WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2020
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Been under the weather this week with a massive migraine. I couldn’t even lift my head it hits. A little better today mostly light sensitive now. I’ve had these before but it’s been a while.
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Barbara: I did a check on my plant list. I have BlueBerry Sunshine Blue, and Bountiful Blue. I bought them at a nearby garden store years ago and they are thriving. There are green berries set and growing on all three of my bushes. I have two Sunshine Blue plants and one Bountiful Blue. I believe that the plants may have been grown near you but don't have the details available. I am hoping for a bit of overlap from last year so that we still have berries to enjoy while the plants are making more. :bigsmile:
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Heather Totally in awe of you writing about that hard stuff.
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Old boyfriend/husband mementos My experience is that it is much easier for me to part with old mementos of the guys I keep in touch with. It's harder to to let go of the mementos from my Bobby and Steve eras, because I have have lost track of them.
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We are having our cleaner for the first time in months. Getting all the projects and clutter out of the way. She'll be here in 30 minutes, and I still am not ready for her. Guess I better get back to it! My spouse is of limited help because she has no stamina.
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Karen in Virginia envious of blueberry-bush-owners
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My maiden name was Smith. Noone ever misspelled or mispronounced it. I should have kept it! It’s interesting that I married a man with a very Norwegian name and my sister married a man with a very Cajun name. We are both always spelling and pronouncing our married names for people. If we are honest, we also quite enjoy having a more unique name.
One of the casualties of the Pandemic is the closing of my beloved wellness center/gym that was a part of the small local hospital. There are metabolic workout videos that came with my paid membership to Healthy Free Life Academy so I am doing those at home. I only started the videos on Monday so time will tell if I get results. I don’t know why it is so hard for me to workout at home i’m finished in the time it would have taken me to drive to the gym. But I will miss my classmates. Several of them have joined another gym in the same town (where I worked not where I live), but I don’t think I’m ready to learn a new gym culture or deal with the germs right now. If I do, I’m going to shop for one closer to home.
I got my first round of the Shingrix vaccine today. I had to go to my husband’s pharmacy since CVS isn’t giving vaccines right now. I think I’m going to switch to them for all my needs. They are much friendlier and nicer and I like the idea of them not being a chain.
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Thank for sharing cityjane I would have to think hard as to how many times I’ve been raped. Didn’t think of it that way at the time . 3 out of the top of my head4
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Heather ... your son's cakes are really interesting ... has he considered a sideline business in cakes?
Pip ... letting go is a big deal ...
Had labs for an upcoming appointment next week. I fast at least 19 hours each day and eat no more than 5 consecutive hours. A1C and blood sugars were spot on. Labs were late in the day and there was even trace evidence of ketones (I'm hoping they were from fasting, but could be dehydration). Evidently, however, pacifying myself with peanut butter and cheese during the pandemic was not kind to my cholesterol which took a huge jump. I'm sure I'll hear about it next week. While I have no intentions of leaving my fasting lifestyle, I do recognize that my food choices could be much better and will adjust that accordingly. My weight has been stable through this period (and I'm thankful for that), but I really do need to start losing again.
So June goals are to eat with health (not stress) in mind, maintain fasting lifestyle, get back to exercise (I've done nothing for 3 months), and drink more water.
Beth near Buffalo
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I have lots and lots of cds but son subscribes to Spotify so I can download or listen to practically anything. Loath to get rid of cds even though my player is a bit iffy. In future I might lose my faculties and not be tech savvy 🤣🤣🤣 so could use cds
Have eaten porridge and fruit again today, no digestion issues. Not hungry and well below calories so might lose some weight
Kate UK ❤️4 -
NAMES: I have a definite name deficit. I have always hated saying my last name, Bilbo, because I feel so strange saying it. When I was a teacher, I also had a very difficult time pronouncing some of my student's names. One child was named Aja and it was pronounce Asia. Another had a name that reminded me of Chiquita bananas. It took me months before I could say it correctly. Now I have a neighbor of Hispanic heritage and I can never remember how to say her name. It is embarrassing to say the least.
Carol in GA
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Nobody ever gets my name right.
They can't read it right and they can't spell it. I always have to spell it for them and emphasize that it begins with E, very slowly. And I always have to correct the pronunciation.
