WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2020
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bananasandoranges wrote: »Machka, do you have zero distance work now? Most places have at least one or some days per week distance now at least for those who want it. it was already a legal thing in france. a set of laws for allowing distance work since 2016. i'm not sure what is involved. i think it's often 2-3 days max per distance work and may depend on organism and type of work. my banking industry friend was 100% distance and then they said now they have to come in 2 days per week, but finally they are questioning if that is really necessary.
Do you have the possibility of doing 4 10h work days ?
I am 100% back to work. I can't do half and half or anything like that ... too expensive for them. They'd have to give me equipment for home and work.
So I will continue 5 days a week for now.
Tasmania has no active cases right now, but is planning to open borders to 2 states and 1 territory on August 7. We'll see what happens after that. If we end up doing a "Victoria", we'll close up again.
I do stay home Thursday mornings because I'm "attending" an online uni class/workshop then and I'm taking days off as needed to get my coursework finished. I've booked one day in August off already.
Until I finish my course, I won't try to change my work hours. They've being great about letting me attend uni all this time.
After I finish my course, I will very seriously consider having a discussion about changing things. But who knows ... maybe we'll be shut down again then.
Meanwhile it is nice only having one course to focus on this semester.
And happily, we're also planning to take a long weekend at the end of August or beginning of September. Spring break! We'll get together (in a socially distanced way) with my husband's sister to celebrate his birthday, her birthday, and his and my anniversary.
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Good Morning August! (Thanks Barbie ) I Had to leave the July thread, I was just too far behind.
It looks like it will be another hot day, I've managed to mow the grass at the back before it gets too hot, but it is getting hotter by the second. We had a thunderstorm last night, but it didn't clear the air.
Met up with friends yesterday morning, we managed to keep a reasonable distance between us in Cindy's lovely garden. You can tell when people don't have dogs they have lovely gardens! We were celebrating our friend Jane's birthday, Cindy had made a chocolate fudge cake which was delicious and also some biscuits that were a little like flapjack - also delicious. It was far too hot for me though and I had a bit of a headache in the afternoon,
My goal for July was to end the month lighter and I'm pleased to say that I have lost 2 and a half pounds This is amazing for me as I yoyo with 2lbs on 2lbs off on, off . Not sure if it is the fact I've been exercising more, still need work in this area for consistency - or if it's because I'm cutting down on food. I have breakfast, one snack meal and one main meal and I've been feeling better for it.
I've also started taking fruit and vegetable capsules they are supposed to give you more energy and be all singing dancing but we'll see how they work out. I have noticed I'm sleeping better since starting them about 3wks ago, but my energy is still below par.
Better get to the shop it's lottery day for mum, it's getting too hot I'm already a sticky mess!
Love to all
Viv UK
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BARBIE
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morning ladies~
thank you again Barbie you are our fearless leader and am so glad that you take us into each month xoxo
went out to the winery last night...had a nice time with the girls.... always will miss them, just not the work enviroment,, not one bit...
today I am going to Costco with Trudy and then will come back, will find out from Tom if he wants me to bring Alfie over to the house while we are all at the grad party..
having my cup of tea and catching up with you all...
so here in Ct the Millstone power plant and legislators where in cahoots, and everyone is freaking out and rightfully so.. I used 20.00 worth of electricity in July thats not much but they are charging me 60.00 to deliver it.... just freakin outrageous... Ugh
love my kids and friends ,but Damn It Connecticut just is going to put everyone in the grave...5 -
It is 3:30 AM and two pages for August already. I was determined to get a fresh and early jump on this thread and once again I am behind.
My resolutions are to hold my own physically and mentally. It is hard as everything is going back to SARS2/Covid 19 baseline orders. Anything deemed nonessential is shut down or limited. The source spreading the virus is deemed essential and they still refuse to follow any guidelines and no one dare confront them.
All my already delayed by months cancer checkups and tests were canceled yesterday. My referral to determine if anything could be done with my jawbone problem has been ignored and now the office is open for emergency only.
August is not starting out as I had hoped, but being able to adjust has always been my strong suit.
