WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2020
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Barbie, thanks for starting us off once again this month!
Tracey, your plant stakes would have made me snort my beverage had I been drinking one! lol I love them! My thumbs are a bit greener than that, but the shady backyard and the bleeping squirrels have presented their challenges! What a shame that the day shift folks took all of the prepared food, just so wrong, they had to have realized that it was there for a reason!
Lisa, is there an easy way for you and Corey to change the configuration of the opening of the gate? I am glad you finally got it done, but yeah, what a bunch of goobers.... I love the idea of the circular drive! And you are absolutely right, the list of stuff definitely had exercise written all over it!
Pip, Kirby looks so happy to be headed for his final day at work! I'm so very happy for both of you that everything has worked out so well.
I'm sure there were other posts I wanted to comment on, but the memory fails.
The only goal I had for July was to end it lighter than I started. On official wi day (Tuesday) that made me down .4 of a pound. Yup, you read that right, point 4. Oh well, I will take it, especially as this morning I was down another .8, so obviously some water retention happening. My food intake hasn't been spectacularly brilliant, but it hasn't been entirely horrible either, so onward I trudge. I will make that my only goal for August as well. I'm not sure if the Y opening up has helped or hindered my weight loss, I really like going there, but with being limited time wise, I feel like I'm not burning the same number of calories as I was on my own. I think I need to keep up with cardio on my own and just use the gym for strength training and stretching. I find it so hard to be so restricted timewise, just too used to being able to go and do my own thing when I want to and when works for me, and for as long as I want, but I guess I just need to put on my big girl panties and get over it. sigh. (LOL)
Two of my friends have lost their mom's in the past few days, they were both elderly, so not entirely unexpected, but still so hard losing our moms. Thinking of Margaret and her son. Cannot imagine the pain of losing a child.
That's it for me for now, hope everyone has a great day/night.
Hugs for those needing them, congrats to those celebrating and welcome to the newbies!
Evelyn, Vancouver Island
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Hi Gals,
500 + posts behind.. so here is some catch up
Kylia – I don’t know what percent of ownership your SIL has in the business but could you buy her out?
Pip – the “card” from Kirby’s co-workers is so creative!
Sue - The old Danville hotel is partially there, just the front and they rebuilt the back, there was a structural problem if I remember right.
Heather – you are so good at teaching me things about England “boules/petanque” could have been almost anything! We have Bocce here but I have not heard of the boules or petanque so if they are around they are not to popular in my area.
Margaret – ((((((hugs)))))) all my condolences
Photos all are so cute!
I’ve been very busy lining up new garden clients as camp is looking more and more iffy.
Kim from N. California
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Barbie:
Many thanks for keeping us on the straight and narrow.
Back story:I’m Terri, from Northern Ireland (☘️ Terri)JulyGoals: Update
March 2014: 227 lbs
August 2020: 149.8
Maintaining since Nov 2019 using CI/CO and extra calories from exercise.
Focus for 2020: improve stamina, strength, and flexibility.
Weight rise a couple of lbs because of increased intensity of exercise. Did well for most of the month, with a blip over our anniversary weekend.
August Daily Goals: Week 1
Sat: ✅ Su: Mo: Tu:
We: Th: Fr:
Working on strength/stamina: Very happy with the results of my efforts since the middle of June. I can work on the resultant weight gain. All my stats are in the normal range for my age/height.
Weight < 150
1 August 2019: 171.1
1 August 2029: 149.8
Reduce Fat%:✅ 29.3 -> 25.1
Increase Muscle%: ✅ 28.7 -> 30.1
Calories < in the green 🐝
Steps > 7500 🐝 7813
Intentional exercise > 50 mins daily🐝 145
(Gardening/shopping/walking)
Active hours > 6 daily🐝 10
Activities I got to do
Meditation✅ walk/jog✅
Local shopping (with social distancing) ✅
Gardening✅
Crochet🧶 watch TV✅ Puzzles✅
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Michele Back to total lockdown except for essential business which includes liquor stores, marijuana shops, fast food drive-up or restaurant takeout, but not gyms, sports shops, hairdressers, nails, clothing stores except superstores like Wal Mart. They lowered the age for a mask to 5. Back to square one and now we play hopscotch for who knows how long.
Bwcetc Forgot your name but good one haha! Trying to let hair grow.
Katla No on the blue gray and worse PINK! I can be grumpy!!! Latter-day hippies haha! I was never a hippie even though I was referred to as the crazy hippie chick when I lived alone in the mountains off the grid. Never into the free sex and drugs, but I did like rock and roll especially blues style. I never held up a peace symbol if being harassed, my old holstered Colt 45 said it all and lived up to its old west name as the Peacemaker. I acted like a cowgirl, but dressed like a hippie haha! I also had a loose big curl afro in those days and it was all-natural. I just washed it and let it be.6 -
Tonight making soup for my guys.💖
💖Rebecca4 -
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.
