WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2020
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@kymarai that sounds like a lovely getaway!1
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(((Debbie and Kim)))
Faye why do you say a trip to Spain or france to visit family or friends there will not happen? finances for the ticket?
Outside Covid off-season there are some really cheap plane tickets at times.0 -
Lanette This is a test used by Neuro-otologist to determine what side you are experiencing nerve function loss. It gives them an indication of what kind of more scientific tests they need to do. It is great for home testing to check progress on exercise routine modifications for your balance.
Find a room (I use my garage) where you can walk at least 12 feet without hitting the wall and you can go sideways without hitting something for 3 feet either side of the center. Face the wall or in my case garage door, face straight ahead and have someone put masking tape at this point. Point your feet and body that direction and lineup so a straight-ahead walk will take you to that point.
Have someone blindfold you so you see no light. With hands at your sides, walk straight to that point having someone watch you so you don't slam into sidewalls or the wall or door you are walking toward. Have the person stop you about 3 feet of the door or wall. Take off the blindfold and measure the distance you have veered from the center and what side.
For example if you veered to the left, then your vestibular weakness is on the right, however, you must strengthen your left side muscles. Strengthening this left side will help compensate for the loss of vestibular function with your eyes open.
I found exercises that had reps on one side then the other. If it used 10 reps, I gave my left side 15 reps and my right 10 since I veer to the left side and have a right side nerve loss.
The distance you veer to one side is an indication of how bad your loss might be. When I started testing I was 5 feet to the left on a 12-foot walk and now I am less than 2 feet off. I did lots of experimenting and lots of video watching finding exercises that I could do that worked both sides. There are some yoga poses that are ideal with a bit of modifying to your need.
Della
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Thanks Faye for repeating those.
Just received these photos from my DDIL.
Edie has just started playing football. My heart is bursting. 
She'll soon be playing for England!
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
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I'm writing again! Just a short story, but at least I'm in the chair tapping out words. Yay!4
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HEATHER ~ Edie is so cute. My granddaughter is going to cheer. She is so lithe that I can see why she will be good.1
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Debbie and Kim ... praying for heavy rain ...
Barbara ... glad to hear that Joe's eye is healing ...
Faye ... thanks for the vestibular system test
Have been doing some delayed stress eating ... putting a stop to that today! I am my own worst enemy.
Used up the last of my donated zucchini (vegan zucchini bread for son with egg allergy) and tomorrow I've been promised a bushel of tomatoes so will get to work at putting those up. I usually just freeze them, but am thinking I might try and can some as well. Fall is in the air here in western NY and my thoughts immediately go to storing up for winter. And with this covid thing, I'm more sensitive to making sure we have what we need this fall/winter. Always a good idea in this area with snow anyways. For some reason, our area is experiencing paper good shortages again??
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Today is the International Day of Medical Transporters!
"Whether you’re being rushed down the freeway in an ambulance after a tragic accident or being taken to an appointment in a van provided by your community or medical provider, Medical Transporters can hold your life in their hands. The history of Medical Transportation can be traced back to World War I where Field Ambulances transported those in need of medical care to facilities where they could be treated. This innovation moved into hospitals in the form of Medical Orderlies, and into the community in the form of ambulances. These intrepid souls would see their roles expand as time went by to include emergent care on the scene, assistance with surgery, handing out medication, and treating patients who are in isolation for their medical conditions."
Katla - So sorry Ichabod couldn't be saved. They are such lovely birds.
Lanette - No rioters here in our small town. There've been several vigils and walks but they were peaceful. We're surrounded by Good Old Boys... heck, many of the folks who stood still for eight minutes and forty-six seconds of silence in Heritage Park with us were probably carrying.
Michele - I'm snake-friendly but I'm with you... I've got no desire to swim with snakes! I'd have levitated out of there!
Annie - Wow, that is a lot of medical stuff for your little Teddyboo! Hope he's feeling better!
Machka - My mom and dad traveled a lot after they retired. I have an uncle who is only about ten years older than me. He and his wife traveled as much as they could when they were young. My aunt died of breast cancer really young, when all four of their kids were still at home. At any rate, your comment reminded me of Uncle Mike because he once told my dad how glad he was that they'd done some travelling early because, "If we'd waited for retirement it would have been too late."
Sending good thoughts for everybody in the path of wildfires. That is scary stuff. Everything is tinder-dry here and I'm surprised we haven't had a big fire yet. Hope everyone stays safe!
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We have traveled quite a bit too, but not nearly enough in my opinion. There are just so many places to experience and so far, really none we've been to that I wouldn't go back to. This whole COVID thing has slowed us down considerably and it makes me unhappy.
Sending the best thoughts and good karma to those near the fires.
Heather - I'd like to have your cookbook. Your meals sound so delicious.
I've been baking too much. My freezer is full of lemon cake, cookies, brownies, soda bread, etc. As long as I leave it all in the freezer, I guess it's OK. I never used to bake. I don't understand my current obsession.
Tina in CA3 -
bananasandoranges wrote: »(((Debbie and Kim)))
Faye why do you say a trip to Spain or france to visit family or friends there will not happen? finances for the ticket?