I changed it for my first husband, but always hated his name (my children's names) and could not sign it. He always laughed at my signature. When we divorced I eventually changed back to my maiden name, which I had always kept for my professional writing etc. When I married DH I decided to stick with my maiden name and not change it again. Glad I did, although his is much easier.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
I too have a name block, in that I can't remember people's names, or the names of things. This is a family joke. The family call table napkins "handy wipey things". There is a lot of "thingummybob" or "whatisname" in my conversation. The only good thing is that it hasn't got any worse since I've got older. I've always been that way. I seem to have a blank spot in the part of my brain that is supposed to name things.
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Evening ladies
Im home. Im supposed to work 8-4 but she strolled in at 4:40 and stops at dunkin donuts for an iced coffee.im glad i dont have plans..
Goid news .. have the whole weekend off..5 days in a row..5 -
My name now (to me) is reasonably easy, standard spelling, no issues, but people still stink on ice at it. I was most pleased to get rid of my father's name when I married the first husband, but my new name was effectively unpronounceable to Americans, and completely unspellable, even after I spelled it. Got old.
My first husband was second generation Slovak-American, and the name was not Americanized--it was M-r-a-z-i-k, and pronounced exactly as it was spelled. Mra pronounced like "bra" but starting with an M, and then add zick. The combinations of how that name got butchered were long and inventive--didn't miss that when I changed to my current and final husband's last name.
As far as names of other people - I tend to block on the names of people I don't care for. It is not my finest trait. Unfortunately, I also don't necessarily remember the names of anyone else--so it's always hard to know whether I do not like you or I'm simply being absent-minded.
Got all the plants watered this morning, and hauling 300 feet of 3/4-inch bore garden hose all over the four to five acres right around the house was WORK. Just as well that I skipped the elliptical, or I would have just laid down and given up halfway through watering. Also strung twine to serve as a trellis for the muscadine grapes we've got growing up the open side of our carport. They were starting to try to take over the air conditioner, so I needed to give them something else to climb.
Yawning like mad - need to wake up and go get dinner started for Corey. Big taco salad for him and if I decide to eat dinner, taco meat with fat-free cottage cheese for me. His taco salad includes lettuce, tomato, avocado, jalapenos, onions, cheddar cheese, cottage cheese, all stirred up with probably a half pound of taco meat and half a bag of tortilla chips. It literally fills a mixing bowl, and he eats all of it--but he burns off an amazing amount of calories in his job, and needs every calorie he can get.
Love y'all,
Lisa5 -
Pip.
No words.
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Among the people I admire most are the sportscasters who do all the commentary at the Olympics. They can move smoothly through an ever changing array of names from all over the world and make it sound as effortless as if they were speaking about their own family members. 5
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cityjaneLondon wrote: »Machka - This is mainly for you! My son and DDIL's bike ride this morning for his 41st birthday.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
I'm a bit jealous! I long to do rides like that again!!
Machka in Oz
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More of Athena pics.💖
Today was a wedge of cabbage, a spoonful of beans from my husband's leftover navy bean soup, wild rice, broth, 3 baby potatoes, and a bagel. Too much carbs I know.😕 Then, I had a scone with my jam, and canned whipped cream. Then a poptart. Aaaack. I start off wonderful! Tomorrow is another day. I did close my eating window at 3pm. Its amazing that I ate what I did in 3 hours. Grace to graze has its pitfalls!
Hugs everyone!
💖Rebecca
Whidbey
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Did Kerry Katona’s Real Fitness DVD. The plan for tomorrow is to Paul Katemi’s Boot Camp DVD. Thank goodness I have these DVD’s.
M – a while ago we used leaves as mulch. We did the same thing as you, run them thru a shredder. We did find, tho, that this added too much acid. Some plants love acid, but not every plant does. Does Rody drink from the faucet? Two of our cats do. So we got a fountain.
Katla – keeping my mouth shut is hard, but I’m doing it. Sore tongue (from biting it) and all. I just tell her “there’s xxx in the refrigerator” and if she chooses to have it, fine. If not, she will just have to find something else if she wants it.
Karen VA – thanks for telling me. I usually don’t go in Jess’ room except if she asks me to or to visit with Shadow. I know she likes it if someone visits Shadow. I don’t do that a whole lot, tho. I don’t make her bed, but sometimes have to empty the garbage or take dirty plates/glasses to be washed. But that’s about IT
Tonya – good to see you
Bought 5 more bags of mulch (this is IT). Was able to talk dh into cutting the grass since the humidity is supposed to start tomorrow. So we cut the grass and put the rest of the mulch down. I didn’t think we’d get to that but while he was cutting the backyard, I was putting down the mulch. Then went in the pool, the water was 84.
