WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR SEPTEMBER 2020
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"Get to do"s and "chose well"sChose well: made tuna salad, dogs to powerline, pulled a little more salal, Post Office, Bank, Dog Bakery,
Bonus: first time cut Joe’s hair
Get to do: inventory donation then call for appointment, take pics of car, test Bluetooth speaker so can do BB&B or T’ai Chi from voice recordings, Pilot tech support 5034447924 to link subscription and fix login, make experimental almond paste, declutter sideboard, practice new dances (Nothing but You, Shake it like that, Larger than Life, Here I Go Again/Mama Mia, Real Deal, Get it Right); make garlic almonds for Barb and Dan; prep potato area and raised beds for beets, carrots, parsley root, parsnips, radishes and sow; weed drive again, finish weeding flower bed, mulch flowerbed; invest another 10 minutes in prepping living trust, Freddie’s for complete series TDAP <$48, get Shingrix vaccine. Reward: inventory seeds, plan fall cool season garden, order replenishments, figure out where to plant naked lady bulbs, Tuesday: call Progressive adjuster,
Self Care September
28: Accept your mistakes as a way of helping you make progress. Ah yes, the feedback loop!.
Man oh man is it hot. It was 80+ degrees at 8:30 this morning when Joe threatened to buzz cut his (admittedly somewhat Biblical) hair. I asked him if he wanted me to try cutting his hair and he agreed, encouraging me that even if I messed up, he’d still be able to buzz cut it. Found this helpful: Got tired so will clean it up some tomorrow but it really looks ok. His hair is incredibly forgiving
Hi Faye. You crack me up! There was a wonderful, magical, huge and perfectly pyramidcal Port Orford cedar here when we moved in. Sadly it succumbed to the Port Orford Cedar root disease last year.
Rebecca “fowl” meme. LOL!
Kim “…an extra hour of 2020…” amen, sister AMEN!
Pip ((hugs))
Katla Joe was chatting with a neighbor this morning who suggested the bear is in someone's freezer
Lanette a saucerful of apple cider vinegar might help pull the smoky smell out from the cupboards. Oops I see Tina has already suggested distilled vinegar, same principle.
Heather and Lisa holding good thoughts for easily resolution to your pain. You’ve both been suffering too long!
Lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
September: better than August.
daily: sit with Joe: 28, weigh: 28, steps>5491=3877 vits=27.5 log=28 CI<CO=21 CI<250<CO=13 Tumble & Shadow 5=29 mfp=29 outside=25 up hill=27
wkly: T’ai Chi or BB&B x3= rx=4dance= clean 30 mins=10
mnthly: board mtg=1 grant= 20for20=
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drkatiebug wrote: »Michelle,
I don’t roll my clothes, i fold them and store them vertically in the drawers,
Very interesting! I am looking for ways to store my clothes in the limited space I have.
M in Oz2 -
Lunch walk today ...
Machka in Oz3 -
Machka: I love daylight savings time. The tulips in the botanical garden are gorgeous! We likely won’t see any for months unless they’re raised under grow lights. Daylight savings time ends November 1, according to my calendar. I will miss it. :ohwell:
Barbara: If the bear is in the freezer, it will be put to good use and, as a bonus, the garbage cans might be safe for a while.
Pip: I love your salt shaker. It looks well used and useful.
Lanette: We’ve had a few smoky times cleaning the ovens and our strategy is to open doors and nearby windows and set fans to blow the smoke out. The last time we used our oven’s self-clean feature we had to use fans to blow smoke out the windows and let the fire department know that things were okay.
Michele: I’ve never heard of a float test for sourdough. I take some out of the crock to use for cooking and then double what is left in the crock by adding flour and milk. I usually use diluted canned milk. I look in the crock. If it is bubbling, the sourdough is working. When it stops bubbling, it is done working and I can put it away in the refrigerator. I keep it in the refrigerator with its lid on until the next time I want to use it. Then it needs to sit on the counter and warm up for a little while before I use it to make pancakes. :flowerforyou:
We have our house decorated for Halloween and I’m pleased with it. As the days are getting shorter, I love loads of lights. We have a lighted artificial pumpkin in the flowerbed next to the driveway, a ghost beside our front door, and another artificial pumpkin just inside the front door. There’s one on the wet bar in the living-room, too.
Katla in Halloween Town, OR
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Bear meat --
I have tried it and .... yuck!! <<shudder>> It is like a fatty pork with a real horrible wild taste. I couldn't eat it. I don't like fatty meat. I don't like pork and that wild taste was just too much.
