WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2020

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  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    (((Machka))): I hope you are able o get some needed rest. Three cheers for the sofa! :star:

    Barbie: Our Kitchen Aid mixer is on the kitchen counter. The mixer is used mostly for making meatloaf. We typically eat one and put the rest into the freezer for future use. Four are currently in the freezer. The Instant Pot has space in a kitchen cupboard. It is used less frequently. Fall is its busy season. Both of these appliances were bought by DH. :ohwell:

    Karen in VA: Your cookware shelf looks excellent. :smiley:

    Rita: We bought a similar sewing machine as a Christmas present for our granddaughter a couple of years ago. I have no idea whether she uses it. :noway:

    Kate UK: Congrats on your weight loss!!!! :star:



    I am home after a nice outing with horse friends. We were clearing trails in a county park to make them more accessable. Lots of blackberries grow in the area and choke out hiking and riding trails if left alone.

    Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
  • JRsLateInLifeMom
    JRsLateInLifeMom Posts: 2,275 Member
    Boiling chicken then using the stock to make potatoes for me also. Might make stuffing as well if you bought stock.Hubby of course is watching JR (Junior but we pronounce it J./R. Because like all Latino families we have a lot of Juniors). JR giving him a run for his money but he knows the story of mom age 4 turning a huge soup stock pot of boiling pasta water for a family of 6 on herself having to be hospitalized as a child. Was grandma 1st child on the spectrum the last of 4sisters so she never imagined that happening as it boiled she was peeling potatoes for dinners British dish roasted potatoes. JR always trying to grab a pot so I spend more time disciplining y burning food than making a meal without help

    Amber Tx
  • margaretturk
    margaretturk Posts: 5,265 Member
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  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,068 Member
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  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,107 Member
    Nighty night
  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,535 Member
    Did a power yoga DVD. The plan for tomorrow is to do a Leslie Sansone Walk Away the Pounds DVD

    Made two batches of lemon bars for when Steve comes this weekend along with a cake for a gal we used to play mahjongg with who moved to, I think, the Winston Salem area. She’s spending the night near here with a friend and on her way home she’s going to stop in here. I do hope Jess isn’t working. Also iced another portion of a chocolate cake. See, I make it and then freeze it in portions so Vince has fresh cake.

    The number of c-19 cases in our county is continuing to climb. Admitted the amount of testing is also increasing so the number of positive results is increasing. But still….I think it would be nice to go back to phase 1 or at least stay at phase 2. At least until we get a better handle on all this.

    Tracey     – I see you get as romantic an anniversary gift as we get. One year we got a microwave. Yes, this was many years ago. Another year we got air conditioning. Happy day, anyway (early). Glad you can celebrate it the way you want

    Terri – congrats to you grandson

    Lanette – in our 3rd house, I don’t know who designed the kitchen. The oven was right next to the table! And the refrigerator was at the end of the kitchen. The spice rack was right next to the stove. You’re right, the designers never used a kitchen for anything other than heating up a pizza.

    Beth – one reason I’m not crazy about having bangs is because I’d have to constantly cut them. At something like $5 a trim, I can’t see spending that money so I’d do it myself. Only they wouldn’t be straight. So right now I don’t have bangs, but I would like to have some. How do you trim yours?

    M – Vince had a blood clot many many year ago (probably about 30). He’s still on Warfarin. They keep suggesting that new drug where you don’t have to constantly go for the blood test, but it’s so new that he doesn’t want it until they know the long-term effects of the drug. Warfarin has been around forever. So he’ll stay on it.

    Off to go cut the grass, that is, *after* I put on my sunscreen. I know Vince feels “yuk, that’s so greasy”. But I WILL NOT go out without it. This is one of those “if you don’t like it…tough” situations.

    Cut the grass,went into the pool (what else?) ran to Food Lion for one item, getting dinner ready right now.

    Rita – love your sewing setup. You certainly do epitomize “necessity is the mother of invention”

    The gal who does the newsletter for Newcomers really is hard up for finding something. There are no activities. I sent her the link about the happiness calendar and *I’m* thinking that we should take a pic of Vince in the hot tub me in the pool and say “we’ve been practicing social distancing”. She asked for people to send her what they’ve been doing, either written or a picture. Vince doesn’t think this is a good idea. What do you all think?

    Michele NC
  • Snowflake1968
    Snowflake1968 Posts: 6,958 Member
    Michele - we try to do something on the 5’s and 0’s for our anniversary I think we missed doing something on our 30th though. It sure would have been nice to do something though. It just seemed like an ordinary day.