In the darkness before the dawn
When it seems all hope is gone
Stretch and take a deep breath
The sky will light defying death
Good morning from the Pacific Northwest
Faye -- gray hair never in a bun
Jill of all Trades mistress to none
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Morning, afternoon and evening, all...
Barbie- thank you for supplying our clean slate, our reset button, our 'put on your big girl panties and do it' haven each month.You are our rock...
My goals for June were:
👍Survive the continued re-opening of my state without getting cooties.
So far so good!
👍Stay within budget for July.
Averaged out, we beat the weekly average I set for us. August, we will move to a month-long budget. Less pressure at the beginning of the month, less spending at the end.
👍Be lighter going out than I am going in.
July 1, I was at 209, July 31, I was at 208. This morning, I'm at 206. A win any way you look at it.
Goals for August:
🚪 Continue to survive the pandemic.
💲 Stay within budget.
⚖ Be lighter going out than I am going in.
Keeping my goals away from being number-bound has helped keep me from getting too obsessed with the numbers. That said, it also was of mental assistance during this month where I didn't lose much to keep up with my measurements --my waist has dropped a total of three inches, and even my neck is an inch smaller.
Love y'all,
Lisa in AR3 -
Holy crap - busy weekend this weekend.
They finished building the fence yesterday, with the final crowning glory that they put the gate on opening outward, even though I requested over and over for them to open inward. Just kinda over it. What a saga.
And, because they did the minimum with the gate, we'll need to add a way to keep the gates open to drive through - something they did not install. Just needs a rod that drops into a pipe to stabilize it. Buncha goobers.
And...- Work out and then a shower.
- Go into town to the UPS pack-n-ship to get the notary to sign off on Corey's signature, so I can get some issues straight with my 403(b).
- Get the grocery shopping done.
- Pull the chain link fence stretch that is now unnecessary.
- Get the circular driveway marked out.
- Move the plants and flowers that will need to move to accommodate the driveway.
- Trim the branches that are hanging too low on the trees that overhang the new driveway.
- Make a sign for the gate that says - for deliveries call this number, and laminate it.
- Hang the house numbers on the outside gate.
Busy day. But--I sense a lot of bending, stooping and working hard, and that, my dears, is exercise.
Love y'all,
Happy August!
Lisa in AR
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dellafayefox wrote: »It is 3:30 AM and two pages for August already. I was determined to get a fresh and early jump on this thread and once again I am behind.
August 1 is almost over. Another couple hours and we'll be moving into August 2!
Machka in Oz1 -
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Happy August! Thanks Barbie!
My Dad's birthday lunch is today. He is 86. An actual social gathering with six people! We have all been isolating so it should be pretty safe.
Annie in Delaware2 -
Made yogurt in the IP and when it was done, it wasn’t yogurt but still milk. Maybe I needed more starter? So I put more in and put the IP on again. Yup, that must have been it. I just got up and am now draining it.
Tami – hey there. You made the right decision in coming here. Stop in often and get lots of good ideas
Pip – I remember once FIL said “now that I’m retired, I don’t know where I found the time to work” At the time I thought “yea, sure”. Now I know what he meant! You and Kirby are embarking on a wonderful journey.
Made a gazpacho that I’ll have for breakfast. Not sure how I feel about it. Does anyone have any good recipes? Preferably one that you put in a blender. And not high in calories (maybe somewhere around 100). I’d like it to make about 6 or less servings since I’m the only one who will eat it.
Windows had an update which broke Outlook. Now I read my email on Google Chrome. Will probably go to another. Thank goodness for Vince.
