WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2020
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Snowflake1968 wrote: »Machka - Is today you’re husbands birthday? If so, happy birthday to him.
I have made a few photo books now using London Drugs and Costco. They are fun to make. I think that is what I’ll do to make books for my girls for Christmas. I need to get at that project. Maybe I’ll start working on it tomorrow.
It was Friday. I am now thinking what I might create for him and also for my family in Canada who I haven't seen in 3 years and possibly won't see for a couple more years.Snowflake1968 wrote: »My work - about 5 of us have been trying to come up with a way of notifying the board of our issues without risking our jobs. We believe from a meeting we had that if we put a complaint in to the board they show her the complaint. So one of the gals is working on creating an email to send anonymously to all board members. Asking them to please investigate and give some of the behaviour without any specifics. She is creating an email and has a VPN blocker so it can’t be traced. It is a very stressful situation.
Tracey in Edmonton
I hope you get some good results!I’m applying for a job at Food Lion. Need to go there Monday at 1:30 for what I would say is an interview. At least I can earn the money for the landscaping and I don’t have to listen to Vince commenting all the time about how expensive it is.
Michele NC
Is that a grocery store? I hope you get the job!BigDfromNJ wrote: »I"m finding it so hard to get motivated with quarantine and not having friends to work out with. Anyone up for virtual workouts?
What indoor equipment do you have? Bicycle set up on trainer? Treadmill?
For both, I use Zwift which puts me into a virtual world where i see others cycling, running or walking. If my husband rides with me, we can ride together. And I can ride, run or walk with people all over the world.dellafayefox wrote: »How long of a novel do you avid reader prefer?
It depends ... usually a J.D. Robb or John Grisham length but sometimes shorter.
Happy Birthday Kim!
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The length of a novel doesn't matter as long as it doesn't sag in the middle. I used to read sci fi that often had a journey in the middle. There would be one full sentence of plot development in thirty pages of journey; that makes it too long. IMHO.
I just ordered The Gold Coast by Nelson Demille, recommended by a guy I met online. I have high hopes for both!
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Tracey: I hope that your situation at work will improve. Keeping my fingers crossed that your concerns will be heard and things will get better.
Machka: Thanks for the hex codes.
DH has gone up to bed already. He needs his rest.
Tomorrow afternoon I have a riding lesson. I’m looking forward to it. :bigsmile:
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
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Those Hex Codes are just Peachy2
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Review ... (Distances include cycling + walking + a bit of rowing)
Mar-15 … 489.8 km (304.3 miles) = 38 hours 4 min
Apr-15 … 491.94 km (305.6 miles) = 43 hours 6 min
May-15 … 361.81 km (224.8 miles) = 35 hours 50 min
Jun-15 … 569.53 km (353.9 miles) = 41 hours 53 min
Jul-15 … 230.7 km (143.35 miles) = 32 hours 45 min
Aug-15 … 211.3 km (131.3 miles) = 28 hours 8 min
Sep-15 … 306.7 km (190.6 miles) = 35 hour 2 min
Oct-15 … 441.82 km (274.5 miles) = 47 hours 43 min
Nov-15 … 660.21 km (410.23 miles) = 60 hours 41 min
Dec-15 … 499.91 km (282.8 miles) = 54 hours 56 min
Jan-16 … 864.79 km (537.35 miles) = 65 hours 36 min
Feb-16 … 470.53 km (292.4 miles) = 40 hours 39 min
Mar-16 … 917.73 km (570.2 miles) = 66 hours 13 min
Apr-16 … 417.83 km (259.6 miles) = 40 hours 23 min
May-16 … 267.09 km (165.9 miles) = 36 hours 10 min
Jun-16 … 552.1 km (343 miles) = 54 hours 48 min
Jul-16 … 709 km (440.5 miles) = 60 hours 41 minutes
Aug-16 … 775.9 km (482.1 miles) = 54 hours 52 minutes
Sep-16 … 371.3 km (230.7 miles) = 32 hours 20 min
Oct-16 … 649 km (403.3 miles) = 49 hours 46 min
Nov-16 … 403 km (250.4 miles) = 52 hours 16 min
Dec-16 … 511.05 km (317.55 miles) = 52 hours 2 min
Jan-17 … 741.9 km (461.0 miles) = 70 hours 3 min
Feb-17 … 600.5 km (373.1 miles) = 57 hours 30 min
Mar-17 … 1113.2 km (691.7 miles) = 78 hours 25 min