Just now I was taking a walk and then watering my neighbors’ flowers. Another neighbor was walking their dog and the dog started to seize. So I called Jess. Admitted, there’s nothing she medically can do, but I did see that she put their minds at ease. The husband was ready to put the dog down, he kept saying “get my gun”. Jess was able to assure them that in such a young dog there really isn’t a chance of brain damage (I don’t think they even thought of that). She did go with them to the emergency care place. Not that she’s looking for anything, but I would bet that when all this is over, they give her something. If anything, for being with them, helping them.
Hugs to so many people, pip and Rita to name a few. Thinking about Rori
The gym where I take the extremepump class is opening Monday. No, the governor hasn’t said that they could. My suspicion is that they are feeling the effects of loss of income so that’s why they’re opening. They said it was what the members wanted, but I really think the money was the driving factor. I’m betwixt and between as to whether I should go. I do plan to do at least some of the ball DVD just in case for some reason I can’t take the class. They do say that the exercise room is marked for social distancing.
Beth – my weight has been stable, too. But I admit, I’m working hard on it.
Lisa – I don’t see what’s hard about your husband’s name. Of course, having had a Polish maiden name didn’t hurt! I have the hardest time with names. Things about people, that I remember. When I worked at the Y we were supposed to call the members by their name. Whenever I had my review I’d get high marks in everything but remembering member’s names. One thing that was told to me was to ask someone what their name is. When they tell you, say “no, I meant your last name”. Are you going to be making wine with those grapes??? Woodmill Winery is near here and they have the best Goldenscuppernog. The owner was telling us that he started the winery because of the resveratrol in the muscadines. His father had cancer and the resveratrol was to help him
Michele NC
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No one can pronounce our last name properly and I have given up correcting. I have worked since I was 18 mostly in the security industry where there are a lot of newcomers to Canada. I have learned to spell and pronounce names properly to show proper respect and as a personal challenge. Any names that have a rolling R though I have never mastered.
Barbara - we actually had a conversation about shields yesterday at work. Without masks and goggles shields are useless and will not pass out Health Standards audits. The subject came up as one of our staff was seen wearing one without proper PPE underneath and was reprimanded. Masks are necessary to protect others not ourselves. Shields don’t provide enough protection for droplets when we speak especially if we are standing and the residents are sitting. That was my lesson yesterday.
Heather - I love your view.
Terri - riding a bike with a book on the handlebars.... I used to go on the truck with my husband when he drove for a living. I couldn’t believe the number of people I saw with books over the steering wheel in cars! There were numerous other things I saw that shouldn’t be discussed in polite company and certainly wasn’t safe or educational. 😉
Michele - I understand that you are concerned about your daughters health but she will figure it out on her own. I prefer being my daughter’s friend now and not their disciplinarian dietician, physical trainer... well you get the picture. Just enjoy your time with her and try not to judge.
My Grandmother was the best at subtle guilt trips and my girls tell me that I learned well from her. An example: I used to smoke, thankfully gave it up 11 years ago. When she first learned I was smoking she paid me 100 to quit. It didn’t last unfortunately, but that was the only time we ever discussed it outright. She used to mail me articles about the dangers of smoking though and would leave ensure that the volume was turned up on any news reports about it. She would have had so much fun with social media and how easily she could post things to subtly get my attention.
My eldest daughter moved out at 18 to live with her best friend. The girls were opposites, my daughter liked to read, listen to music softly and loved her alone time. Her friend loved to party, have a group of people over all the time, and cranked her music. I knew it wasn’t going to go well and told her so for just these reasons but I helped her move her things. About two weeks later she called on a Saturday afternoon to see if I would pick her up to spend the night at our house because her friend was having another party. I refused her, it almost broke my heart to do it, but I told her her Father and I had plans that didn’t include anyone else. She was shocked speechless. On Sunday she walked to our house after calling to make sure it was ok to visit. She admitted that she should have listened to me and given it more consideration and would I please help her move back home and get out of the situation. Of course, I did.
Annie - how old are your parents? What are their thoughts on your sister visiting?
I had a discussion at work today about how depressed our residents are and how much I can see them declining since March. Some of them that were very happy and cheerful are now wondering why they care if they are healthy and safe if they can’t see their family. I have to agree with them. If I could live longer but not see my loved ones what would the sense be. Maybe the reward is greater than the risk in some cases.
