WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JULY 2020
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Heather Agreed. You could make a fortune.
Lisa
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Worked a 10 hr day,not that i did a whole lot but gosh im beat gonna hit the hay..doing a 24 tomorrow.3
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Lisa: When I was a kid in the 1950’s TV was new, black and white and only on a few hours a day. Screens were small. There were kids shows that were a mix. Red Buttons was a TV show host who was always trying to flirt with the moms. I didn’t care for him. Mr. Rogers and Captain Kangaroo (Bob Keeshan) were good guys. The Mickey Mouse Club was on TV and Annette Funicello was everybody’s favorite. As to children being better looking--I doubt it. My mom always said, “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” Back then a certain amount of plump was a sign of good health. Obesity and emaciation were signs of poverty or poor health. My question for you is this—do you think things have things changed or are they still similar? :huh: My take away from that time was that expectations for a better life were running high back then. I'm not so sure that is still the case.
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
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dlfk202000 nah, it can be plain salt in water, but the pink Himalayan salt has some minerals in it as well. Unfortunately you'd have to injest boatloads to reap the benefits. I like the taste of it, a bit milder than normal salt. Many times out headaches and grumpiness stems from some electrolyte imbalance going on. Some take electrolyte powder in their water, but you have to do your homework with that because some contain ingredients that can spike your insulin. 👍
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Whidislander wrote: »dlfk202000 nah, it can be plain salt in water, but the pink Himalayan salt has some minerals in it as well. Unfortunately you'd have to injest boatloads to reap the benefits. I like the taste of it, a bit milder than normal salt. Many times out headaches and grumpiness stems from some electrolyte imbalance going on. Some take electrolyte powder in their water, but you have to do your homework with that because some contain ingredients that can spike your insulin. 👍
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Thank you- so I guess a piece of rock salt would work too- we used to suck on that as a kid- always had it around for making home made ice cream.
Debbie
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Oh my! Olivia with her attitude and Athena and Levi just cuteness personified! I wonder, do their parents have a tough time saying no to them? I sure would! One look at those cute little faces and it would be "YES!" lol.
Lisa, I think you may have something there with the kids being cuter now. I put it down to better nutrition and dental care. Or maybe my cheese is slipping off my cracker too.... Always a possiblity! lol I do remember when I was a young teenager, there was a couple in our town that were not attractive, but they were so very much in love. As time went on, it became quite obvious that she was pregnant. I was already feeling sorry for the baby, before it was born! Well, eventually, it was born, and I snuck a peek into the pram one day as I was walking past and I was happily surprised to see that baby was cute! I have no idea if baby grew up to look like a troll or a prince, but at least it was born cute! lol
Pip, WOW! That "card" for Kirby is awesome!
Heather, congrats on getting your deposit back from Saga! Nice to see your hubby back to his normal self too!
Katla, sorry to hear about your pooch and his cancer.
Went and had my nails done today, didn't bother with any color on them, just had the trimming, moisturizing and then the paraffin dip (my fave part!). My hands just slurped up the moisturizer, I use stuff at home, but maybe not enough, I don't know. I do know I need to use a cuticle oil more often, that would help with the scraggly bits! Next week I have a massage, then I will have had all the things done to me that I have missed over the last four months. I am looking forward to that. I was seeing her every four weeks, but I think I'm going to cut back to every 6-8 weeks. After all, it's been four months and I've been feeling okay! Feeling kind of headachy today, don't know what the problem is. I do know one problem, that is that I need to get up off my butt and get the dishwasher emptied and refilled and get the handwashing done as well. I want to bbq pork chops tonite and the flipper/grabber thing for that is dirty.
Hugs for those needing them, congrats to those celebrating and welcome to the newbies!
Evelyn, feeling warm on Vancouver Island4 -
It’s 79 degrees outside and yogi is trying to get his tan on. I don’t think he can get any darker.9 -
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Terri Enjoyed your poem. I use to write poetry and later in life wrote old-style Cowboy Poetry.