Apr-17 … 1181.9 km (734.4 miles) = 76 hours 45 min
May-17 … 426.6 km (265.1 miles) = 39 hours 21 min
Jun-17 … 575.7 km (357.7 miles) = 41 hours 53 min
Jul-17 … 714 km (443.7 miles) = 52 hours 23 min
Aug-17 … 475.8 km (295.6 miles) = 38 hours 41 min
Sep-17 … 455.5 km (283 miles) = 41 hours 25 min
Oct-17 … 647.1 km (402.1 miles) = 57 hours 19 min
Nov-17 … 427.0 km (265.3 miles) = 50 hours 4 min
Dec-17 … 553.5 km (343.9 miles) = 52 hours 12 min
Jan-18 … 590.2 km (366.7 miles) = 57 hours 49 min
Feb-18 … 826.9 km (513.8 miles) = 57 hours 35 min
Mar-18 … 582.01 km (361.6 miles) = 50 hours 11 min
Apr-18 … 176.23 km (109.5 miles) = 29 hours 47 min
May -18 … 167.6 km (104.1 miles) = 29 hours 08 min
June-18 … 349.9 km (217.4 miles) = 36 hours 58 minutes
July-18 ... 324.2 km (201.5 miles) = 24 hours 26 minutes
Aug-18 ... 210.1 km (130.6 miles) = 25 hours 59 minutes
Sep-18 ... 261.7 km (162.6 miles) = 25 hours 11 minutes
Oct-18 ... 230.8 km (143.4 miles) = 30 hours 15 minutes
Nov-18 ... 216.8 km (134.7 miles) = 30 hours 3 minutes
Dec-18 ... 285.2 km (177.2 miles) = 37 hours 49 minutes
Feb-19 ... 175.5 km (109 miles) = 19 hours 8 minutes
Mar-19 ... 170.3 km (105.8 miles) = 28 hours 21 minutes
Apr-19 ... 160.3 km (99.6 miles) = 25 hours 4 minutes
May-19 ... 164.0 km (101.9 miles) = 29 hours 10 minutes
Jun-19 ... 246.2 km (153 miles) = 25 hours 40 minutes
Jul-19 ... 217.3 km (135.0 miles) = 33 hours 45 minutes
Aug-19 ... 162.5 km (100.9 miles) = 28 hours 4 minutes
Sep-19 ... 136.0 km (84.5 miles) = 23 hours 10 minutes
Oct-19 ... 196.5 km (122.1 miles) = 31 hours 27 minutes
Nov-19 ... 155.5 km (96.6 miles) = 25 hours 01 minutes
Dec-19 ... 203.7 km (126.6 miles) = 26 hours 54 minutes
Jan-20 ... 304.4 km (189.2 miles) = 32 hours 49 minutes
Feb-20 ... 248.6 km (154.5 miles) = 34 hours 50 minutes
Mar-20 ... 148.3 km (92.2 miles) = 30 hours 12 minutes
Apr-20 ... 171.9 km (106.8 miles) = 19 hours 28 minutes
May-20 ... 183.7 km (114.1 miles) = 20 hours 49 minutes
Jun-20 ... 130.9 km (81.3 miles) = 18 hours 50 minutes
Jul-20 ... 41.8 km (26 miles) = 9 hours 8 minutes
Saturday, 1 August 2020 … 0.0 km walking + 8.3 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
Sunday, 2 August 2020 … 5.2 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
Monday, 3 August 2020 … 3.2 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 4 flights of stairs
Tuesday, 4 August 2020 … 1.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 4 flights of stairs
Wednesday, 5 August 2020 … 1.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 5 flights of stairs
Thursday, 6 August 2020 … 1.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 4 flights of stairs
Friday, 7 August 2020 … 1.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 4 flights of stairs
Saturday, 8 August 2020 … 4.2 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
Sunday, 9 August 2020 … 0.0 km walking + 12.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
2020 Monthly August
Walking Distance (km): 19.8
Walking Time (min): 260.3
Cycling Distance (km): 20.3
Cycling Time (min): 84.0
Flights Stairs Climbed Number: 21.0
Flights Stairs Climbed Time (min): 16.8
Totals
Total Distance (km): 40.1
Total Distance (miles): 24.9
Total Time (min): 361.1
Total Time (hr): 6:01:031 -
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Proud of myself for going out early with DH to run my 5k.
Cool breeze. Locals swimming, paddleboarding, running. Fabulous! I am so lucky to live here. As long as you stay away from the beach on a hot Sunday later on!
I came back and did some rowing, yoga and weights.
DH still slightly woozy first thing, but he is walking and doing all his exercises on the machines.
Faye - My name is Heather Eyles. Most of my published output was children's books for many years, though I published poetry, short stories and plays for adults. I had one play on BBC Radio. I had a small, theatre company as well, producing my own works and teaching drama for therapy. In recent years I have self published an old novel from1982 and a memoir of my first 9 years. They are definitely not children's books. I am currently working on the next 9 years and hope to publish by Christmas. Everything can be found on my author page on Amazon. The children's books are old ones.
Much love to all. I will be hunkering down in the heat today.
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Good Sunday!
Happy belated Birthday Kim!
