WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR SEPTEMBER 2020

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  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,109 Member
    Morning ladies
    Im awake and having my tea...will let my SIL know i will stay over Thursday night..i would like to go up to the cottage this weekend and bring Alfie but dont know if it will happen..supposed to go to drum circle.on Saterday.. but would like to be at the cottage more..
    I cant contact my brother so will have to let my SIL know..i can stay through monday as i have a hair appointment on Tuesday.
  • margaretturk
    margaretturk Posts: 5,266 Member
    Beth when I had knee issues a few years ago the PT said part of the problem was my shoes and make sure I have strong arch support. He also showed me exercises to strengthen muscles around my knee. Reminds me with all this walking I am doing now I should start doing these exercises again and drink more water.
  • KetoneKaren
    KetoneKaren Posts: 6,412 Member
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  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,072 Member
    Beth: I also have issues with one knee. The physio gave me strengthening exercises. I need to be more regular in doing them.

    ☘️ Terri
  • Peach1948
    Peach1948 Posts: 2,473 Member
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  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,109 Member
    Well i just found out the lady that bought my dads house passed away .she wasny even in the house 2 yrs.. so sad...here is hoping the kids take good care of it..
    Went over and took Homie for a walk with Alfie
    I did tell my SIL i would stay overnight thursday but wanted to go up to the cottage for the weekend before its closed up and that i wanted to spend time with family.. whats so horrible with that..
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,293 Member
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  • Snowflake1968
    Snowflake1968 Posts: 6,959 Member
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  • csofled
    csofled Posts: 3,022 Member
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  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    Sue & Lisa: This may be TMI on the subject of Gluten Free products. On the other hand, it might be useful. We have a rotation of frequently eaten meals, too, and there have been some necessary changes due to DH being on the FODMAP Diet. He is now gluten free, and it is a big help for him. There are gluten free breads and rolls available at the grocery store for him. I still eat wheat-based bread. Pork is off of his list, but he occasionally has cured bacon anyway and it has not caused a problem so far. We have replaced pork sausage with beef or chicken sausage. Hebrew national hotdogs are on the list of things we both enjoy now and then. We eat more fish than before and both of us like it. We are big sourdough fans and have our original wheat-based sourdough starter. We also created a new one, using some of the original starter to get it started. Our new sourdough is fed with brown rice four rather than wheat. It is more fragile due to the lack of gluten. It makes good pancakes but I wouldn’t try to make waffles or sourdough bread with it. There are beer products on the grocery store shelves that are advertised as gluten free, but DH could not drink them without a major tummy upset when he tried. We keep some beer on hand to share with a good friend when he stops by. :flowerforyou:

    Heather: We don’t have a rule about total size of social groups, but we do have one about social distancing-we need to stay 5 feet apart from others. Stores here have taped lines on their floors leading up to the cashiers. Grocery store aisles have turned into one-way streets. If you’re there during senior hours, there are many less worries about social distancing due to fewer people shopping. It gives those of us who qualify as seniors first chance at the best foods we enjoy. This may be the silver lining. Curbside pick-up is available at stores near us. You call in your order in advance and they bring it out to your car. :star:

    Faye: We’re also engulfed in smoky air and we’re staying inside except to shop and let the dog out to do his business. :grumble:

    Betsy in WA: It is so good to hear that your sister’s cancer is not advancing. That is cause to celebrate. :heart:


    Remember Smaug in the Harry Potter stories? He is here and is unwelcome. :grumble:


    Katla in smoky NW Oregon
  • Snowflake1968
    Snowflake1968 Posts: 6,959 Member
    I thought this was an interesting article:

    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/perimenopause-jerilynn-prior-ubc-1.5721781?fbclid=IwAR1D0-6OclE7S4uYY803e3i-ZnnyI3Kckp1R9o-utmbSZKRyKAs6hv13rFY
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,072 Member
    Allie: The only horrible thing about your situation is the way your SIL tries to manipulate you into doing what she should be doing for her mother. She will do and say anything to get her own way.