Sharon The hard thing about my unusual life is not knowing the what if's. When I am asked what would you change if you could, I immediately think of the horrible indescribable death of my closest best friend burning to death as a teenager as I stood helpless unable to do anything. I think of my baby perfectly formed but a few weeks premature and weak lungs so she lived 1 hour. I got to hold her but she was dead. She would be 50 this fall. So many bad things have happened in my life and I wonder if it had been different what I would be like today. Maybe I would be a horrible person with no compassion or maybe I would be a much better person than I am now. I will never know. I do know that as I am getting older I like to reminisce about the old days more than ever.
Faye
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Bound for Morning Town
Outside the starlight glitters.
All is calm and still.
My drowsy eyelids droop
as I climb the wooden hill
that leads me to the pillow
where the sandman waits for me,
spreading clouds of moon dust
with pure tranquility.
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Lisa - I have given some thoughts to your question. I think we are all very fortunate to have very cute babies in our lives. I do know a couple babies that aren’t quite as pretty as others I would never say that though.
My Mom, myself, my eldest and my granddaughter all looked very similar as babies. The only way you can tell the difference between us is the quality of the photos.
I think I was ugly as a 5-6 year old, but younger I was cute. I think a lot of it had to do with my Mom’s idea of a good hairstyle.
This is my daughter and granddaughter. The pictures were taken at the same age wearing the same dress.
Tracey in Edmonton4 -
This is me at different ages:
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Sorry my phone messed up:
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Did 30 Minutes to Fitness Body Design DVD. The plan for tomorrow is to do jari Love’s Extremely Ripped DVD
Katla – (((HUGS))) you are doing the right thing for Schooner
My bridge came in so I go to the dentist tomorrow to get it put in
This am I ran to Lowes Hardware then WalMart to get some of the things I forgot yesterday then Food Lion to get milk for me to make more yogurt. The guy for the handrails came today for the deposit, then into the pool, then to the other WalMart to get a prescription for Vince, then CVS to get Cheerios since I had coupons that will be expiring in a day or two, then Food Lion because I didn’t know Vince needed milk when I was there earlier.
KJ – I’m hoping to get to see PJ this Sept. Assuming I can, what are some good toys for a 1-1/2yo? Thank goodness those undies went thru
M – if you can’t delete the parts of a post you are referring to when you reply (I never reply from my phone which is why I didn’t know this), maybe they can just make reference to what it is they are replying to?
About being independent – In that respect, it was a blessing in disguise that my mother died when I was so young. I had to do things for myself, and make sure I was prepared. When we moved to our first house, my gf whose house I went to after school after my mother died, said “why did you move so far away”. A few years later she got remarried and guess where they moved to? A few blocks away from me. Her husband was independent, too. Still is.
Karen VA – you gave me an idea. Maybe I’ll look and see about some gazbacho. I’m getting tired of the same thing for breakfast (I get bored easily) Update: downloaded a recipe, looks like I'll have to go to the store tomorrow to get some of the ingredients. I'm looking forward to this
Melissa – welcome! Come here when you get “fizzled out”. We’ll keep ya movin
Allie – how are your kidneys? You haven’t mentioned them in a while.
Mag SD – welcome
SuziQ – stay safe. Sounds like you have things pretty well under control
Pip – that was a very inventive gift Kirby got. Something like that, to me, means so much more than just going to a store and buying something. You know they put thought into it
Carol GA – do you refrigerate your salmon patties before you cook them? I usually do and that helps to hold them together. My father taught me that.
Karen VA – so happy for Shona. Thanks for keeping us informed.
Lisa – I think Beth is quite insiteful. I have a friend who, when she had a grandson, I honestly thought he was ugly. Of course, I wouldn’t tell her that. I just saw a pic of him now 5 years later and he doesn’t look as ugly.
Heather – YEA for getting you deposit back.
Lanette – how I wish I were closer to you. Right now I’m making these crochet towel toppers and I could really use different color yarns.
It seems that too many young people aren’t willing to work for a better life, they want it handed to them.
Pip – LOL Yogi getting a tan!