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
Michele NC
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Thanks for the info on the flea treatment for cats. With 7 in the house now, we go through a lot of treatments every month. Only one of the seven is allowed outside plus we have one dog- not sure who brings them inside but we treat them all. I will check out that site.
edit- I am looking at the site but can't find the prices/how to order, just info on it- maybe I am looking at the wrong site.
Debbie
Napa Valley,CA
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Debbie, We use Revolution for our dogs and cat. Our veterinarian recommended it over Frontline. We get it from 1800Petmeds. I have no idea what we pay compared to what other sites charge, but ordering 12 months at a time lowers the price. Thank you everyone for your kind words. Thank you for showing up again so I don't have to be alone. We went on one of our rare ventures out today. Went to the post office to mail something important and then to the library curbside pickup to return a book, get two new ones, and get my T shirt award for the summer library reading challenge. Jake liked the shirt so much, that he came home and registered for the challenge so he could get a shirt, too.
Barbie in NW WA 5 -
Debbie, We use Revolution for our dogs and cat. Our veterinarian recommended it over Frontline. We get it from 1800Petmeds. I have no idea what we pay compared to what other sites charge, but ordering 12 months at a time lowers the price. Thank you everyone for your kind words. Thank you for showing up again so I don't have to be alone. We went on one of our rare ventures out today. Went to the post office to mail something important and then to the library curbside pickup to return a book, get two new ones, and get my T shirt award for the summer library reading challenge. Jake liked the shirt so much, that he came home and registered for the challenge so he could get a shirt, too. Barbie in NW WA
I am not sure where husband orders from. We usually order the six month pack but of course, that is just one month for us-(two of the cats don't always get treatment as they have had reactions to some of the treatments) six of the seven only go outside in the catio, so not actually outside but because of Neko, they all get treatment.
Like, because of Tora, all are on UTI food- easier to do all then just one and hope it works.
Debbie
Napa Valley,CA3 -
7 significant areas ...Financial Goals: We saved for our retirement, have no debt, and have a comfortable monthly budget which we do not exceed.
Spiritual Goals: I have a strong faith, but do not belong to any particular religion. I use regular meditation and positive reframing.
Fitness Goals: I exercise at home, using a range of online resources to provide variety.
Educational Goals: I aim to learn something new every day. I belong to study groups for Latin and Shakespeare, and regular learn new craft technique.
Family Goals: Married for 54 years. We have regular contact with immediate family, albeit at a distance at the minute.
Career Goals: Retired Teacher involved as a volunteer group leader for an international life long learning charity.
Social Goals: I have a wide circle of friends with whom I normally meet regularly, However, this has been curtailed somewhat post Covid.
Some of my favourite hobbies/sports/activities include:~ writing especially poetry
~ walking
~ dancing
~ painting watercolours
~ arts/crafts of all sorts
~ reading
~ gardening
~ photography
~ travel
~ playing Ingress (virtual reality game)
~ cooking healthy food
☘️ Terri1 -
Vince doesn’t think we’ll be able to see PJ in Sept. Anne – how is DE? My heart is aching to see him. Maybe they’ll come down for Christmas if we can't go up
Katla – I guess I’m a real true baby boomer. It was so very hard for me when we had the lockdown. Still is hard for me to be limited in where I can go, but I’m getting used to it
Tracey – we have this one plant, I have no idea what it is, all I know is that it’s something green. A friend (she’s a master gardener) asked me what it was and I just told her “I have no idea, it’s green”. I need to get a sign that says “something green”. Thanks for the idea. I wonder where I can get a sign made?
Debbie – check out Sierra Pet Meds.com. 12 doses plus 2 free is $116 it looks like
Debbie CA - All of our cats are on a weight management cat food because of Loki. He isn’t really overweight, even the vet says so, he’s just big (15 pounds)
Michele NC
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Barbara: I think I have the right flavor name for my ice cream treat, but I'll go back to the ice cream store to be sure. I believe my treat is called Coffee Almond Fudge. I'll let you know Monday or Tuesday if all goes well. :bigsmile:
Katla1 -
Vince doesn’t think we’ll be able to see PJ in Sept. Anne – how is DE? My heart is aching to see him. Maybe they’ll come down for Christmas if we can't go up
Katla – I guess I’m a real true baby boomer. It was so very hard for me when we had the lockdown. Still is hard for me to be limited in where I can go, but I’m getting used to it
Tracey – we have this one plant, I have no idea what it is, all I know is that it’s something green. A friend (she’s a master gardener) asked me what it was and I just told her “I have no idea, it’s green”. I need to get a sign that says “something green”. Thanks for the idea. I wonder where I can get a sign made?