Travel- I always wanted to travel and experience different cultures. Most of my travel has been east of the Mississippi. I did live 5 years in the Philippines. I loved the culture and way of life there. There was an ugly side too, but getting away from the bases and Manila allowed me to experience so much more. Hoping to go back for my 60th birthday with friends. I have stayed at really nice hotels and several not so nice. I always feel like an imposter at the really nice ones, like a country mouse in the big city. When my husband and I went to a resort in Punta Cana, we had a butler, special beach, special eating hours. What do you do with a butler? The plus was we got full size chocolate bars every day. 😘 We enjoyed the regular beach and normal dining. I did finally relax about being in a two piece swim suit after about two days and observing folks who appeared to be much more comfortable there. I do realize that companions make a difference too. My dear husband really is a country guy. He likes simple, plain, and home.
Cars- I love motors. They are sexy. Cars with curves. Husband and I normally go to a bunch of car shows. Our vehicles are newer. We bought a Model A from his Aunt a couple of years ago. It was her husband's who had passed. Unfortunately, it needed more work than we knew how to do. We worked on it for a year, then sent it out to be worked on. It still wasn't where we needed it to be for driving safely, so we sold it. Husband said no more old cars.....fast forward to this past Friday. His Uncle called him to ask if he wanted the 1958 Retractable that was his grandfather's. It has been in storage over 15 years, has no engine, dead tires, some rust. Now my husband has talked about this car for years. We will see. Then yesterday a guy showed up at our shop with my MIL's 1979 Vette! It is still original paint and pin striping. The paint is tired, but the car is beautiful. Oh, and the current owner is selling it. My dream car is a late 50's Vette. I reckon time will tell. 😋
Books- I use to read all the time. I went nowhere without a book. I really need to pick that back up. I have a kindle.....hmmm ......
Charlie horse woke me up early. I had lots of water yesterday....maybe too much salt. ..did have mexican for supper . I probably should get off here and get something tangible done .
Hugs!
Congratulations!
Thankful!
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Kylia in Ohio trying to be productive3 -
"Get to do"s and "chose well"sChose well: vacuumed, cleaned toilets, fruit and veg prep.Altruistic August
Bonus: beach with Joe and the dogs, 2 loads laundry
Get to do: Gold Beach, clean something, practice new dances (Turning Tables, Nothing but You, Shake it like that, Larger than Life, Here I Go Again/Mama Mia, Real Deal, Get it Right); transplant bean, make garlic almonds for Barb and Dan; prep potato area and raised beds for beets, carrots, parsley root, parsnips, radishes and sow; finish weeding drive, continue weeding flower bed, mulch flowerbed; Freddie’s for complete series TDAP <$48, get Shingrix vaccine. Reward: inventory seeds, plan fall cool season garden, order replenishments. Sunday board meeting reminder, board meeting prep,
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Heather googled your cavalo nero and saw it’s our dinosaur kale. Thanks for the education… I thought it was going to be a dark red wine ! :laugh:
Machka your hair, straight, wavy, curly, colored and au naturel. Thanks for the hex codes. And this from awhile ago: teal
Julie, I’m glad you listened to your instincts and left the scary BnB early. Our bodies pick up subliminal clues our conscious minds don’t recognize. Have heard many police and other safety or security professionals say if you sense danger, leave!
Welcome back @charsuzy, so sorry your other account was hacked and deleted. So frustrating to lose everything. Was your cosafe1 linked to a Facebook account?
Lisa “yeah boo sucks to you buddy” OK I may have to give bread AND pizza dough another try. My forte, alas, is cookies, and I can’t eat just one… yet. ;}
Belated very best birthday wishes Kim! Wish someone would cook and coordinate your birthday dinner FOR you ;}
Rita “Repetition Day. Repetition Day.” :laugh:
Welcome @BigDfromNJ !
Debbie it’s the seeds and their sacs that give me the slimy tomato creeps. Envy you your basil, you can keep the cilantro Did you ever go to any SF conventions in the Bay Area in the ‘70s or early 80’s?
Michele good luck with the application
Katla pat Arrow “Hello” from me.
Tracey hope the board really listens and investigates, though it may make the situation even more uncomfortable for awhile.
Lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMODAugust: better than July.
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wkly: T’ai Chi or BB&B x3=3 rx=1 dance=1 clean 30 mins=1-2/3
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Good morning ladies!
Heather - thank goodness for fans. I've gotten to the point that during the summer, I have one running almost every night whether it's warm or cool and blowing over my hot feet, lol.
Kim - Happy Birthday! So happy to hear you've been picking up jobs - I admire your resilience with the camp closing. You are one of my heroes
RE: bra's.... I feel much better wearing one all the time and keeping those not-so-large girls where they used to be and not tickling my ribcage. Switched from underwire recently to nice soft lightly padded. Remember those cotton, circular stitched cone-type pointy ones ladies wore when we were kids?
Debbie in Napa Valley - I love your long curly hair!!