Michele NC
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Debby in Va2 -
Kirby got emotional when he got home telling me about it. he got to see the guy who trained him there when he started over 20years ago which was pretty awesome. they bought him more stuff and a big card. I'm going to take him to Seattle and spend the day walking around with yogi (like I did for all my other kids) and then pick him up and we'll bring all his stuff home.3
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Michelle in NC, most of the kids I know certainly aren’t looking to get it handed to them! The entry level jobs are being held down by retirees who need the extra cash. They’re not about to let go of those jobs. Kids put in app after app, try to get into ground floor school programs, but lenders won’t lend because their folks make too much money on paper or the kids haven’t been out of the house long enough. I see the kids practically pulling hair over dishwashing, housekeeping or server jobs. Life isn’t as easy for those kids as folks are assuming.
Pip, it almost sounded like you were going to literally pick Kirby up and carry him home.
Sharon Getting Drowsy Near Seattle2 -
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Pip - what a sweet gift for Kirby. Pun intended.
Sharon - I agree! Young people today end up working three or four part time jobs just to make ends meet. My Son in Law works two full time jobs and has one part time job. On the side he also does handyman repairs and works for another ambulance service.
I also understand the older generations not retiring too, I will be lucky to retire before I die. We have struggled financially our whole lives and especially since 2009. There just never seems to be enough.
Tracey in Edmonton6 -
SophieRosieMom wrote: »Hi everyone. Three weeks ago I had horrible bloodwork and have to have a ct scan on my liver. I was terrified after the blood results and immediately started on a 1200 calorie diet and walking every day. My goal is to lose 30 lbs. So far I have lost 3, but usually I plateau and give up. I am not big on exercise and tend to fizzle out after a while. If only my sewing machine pedal would count for exercise, I would have no worries! Any advice or support to help keep me on track is welcome and most appreciated!
Melissa SE WI
Melissa- welcome. Do you have a fatty liver? I would encourage you to check out Intermittent Fasting - google Youtube presentations by Dr. Jason Fung, also other researchers - Mark Mattson, Valter Longo. Lots of info out there on how Fasting helps with insulin resistance and fatty livers.
Wishing you good luck with whatever path you choose to regain your health, there are many ladies in this group who have plans that work great for them, including CI/CO, Keto, exercise.
Lanette
SW WA State
Thank you Lanette for your kind words. I had an ultrasound and now they are doing the ct scan because the doctor couldn't read the ultrasound to determine what is going on if anything. Since Covid I have been eating terrible and was getting no exercise at all. I am working from home now so if this had to happen now is the perfect time to get some healthy habits going. I just hope i can fix it. Sugar has been my downfall, but since cutting it way down my joints are feeling so much better. I thought it was arthritis but now I believe it was inflammation! I will read up on the Intermittant Fasting. I think tracking my food is really going to help me monitor my carbs and sugar.
Melissa SE WI
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Snowflake1968 wrote: »Sharon - I agree! Young people today end up working three or four part time jobs just to make ends meet. My Son in Law works two full time jobs and has one part time job. On the side he also does handyman repairs and works for another ambulance service.
I also understand the older generations not retiring too, I will be lucky to retire before I die. We have struggled financially our whole lives and especially since 2009. There just never seems to be enough.
Tracey in Edmonton
The early 1990s recession hit me and my ex-husband badly. As we came out of it, he didn't really seem to care about anything ... while I worked anywhere from 2-4 jobs plus taking further education so we could pay our bills and try to get a little bit ahead.
Thankfully, I haven't had to do that since 2009 but our situation is kind of weird now. Retirement is not on the horizon.
M in Oz2 -
Just a question, your choice of whether to answer it or not. Do you think children are better looking than when we were children ourselves? Possibly due to better nutrition overall? I would swear there were ugly children around when I was growing up, but I just don't see them now.
Not around here.
There's a statistic that says 70.9% of Tasmanian adults are overweight or obese. Tasmania also has the second highest rate of smokers in Australia. And Tasmania is considered one of the poorer states. That combination doesn't really make for beautiful children.
M in Oz2 -
Faye - Very sorry to hear about the sad things in your life. (((HUGS)))
Warming up today. Tomorrow is going to be HOT!