    Please go to the cottage and enjoy it with a clear conscience.
  • skuehn48
    skuehn48 Posts: 3,050 Member
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  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,072 Member
    Faye: That polo neck top looks like a good compromise. Some people here are wearing ski snoods. Michael used one at the very beginning before I had made masks.
    Karla: many Supermarkets here also have one way systems and floor markings bit inside and for queuing outside.
    Betsy: (((Hugs)))
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,109 Member
    edited September 2020
    Thanks Terry
    This is how it will work though,told her i want to spend time with family ,so she will invite my nephew and his girlfiend up to lake which means my brother will go up there and leave me with nobody but myself and the dog at the cottage.. thats how she works..ugh..
    My brother doesn't have his phone up and running yet so there is no way to contact him..
  • bananasandoranges
    bananasandoranges Posts: 2,410 Member
    @Machka9 "hot flashes about 10 noticeable times max" "per day?" no, in all! My sister had big hot flashes. I seem to have been spared. Awesome for the 3-day weekend. Here it is so warm out this week. I wish to be away by the sea. congratulations on your 1st assignment. Interesting for the shoes!

    @Michele, I think Birkenstocks are better than they used to be. Like versions with 3 thinner straps. Not exactly evening wear, but a bit softer; plus they are much more mainstream now. not only for hippies anymore. I used to always have a pair these past few years, but somehow I don't at present.The bread looks tasty!

    @Faye thanks for the update. the map gives alarming information.

    @heather glad you transferred the money to you instead of to a stranger.

    @Annie I hope your date goes nicely!

    @KJ awesome for the owls!

    @Lisa I hope you feel better soon.

    (((Faye, Barbara, Flea, Katla, Barbie, Lanette, Sue, others)))
  • bananasandoranges
    bananasandoranges Posts: 2,410 Member
    edited September 2020
    Stuff done today
    CLEANING AND HANDIWORK AT RENTAL APARTMENT
    I had an appointment with the cleaner at the rental apartment. The last renter, very nice guy, was not a good cleaner and he left it a bit sticky and not cleaned here and there. he was convinced if the next renter was a guy he wouldn't care; not generally so true and this guy is a bit of a clean- freak, a bit worrisome. Those are not the best renters. I can see he's gonna be calling more often than usual politely but with a slightly possibly litigious undertone. he is a graduate of a very good political science school so surely has some basic notions of law. law students are the worst renters. one can often find some obscure loophole to complain about in a 100+ year old haussmanian apartment. I don't worry too much and go with the choice of renter I made.

    I REPAIRED THE DOOR LOCK (involved: buying wood scrap, sawing, drilling, screwing), and door handle (buying door handle, borrowing pliers from lovely elderly lady on 1st floor, and more screwing).
    The cleaner cleaned fridge, shelf and scrubbed grout. Scrubbing the grout with special product and brush was the main job but she didn't want to do it and after having done the top half said it wasn't coming out anymore. The top half went from blackened grout to light brown/light gray and the Bottom stayed black. I tried myself and it was clear that she hadn't tried the bottom half at all. She then admitted that the product smell was too strong and gave her a headache. fair enough, but why say she had done it.

    I SCRUBBED THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE GROUT while she did something else. It looks better anyway.

    WORK CALLS AND MAILS
    some work calls and nice conversations with colleagues, both professional and also friendly and somewhat personally (not too personal). they are people I have talked and spent a fair bit of time with.

    I'm bummed about having to do a lot of distance classes this fall. it's not fun being alone so much.
    I'm happy when I have nice contacts. At this one school a lot of people are nice and friendly and interesting.

    Also some less fun, and more complex and necessary work mails.

