How did they endure all of that? When you were a kid in 1985 and didn’t think your 85 year old grandparent understood how hard school was. And how mean that kid in your class was. Yet they survived through everything listed above. Perspective is an amazing art. Refined and enlightening as time goes on. Let’s try and keep things in perspective. Your parents and/or grandparents were called to endure all of the above – you are called to stay home and sit on your couch.15 -
Tracey The fashionista and the hippie are adorable!
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Katla Happy Birthday to your husband. What are your favorite things to order from your favorite Thai restaurant?
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Heather I hope your brother & his wife will be OK at the protest.
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Zoodles, shrimp, & garlic for dinner last night. So delicious.
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ZOOMing with my buddies from high school in Nebraska this morning. Can't wait!!!
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Karen - Now that dinner sounds like heaven! Singing together is the best thing ever!
I'm amazed that my husband loves the singing. He's not nearly so keen on practicing the dancing! We haven't done any. He tolerates the actual classes though because the other people are nice and the teachers are great. The one thing I missed about the cruise, which I went on, quite happily, in my vivid imagination, was the dancing.
My bruv's birthday today. 68.
Katla - HAPPY BIRTHDAY to your DH.
Kim - You are an angel to those folks. Well done for stepping up beyond your pay grade.
Tracey - Sounds like your day ended well. You have had a very stressful few months. Be kind to yourself. You won't be the only one to have put on a few pounds.
Kim - I have often thought about my grandparents, who were born in 1892 and 1896. My grandfather lost a leg and a brother in WW1 and then they were bombed out of their house in WW2. They had to watch their daughter lose beloved boyfriends in Japan and DDay. Two world wars while they were young and a pandemic, plus the rest, must have been terrible.
Lanette, Beth - Loved your post Beth! The relationship might be closer than you think! When we were in Lorraine we visited the memorial at Verdun. That is an eye opener if there ever was one. With reference to Kim's post. It is an ossuary, for all the bones of the dead at that long, long, battle. Millions died. You can see the skulls and bones through small windows. Outside they have left the land still cratered from the shells. Humbling.
My grandfather suffered terrible shell shock from the war and ruined my mother's childhood. Because of that she was unable to stand up to my father's sexual abuse of me. The shadows of that long ago war loom very long.
Alsace Lorraine changed hands between Germany and France a few times. They have a local language which is between the two. It would definitely be worth reading up on it.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx5 -
Morning all thank you for all happy birthday wishes ❤️
I had a lovely birthday lots of cards and flowers. Son and dil came round we chatted (2m apart in garden) nice to see them face to face. Phone calls from daughter and friends Lots of messages on FB and WhatsApp
Ate a few treats and had G&T and watched Robocop on tv ( again) back into the fray today
Only downside, I rang my brother to thank him for birthday card, he sounded so down. I think I have said before that his wife has a form of dementia and he was not in a good place before this lockdown. Their marriage hasn’t always been the happiest. It must be hard enough to cope when you really love your partner but how much harder when you’re not sure that your life went the way you hoped. He is so like my Mum, kind, caring, loyal and carries the worries of the world on his shoulders.
Stay safe
Kate UK ❤️❤️6 -
It looks like I might be home till mid-July.
Things I've liked since being at home from the end of March ...
Being home all day with my husband. I've got a better understanding of how his day goes.
Spending time with Rhody, getting to know him and getting him settled into our home.
Being able to go outside to walk, run or cycle in daylight, despite the fact that the daylight hours are getting shorter.
Having the energy to exercise regularly.
Seeing more people outside exercising.
Being able to sleep at least half an hour more each night than I was.
Being able to go for a nap in the afternoon occasionally.
Not having to spend 9-10 hours a week commuting!!!
Spending my days with a 180° view of the bay and trees and outside instead of a wall.
Being in an environment that rarely gives me sore, itchy eyes, sore throat, cough, and the sneezes.
Being able to clean this and that.
Wearing casual, comfy clothes.
Not having as much stuff vying for my time.
More time to work on my two courses at uni.
Working remotely at my own pace ... which might lead to continued remote work ... maybe ... hopefully!