Halloween --
Not really a thing here. I see that there are a few decorations out but not the quantities they have tried to sell in past years. In past years, they'd have two or three small low shelves with things ... this year there's maybe 1. In past years we've had no kids but have seen maybe a half dozen around, I rather doubt we'll see any.
The ups and downs of spring! If the showers on Saturday are either in the early morning or late evening, we could have a really nice day of cycling! Here's hoping!
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@drkatiebug the drawers of clothes look very tidy!0
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@drkatiebug the drawers of clothes look very tidy! Do you make or buy the dividers? from what material? it looks like it could be soft plastic or cardboard or cloth.0
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Had a much better night with pain killers and cbd drops. I had to get up at 1 am as the cbd gave me a dream in which I had watched myself dying from the inside!
A shutter was gradually closing by degrees.
Ugh!
Got up and went upstairs to read for a bit to take my mind off it. Went back to sleep.
Still got dry eyes and slightly swollen throat.
Pip - I love things like your shaker. We have a BBC series I adore, called The Repair Shop, where people bring in in old sentimental items that have got broken or worn out. The stories and memories are the most important thing. I nearly always cry at some point.
Usually it is the only thing they have of a beloved family member.
My phone will arrive today. I will charge it up and take it to the Vodafone store tomorrow to help me set it all up and transfer stuff. Even so I know I will lose a lot of downloaded stuff, like my Soul Music podcasts and running and dancing playlists. I like them downloaded so I'm not worrying about data signals etc when I'm on the train, or out and about. I can do them again, but it all is a bother.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx1 -
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Just a quick drive by.....my knitting friend posted this on FB this morning. Cracked me up. But also a wonderful idea for all of you who knit.
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As we come to the end of September, I'll ask ...
What does R&R (rest and relaxation) mean to you?
Sleep? Exercise? Hobbies? Meditation? Other?
Do you have a photo that would be the picture of R&R for you?
Machka in Oz
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Patio Tai Chi in the new banded beach sports top and old banded beach bottoms at 46 degrees. The cold still puts perk in the nipples but they are down and to the side from where they once were, so no worries of the paperazzi with their night vision cameras getting that stunning shot for the cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. Inside to finish my workout at a balmy 68 degrees. I did extra reps to warm up. Maybe leggings tomorrow and my stretchy Lole jacket or Tai Chi inside but that is another day and another decision I am not prepared to make at this moment and time.
DrKatie I love your drawers and idea of putting garments on edge. That is great where you have such an assortment of colors and styles. It makes everything easy to see and take out. I love sportswear and your collection and must now clean the drool off my keyboard. Your leggings drawer had me mesmerized. I would spend half the day trying them all on, sashaying around, and seeing which ones looked best for the day.
Faetta
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Morning ladies
Watched the local news and had a cup of tea.
Went out and sort of got the patio furniture set for winter and brushed off the patio.. fed the dog and will hop in the shower..will be going to Davids memorial service this morning and here is hoping it doesnt rain...could have showers.. also this afternoon I have my first appointment with endocrinologist..so im sure she will send me for a battery of bloodwork..
Lisa i sure hope you get to the bottom of whats ailing you and can set it right as we sure do miss you xoxox
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Dr Katie - I do my foldable clothes the same way. It makes it easy to see what's what in the drawers. I also find more fits in the drawer this way.
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Good morning ladies!
Thank you for all of the tips regarding smoke smells. Charcoal briquettes in little dishes put inside the cupboards last night did the trick. Cleaner is coming this morning - after she leaves, the plan is to set little dishes of vinegar or baking soda or charcoal on various countertops if the odor is still present. Since we're going to have a warm week, I'll wash the kitchen windows, blinds, and take a swipe at the walls with vinegar water-all were in desperate need of a good cleaning anyhow.
So many chores like this went by the wayside over the past couple years but now that I'm back to good physical shape, time to get after them.
Barbara - I finally took the time to look up the Chetco wind you've mentioned. Amazing the mini/micro climates some of us experience; looks like you are cooler today? Good job on Joe's haircut; thanks for the videos.
We get a little bit of that in the fall and spring with warm air in eastern Washington streaming west over White Pass which is east of us. Some mornings the temps a few miles north of us will be in the 30's while we'll be in the high 40's. Seems like it generally evens out in a few hours.
So OK, if I can get the teleporter adjusted to be a time machine, I want go back to being 18 and study to be a meteorologist, geologist, or epidemiologist. Why not all three?
Sending good thoughts to everyone feeling poorly. And (HUGS).
Time to let the dogs and get things put up for the cleaner.
Lanette
SW WA State with a beautiful bright starry sky right now.
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That's the Marie Kondo method. I do my pyjamas like that.