Debbie – check out Sierra Pet Meds.com. 12 doses plus 2 free is $116 it looks like
Debbie CA - All of our cats are on a weight management cat food because of Loki. He isn’t really overweight, even the vet says so, he’s just big (15 pounds)
Michele NC
we have a big boy cat too- Umaku was about 18-19 last time I weighed him- He did loose a little but back up.
All are formerly feral cats. Never planned on having 7 in the house, just happened. The last one which has been around for years and we have her two young was brought in side after a neighbor threatened to catch her and our one outside cat and take them to the shelter- He knows they are ours but doesn't care- doesn't want cats in his perfect yard.
I will check and see what he pays/where he gets it.
Debbie2 -
💖Rebecca7 -
👍💖Rebecca4 -
Son has been working on his scooters!
💖Rebecca4 -
Thanks Barbie for a new month. I need to get back to weight loss. Since I lost sense of taste, it is difficult to diet. We just eat whatever we have.
Pip- love the picture of Kirby on his last day
Good luck with your retirement
SueBDew in TX
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Barbara - “Revenge” sports bras. My mind is racing are they revenge because of the money you spent or because he doesn’t like you wearing them? Curious minds want to know.
Michele - if I was to make the little stakes I would use a large popsicle stick and paint it. Clearcoat it and you’ve done it for pennies.
We had such a wonderful day with Kaitlyn. It is very rare that we get either of our daughters alone but especially rare for it to be Kaitlyn the last time I remember was in December 2018. She is so happy and so proud of her new house and what they have accomplished. They had the final walk through on their apartment yesterday and are getting all of their damage deposit back.
It was so nice to just listen to her tell us what she loves, what makes her a little nervous and what their dreams are for the next few years both professionally, personally as they want to start a family and what they want to do to make the house theirs. She then said they expect this will be their home for 8-10 years and then they will buy an acreage with a larger house. This house reminds me of a little cottage it is sweet for a young family but would certainly be cramped as children grew.
On our way home we stopped at a restaurant in a neighbouring town to have supper. As we ate we overheard the owner say he had just opened in January 16th so it’s been tough. We enjoyed our meal and told him we would be back.
Well I should stop gushing and enjoy a show with my handsome husband, especially since he had a haircut for the first time since Christmas today!
Tracey in Edmonton
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Flea treatment for cats: a former coworker had several cats and she would buy (and her vet would sell it to her) the dog treatment. They are much larger for not a huge price increase. She used a dropper of some sort to measure out the correct dosage and did 7 or 8 cats with one dog treatment. Just a thought..... as Lisa would say, this info could be worth exactly what you paid for it! 😉
Evelyn, Vancouver Island2 -
Snowflake1968 wrote: »Michele - if I was to make the little stakes I would use a large popsicle stick and paint it. Clearcoat it and you’ve done it for pennies.
Tracey in Edmonton
That's what my husband has done throughout his gardens. He's just written the names of plants on a popsicle stick.
And that brings me around to the ice cream discussion ... we don't get pails of ice cream but we get "multipacks" ... ice cream on sticks. That way, we can have one, we know how many calories it is, and we're not tempted to overfill a bowl.
The result is that we've got quite a few popsicle sticks.
Machka in Oz
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Australian houses aren't as well-built as the Canadian houses I'm familiar with, and thus, it's easy to get a mould build-up.
I forgot about that when we set up a steamer in our bedroom to help me through my surgery!
So today has been a cleaning day. Ridding the bedroom of mould plus vacuuming the place to take the dust level down.
Fortunately, today is a warm (14C) windy day so as I'm washing curtains, I'm getting them out on the line to dry. Plus I have the windows wide open!
It wasn't what I had planned to do, but the place is smelling quite fresh now.
Machka in Oz6 -
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Kim - Boules is a French game, played in every village. In some areas it is called petanque. Traditionally it was played by the retired men, under the trees. It has spread to other countries and there is a boules area in Brighton. Its advantage is that it can be played on any bit of rough ground, whereas our traditional English bowls requires a flat and velvet lawn which is hard to maintain.
Both my boys have come over all nostalgic at seeing our set again. Memories of summer holidays in France.
I'm going to make a veggie and lentil curry tonight. There's a small cauliflower in the fridge, plus anything else that's in the bottom drawer.
I always feel so virtuous when I make it.
Love Heather UK xxxxx4 -
Margaret - I think of you each day.
Tracey - Loved the plant markers. Promptly stole the image and put it up on Facebook. I may have to make some of those myself.