Being able to attend church online.
Feeling much more relaxed and less stressed!
Just to name a few.
Machka in Oz
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Some exercise advice ... suggestions ...
Use a tracking device other than Fitbit. I don't use FitBit ... I mainly use Strava connected to Zwift, Wahoo, and a Concept2 rowing app.
I record time and distance, but I'm not out to beat anything. Training isn't about beating your time (or distance) each time you do something, it's about variety and a goal.
For example, when I was training to do the ultracycling, I'd have a plan something along these lines:
Monday - rest day where I might cycle a very short distance, or perhaps just walk. Maybe yoga.
Tuesday - intervals or hill repeats
Wednesday - moderate distance at a reasonably quick pace
Thursday - intervals or hill repeats
Friday - rest day where I might cycle a very short distance, or perhaps just walk. Maybe yoga.
Saturday - long, long day at a comfortable pace
Sunday - long day at a comfortable pace
For my long, long ride on Saturdays, I would extend the distance each week for 3 weeks, and then on the 4th week, cut back. So it might be 50 km, 60 km, 70 km, and then down to 55 km. Then I would start again with 60 km, 70 km, 80 km, and cut back to 65 km. And so on until I was cycling 160 km or 200 km or whatever.
If you just keep pushing harder and harder, then you burn out and don't reach your goal.
Oh and also ... I have trouble sticking to any kind of plan without a goal. It's hard for me to just exercise an hour a day unless there's a reason to exercise an hour a day. Right now, I don't have a goal.
It's difficult to have a cycling goal now because my husband likes to cycle with me. I would like to say that we'll aim to do a 50 km ride next month. I know he can do a 50 km ride because we have built up to it and have ridden that distance once since his accident ... but his energy and fitness goes in waves and changes from one day to the next. So he might be up for a 50 km ride next month ... or maybe not. I just don't know. Prior to the accident, if I said, let's go cycle 100 km this weekend ... we would. So it's a bit frustrating now.
I'd also like to make a running goal, and may I just need to do that. I ran 8 km on the treadmill the other day and realised I could probably do 10 km. And I've done 5K outside. So maybe that will be my goal for this month ... a 10K on the treadmill.
Machka in OzI'm Machka and I am in Tasmania, Australia.
Some of my favourite hobbies/sports/activities include:
-- cycling
-- walking
-- hiking
-- running
-- reading
-- working on my website
-- photography
I bake, but don't cook, sew, knit, garden, etc.
Most of my day is spent working with health data, "attending" university (online now), doing homework, and spending time with my husband (who suffered a severe traumatic brain injury 2 years ago) and new kitty, Rhody.3 -
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Fond greetings to everyone.
To say I was overwhelmed by all of the birthday wishes is an understatement. Thank you all for remembering me. I loved the commentary and the memes. It was a great day and I did exactly as planned…..whatever I wanted.
Kate – We share a birthday! I hope you had a great day and are looking forward to your new year of adventure and celebration of life.
Beth – Thank you for sharing your rainbow story. It brought tears of joy to my eyes. And, like you I am recognizing the silver lining in our current situation and remembering there are silver linings within those gray clouds. LOL – not signing your post! I really laughed over that. And, to tell you the truth I would not have put that together either!
Shona – Most times the easiest/less ingredient meals are the best. One of my good friend’s mothers always told us, “Do not junk up the meals.”. She is entirely correct. We do not want to overwhelm a meal/recipe to a point where we cannot tell what we are tasting.
Kim – I love seeing how frugally I can make meals/feed myself for a period of time. I think you have me beat! I take advantage of all sales, coupons, BOGOs, etc.. And, do find leaning towards a vegetarian diet is definitely more cost effective. I find myself on the few occasions when I enjoy a meal out saying to myself, “Geez, I could have made this for $xyz.”. OMGWTF!!!!! You are certainly a better person than me – I would have been ranting at those AS-LS!!! Sometimes I wish Karma was immediate. Sorry about my language – I have so much to say on the topic. It is too bad you really love what you are doing there. It would be hard for me to look any of them (at least the ones who had such hateful things to say) in the eye going forward.