Outside Covid off-season there are some really cheap plane tickets at times.
I cannot travel by ship or plane because of inner ear disorder and fear of opening a perilymph fistula. Travel by auto is limited to 200 miles a day and no sudden elevation changes. I can make some fairly steep climbs now as long as I go slow.2 -
Did a spinning workout today. The plan for tomorrow is to do a Complete Strength Training DVD.
Worked, then tried to go in the pool. The reason I say “tried” is because there was a snake in it and it brushed against my hand. Well, I was out of there so fast it would have made your head spin. So I went to exercise, the Salvation Army where I found a DVD that I don’t own, then to Aldi, stopped at Habitat for Humanity (why, I don’t know, they never have anything good and if they do, it’s priced outrageously high for something used.), then met a lady who bought a toaster from me. Now home, will have dinner and then think I’ll work on the x-stitch.
Heather – hope the antibiotic works, too. You know, I haven’t had many UTI’s and the last one was probably something like 15 years ago, but I don’t seem to remember my abdomen hurting, it just was very painful when I went to the bathroom
Faye – I’m seeing fewer and fewer people wearing gloves. I think I’ve only seen one person in Food Lion with gloves on. Most of the people, tho, do wear a mask. I never thought I’d be grateful for wearing glasses!
Debbie – praying for your parents
Pip – good remote holder!!! Or is he saying “give me the attention!”
Terri – our drying rack is a lot like yours only we have a bar across the top where I can hang clothes from
Rebecca – “For me, part of how I show love is baking, and cooking with care. I was raised to be a people pleaser! My Mom was a classic case. She would ask how you liked something she made, before you even took the first bite. If it wasn't a resounding yes, she'd have a myriad of reasons why it wasn't perfect. She put a lot of pressure on herself.” Are you SURE we’re not related????
Rita – I couldn’t bring myself to look. Thanks for using the spoiler
Not sure why I’m so tired right now.
Michele NC
We are sisters by circumstance.💖
💖Rebecca1 -
My thoughts are with all you ladies in California.💖. My daughter in laws family is still in Vacaville CA, and is ready to evacuate if it when the order is given. Praying for rain!
💖Rebecca2 -
Did Complete Strength Training DVD. The plan for tomorrow is to do a workout on the rebounder
Kim in CA – (((HUG))) Keep posting – even if it isn’t much so that we know you’re OK
Barbara – good news about Joe’s eye, indeed
Bananas – sounds like you had a lovely vacation. Welcome back!
Faye – I don’t like all that muscle, too. To me, it looks somewhat fake
Worked today. This was the first time I was on a register and I really liked it. I just need to learn all the different “problems”. Like today I had a lady buying nectarines, there was no code on them, and the ones on sale (that she was buying) weren’t in the system. Oh, well, I’ll get it Then went to WalMart for just a few things and home. Had to go back to Food Lion to find out how to access my work schedule for next week.
Question: you know how the masks begin to have an “off” smell? What does everyone else do to keep them smelling (to you) fresh? I’ve washed mine and used fabric softener, but that doesn’t seem to last very long.
Yvonne – how many times do you hear of someone retiring and then a few months later dying? This is so sad.
Vince has done a fair amount of traveling, mostly on business but he did travel a lot in the US when he was younger. Not me.
Tina – speaking of baking, I just “fed” my sourdough. Still hoping for the best.
Since I don’t work tomorrow I’m thinking that I’ll soak my mask in fabric softener. Food pantry tomorrow!!!
Michele NC
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TerriRichardson112 wrote: »Machka: It's interesting to see that figures for Jan and Feb were comparable to most other years.
Yes, that's summer and not flu season.
Flu season doesn't start usually start till June (first month of winter) but as you can see, it surprised us last year and started early.
Last year (2019), I decided to wait as long as I could for the flu shot so that it would last through the winter. In both 2016 and 2017, I was the sickest in August and September. Great plan ... but I ended up getting very sick in April!! Then I had to wait until I was fully well to get the flu shot.
M in Oz
Oh! Silly me! I forgot about the fact that those figures are for Australia, and that your summer is our winter. 😂
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Michele: I have soak my masks in almost boiling water, no soap or conditioner. every time they have been used, and hang them up to dry. They always smell fresh, and the boiling water kills any virus)3
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Whidislander wrote: »My thoughts are with all you ladies in California.💖. My daughter in laws family is still in Vacaville CA, and is ready to evacuate if it when the order is given. Praying for rain!
💖Rebecca
Praying for your daughter in laws family. Vacaville has been hit and continues to be hit hard right now.
Still trying to get more updates. There are the two big ones up here with a new one closer to us that just started this afternoon in Yountville.
Debbie3 -
sister just posted this from her drive home from work-
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So sorry to hear about the fires! Stay safe!!
Australia had bad fires again this year in January (summer).
And as some of you may recall me mentioning, in the summer (February 2009) before I moved to Australia , there was a really awful bushfire. The Victorian Bushfires - Black Saturday Fires. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Saturday_bushfires
173 people died in that fire, and my husband was right in the midst of it all. He lost his home and narrowly escaped with his life.