This is my R&R in a nutshell. Languages, dancing, home decoration, international news and views. Singing should be on there. I love a nap, and I love to run along the seafront. (Unfortunately singing and dancing are on hold. I also like to have people round for a meal, which I can't do, and eat out with old friends, ditto). My happiest R&R is being with the grandchildren. I also love my TV and my online stuff. I used to love foreign travel, beautiful architecture, and art galleries and museums. 
Now I just read about it, or watch, or listen to a good cultural programme. Today there was an excellent one on the Vindalanda tablets, my favourite things in the British Museum.
Love Heather UK
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bananasandoranges wrote: »@drkatiebug the drawers of clothes look very tidy! Do you make or buy the dividers? from what material? it looks like it could be soft plastic or cardboard or cloth.
Most of them are these:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N5CKFO1/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
The shirts have no dividers. The ones I am using for the dressy tanks are hard plastic. I picked them up at Bed Bath & Beyond. They are not my favorites. I much prefer the cloth covered cardboard ones that I linked.
Machka, you can google Marie Kondo folding (which is kind of sort of what I am doing) or file folding clothes, which is really more what mine ended up. You can store way more clothes and they don't get as messy folded this way. Having said that, it's not for everyone. My husband refuses to have his clothes folded that way so his drawers are traditional. He does his laundry, so to each his own. I would love to have our dish towels and cloths folded like this, but he would just mess them up so I don't. Those drawers are very narrow so we just fold one cloth and one matching towel and stack so that we pull out a set at a time. He can handle that and it doesn't bother me too much!
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okiewoman510 wrote: »Dr Katie - I do my foldable clothes the same way. It makes it easy to see what's what in the drawers. I also find more fits in the drawer this way.
Okie in the TX Hill Country
I'm curious how they stand up like that.
And once you've removed a few because you're wearing them or they're in the laundry, does the whole system collapse?
Also, to both you @okiewoman510 and Dr Katie @drkatiebug , what do you do with your shoes?
Curious minds want to know!drkatiebug wrote: »bananasandoranges wrote: »@drkatiebug the drawers of clothes look very tidy! Do you make or buy the dividers? from what material? it looks like it could be soft plastic or cardboard or cloth.
Most of them are these:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N5CKFO1/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
The shirts have no dividers. The ones I am using for the dressy tanks are hard plastic. I picked them up at Bed Bath & Beyond. They are not my favorites. I much prefer the cloth covered cardboard ones that I linked.
Machka, you can google Marie Kondo folding (which is kind of sort of what I am doing) or file folding clothes, which is really more what mine ended up. You can store way more clothes and they don't get as messy folded this way.
Ah thanks.
I've figured out how to fold pants so they take up less room.
I'm debating which way I like better for all my leggings - folded flat or rolled ... or maybe there's a better way.
I roll my cycling jerseys and keep them in fabric cubes in a cube unit.
M in Oz
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M in Oz I use this method with my dish towels and use a plastic bookend and just slide it up.2
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Thinking about trying out Flotation Therapy.
Have any of you tried it?
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M in Oz
I have, but more for the experience than for therapeutic purposes. It was relaxing once I forgot I was there. I was in my 20s, so I didn't have pain or sleep issues then, so I just tried to enjoy the experience.
Tina in CA
I'm looking at 2 places which both offer a 1-hour float and 1-hour massage.
It looks very appealing!
M in Oz
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Heather
I had to look up the Vindolanda tablets on Wikipedia. The first tablets were discovered by student excavator Keith Liddell, at a Roman fort in northern England (Vindolanda). The tablets are thin wood, about the size of postcards, and "record official military matters as well as personal messages to and from members of the garrison of Vindolanda, their families, and their slaves.”
Very cool.
Karen in Virginia
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September is winding down. Tomorrow I'll be preparing and posting the new thread for October. The first of the month is a good time for a reset of plans and resolutions and goals. I do my own variation of folded/rolled clothing in my drawers. I don't have a lot of clothes so it's easier to store them and keep track of them. We'll have warmer sunny weather today for the visit from my friend who leaves for Arizona soon. I want to walk with her but she may prefer to sit on the patio because of various knee and back problems. Yesterday we made a great exchange with a neighbor who makes jam from the strawberries she grows. We gave her a bag of our home grown tomatoes. Barbie in NW WA 4
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As we come to the end of September, I'll ask ...
What does R&R (rest and relaxation) mean to you?
Sleep? Exercise? Hobbies? Meditation? Other?
Do you have a photo that would be the picture of R&R for you?
Machka in OzcityjaneLondon wrote: »That's the Marie Kondo method. I do my pyjamas like that.