Karen – I am looking forward to hearing about your harvests; along with others in the group. Our tomato, bean, pepper, corn, etc. season is almost near its end. I was sorry to hear about Iris Love’s passing, she was ahead of her time. I love the sunset pictures – beautiful.
Luci – Oh, she is getting so big. Her look of wonder and joy is all over her sweet face!
Lisa – I completely understand your feelings of today’s meeting. Here’s a spin……your employer realizes this year is going to be a tough one for fund raising given the current market. Instead of your success being measured in dollars they are attempting to find a way to keep the staff members they want to keep for the long haul. So go in with an open heart and mind. Sending positive thoughts to you. Keep up posted! Sam Elliot – LMAO and so true!
Heather – Great control. I find myself just saying, hm, ok, etc. during those types of conversations. You may want to suggest to her to schedule an appointment. It may be time for some adjustments to her medication. It’s sad, but most times those who are suffering with mental illness are the last ones to realize an episode is building. Sad choice for your brother and his wife.
Machka – The trail is beautiful. What a wonderful place.
Tonya – Seriously love your pictures. Such a talent you have….It’s sad, but with the phone cameras photography, I feel, is a dying art. For my burgers, other than using the best beef I can afford and very little of it 3-4 ounces I use pita bread. It greatly reduces the amount of calories and allows for the beef and cheese to shine through.
Tracey – Michaela shops at one of my favorite shoe stores! The grands are beautiful.
Katla – HB to DH!
I will be posting in a little bit about my BD. I wanted to catch up with all of your first!
Big virtual hugs to you all!
SuziQ - SFL1 -
Tonya - my own preemie success story. Well, my sister's. My sis had placenta previa, and Vivyan kicked her way out at 25 weeks in the womb. My sister was blue from lack of blood by the time I flew from Nevada back to Texas--I told her she looked like a Smurf, and she woke up long enough to say if I was there, she must really be in trouble. But, she survived, as did her daughter. Viv weighed 1 lb. 13 oz, lost to 1 lb. 8 oz immediately. She was born August 17 on her grandma's birthday and is named after her grandmother and me, Vivyan Lee (Lee is my family's nickname for me). She ended up with hydrocephalus, and had a shunt placed when she was big enough. She's 23 now, and working as a physical therapy assistant. She made it to taller than me or her mama, at 5'3", fights to keep her weight up to 100 pounds, and usually lands at around 95. Her mama and I had her believing at eight years old that I was actually her mother, but I gave her to my sister so that Viv would have siblings as she was growing up. She called me "Aunt Mama" for a while.
This is from her graduation. She is the most like me of the 20-something nieces and nephews, and literally the last born of her generation, as my sister was the baby of the family (ten of us, all told).
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SuziQ - I'm going to have to approach her gently. I definitely think the strain is telling on her.
You are managing so well on your own, but I know I couldn't do it. I think the danger of thoughts endlessly circling around my head would send me over the edge.
My butcher's order arrived! I've sorted it all and stashed it in the freezer. Tonight we are having Cumberland sausages and roasted butternut squash and zucchini. They did give me a whole lamb shoulder 
, very expensive, but the left overs are very freezable and make great curries and pilaffs.
We will have it tomorrow with roasted fennel etc. I roast it in beer/lager.
On with my memoir!
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx3 -
Y'all are the best - I really appreciate the "spin" y'all have put on my morning meeting, and will go in with positive preconceived notions instead of negative ones.
I've been in both chairs, both of placing someone working for me on the performance improvement plan as the first step to firing them eventually, and I've been laid off with zero warning, along with the entire team I managed. I also know that part of today is for my supervisor to get the training she needs from HER supervisor in how to manage these kind of situations. Otherwise, my bosses boss would not be in the meeting. Should be interesting.
All these things said, what made me truly relax was when I ran my budget spreadsheet extrapolation with the nuclear option (quitting), and realized we can accomplish everything we planned to this year and still get out of the year without touching savings. It will take a little belt tightening, but it's very achievable.