Faye - great job on your haircut, by the way! I'm lucky in that I have similar wave, used to try to keep it that short with DH's help but wasn't satisfied with the results as many of you gals have testified, lol. Finally found a gal who did a great job cutting it short-medium but she only had her shop open part time and it was a hassle getting an appointment. So I keep it about the length of Terri's, just grab it when it gets flippy and chop it. Drives me buggy to have a hair in my face so tend to clip it up in the front.
RE: IF - Lisa, glad you've settled into it and seeing results. Last week 17:7 was really easy for me, then had a few bouts with snacking before bed so went down to 14:10. Yesterday, easy again. According to the liar scale I gained a few pounds in July but my honesty pants are loose. It seems some IF followers find this to be the case with "body re-composition" and actually gain weight and lose inches.
Thankfully I don't have a problem with carbs like beans, whole grain breads, fruits, starchy colorful veggies and according to the macro's when I bother to log, they are way out there. I've been going all out on the fruits since they are so good for my immune system. I think back to WW days when I'd carefully measure out fifteen blueberries or cut really healthy foods in half to avoid using up too many points. It's hard not to still think that way.
Thinking of you all, skimming but not much time to post it seems. Hugs all around and welcome newbies and returnees.
More later. Dogs getting bossy.
Make it a fabulous day!
Lanette
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I am 51 and my weight fluctuates so much. I am post Menopausal (4 years) - during that time I have gained approximately 40 pounds. Covid was difficult for me, I was very anxious, ate a lot and watched a lot of Netflix (without really gaining any weight surprisingly). However, 3 weeks ago I decided that it was enough... First two weeks I quit smoking (I had been smoking only 3 months but still it was hard - I was a smoker 20 years ago), last week I quit diet pepsi (which I could drink 6-7 cans a day) switched to water and I started walking 10k steps a day and log my food in MFP. But my weight went up 4 pounds this week ! After being stuck at 173.8 for 3 months (I am 5"7'), I pulled myself together ans as a result... I am heavier and I have grown in half an inch on my hips and waist. This is so hard. I try to stay motivated but I do feel like it will never happen to me...4
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Hello everyone.
It has been an interesting few weeks. I will provide more details after I catch up to the 400 posts I have missed. I will try to comment on most but will probably miss some things.
Barbie – Thank you for starting us off to a new month – August! The time is certainly flying by.
Kylia – I so wanted to wrap my arms around you with your story of the reason why you have such an aversion to wearing a mask. I want you to know if I was there I would have beat the crap out of that person – taking away your innocence. There is a special place in hell for people who destroy children. So sorry about the thefts and thankful you did not grab on to the car this time. So happy you and DH played hooky and had a good day together.
Sharon – I just saw the picture of the shawl posted on FB. I am sure a search of shawl with pockets (crochet/knitted) may bring up a pattern for you. I know many knit/crochet within the group and I thought what a great present! Congratulations on your newest family member. Adorable!
Pip – The going away poster for Kirby was such a nice gift. Aw Yogi! Nice cut! Thank you for sharing your adventure.
Kate – So sorry to hear about your SIL and your brother’s mixed emotions. I cannot imagine.
Sara – Prayers for you dad. Big hug to you!
Faye – Your story of Sturgis had me cracking up. Oh, my I hope to be so comfortable with myself when I am not so young!
Debbie – Oh, my what a bounty at your mom’s house. Looks like you will be set for a while.
Oh, Margaret – I am so sorry.
Lisa – Time to break out the champagne and toast…..the fence is DONE!!! Egg was determined to get the toys out of that kitty play set.
Tracey – Something about food and people. When we were going to the office and someone would say there was xyz in the lunchroom you would have thought the people had not eaten in days. And, a lot of them take 3-4 servings before everyone has had a chance to get a bite. I was taught you take a serving and wait until everyone got a portion. If you want seconds and everyone has been served….ok. It got so bad in the office people would have to leave notes on the food in the refrigerator stating not to touch it.
Rebecca – Love the loss chart. Wow, I lost a 5 gallon bottle of water or an average human leg! So sorry for your loss.
Barbara – For bug bites I used the Benadryl lotion or spray. I crash when I take it in pill form and will only ingest when I must. Sorry to hear about your nephew.
Rita and Rebecca – Funny story. A close friend and I took one of our other friend’s son to Metro Zoo for his birthday. He had just turned 6. We went to see the elephant show and as the elephants were walking in to the habitat one of the males was very excited. Eileen and I just looked at each other and started chuckling. Of course, everyone was quiet listening to the trainer talking, when all of a sudden Jamie screams out, “Look at his penis, it’s huge!”. The whole crowd cracked up.
Faye – Love your grey hair too. Mine is 50/50…..cannot wait for 100%. It is very freeing not having to worry about “roots”.