Machka - Really cool that you can smell the fresh air! Does food taste different as well since the surgery?
On travel: I'm kinda done. My daughter suggested we go up there for Thanksgiving, and they come down here for Christmas. I talked to Corey, and we said "no" to Thanksgiving and "yes" to Christmas. I love the fact that she's planning this in August. They will be bringing the camper/trailer down for Christmas, so will have their own "home" to go to each night--and have said they will leave the dogs at the in-laws on the way.
On the dearly departed TV: My husband pulled the back off the TV to look for a fuse, looked at all the components and said, "I hate electronics." Then he carefully screwed the back panel of the TV back on, and took it out to his pickup to put it in the dumpster at work on Monday. I like it that he's an optimist and thought he might be able to fix it, and also a realist, so he wasted little time fooling with it.
We carried it from Oregon to Texas to North Carolina to Arkansas over the last six years... it had good innings.
So, off we went to Walmart and picked up a Vizio TV. Along with the TV came 150 free channels like CMT and Spike and TBN and so on. Makes my hubby happy, plus it was one of the cheapest TVs they had at the size we wanted, and got good reviews, which made me happy. Also got five other things ticked off that long list, and all the ones done that my husband had to be there to help with (like toting TVs around) so he can have a true day off today.
I like it when he's rested and happy. Today, I'll play in the yard while he takes his ease.
After hanging on to every ounce, my body has dropped three pounds in two days. The two days AFTER I weighed in for the month of July, of course. I swear it knows what day I weigh in. And yes, I went back to weighing every day. I am a weak and benighted sinner, and couldn't resist the siren lure of the numbers.
Egg is beating the crap out of one of those circular cat toys with the ball in it that doesn't come out--picking it up with one paw and letting in bang back on the floor. She always has hopes of waking Corey up.
Later, y'all, got to go roust the cat,
Love,
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Barbara I am a bit curious about an intriguing statement you made. My mind has painted several scenarios concerning this. As a life long sportswear addict, one that loves living in a sports bra and prizes herself knowledgable in every aspect of sports bradom, you present a new category of sports bras that I am not familiar with.
Quote: Note to self: Better not to shop when annoyed with hubs, came home with a bagful of “revenge” sports bras, but it didn’t make me any happier.
I must know if revenge sports bras are cut scant letting the girls enjoy freedom with little coverage or if it was just spending money on something he deemed unnecessary that makes them revenge. Did I miss out on a fun aspect of marriage? Should I have married again instead of staying single? In my case, it might play out like this .........
Faye "You annoy me one more time today Zek and I am buying a bag full of scant Rio style sports bras that only cover my nips and I will wear them everywhere."
Zek "Go ahead, knock yourself out, you don't have anything but nips anyway so nothing new for the world to see."
Faye
Growing hair long for fun
Imagine me without dentures
and gray hair in a bun
I will not be deprived of my senior senorita rights because of my youthful personality
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Lisa~ ha ha ha I can just see Egg doing that.. crazy cat...
the graduation party was nice.. great to see the family again ,I sat with all the cousins and Tom and Elena sat on there own.. i rode up with them and back and Alfie had time at there house with Homer so all was well...
came home and hopped into bed,,took the phosphates seemed to have helped but i get up 2 -3 times a night to hit the bathroom anyway but was able to go back to sleep.
today I am going to try and do some laundry and clean up .. thats the plan anyway..3 -
Barbara - lottery day for mum Mum does the lottery every Wednesday and Saturday, I help her fill out the cards and go to the shop for her. She often wins a lucky dip or a few pounds. Last month she won £140, but she's always hoping for the "big" one
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Good Sunday!
Yesterday was WONDERFUL! I shampooed carpets. Necessary evil with a senior dog. After that husband and I went to a car show in support of a fallen firefighter. We took the Thunderbird. Her plates read "his bird" as he bought her, but she is my baby. We started out with the top down, but had to pull over and put her top yo when it started to rain. This is only her second car show since 2004 and she had won a trophy at both. Yes we played hookie from work. Halfway gone we put her top back down. We made it home with 1 minute before the rain fell again. I really need water today......too much eating out this week, plus beer yesterday. When we got home from dinner, I got lost in "talent show" videos. Oops. Was quite a relaxing day! Also had three dead trees taken out yesterday. I really need to get some more trees!
You all inspire me. I laugh, cry, and send prayers as I read your posts. I learn something as I read as well. I may not comment on individuals, but know you bring joy and happiness in my life.
Have a blessed day! I need to accomplish a few things today(laundry) and some paperwork.
❤
Kylia in Ohio where we need the rain, so I am not complaining.4
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