Katie - my husband started using a small local pharmacy in the Fall and I will be going there next time I need a prescription as well. The atmosphere, wait time and everything is so much better and it’s local!
Well I have written a novel and will close for now.
Tracey in Edmonton4 -
Regarding remembering people's names ...
My husband was brilliant at remembering people's names. He had a real knack for it!
But that was one of the things he lost in the accident.
Meanwhile, I've always thought I was terrible at remembering people's names.
However, because he gets frustrated now when he can't remember things, I've started working at it and it turns out I can remember people's names!
M in Oz4 -
Happy Hug A Cat Day ...
Machka in Oz3 -
"Get to do"s and "chose well"sChose well: Tumble to groomer, T’ai Chi, Post Office, Farmers’ Market, Bonus: 3 hrs chopping and lopping
:sick: Could have chosen better: Real ale (AF), 2 pieces pizza (1 pc + veggies), 2 candy bars (2 sq dark chocolate) :sick:
Get to do: pickup paper at firehouse, call library to schedule pickup Friday? follow up call for Joe’s cologard, invest 10 mins vacuuming/dusting dining room, carry over 10 mins dusting Living Rm, Guest Bth, 26 mins decluttering and cleaning Office, 12 mins Bedrooms, 10 mins cleaning Master Bth; start beans, cukes, melon; mat work, BB&B, practice new dances (Here I Go Again/Mama Mia, Real Deal, Get it Right, Quarter after one, Half Past Tipsy, Senorita, Dance Monkey; transplant parsley, pineapple, rose geranium, Stinky; make garlic almonds for Barb and Dan; prep raised bed for carrots, parsley root, parsnips, radishes; finish weeding drive, continue weeding flower bed, mulch flowerbed; call stove repair guy to adjust kitchen flame and assess Aunt Elsie’s Stove to determine if finish cleaning and start de-rusting feasible; Freddie’s for complete series TDAP <$48, get Shingrix vaccine, next week final? fcall for Joe’s Dr. appointment.
Reward: inventory seeds, plan garden, order replenishments.
Joyful June 2- not sure how to reframe a worry, but persisting with both the Dr.’s office and the lab yesterday to get Joe’s cologard is the most positive way I can think of to respond.
:sick: Could have chosen better today: Real ale (should have chosen AF), 2 pieces pizza (1 pc + veggies), 2 candy bars (2 sq dark chocolate) :sick:
“World bicycle day” Missing Yvonne in TX and her “… Day”s.
T’ai Chi class at the activity center was great. 9 of us were able to maintain 6 ft separation, mostly, masks required. It was so good to see the old faithfuls, but so hard not to hug. Will continue until (and if) in person or zoomed BB&B resumes.
Heather
the view from your washing up window. I confess it. Basil envy! What IS the topping on your son’s birthday cake?
Terri I used to read a book while strolling the streets of San Francisco on my lunch hour. My only near disaster was one time I stopped mid block, looked up, and was staring at the end of a huge I beam on a flat bed truck parked on the sidewalk. One more step and I’d have knocked myself out
Another thing to be grateful for, that the troubles abated with the Good Friday agreement. We in the US need some statemenlike negotiators to bring justice and peace.
Lisa gracefully done!
Barbie is Washington or our county already in Phase 2?
Tonya con VERY gratulations on your progress. Discarding 75 lbs is a huge accomplishment. Just try picking up a 50lb and 25lb sack of something and when you set them down you’ll realize how much easier you’ve made your life. Well done!
Welcome @NavyWife55 we still have some VHS tapes and a player
(((pip)))
Rita sending soothing cooling waves. Migraines stink and that one has been too long.
Katla Thanks! I’ll watch for Sunshine Blue and Bountiful Blue, honestly our huckleberries are inedible
Beth Brava for the A1C and blood sugar results! Does high cholesterol run in your family?
Alllie when is your MD appointment? Are your joints still hurting?
Machka hope that’s a diver in that “10 benefits to spending time alone” meme, s/he looks suicidal to me.
I’d be very cautious about hugging any cat…
Tracey thanks for the info about shields not providing enough protection for others so masks are required beneath. Surprised goggles would be required, the shields I’ve seen start at the forehead and completely cover the eyes as well as the rest of the face.
Now it’s time to get up and try to improve the step count before snoozing.