  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,290 Member
    Auntiebk thanks for your concern. I will bob okay. I haven’t seen any protests out my way
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,290 Member
    No workout today, working on the home
  • ChrissyChickie
    ChrissyChickie Posts: 182 Member
    Oh, also, I live in Maryland on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay on Kent Island. Anyone near me?
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,631 Member
    KetoneKaren wrote: »
    Heather
    UK 611 deaths/million; Ireland 345 deaths/million; USA 346 deaths/million; Sweden 480; Denmark 102; Norway 45. Sweden's economy didn't suffer nearly as much as other countries, but look at the difference when comparing Swedish deaths to those in Norway and Denmark, countries whose economies took a much greater hit. What a trade off. I wonder if the Swedish economy would be looking as good if they had bothered to spend some of that money on saving their elderly vulnerable.

    @cityjaneLondon and others who are interested ...

    https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

    When you open the site, scroll down past the Daily New Cases graphs to the big table. You can sort by each column in the table or click on the countries for country-specific information

    You can scroll all the way down to the bottom of that page for more information.

    The links at the top provide more info too.

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    This page within that site: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/coronavirus-age-sex-demographics/ talks about the demographics of the people infected.

    And there is much, much more!!!

    As a data person, I like browsing through sites like this.


    Machka in Oz
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,631 Member
    Snowflake1968 wrote: »
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    These are the new chairs we bought today.

    We've got something very similar too!
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,631 Member
    bananasandoranges wrote: »
    I think I'm somewhat in the down mood. I saw a psy and she suggested I try meds (something light and low dose).
    I tried 2 days but felt like I was in a bubble and slow and could talk but not think really quick on my feet (needed for my work). I asked if she wanted to try another one but she said it might well give the same effect if I had this effect from such a light one, and it wouldn't be a good trade off. it was her idea, so I figure she knows what she's talking about. she seems very competent.

    You have to give it 1-2 weeks. The first week on anything like that is horrible ... worse than before, and then you settle in. 2 days is nowhere near enough. The info on the medicine should tell you that or talk to your Dr.


    M in Oz
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,631 Member
    exermom wrote: »
    M – Vince had a blood clot many many year ago (probably about 30). He’s still on Warfarin. They keep suggesting that new drug where you don’t have to constantly go for the blood test, but it’s so new that he doesn’t want it until they know the long-term effects of the drug. Warfarin has been around forever. So he’ll stay on it.

    Off to go cut the grass, that is, *after* I put on my sunscreen. I know Vince feels “yuk, that’s so greasy”. But I WILL NOT go out without it. This is one of those “if you don’t like it…tough” situations.

    Michele NC

    My blood specialist didn't think I needed to remain on Warfarin past a year. My clots were gone.

    I was diagnosed with a genetic blood disorder called MTHFR with a high homocysteine level so I have a tendency to develop clots therefore, my blood specialist's recommendations were to be active, to get up at least once an hour to walk around, to wear compression stockings if I had to sit or stand for long periods of time, and to use Clexane if I fly or have surgery. I'm also on high folic acid to bring the homocysteine level down.

    But going off Warfarin was wonderful! For a year, I felt like I was walking in a swimming pool ... everything required so much effort. About 10 days or so after I went off Warfarin I felt like I had emerged from the swimming pool and was free! I had energy again! I'd be very reluctant to go in it again and would only if I absolutely needed to.

    Clexane does the same thing to me so when I fly, I have to give myself time after I get there to recover from both jet lag and the Clexane.


    As for sunscreen, I also hate the greasy ones so I found Neutrogena's dry touch sunscreen works well. It's not greasy ... hardly feels like you've got anything on, but works.


    Machka in Oz
  • KetoneKaren
    KetoneKaren Posts: 6,412 Member
    Machka The worldometers website is great. Thanks for the link.
  • KetoneKaren
    KetoneKaren Posts: 6,412 Member
    Chrissy on Kent Island Hi, Chrissy, and welcome! I am Karen in Virginia, 65 years old, from the Richmond area. I had Invisalign a couple of years ago and now my teeth are nice and straight for the first time in my life. I have no regrets. No one even knew I had braces. There are several clear brace brands, some are even DIY!

    This is an active, vibrant thread, and we welcome newbies. Hop right in.

    Karen in Virginia
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,725 Member
    edited June 2020
    I've been checking the Worldometer almost every day. I also check for local figures the ovulation website! It's the only one which easily seems to give daily figures. Weird, but true.
    As I'm not a politician, thank goodness, just an armchair one, all I can do is keep myself safe. I'm lucky in that I'm not a huggy person, apart from my sexual partner. We were never a huggy family. I had to learn to hug in my 20s. The grandchildren are all over DH, but I get a leg hug at the most. That suits me fine. Sometimes they lean on me watching tv, but DH is the one who gets the close contact. Children just seem to know who is comfortable and who isn't.
    Zooming them today at 2 pm.