Anyway... time to get a few things done,
Love y'all,
Lisa in AR3 -
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Machka - I've screenshotted your chart. I like that Arthur Ashe quote, but I change it a bit when I'm encouraging people to exercise.
Start where you are. Do what you can. It's more than you think.
Certainly worked for me.
Great pic of Viv, Lisa.
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cityjaneLondon wrote: »SuziQ - I'm going to have to approach her gently. I definitely think the strain is telling on her. You are managing so well on your own, but I know I couldn't do it. I think the danger of thoughts endlessly circling around my head would send me over the edge.
My butcher's order arrived! I've sorted it all and stashed it in the freezer. Tonight we are having Cumberland sausages and roasted butternut squash and zucchini. They did give me a whole lamb shoulder , very expensive, but the left overs are very freezable and make great curries and pilaffs.
We will have it tomorrow with roasted fennel etc. I roast it in beer/lager.
On with my memoir!
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
Heather - From the short time I have been getting to know you I think you would do fine on your own. You have survived so much during your lifetime. This little break in our stride is nothing in comparison and you have adapted so well by using technology, keeping active, cooking with enjoyment, and just getting on with it. We have both had our "days" but like most survivors have analyzed them, found balance with our feelings, and put them where they belong.
This may have been a little more difficult for me if I was retired, but since I am still working many hours of the day are used up by work. I am actually starting to dislike the hours work takes up because it takes me away from the things I want to do.
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Yesterday was a great day and I was happy I did not make any plans and just did exactly what came to mind as the day unfolded. I was actually able to sleep in a little (4:30!!) which was a nice change. I was up a few times during the night, but only for a few moments and was able to get right back to sleep.
My original plan was to paint the upstairs but since my vacation had to be cut short I decided I would hold off on that project. Yes, I can paint one room at a time, but that is really painful because everything has to be cleaned up over and over again. When one can move from room to room, rollers, brushes, etc. can be placed in a plastic bag and just used the next day. It makes for quicker work and less clean up.
Too long of a BD story – I will not bore all of you – spoiled it for those who may be interested.
Overview – Awakened when I wanted, shopped, ate and drank what I wanted, exercised to make up for those additional calories, spoke with friends, had fun with the cat, and treated myself to something I wanted for quite a few months, and overall had a wonderful day.As you all know I have been downsizing for quite some time. I have gotten all of my clothes in my closet and have no need for the large chest of drawers (9 of them) in the master bedroom. During the past two weeks I have attempted to get rid of it. A friend’s aunt owns a consignment and also takes donations for various organizations. Can you believe she told me that no one takes Formica furniture? I was taken back because during my childhood my mother and I would take decent furniture from the trash, clean it up, refinish it, and that is how we furnished our home! The piece I have is solid and has no damage. There are now products one can use to refinish it and make it look more up-to-date. I simply cannot believe people who have little or nothing can be so selective – seriously? Anyway, I contacted the Salvation Army and they will be picking it up on Monday with a host of other things I have been wanting to donate/get rid of.
Since my painting plans were curtailed I decided I would run around and price out a new hose holder. The one I had broken a few years ago and I would have to manually wrap the hose. I know it’s not a big deal for most, but here in Florida we sometimes have to water every day during the summer months. It is so much easier to crank a handle to put the hose up. Over my journeys out to pick up essentials I noticed there is a hose holder that uses the water to automatically roll up the hose. When I looked at the price I almost fainted! When I checked the prices for the one I currently have but can no longer use I was also shocked! What the heck happened with hose holders?! Again, I noticed the darn thing over my essential runs and saw it at Costco a few weeks back. The price was much less at Costco, but still a little out of my budget.
I decided I would start at Walmart and recheck the hose holders while picking up some essentials. Walmartians had a reasonable one but it sits on the ground. I knew I would end up not being happy bending over days on end to crank the darn hose. My next stop was Home D and I saw the one I had but again the price! I also looked at the auto-crank one and almost bought it……then said, no, let it go for now. I ran home, sanitized the things I purchased at Walmartians and put everything up and away. At this point I knew Costco was open so decided I would go and get some much needed vegetables and supplies. And, of course I had to run through the seasonal isles. Well, while perusing I noticed the auto-crank hose holder and said to myself, “SuziQ, practice what you preach. Get the darn hose holder you want and be done with it.”. Please note when I first saw them at Costco there must have been 100 units, yesterday there were 4 left.