Anne DE – we use Revolution for our cats and get it from this place called Zoetis. They are an Australian company. But get this – it’s made in the US. But it’s much cheaper
Saturday here (forgot to post): Did Rodney Yee’s Yoga Cross Train DVD. The plan for tomorrow is to do some balance games on the Wii
Heather – I hear ya about the updates. My computer did an update and now my email is totally messed up. Vince is going to get another one and set me up with that. He had the same problem so he’s getting to know this email
I agree you should have less sugar but I don’t know about the carbs. Less refined carbs – yes. But the carbs from fruits and veges? I don’t know. That’s something I don’t want to cut out
Fried up the salmon cakes I put in the refrig yesterday so we can have them later in the week. Also took the extra marinade out of the chicken that Vince is going to bbq so that the chicken doesn’t get too marinated. Going to make meringues later. They’re my new thing. I was on the spinach feta kick for a while, now I’m off it and the meringue is the new kick. Oh, that’s right, I need to make a pudding pie for Vince. Will do that once I finish checking in here.
Also got two towel toppers ready to just crochet. Will go to the farmer’s market and then the Salvation Army. Hopefully, they’ll have some different yarns that I can use. Many people do a craft and then have something like ½ a skein left over so they donate that. I can use that. Then I give the parts I have over to this guy who makes hats for the soup kitchen to use for pompoms or whatever.
Smbqt – welcome! And happy birthday early
M – I’m with you. I keep a calendar on the computer so Vince knows if I have something to do so he can plan an appt. or whatever accordingly. But I have a little planner where I write down the foods we’re going to eat the following week and what exercise I plan to do.
Bananas – have fun next week!
Invited Ken and Lynette for dinner tomorrow. Surprisingly, Lynette never got back to me. She usually is quite quick to accept. Anyway, I called Ken (since he’s out of work he’s home and pretty lonely) and he said they were planning to come. So they’ll be here tomorrow. I know Ken wanted to see Jess last time they were here. I told him that she’s working but he’ll see her when she gets home.
Faye – how frustrating. Hope they get you in for those tests real soon
Off to farmer’s market and then Salvation Army
Michele NC
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It's now dark enough in the morning when I walk the dogs before breakfast that I need to use a flashlight but since it is the heart of the summer, it gets very warm during the after breakfast walk so I have to wear a jacket that I can take off and tie around my waist as the temperature rises. My zucchini plants are busy and I've had enough to eat for supper each night and share a few with my neighbors.
Lisa, all your house projects sound great. You are making your house a home.
Heather, I'm glad to hear that you were able to get your money back for the October cruise. I know you are disappointed about the cancellation, but glad you won't have to pay for it.
We don't pay much attention to how many cases there are locally. We just stay home and venture out only for essential errands. We plan our errands to go out as little as possible.
I am so happy to see how many of you are coming along on the journey to wellness. I can't do this alone.
Barbie in NW WA
The reason most people fail instead of succeed is that they trade what they want the MOST for what they want at the MOMENT.6 -
Took kirby to the bus station for his last day of work
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Pip - congrats to you and Kirby both! He looks very, very happy. Glad y'all successfully closed on the house - possibly one of the hardest things to get through. When do you leave for California?
I KNEW there was something I forgot on that list. Our current main TV is doing a great imitation of a paperweight... inert, and not good for much. It went out Thursday night, after a storm. Probably a stray electron from the over-the-air antenna... so, we're going to pull the TV down and Corey will see if he can replace the fuse that is hopefully all that's blown. If not, then we're also TV shopping while we're in town. Luckily, TVs are as cheap as I've ever seen them.
Not that I don't believe he can fix it, but whether he can fix it or we buy a new one, we're also going to have to buy a surge suppressor that runs the cable through it to avoid a repeat.
Got my workout done, now for a shower and get that man moving.
Love y'all,
Lisa in AR
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Faye -- gray hair never in a bun
Jill of all Trades mistress to none3 -
Barbie Thanks for being the catalyst keeping the fires of this thread burning. I am envious that you can walk early and need a jacket. Those mornings are usually starting around this time here, but next 10 days morning lows in the 70's. Crazy year. I love my Lole light nylon jacket.
Faye now gray
OR/WA Gorge Girl
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Barbie - thanks for the new month. I can’t believe we’ve made it to August already.
Katla - I don’t keep cartons of ice cream in the house anymore either. I can avoid ice cream easier than chips though so they aren’t kept either.
Heather - I hope you get to see your Grandchildren again soon.
Our numbers are increasing as well. I figure in a couple of weeks it will be worse because there is a protest against masks happening this weekend. Unfortunately, it’s never these people that get hit they just pass it along.