When I moved to Australia that June, we lived for a year in a shack at the back of a property about 2 km "off the grid". The shack had survived the fire, but trees were burnt all around.
I ended up working in bushfire recovery for a couple years.
These big fires bring back all sorts of memories.
Machka in Oz3 -
dlfk202000 wrote: »Whidislander wrote: »My thoughts are with all you ladies in California.💖. My daughter in laws family is still in Vacaville CA, and is ready to evacuate if it when the order is given. Praying for rain!
💖Rebecca
Praying for your daughter in laws family. Vacaville has been hit and continues to be hit hard right now.
Still trying to get more updates. There are the two big ones up here with a new one closer to us that just started this afternoon in Yountville.
Debbie
Thanks for mentioning Vacaville ... I just sent a note to a friend of mine there. They are packed and ready to go.
M in Oz1 -
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dlfk202000 wrote: »Whidislander wrote: »My thoughts are with all you ladies in California.💖. My daughter in laws family is still in Vacaville CA, and is ready to evacuate if it when the order is given. Praying for rain!
💖Rebecca
Praying for your daughter in laws family. Vacaville has been hit and continues to be hit hard right now.
Still trying to get more updates. There are the two big ones up here with a new one closer to us that just started this afternoon in Yountville.
Debbie
Thanks for mentioning Vacaville ... I just sent a note to a friend of mine there. They are packed and ready to go.
M in Oz
my Zumba instructor lives there- got right to their back yard- both her car and her daughters are totally gone. We have a few other friends that have been evacuated. Praying they don't loose their homes. One moved his mom from her place(she is 93 and lives on the farm by herself) to his place then got the evacuation warning for his place.
Travis Air Force Base just south of Vacaville is also under evacuation
https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2020/08/20/travis-air-force-base-orders-evacuations-following-lnu-lightening-complex-fire/?utm_campaign=Socialflow+AIR&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&fbclid=IwAR1xkhgKP3RyHqtbBwVQSgKvlJ5bd1jO0Qy3ea1AsQQDMcq7-FewTrnLaIQ3 -
Friend just posted this:
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These two pictures are from the Sonoma County Fire- that is where all my family/friends are. Vacaville/Fairfield is getting hit almost as bad.
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Looking for something good to read? Here is a list of memoirs that I recommend:
*Backyard Parables by Margaret Roach
*Family Trust by Kathy Wang
*Capital Gaines by Chip Gaines
*The Year of Less by Cait Flanders
*Learning to Breathe by Alison Wright
*Hungry Monkey by Mathew Amster-Burton
*Delancy by Molly Wizenberg
*10% Happier by Dan Harris
*Running Like a Girl by Alexandra Heminsley
*Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
*Not Buying It by Judith Levine
*Quiet by Susan Cain
*Find a Way by Diana Nyad
*My Old Man and the Mountain by Leif Whittaker
*Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes
*You Had Me at Woof by Julie Klam
*Year of No Sugar by Eve Schaub
*What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami
*Drop Dead Healthy by A.J. Jacobs
*A Homemade Life by Molly Wizenberg
*Stealing Buddha's Dinner by Bich Minh Nguyen
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Terri – I soaked my mask in boiling water with fabric softener in the water
Vince is watching the Democratic thing right now and, honestly, I really don’t want to listen
Michele NC
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Stat for the day-
Kirby did a ride on the trainer and yogi and I went on our first long walk
Long walk w/ yogi- 1hr 28min 34sec, 3.6ap, 111mhr, 5.36mi= 626c
Apple Watch- 495c
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Annie - the BC government put out an article on how to navigate dating during Covid. I’m sure if you googled you could find it. Some of it was quite surprising.
Lanette - we had a lighter weight drying rack and it wasn’t useful for anything heavy. Depending on use a sturdier one may be better.
Suzi - you asked me about HR the other day. Unfortunately our HR lady is a very nice lady, but she doesn’t stand up for the staff, as a matter of fact she has thrown at least two of us under the proverbial bus. Anything we tell her goes straight to the boss. I understand she is trying to keep her own job but she doesn’t understand HR and is really just a recruiter.
Heather - glad to hear the meds are working.
Barbara - that was good of Joe to actually contact the doctor. Eyes are very important.
I was married at 18, 3 months before I turned 19. I wasn’t legal drinking age yet. I was not pregnant, I was in love. We have been married 33 years this past June.
Faye - The males aren’t on here they are just on MFP. I delete at least one friend request a week from random males. They need to find Tinder I think.
Heather - Edie is adorable. Football always catches me off guard for a minute and then I remember that Football in Europe is our soccer.
Tina - I find I go on tangents for baking and they usually stop as fast as they started. When we first moved into the place we are now I have more than quadrupled our counter space and I baked and baked. Got a lot of baking stuff for Christmas that year and have rarely baked since.
Michele - the year my Grandfather retired there were 4 men all the same age. The other three were all gone within the year. My Grandfather swore it was because they didn’t have anything to do and didn’t stay busy. I think he was right from what I’ve seen since.
I went back to work today after a nice extra long weekend. I really have to struggle to get through the day. I hope something changes soon.
Tracey in Edmonton
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