Sarah – Welcome back. I love your tiny home/she shed. I have seriously been thinking about tiny home living. I have been in consistent downsizing mode to see how much I can live with and without. At this point it’s my thought the only way I would be able to totally downsize is if I had a decent sized storage area and/or garage. Which somewhat defeats the purpose unless it’s a permanently placed tiny home.
Bras and boobs – Like most I really do not like wearing bras and take it off as soon as I am home. Since the very young age of 12 I have been very developed (C or D depending upon weight) and have never been “perky”. Since I have what some men call “BTs” (breakfast titt—s) I usually look “aroused” so must wear a bra out. Although I have known to wear a “shelf” camisole if I have a thicker shirt on. Since I am working remote now I do put one on in the morning which is usually peeled off by 4pm. Wearing one seems to put me in to “work” mode.
Karen – Oh, the boo- cartoon! Priceless….LOL!!!!!
Welcome New Members! Sorry not to mention you all by name – I am over two weeks behind and trying desperately to catch up with everyone.
Kim – Happiest of birthdays to you!!
Carol – I agree – TG for central air conditioning! It is on 24-7, 365 here in sunny SFL.
Machka – I am a true book lover. I read approximately 70-80 books per year. I am happy you are on the mend and are recovering.
Bananas – Good to trust your instincts. Sorry you did not feel comfortable.
Heather – Thank you for the mention. It has been a crazy few weeks for me. Hope DH figures out his dizziness/lack of umph in the mornings. Hopefully the heat wave passes and you are back to normal temperatures.
My craziness…I put this in a spoiler because this post is way too long.I had taken Friday, July 31st off so I could get some painting prep completed. Well, Hurricane Isaias had other plans for me. My original schedule was to paint prep on Friday. On Saturday I had a haircut scheduled and was meeting a friend for lunch. Afterwards I was going to stock up on some things. The balance of Saturday and Sunday were reserved for painting.
For those of you who prepare for storms you know how crowded and crazy people can be up to the storm. So I changed my plans and headed to Costco and the grocery store on Friday to stock up on fresh vegetables, fruits, and a little stress food. Unlike most I stock up on other storm goods in May at the beginning of the season. Things like water, batteries, canned goods, propane etc. are in the pantry/storage. I still do not get why people wait until the last possible moment and then wonder why the shelves are empty – especially if they have lived in Florida for a number of years.
Saturday I still got my hair cut and met my friend for lunch. The weather heads were now predicting a Category 1 hitting somewhere around Palm Beach County (the county above me). I have been through enough Category 1 storms to know I needed to put and/or tie up anything that would fly around so after lunch I spent time in my courtyard putting things up/away. Around 3pm or so the wind really picked up and so did rain from a band that came over my home. After it passed I shut the hurricane shutters and was ready to hunker down for the next 24 hours or so.
On Sunday morning the weather, as most already know, turned out to be OK for us in SFL. I opened the shutters, cleaned up the courtyard, and put everything back in its place. When coming downstairs from opening the shutters I noticed the rug at the bottom of the stairs was wet. I looked up, down, at the walls, etc. and could not figure out where the water was coming from. I have a very new water heater which sits in a pan with a water alarm. If the water heater should leak (under the stairs) the alarm goes off. Now I am freaking out because what if the alarm did not work. I go in to the pantry and see no water. I go all the way back (my stairs have a landing and the water heater sits under the landing. No water in the pan but there is tons of water from the back of the water heater all the way up to the edge of the bottom stair.
It look me 2 hours to clean up the water to figure out where it was coming from. There was the tiniest of holes at the bottom of the wall which abuts the unit behind me. Now, I am thinking one of my pipes in the wall is leaking. I shut off the main, drain all of the lines and find water is still seeping. That’s when I figured out the neighbor behind me must have a leak. I go and knock on the door and they are not home! But, of course they are not home.
After 2 more hours of cleaning up the water coming through the wall the neighbors finally return. I go there and they both think I am nuts because there is no water coming through to their pantry. I tell them please go all the way back and check your water heater. Guess what – it was leaking! TG he is a general contractor and was able to drain it and replace it himself.
After he shut off the water there was still seepage which I had to continually clean up until all of it drained from the wall. I checked all of the back walls and all was good. Just that little spot where the water was coming through. Well, on Monday morning I go to use the powder room and notice my vanity at the bottom is expanded. Apparently, the water did continue along the wall and then down the wall of my powder room and landed under the vanity.
Long and short – very fortunate I was at home and not on vacation when this happened. The vanity is a small price to pay as the damage could have been a lot worse. I am not trying to figure out how I can repair without fully removing the vanity because full removal will require a complete remodeling of the powder room. And, what about insurance…..well, I am not in a flood zone and do not have flood insurance…..home owners will not pay for repairs if the water is from the bottom up (only top down). Lesson learned – flood insurance is being purchased!