    HIRING
    spoke to potential new candidate. She seems very good. They have this new nation-wide policy as of 2 years, where they can hire people teaching less than 48h a year at 30% less than others and with no retirement benefits etc. I hoped this person who has better pay elsewhere would refuse but she said she'd think about it. I'm going to try to negotiate a better pay for her but it'll be much easier if she refuses the bad pay. It's not great if a young, experienced teacher accepts worse pay than our already very poor pay.

    LAUNDRY
    one load gathered from left all over and washed and hung to dry

    COFFEES AND READING PAPER
    two espressos standing at bar today. espresso is by far the cheapest drink. 1 Euro 20 centimes if you sit or stand at the bar. Twice that if you sit down. Tea is about 4 or 5 euros. usually good tea these days. I like to go and read the paper. I like the randomness of the news someone tells us. I hate listening to or watching the news but love to read it. I changed cafés because this one has several newspapers: the leftist one, the rightwing one, the easy one, and the sports one. I never read the sports one but I read one or the other of the others depending on what's available. most cafés only have the easy one.
    At many/most cafés, still today in Paris, very few women go alone to the bar area in the restaurant for a café and it can feel uncomfortable. At this one I don't feel uncomfortable and I see some other women go there. It's great to see.

    DISHES

    CLEANED TRASH CAN (yuck!) I need to get a new one. this one has leaked many times. yuck.

    Not much of a walk today. by the time I finished the handiwork it was midday and we have a relative heatwave again today. An unlikely 91 degrees today!

    ONLINE MULTIPLAYER GAME OF SPADES



  • dlfk202000
    dlfk202000 Posts: 3,206 Member
    KJLaMore wrote: »
    Oh! I have been up since about 1:30! Owls! lol I was awakened around 1:30 by an owl catching something (probably a mole) outside my window. The mole was quite distressed and very loud. The owl kept hooting. Then the owl must have decided to have his lunch in a nearby tree and sing about his lunch...Don't get me wrong. I was in no way annoyed! I was actually thrilled to learn that there are owls around my house! Natural mole control! I think I dozed for a bit, because next thing I knew it was 3am and I heard at least three owls calling to eachother in the trees! I got all excited and texted my hubby and son (who were awake anyway). They came through the house, turning on lights and talking. They got hissed at by me; "Turn the lights off! Be quiet!" Of course, by the time the guys quieted down, the owls were quiet as well. AFter about five minutes the owls started up again. So...I texted the guys to be quiet and keep the lights off and come to my room...they listened for a couple minutes, but were not as impressed as I was! lol Barred Owls. Amazing! Yeah, this is what life is like with me. I am a dork, I guess.

    That would have been cool to witness- I got woken up with a squirrel running back and forth across the roof, right over my bed.

    Debbie
    Napa Valley<Ca
  • dlfk202000
    dlfk202000 Posts: 3,206 Member
    LisaInAR wrote: »
    KJ
    Stuff like that thrills me too, and we could use a couple owls. We have moles everywhere... They are good for the soil, though. :)

    Still thinking about you all in the fire/smoke zone.

    Slept half the weekend away, sent a message into the VA Team that I work with to see if the doc can call me. Still exhausted. Two weeks ago, I was on the elliptical for 70-75 minutes at a time. Now I break a sweat walking down the hallway. It's annoying.

    Got Corey off to work, and I'm going back to bed. Wiped out.

    Later, y'all,
    Lisa

    Hope you feel better soon- that is a big change in such a short time.
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,727 Member
    KJ, Debbie - Sometimes it's as if a herd of elephants are dancing over the roof early in the morning. I think it must be huge seagulls. :o

    DH had an email from the freezer shop to say it's out of stock until October 14th. Grrrrrr! :# On the website it said 5 - 7 days delivery and it took our money. B......s! If it were my order I would be ringing them up and giving them a piece of my mind. However, I doubt DH will do that. No wonder they had such a huge stock! I also told him to use a credit card, not a debit card, but he didn't because his was out of date. :/ That’s why it's usually me who does these things, but, as he was paying, I let him order it.
    Oh well. At least I can get my Waitrose order in for this week. I haven't been to a normal sized supermarket since covid began. Just our tiny one. I get everything delivered apart from fresh bread and veggies.