Joyful June 3- 3 things I’m grateful for: 1-Joe’s service gifts of love, today it was getting up from his nap to open up the hot tub for me and set me up with a reading lamp; 2-guidance that may lead me to a gentler groomer for Tumble; 3-the beautiful, peaceful, remote place in which we live.
Lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
May: better than April.
daily: steps=3492 so far vits=2 log=2 CI<CO=2 CI<250<CO=2 Tumble & Shadow 5=1 mfp=2 clean 10 mins=8 outside=2 up hill=2
wkly: T’ai Chi or BB&B x3=1 rx= dance=1
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Machka hope that’s a diver in that “10 benefits to spending time alone” meme, s/he looks suicidal to me. I’d be very cautious about hugging any cat…
Cats can be wonderful huggers.
Rhody will "hug" a little bit occasionally, and I'm hoping he'll develop that more as time goes by.
But my dearly departed Sabre used to give me the greatest hugs. I still dream of those hugs at night ... I'll wake up and feel like he's been there and has given me another one of his hugs. I'd hold him and he'd put his arms around my neck and rub his face against mine and rest his head on my shoulder. It still brings tears to my eyes because of all my cats, I think I miss him the most.
M in Oz1 -
Woo Hoo! Jigglejogging in place while watching Biggest Loser on DVR, just kept going, for 60 minutes! Offset today’s indulgence and achieved highest step count in recent memory.
A good reminder that the CICO is never as bad as you think, and there is always something you can do to improve it, as long as you stop eating and start moving.
Machka, know its cold comfort but sending you virtual ((hugs)).
Lighter, lovelies!Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
May: better than April.
daily: steps=9542 !!! so far vits=3 log=3 CI<CO=3 CI<250<CO=2 Tumble & Shadow 5=1 mfp=3 clean 10 mins=8 outside=2 up hill=2
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Barbara - Every supermarket, large and small, sells pots of basil in England. You just buy one and put it on your window sill. I do manage to keep mine going for ages, a year or so, and get quite a few pesto dinners out of it. I water often and very occasionally put a few drops of feed in the water. Once I was going away for a longish holiday, so decided to throw my old plant in the trash and buy a new one when I got back. When I returned and opened the bin it was still there, looking at me, and lived to fight another day. I also have a pot of parsley from the supermarket next to it. They sell cilantro as well, but I find the plants attract tiny little flies, so I only buy as needed for fresh and freeze some for Indian dishes. I used to grow all these things outside, but I'm lazy now. Just the hardy perennials and shrubs are out there, looking after themselves. I once bought a chilli plant from the supermarket for the windowsill, but it grew enormous and had far more chillies than anyone could eat (I made sauce, jam and gave some away etc) and, boy, was it HOT!
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My son's cooking is amazing! He has only recently started making cakes, but that has gone well too. The topping is toffee popcorn, Barbara. I don't know if he made that himself. He made the honeycomb on his wife's cake recently.
He was a professional chef at uni to earn extra money and had some of his own dishes on the menu, but eventually worked out that he could earn far more money as a waiter, especially if he only did the busy shifts. He even organised his lectures so that he was free for Fridays. :laugh:
He is passionate about food, but the demands of a busy job and three picky children can take the fun out if it. He said to me that the one thing he wants at the end of lockdown is for me to cook dinner for him. He hasn't had a meal cooked for him in all this time!
He used to be a wine expert, professionally, travelling all over the world, but unfortunately that led to alcoholism and he had to give up drinking completely. Over two years now.
He is looking very slim and healthy these days with all the cycling!
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
PS - Well done Barbara on the extra calorie burn! :drinker:4 -
Our strawberries are coming along ...
Machka in Oz3 -
Question of the hour: why do I even bother to put away the blow dryer?
Tracey – I’m so glad things worked out well with your daughter.
Regarding masks: what surprises me is how many people wear masks but then they have them below their chins, pull them down to speak, etc, etc. Why bother if you’re not going to use it correctly? When we went to Lowe’s Hardware, none of the people helping us load the mulch into the car was wearing a mask, the lady who was at the register either didn’t have one on or else had one on below her chin (her nose and mouth were completely exposed). Why even be bothered?
Michele NC
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Morning ladies
My brother texted me being cranky saying that its my fault that i told mom.i locked the kitchen.. never ever did i tell her that ,i did distract when she asks about food because she forgets she eats..
Sorta ticked me off. He said i have to treat this like a job.. well duh....
Ugh....
Oh well I am just hoping Jean isnt telling him stories...
I am doing the best I can for goodness sake.3
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