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
  • Loumarberts
    Loumarberts Posts: 22 Member
    Hello everyone! I am not new to this site, infact it has been with me for a few years. My job(s) have taken me for some adventurous spins; leaving me short on time and energy deficient. Nothing much has changed with my body though, struggling still to keep it healthy. COVID 19 seems to be a translucent blessing, at least I have a steady amount of hours at work. Some people have woken up to see how much we take for granted. I will be checking in on the weekends only, as my daylight hours are at work. To continue my workouts I have to get up early in the night, thus bedtime is before supper. I have three pets (from 7) whom are getting old and need special care these days. Thank goodness the housework is also less. Take care :)
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,631 Member
    Sunday -- winter's afternoon ride ...

    Distance: 16.40km
    Elevation: 91m 
    Moving Time: 1:02:17
    Elapsed Time: 1:03:48 
    Speed: Avg: 15.8km/h Max: 43.6km/h
    Calories:    252

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    Machka in Oz
  • LisaInAR
    LisaInAR Posts: 2,020 Member
    Chrissy and Loumarberts, welcome! Glad to have you here. Feel free to drop into the converation wherever you feel comfortable, no need to respond to every single person.

    Tracey - I very nearly bought those same chairs and for the same reason. I don't want to have to take cushions in and out every time I sit outside--because I know eventually I will forget, or I'll just get lazy, and they'll get ruined. :) They're lovely, by the way, as is your whole deck area.

    Machka - so beautiful. Always odd to know, as we get hotter and hotter here, your weather is going the opposite direction.

    For Corey and I, it appears our next major project will probably be a covered, screened patio, and I'm going to get someone in to give us a bid. That way we'll know if it's worth doing it ourselves or having someone else do it. I've decided not to buy any furniture until that's built, whether it's us building the structure or someone else--with a covered patio, I can put cushioned furniture out without them getting ruined. It also means, though, that it will be months before I get any outside furniture. :)

    Having a good month, weight-wise. At the moment, the weight is falling off, but it's always easy at the beginning--and I started tracking my weight and exercise again on March 23, and then began tracking my calories on April 24. Not restricting, you'll notice, just tracking. Twenty days after I began tracking (May 14), I hit my highest weight in 15 years, 219.6 lbs. It was a wake-up call.

    As of this morning (June 14), my weight is at 207.6, so I've lost 12 pounds in one month. I'm pleased with that, while knowing full well it won't continue at that rate... It's actually faster than I should lose, and I'm betting my body will push back soon. Nevertheless, it's a tremendous psychological boost. I've averaged 1760 calories a day, which tells you how much of the weight loss is from exercise of all kinds.

    I also have begun to realize that same exercise level, especially when working outside, are how my mother kept her weight off the last 12 years of her life... she was exactly the age I am now when she was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. She kept it controlled with diet, exercise and medication.

    So, for now, I'll channel my mother and continue to stay moving at much higher levels than I could when I was working. I've also promised myself that, while I can't seem to keep myself from weighing, the "official" weight for each week will be Sunday mornings.

    Later, y'all,
    Love,
    Lisa in AR
  • LisaInAR
    LisaInAR Posts: 2,020 Member
    cityjaneLondon wrote: »
    I've been checking the Worldometer almost every day. I also check for local figures the ovulation website! It's the only one which easily seems to give daily figures. Weird, but true.
    As I'm not a politician, thank goodness, just an armchair one, all I can do is keep myself safe. I'm lucky in that I'm not a huggy person, apart from my sexual partner. We were never a huggy family. I had to learn to hug in my 20s. The grandchildren are all over DH, but I get a leg hug at the most. That suits me fine. Sometimes they lean on me watching tv, but DH is the one who gets the close contact. Children just seem to know who is comfortable and who isn't.
    Zooming them today at 2 pm.

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx

    Heather, I could have written every part of that (except the ovulation website, which is definitely quite odd) all the way to the contact with the grands. They climb Corey like a tree, and eventually, when everything settles down, they come climb on the couch with me and nudge me.

    Zoom, however, is beyond me. Not because we don't have the technology, but because I find it completely exhausting.

    Love,
    Lisa
  • SuziQ113
    SuziQ113 Posts: 1,520 Member
    Hello everyone.

    It has been a few days. We are certainly one busy group. All is well here. Between work and personal life I have been quite busy. I am also attempting to reduce my screen time. Working in front of a computer for an average of 9 hours a day is certainly not healthy. And, even though I take breaks throughout the day to make sure I move every hour or so it still does not do any of us any good. I keep telling myself retirement is right around the corner!