When I got home another round of sanitation and putting things up ensued. I then set up the new hose holder. I know this sounds extremely silly but I am so darn happy with the thing and it is worth the few extra dollars I paid for it. It will be put to good use since I love the garden and it falls in lines with treating ourselves as we wish those around us would treat us. And, honestly, at Costco the price was half of the other stores/online research. And soooooo worth it to me.
I had easy meals thanks to Dunkin Donuts and Costco. Celebrated with two small 5 ounce bottles of Prosecco and even cheesecake for my BD cake/treat.
Birthday celebration will continue today with getting rid of every single item of clothing that is too big for me. I have been holding on to a few items I can still wear with belts and/or under a jacket. Since the Salvation Army will be here sometime on Monday I might as well take advantage of the pickup. Less time taken away from things I would much rather be doing.
Oh, much too much written about a hose holder, but oh does it bring me joy!
And, the best birthday present……my county is finally moving on to loosening things up. On Monday restaurants will be able to be open at 50% capacity along with many other stores. I will not be rushing out and will be selective on my outings, but am rejoicing for the people who have had to sacrifice so much since mid-March. I am praying they survive and thrive.
Hugs to all.
SuziQ - SFL
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Geez, I have a lot to say today. Nothing like three huge posts. Just feel the need to connect with all of you and truth be told I may not be able to visit over the next week because of work and the go live. Prepare for the worst…..and I know it is going to be bad as I have never experienced such a cluster. TG my team is ready for this and management, at least on my side of the fence, is well-informed.
Barbara – Thank you for sharing the link and although I did not run through the scenarios the article is basically in line with my feelings. I have probably been out more than most sensible people would consider safe, but since I live alone, am in relatively good health, and have safe practices in place I feel OK with my practices. After almost a total month in lock down and during my first outings fear was overriding common sense. And, for my own sanity knew I had to start going out a little more frequently. I am glad I did and will continue to do so. I am most hesitant about going back to the office where there are too many people and no way for fresh air to circulate. TG there are no plans for us returning to the office until June 1st and the date is still tentative.
For those of you who are experiencing setbacks with your get healthy plans it is very understandable. I am glad I got pissed off at covid-19 at the end of March and decided I would not let it control any more of my life and I would control the things I was able to control. I could be in the same place as many of your right now if my life were just a tad to the right or left when we started to shelter in place. Now that you realize and are not happy with the results it’s time to get back on track. Or as Pip would say….give yourselves the boot. You all know what has worked for you and what you need to do. There are some things others just cannot do for you and this is one of those things. I can mention quite a few tips and thoughts here, but know in my heart you all are capable, strong, fearless, giving, loving, and caring. It is now time to wrap your arms around yourselves and figure out how to navigate our new normal. Said with love……
Funny story about how I am surviving by myself and a memory of my mother. My mom always told me I was the best baby. I never really gave her any trouble and was so very easy to manage. She would tell me she would keep a box in my playpen and at the end of every day she would toss my toys in to it. The next day when she was “house making” and needed me to be out of her hair she would put me in the playpen where I would promptly remove all of the toys out of the box and put my baby butt in the box and just hang out for an hour or two. Sometimes with a toy or not. I would examine my hands, feet, or just entertain myself with one toy. So I guess from birth I have been geared to this point in time. My playpen is now my house and I am able to entertain myself with the smallest of things like watching the plants grow and contemplating life. If I was born last year I believe my parents like so many others would have been rushing me to the doctor’s office because I was not “normal”. I am so glad I was born when I was to a mother who allowed me to be whom I was meant to be. Mom I love and miss you, you were and will always be my greatest cheerleader and I TG I was born to you.
Ok, this is the last post this morning.
SuziQ – SFL – Where I am on the edge of the tropical depression forming in the Bahamas and will have rain and high winds all day. It’s a good day for those little pesky home chores!
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