Needless to say I have been a little out of sorts over the past two weeks. Trying to get my emotions and eating back to a good place. I am really counting my blessings – again it could have been so much worse! Especially looking at all of the damage caused by the Hurricane, my drama is small in comparison.
I must get my day started. I have been putting many things off for the past few days and must get caught up. Time waits for no one.
Hugs to all and prayers for those in need.
SuziQ – SFL
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Lordy i lost my streak ,not for lack of trying ,my phone wouldnt let me sign in. So i guess its back to square 1, I have 103 posts to read3
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This coming week ...
- Work 4 days.
- Uni on Thursday morning.
- Assignment 1 due on Friday (so I'm off that day). I'm hoping we can run what we've got so far by the tutor tomorrow (Monday) to ensure we're on the right track. I've been working on my part all weekend, but have yet to see anyone else's parts.
- Brain Injury Association Peer Group on Tuesday. I'm a committee member of the Association and my husband has a brain injury. These Peer Group meetings seem to be good for him.
- National Committee Meeting of my cycling group. I'm president and representative of my local state branch. We had our local planning meeting last week so we'll possibly discuss our state's progress with that.
- Medical appointment - there's at least one each week again! This time it's my husband's MRI.
- I'm working on another project which I hoped to have completed to a certain point by last Friday. It wasn't so I'm hoping to look at it on Monday evening again.
- Then, if all goes well, we might go to see our son and daughter-in-law play field hockey on Saturday.
I think that's pretty much everything at the moment. More usually crops up as the week progresses. I miss the shutdown time.
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To all you awesome ladies! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all your mentions and including me in this group. I just went through the entire August thread and started taking notes to respond to all I had missed and then I realized it was getting too long and my walk time is here with the morning air cool and warming fast.
So off I go in my all nylon/spandex outfit. Lole semi-fitted wide waistband straight leg full-length pants, Lole full-zip front jacket, Carve compression bralette, custom made banded minimal coverage high cut no lining very breathable bikini bottoms, and my Teva walking sandals, the only sandals ever that offer support for my super high arched narrow feet and stay secure even after walking 5 miles. I have them in 5 colors.
So many awesome people that I see out walking every morning. After this virus is passed I want to get to know the new neighborhood disabled old guys that sit on their porch and have learned everyone's name visiting from a distance. I gave them mine and they liked Della best, pronounced as Da ya. They are such friendly characters. My skirt walking day impressed them the most. "Good morning Da yaaa, looking sassy in that skirt and top, keep on rockin girl." They always comment on my walking outfits.
My outfit today is all black, so nothing special. Sorry to disappoint but a girl of advanced years just cannot be an exciting babe every day.
Della Faye off to sashay
time to go no more delay
Up the hill with a river view
hoping she doesn't need a loo
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SuziQ:
Glad to see you post, sorry things have been crazy! Water inside a house always seems to create far more destruction than is obvious at first. The times I've had to deal with it have always been frustrating and expensive.
Machka:
looks like your life really is gearing up again there. My sympathies.
@farmermariepier
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Barbara AHMOD:
You can do it! Just be willing to pitch whatever you make if it doesn't work... I really like the fact that there are no preservatives/chemicals in the bread, and a controlled amount of salt for husband and sugar for me when I make it myself.
Elliptical is done, sitting here quietly dripping as I cool down. Hot day coming, as was yesterday, but the rain on Friday made me remember how much I love fall - cool, rainy and wonderful in the morning. Of course in the afternoon, it was like trying to breathe in a swamp, but the morning was lovely. Very little rain in the forecast, but then again, dragging hoses around the yard to water the garden and flowers has turned out to be quite useful as far as resistance work goes.
Washer's done, time to get the laundry out on the line and then see what other trouble I can get into. I've learned that, if I get absorbed in working in the yard, it provides serious calorie burn, and makes it soooooo much easier to hold off on my first meal until 11 a.m. or noon. CICO/IF combined is seriously peeling the weight off... or at least, that's what I've decided made the difference between all of July and the first week of August in terms of weight loss. Hey, I'm the one living in here, I can decide what works.
Corey helped me finally plant my mini-magnolias, and there are a lot more plants to relocate to make way for our circular-ish driveway to be. Might see if I can get a few of those moved. Definitely need to get some trimming done on a number of the trees...
Later, my lovelies,
Lisa in AR2 -
Hello everyone, I'm back on here after many years. I could really use any support.7
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Well now that i read everything..
Kim- Happiest of Birthdays to you..
I dont know what happened to Rebecca
Talking of staying different places..have slept under the stars and stayed at 4-5 star hotels with Trudy.. but with Tom it was Motel 6 when we traveled anywhere..
I was reading a story and someone was saying the reason that there husband had an affair is because the wife had let herself go..
Tom never did tell me and I am the one who divorced him..but I know that was the reason.. Elena is a petite little thing..but sure is a sweetheart.. and if they are happy together God Bless them,we all get along ..