    Worked through my taxes this morning and although I knew what I owed it is also surprising seeing the numbers on the tax form. Thank goodness we were given a break and do not need to submit our returns until July 15th. I will be able to scrape up some of what I owe – the rest can be done through a payment plan. I will need to strategically get more taxes taken out of my salary and the plan was to take my “raise and promotion” increase to do that, but as you all know all of that is on hold. So payment plan it is!

    Kate – I am so sorry you and your family were not able to keep with your family’s tradition after your BIL’s passing.

    Barbie – Oh, those kitchen gadgets. Everyone I know who owns an IP loves it. I thought it was amusing Jake was too busy watching IP clips to make the promised lunch. Isn’t it funny we are still like the children we were – imagining all of the things we can do and the fun we will have with our new “toy”.

    Meatballs – I really cannot eat frozen/prepared meatballs. Many years ago I started baking in the oven. Less mess and fuss and I can still make them well done prior to putting in to the sauce. I typically make 2 pounds of them and freeze some for future use. I also make bacon in the oven for the same reason – it’s cleaner and much easier.

    Karen – The Moonstruck petunia is gorgeous. Absolutely love it!

    Carol – So happy for you spending time with your college mates. We can socialize we just have to be careful.

    Rebecca – Love the new do. I used to cut my own hair but the back is always a challenge and takes such a long time to cut while using 2 or 3 mirrors. I keep thinking I may just shave my head my first official day of retirement. Who knows I may start a fashion trend!

    Lisa – The lilies are thriving. It sounds like you are really adapting and enjoying not working. So happy for you. Oh, and I wrote my little tangent about covid-life before reading your commentary. We are thinking the same things. Congratulations on the weight loss. We are all works in progress.

    General Opening Up Commentary – We are moving in to Phase 2 and cases have been up in SFL too. I think it is due primarily to people slipping with good practices such as washing hands, wiping things down, staying away from strangers and those we are not “sure” about. I think we have to come to the realization with the number of mutations out there and how this virus is adapting we are in it for the long haul. With the number of mutations we will not have a vaccine any time soon, if ever. So we will have to always play it safe which we should have been doing all along (maybe not the masks, but other good practices such as staying home when not feeling 100%, frequently washing/sanitizing our hands, and keeping our darn hands away from our faces). Sorry if this is depressing but I think we have to come to terms, sooner versus later, of our new normal.

    Beth – I must be especially challenging to hear people talk through masks. Hoping the Sono is clear and all is well with your health.

    Machka – Maybe you can speak with your direct manager and work something out where you can work remote one or two days a week. This time has proven the work gets done whether you are in the office or remote. Congratulations on getting those courses completed. If I recall you only have one more semester? Countdown on!!!! I was so thrilled when I started to realize I was almost done!

    Tracey – With hubby’s skills why not build chairs with storage underneath for the cushions? I think he would be able to come up with something really cool and purposeful. Happy Anniversary!! Just got to the post where you posted the pic of the chairs. That type is very popular in Florida where it can rain at any given time during rainy season.

    Terri – Congratulations to your grandson completing his Masters.

    Lanette – Unless the sneeze shield fully covers a person under their chin and is tight against the head it offers little to no protection as the sneezes, coughs, etc. can just fly under the shield where there is no coverage. I believe most use them to keep eyes protected from spray and health regulations require the use of a mask while using a shield. I have seen masks with a see through panel around the mouth area.

    Rita – Love your sewing set up. Very creative!

    Bananas – Yes, one can buy super cheap Formica in cost and quality. The bureau was extremely well made. That said I got it to the curb and it was gone a few hours later. When I was out eating dinner I met a couple and one of them was a “scraper”. He was the one who took it and promptly made $40 for it. I do not post things where people must come to my home because I am single and it is obvious. So I am glad I got it to the curb and someone put it to profit!

    A general question to the group….I completely understand when we put certain covid-related posts in spoilers especially when the post may touch on political topics. But, I am having a hard time understanding why we are “hiding” our new normal. I know there are some here having a hard time adapting, but this is our new reality. The sooner we adapt, the sooner we can move forward. And, I am not heartless because I sympathize with those having a hard time. I understand depression, feelings of uncertainty, etc. But, this is going to be our new normal and probably not the last covid-XX we see in our futures. I will be more than happy to “hid”, if it is the general consensus of the group. I just do not feel it is in any of our best interests. Enough said.

    Hugs to all and prayers for those in need.
    SuziQ – SFL
  • margaretturk
    margaretturk Posts: 5,265 Member
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  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,631 Member
    edited June 2020
    Rhody ...
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    Kitty Album: https://www.flickr.com/photos/machka-bb/albums/72157602327324354/page3

    Machka in Oz

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