I've been wrestling with my b...... laptop, which I hate. Windows 10. I bought it three years ago and I rarely use it. I only bought it for Word and publishing my memoir as I do everything on my tablet, including the first draft. Yesterday I found the courage to open it after six months. My Yahoo wouldn't sinc and was stuck in last year! Wrestled with it, did everything, kept saying error no..... Grrrrrr! I HATE technical problems.
Went online and found that it's a problem with Windows 10, not me at all.
It doesn't recognize Yahoo as a secure site, so won't sinc the app. I found out how to cure it, should be easy enough, so I hope to have a go at that when I can pluck up my courage again. 
I really, really hate technical issues and I get into a panic. Thank goodness for Dr Google.
I could have gone in via the website for Yahoo, but I don't like to be beaten. To fix it I will have to do that initially and turn off the more secure site toggle. I've bookmarked the instructions.
My DH is having terrible troubles with his laptop. He really should replace it, but he is stubborn. It is backed up on a hard disk. He's done everything he can find online to do and so far it's behaving, but I think it's only a matter of time.
I always feel that I am just thrashing around in the dark with these things and then I find out, it's not me, it's them. Story of our lives? :laugh:
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx5 -
HEATHER so glad DH is so much better and your afternoon picnic will be great. Enjoy
FAYE I also love reading your posts
DH and I always say we were so lucky when we were younger and jobs were plentiful. Feel so sorry for the young ones trying to get jobs and homes.
LANETTE I use Ravelry a lot for my free sock patterns
I really have to get back to logging my food and have even been letting exercise slip. Consequently carrying an extra 10 pounds. Really depressed about it but today is a new day.
Not sure if I had mentioned my SIL dementia. She has gone into a home for respite but hopefully a full time place will be found. Feel so worried about my brother and can’t see him of course. He is such a loyal, caring person and of course he is relieved but also feeling guilty.
Welcome to all newcomers
Stay safe
Kate UK ❤️4 -
Hi folks. It's mild and wet outside, so I will be indoors today. No shortage of activities to keep me busy, but nothing pressing that must be done. Retirement has many benefits.
Tracey:
I love your kiddie pics. I have a few favourites of my own. 😂With Nana and new sister in 1962
With my brother in 1959, before I had the glasses
As a sophisticated 19 year old. 😂
And as a 16 year old with my sister, my cousin, and daddy's best pal.
Heather:
👍🏻 Yay! You stared them down and got your deposit. And I seldom use the laptop. It takes an age to load, and I often have issues to fix. Grrrr! The tablet I saw much more convenient.
Michele:
It depends on how they were brought up. Many young people are hardworking and responsible. I think we baby boomers had it fairly easy with jobs. Lots of the jobs we had available have disappeared with technology taking over so many things. And taking inflation into account house prices/rental fees are relatively much higher. Even college graduates struggle to find a job unless they have had experience. And many employers think they are over qualified and won't stick with the job. It's a difficult would for the young.
Well, gotta go and do something productive. Haven't had breakfast yet! 😂
Be good! And if you can't be good, be careful! 😂
☘️ Terri5 -
Morning ladies
I actually feel pretty good which is a miracle in itself.
Kidneys are ok.. the nephrologist was the one that wanted me to see the endocrinologist and now they keep pushing that back..
I am staying overnight with Faith tonight and running errands tomorrow.
Have a graduation party on Saterday..
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Good morning!
Thank you all for the advice. I will try to put it into action. I do know that I handle things better when SIL isn't there. Expectations of help when she is there is what gets me riled. Will work on it.
Have to do some rearranging at work today. We have had $2500 worth of saws stolen in two weeks! Yesterday they were in and out in less than 30 seconds! I chased them down again.....at least this time I didnt try to hang onto the car or drag them out of it. Guess what, they had masks and hats on so hard to identify-rrrre! My fight or flight reflex really is stuck in fight mode. Go steal from a big box store if you must steal, leave small family businesses alone!
Anyway.......keep all the wonderful pictures and stories coming. I love them all!
Congratulations to all facing life changes with such courage and excitement!
Hugs to those facing health challenges for themselves, family, friends, or pets.
Welcome to so many new ladies! This is a wonderful group!
I am trying to read missed months so that I can get back in the loop.
❤
Kylia heading to work in Ohio
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