But I know for a fact at 60 and been through 2 marriages and divorces.. I am done and will live the rest of my life enjoying friends and ,my pup and my kids and grandkids and that's enough for me4 -
Kylia: I hope you enjoy seeing your dream car. It would be excellent if you are able to own it.
Barbara: I’ll tell Arrow you sent your regards. I am looking forward to my lesson this afternoon.
Lanette: Enjoy your time with the dogs.
SuziQ: It is great to see you posting again. I’ve been wondering how things are going for you. :flowerforyou:
Allie: I’m sorry your phone wouldn’t let you sign in. That must be VERY frustrating. My habit is to record food on my phone, and it usually does a great job of posting to MFP. I don’t usually use the phone to visit Women 50+. My laptop and keyboard are MUCH easier to deal with than the phone when I want to communicate with our friends. Is there a chance you can log in and fill in the missing information?
Barbie: Thanks for your reminder about the value of walking. DH & I have recently gone on rambles along the river front. The dog & I walk and DH uses his mobility scooter. It is a great way to get natural vitamin C and have a good time together. The dog and I enjoy the exercise and DH's company. :bigsmile:
I haven’t had a professional haircut since before Covid 19 hit the ground at PDX and SEATAC. I’ve been cutting my own bangs and letting the back go where it will. I blow it dry after every shampoo & it turns out to be wavy. So far, I’m happy with it. I’m currently up a few pounds and I am NOT happy with that. :noway: My knees hurt. It is time to carefully measure portions & count calories until I’m back to the weight where I need to be to keep my knees happy and pain free.
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
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Anniesquats100 wrote: »The length of a novel doesn't matter as long as it doesn't sag in the middle. I used to read sci fi that often had a journey in the middle. There would be one full sentence of plot development in thirty pages of journey; that makes it too long. IMHO.
I just ordered The Gold Coast by Nelson Demille, recommended by a guy I met online. I have high hopes for both!
Annie in Delaware
I read The Gold Coast. It was entertaining.Check out The Cuban Affair, also by Nelson Demille. I really enjoyed that one. Good luck with the new guy and the books!
Tina in CA2 -
SuziQ ~ So sorry to hear about the leaks you had to deal with that weren't your fault. During our years here, we have had the basement flooded from the water heater breaking and the flooring in the kitchen and den ruined from a leaking refrigerator. We were lucky that the insurance covered it both times.
Lisa ~ I am glad that the IF eating plus all the exercise is giving you great results. Keep up the good work.
Julie ~ Your instincts were right about the BnB. Enjoy your holiday.
Heather ~ When I see the photos of your beach, I always wonder if all those pebbles are uncomfortable.
Kim ~ So glad to hear that you are finding ways to keep earning money. You are one of the most industrious people around.
Welcome to all the new posters! If you keep coming back, you will feel like you have joined a family!
Carol in GA3 -
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Barbara - I am fearful of how stressful it will be once we get the board involved, I think it needs done though and pray it will be worth it.
Suzi - nice time see you post, I was wondering about you.
Allie- you can contact MFP and they will reset your streak count. I had to do that a few weeks ago.
I went for pedicures last night with my daughters and my cousins daughter. It was nice, but hard to visit with masks and the way we were seated. We tried to go for coffees after but no place to sit. We ended up going to Marshall’s and all bought ourselves a couple of things.
The clerk on our way into the store said “ladies we close in 15 minutes” and seemed to not want us to enter. We went to the cashier a minute to nine and between the 4 of us spent close to 200, I’m sure the manager would have agreed it was worth it. In the other hand, I’ve been working closing shift before and completely understand the want to go home.
Today I need to dust and clean, again! I wish there was a cleaning fairy.
Tracey in Edmonton4 -
"Get to do"s and "chose well"s
Debbie it’s the seeds and their sacs that give me the slimy tomato creeps. Envy you your basil, you can keep the cilantro Did you ever go to any SF conventions in the Bay Area in the ‘70s or early 80’s?
Lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMODAugust: better than July.
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wkly: T’ai Chi or BB&B x3=3 rx=1 dance=1 clean 30 mins=1-2/3
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If you like the flavor of tomatoes(home grown is the best for sure), maybe try a Roma. They are a lot firmer.
My basil is coming up all over the place- I guess from the ones last year that seeds flew into other pots. Nice that my son likes pesto too- don't know if I would make much if it was just for me.
I went to a few of the conventions in SF but not until the early 90's when I married current husband. Former was not into that and neither was I. I will go now occasionally but not a huge fan like husband is- He still has most of his comic books from when he was a kid, all kept perfectly(he would buy two copies of every one, one to read and one to keep) then he also inherited his brothers collection(he did the same thing). He has just started selling off some of his duplicates.