Allie - we are having the same problem here with delivery charges for our electricity and gas. Last June my friend took her “trip or a lifetime” and drive to Alaska. She was shocked that her gas bill was 80.00 when there wasn’t even a nickels worth actually used. It was all delivery and other charges.
Lisa - I don’t think people take pride in doing a good job anymore and no one seems to listen to what a customer wants. We had a tv get killed in a thunderstorm two summers ago, very frustrating.
Yesterday we had a barbecue at work hosted by the social club for the participating members. As with any group at work it is made up of mostly the leadership team and we end up struggling to find help or ideas all the time. Anyway, we cooked 25 burgers and 25 hotdogs extra to leave in the fridge for the evening and night shift along with a full case of pop and chips plus the leftover pop and chips from the day shift. All told probably 50 or so cans of pop and about 70 bags of chips. We were given permission to leave early and left around 230. I received a text at 4 asking where all of the food was. Turns out the day staff took every single bit of it home with them when they left. I ended up going and getting more pop and chips and we ordered pizza for the evening staff. My boss is livid and is going to look at the cameras to see if we can see who the culprits were. The social club committee meeting this week will be discussing it and I’m thinking of putting forward that we spend our remaining money and disband. We put a lot of time and effort in for a group to be that disrespectful.
Today we are going to our daughter’s so she can cut her Dad’s hair. I’m so excited for him to get a cut! He is such a handsome man with a clean shaved face and well trimmed hair. Unfortunately he likes letting it go and doesn’t see how much it ages him.
I planted wildflower seeds in my flower box and I don’t know what is weeds and what is wildflowers. I think I’m going to move my bleeding hearts and one lily and pull everything else. Nothing seems to be blooming. I am not a gardener and feel sorry for plants that I touch.
These little flower stakes would really work well for me.
Tracey in Edmonton
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Heather: You are right about people overestimating their will power. My mom always referred to her “won’t power.” Won’t power kept her weight down, and her checkbook full.
Bananas: I am not a fan of ATMs either. I’ve read too many news accounts of people being robbed at ATMs. :ohwell:
Machka: In our state, we look at Covid cases county by county. Ours is one of the safest places in OR. The most challenged places are from Portland to Salem on both sides of the I-5 freeway. My SIL lives across the state near the Idaho border. The primary business there is agriculture. There have been Covid cases among the migrant workers who work in agricultural jobs, and some cases attributed to citizens of Idaho who are infected, and don’t know yet, who drive to Oregon to shop because we don’t have a sales tax & MJ is legal here. According to my cousin who also lives there, those shoppers rarely/never have masks. :ohwell:
Faye: Our doctors are doing business mostly by phone/internet. They don’t want patients in their workplace. I can’t blame them. :noway: I love your signature—”Faye--gray hair never in a bun
Jill of all trades mistress to none.” :bigsmile:
Pip: The countdown is moving along. You’ll be off on your adventure in no time.
Lisa: Surge protectors are worth their weight in gold. I hope your TV is still usable. We don’t have a lightning rod of any kind. Our TV is connected via satellite dish and the antenna is mostly plastic. It is well below the peak of our roof. We live outside the reach of Portland over the air channels. Most people out here seem to have cable or satellite TV. We have had interruptions of electricity service on very rare occasions. I can’t remember the last one. Most wiring is underground. My horse friend lives out in the country at a higher altitude. She has had power interruptions now and then. I don't know for sure whether she has a TV, but I'm guessing she does. :flowerforyou:
We’re having a quiet morning so far. The dog is doing well and so are we.
Katla in Beauftiful NW Oregon
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Tracey Yes, disrespectful people are everywhere, and one reason I no longer go to the seniors center or host a women's fitness group. I remember the days when a group could have a fun potluck, but no more. A few do all the work and make good food and others bring unhealthy food from the store.
Katla Ice cream is my weakness, especially chocolate espresso from Umpqua.
Faye in the Northwest USA
Gray hair never in a bun
Jill of all Trades mistress to none2
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