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx

  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    Our air quality number right now is 383. We’re staying inside except to answer the door or let the dog out when nature calls. We expect the refrigerator repairman today to fix the icemaker.

    It turns out that our CoVid masks do a good job protecting us from smoke, too. Win for helping us feel better.
  • dlfk202000
    dlfk202000 Posts: 3,206 Member
    cityjaneLondon wrote: »
    KJ, Debbie - Sometimes it's as if a herd of elephants are dancing over the roof early in the morning. I think it must be huge seagulls. :o

    DH had an email from the freezer shop to say it's out of stock until October 14th. Grrrrrr! :# On the website it said 5 - 7 days delivery and it took our money. B......s! If it were my order I would be ringing them up and giving them a piece of my mind. However, I doubt DH will do that. No wonder they had such a huge stock! I also told him to use a credit card, not a debit card, but he didn't because his was out of date. :/ That’s why it's usually me who does these things, but, as he was paying, I let him order it.
    Oh well. At least I can get my Waitrose order in for this week. I haven't been to a normal sized supermarket since covid began. Just our tiny one. I get everything delivered apart from fresh bread and veggies.

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx

    haha- elephants on the roof would sure wake me up !! ;)
    The squirrel was loud but the crows that were squawking at it was even louder.

    Debbie
  • Peach1948
    Peach1948 Posts: 2,473 Member
    HEATHER ~ It took almost a month for our dishwasher to come. We had to call a repairman for the stove burner that's not working and he said it is almost impossible to get parts now. All because of the virus. :s
  • dlfk202000
    dlfk202000 Posts: 3,206 Member
    I guess I do my meal planning the opposite of most- We go to our usual stores to check markdowns(Lucky's and Grocery Outlets- two of each in Napa) and plan our meals around what we will have. We also go to a few Asian markets to get fresh meat and veggies plus what ever is in our garden. Right now we are getting a good selection of veggies plus really stocked up when we went to see my parents a few weeks ago. When the garden isn't producing, we get veggies either at Lucky's or check out the 99cent store. We have 6 Grocery Outlets in our area so are always checking them out. My son now works at one of the Grocery Outlets so he knows what we like to keep on hand. I can text him if I see something in their daily deals email and have him pick stuff up.
    Tonight it will be kielbasa w/ red potatoes from my parents, a little onion(not much as I don't like them) and mushrooms(already cooked and frozen from a great deal a few weeks ago) and brown rice(free from helping at the food program with my parents) So, dinner for four or five(not sure who will be here) will cost just over $1!
    Tomorrow will be BLT w/ avocado- need to have them often while the tomatoes are producing- nothing better than fresh tomatoes.
    Husband and son have requested pho one night. Another simple and cheap dinner that is healthy(husband and I prefer ours without noodles, son likes noodles). A huge pot that is enough for everyone and left overs will cost between $4-5, depending on what I put in- most times it is a lot cheaper- just use left over Chinese bbq pork, kamaboko and bok choy/Napa cabbage/mushrooms/??
    If I was the only one shopping, I would be spending quite a bit less- husband does ok but still likes certain things(steak or ribs) but we do get the best deals on things. He has switched from beef ribs to beef tips-Asian market has them for $5 a pound and they are boneless- I pressure cook then then air fry w/ a little bbq sauce- He loves them. $15 for enough for the five of us-veggies from the garden to go with it.
    I need to make gumbo again this week- mother in law actually told my husband that she really liked it and wished she had more(she is always telling me not to send food over).

    I try hard to spend less but still do healthy choices. He does not do great at either of those.
    I make sure to keep boneless skinless chicken on hand. I just need to make things that are tasty that they don't realize in healthy for them.

    Debbie
    Napa Valley

  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,293 Member
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