Debbie
Napa Valley,CA3 -
Carol GA – that’s exactly what I was thinking of why working at Food Lion would be good for me, being around people. I miss that and this would fill the void (I hope, I would think)
Debbie – One time when I was little I was staying with my aunt who had a garden. How I remember going into the garden with my cousins and picking a tomato still warm from the sunshine and eating it. Please don’t ask me how I lived eating something unwashed…lol Anyway, when I got home I got physically sick I’d eaten so many tomatoes. But that doesn’t stop me from liking them, especially Jersey tomatoes. Have you ever had red okra? I really like it. It isn’t as “slimy” as the green okra
Sunday here: Did Hillard Method Total Body Workout. The plan for tomorrow is to do an RIP Education DVD (this is a new one)
M – yes, Food Lion is a grocery store
Anyone who makes sourdough: do you use yeast in yours? There was a recipe in the paper today that didn’t use it, yet in some of my cookbooks it uses it. I would think that using it would be better, but I don’t know. Also, do you use unbleached flour?
Made fish for us to have later in the week and iced a part of a cake for Jess to take to Iowa. I know she said she likes this icing. The only thing I can think differently is that I used more butter flavoring.
SuziQ – one time we were at Disney World and one of the Clydesdales peed. I swear, that was the highlight of the trip! At least for the kids. Great to see you. Oh, no, thank goodness your neighbors weren’t on vacation!
Allie – don’t sweat over losing your streak. MFP loses mine all the time. It’ll say that I have a one day streak when I know I’ve logged in every day. You know that you have, and that’s what’s important. Speaking of which, I used to get a weekly digest from MFP, I haven’t gotten one in quite a while. Well…no big deal, I never really looked at it anyway. I’m pretty sure there’s a way you can update your days. I think Barbie knows the link
Put weed killer down around the outside of the pool area this morning when it was cooler. Think I’ll go to Michael’s to get some yarn for the towels and then go in the pool
Farmermarie – welcome!
Annalee – welcome back!
Michele NC
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grandmallie wrote: »Well now that i read everything..
Kim- Happiest of Birthdays to you..
I dont know what happened to Rebecca
Talking of staying different places..have slept under the stars and stayed at 4-5 star hotels with Trudy.. but with Tom it was Motel 6 when we traveled anywhere..
I was reading a story and someone was saying the reason that there husband had an affair is because the wife had let herself go..
Tom never did tell me and I am the one who divorced him..but I know that was the reason.. Elena is a petite little thing..but sure is a sweetheart.. and if they are happy together God Bless them,we all get along ..
But I know for a fact at 60 and been through 2 marriages and divorces.. I am done and will live the rest of my life enjoying friends and ,my pup and my kids and grandkids and that's enough for me
It took 20 yrs for my Tom to tell me why he left- he was having anger management problems/other mental issues that he didn't know how to deal with and he was really afraid he might really hurt me and couldn't take the chance. Since leaving he has gotten help and apologizes all the time. Getting answers really made a difference.
Debbie3 -
Carol GA – that’s exactly what I was thinking of why working at Food Lion would be good for me, being around people. I miss that and this would fill the void (I hope, I would think)
Debbie – One time when I was little I was staying with my aunt who had a garden. How I remember going into the garden with my cousins and picking a tomato still warm from the sunshine and eating it. Please don’t ask me how I lived eating something unwashed…lol Anyway, when I got home I got physically sick I’d eaten so many tomatoes. But that doesn’t stop me from liking them, especially Jersey tomatoes. Have you ever had red okra? I really like it. It isn’t as “slimy” as the green okra
Sunday here: Did Hillard Method Total Body Workout. The plan for tomorrow is to do an RIP Education DVD (this is a new one)
Michele NC
We always kept a salt shaker in the tool shed that was next to the garden for the tomatoes and cucumbers, never washed them first- ate peppers that we would bite a whole in the bottom of and fill with water and drink the water, eat raw green beans while picking(not my favorite).
One of my favorite things during the summer was mom inside frying up some of our home grown bacon while we were out in the garden picking tomatoes, pulling a red onion and picking lettuce. Can't get much fresher than that.
I still love BLT's- but rarely are they that good- haven't raised our own pigs in over 40yrs(since dad had his first heart attack). I miss all the great own grown meat- we raised our own beef, pigs, chickens, rabbits, sheep and goats(goats we milked but sold the young, didn't eat them, same with the sheep). Never had horses but every neighbor around us did- didn't have them because to my dad, there was no use for one. I got spoiled on the steak and things we raised, now I don't care for much of it.
I haven't tried the red okra yet but think my parents planted some this year and it is on my list to plant next year.
I need start writing notes of what to change for next year. What to plant more of and what to skip. I don't have a lot of room so need to not waste time/water/space on what doesn't produce enough plus need to cut back my plum tree(a volunteer that is huge now) that shades too many of the pots. We don't get much fruit off of it and the birds damage most of the ones that are on it.
Debbie2
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