This is my R&R in a nutshell. Languages, dancing, home decoration, international news and views. Singing should be on there. I love a nap, and I love to run along the seafront. (Unfortunately singing and dancing are on hold. I also like to have people round for a meal, which I can't do, and eat out with old friends, ditto). My happiest R&R is being with the grandchildren. I also love my TV and my online stuff. I used to love foreign travel, beautiful architecture, and art galleries and museums.
Love Heather UK
I have taken to snagging photos from sites like this one for my desktop wallpaper collection. Mainly relaxing looking photos of outdoor areas.
https://www.homestolove.com.au/
I should be able to start running again soon. I've built up my walking to 6 km at one go, at a reasonably brisk pace (about an hour to cover that distance). Next up, I'd like to start doing run-walks. Walk to warm up, run a bit, walk a bit, run a bit.
And travel ... it's been so long.
M in Oz2 -
okiewoman510 wrote: »Dr Katie - I do my foldable clothes the same way. It makes it easy to see what's what in the drawers. I also find more fits in the drawer this way.
Okie in the TX Hill Country
I'm curious how they stand up like that.
And once you've removed a few because you're wearing them or they're in the laundry, does the whole system collapse?
Also, to both you @okiewoman510 and Dr Katie @drkatiebug , what do you do with your shoes?
Curious minds want to know!drkatiebug wrote: »bananasandoranges wrote: »@drkatiebug the drawers of clothes look very tidy! Do you make or buy the dividers? from what material? it looks like it could be soft plastic or cardboard or cloth.
Most of them are these:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N5CKFO1/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
The shirts have no dividers. The ones I am using for the dressy tanks are hard plastic. I picked them up at Bed Bath & Beyond. They are not my favorites. I much prefer the cloth covered cardboard ones that I linked.
Machka, you can google Marie Kondo folding (which is kind of sort of what I am doing) or file folding clothes, which is really more what mine ended up. You can store way more clothes and they don't get as messy folded this way.
Ah thanks.
I've figured out how to fold pants so they take up less room.
I'm debating which way I like better for all my leggings - folded flat or rolled ... or maybe there's a better way.
I roll my cycling jerseys and keep them in fabric cubes in a cube unit.
M in Oz
I do laundry quite often, so I don't ever have that much out of a drawer at one time. I don't have an issue with them collapsing. I wasn't aware it was the Kondo method, I just folded them so they fit in the drawer space I had. I like them up on end like that so I can see what shirt it is. My hubs prefers them stacked so I do his that way.
For shoes, mine are on pull out drawers in elfa shelving, stacking cubes on a high shelf and my boots are lined up on the balance of the high shelf (with boot stays to keep them standing upright). I have a bit of a shoe problem I have to donate a pair to get a new pair because I am out of space. Well, if I found a pair of fantastic boots, I do have a wee bit more space I could steal from hubs!
Okie in the TX Hill Country (who should confess I am a bit OCD with organization)1 -
okiewoman510 wrote: »okiewoman510 wrote: »Dr Katie - I do my foldable clothes the same way. It makes it easy to see what's what in the drawers. I also find more fits in the drawer this way.
Okie in the TX Hill Country
I'm curious how they stand up like that.
And once you've removed a few because you're wearing them or they're in the laundry, does the whole system collapse?
Also, to both you @okiewoman510 and Dr Katie @drkatiebug , what do you do with your shoes?
Curious minds want to know!drkatiebug wrote: »bananasandoranges wrote: »@drkatiebug the drawers of clothes look very tidy! Do you make or buy the dividers? from what material? it looks like it could be soft plastic or cardboard or cloth.
Most of them are these:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N5CKFO1/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
The shirts have no dividers. The ones I am using for the dressy tanks are hard plastic. I picked them up at Bed Bath & Beyond. They are not my favorites. I much prefer the cloth covered cardboard ones that I linked.
Machka, you can google Marie Kondo folding (which is kind of sort of what I am doing) or file folding clothes, which is really more what mine ended up. You can store way more clothes and they don't get as messy folded this way.
Ah thanks.
I've figured out how to fold pants so they take up less room.
I'm debating which way I like better for all my leggings - folded flat or rolled ... or maybe there's a better way.
I roll my cycling jerseys and keep them in fabric cubes in a cube unit.
M in Oz
I do laundry quite often, so I don't ever have that much out of a drawer at one time. I don't have an issue with them collapsing. I wasn't aware it was the Kondo method, I just folded them so they fit in the drawer space I had. I like them up on end like that so I can see what shirt it is. My hubs prefers them stacked so I do his that way.
For shoes, mine are on pull out drawers in elfa shelving, stacking cubes on a high shelf and my boots are lined up on the balance of the high shelf (with boot stays to keep them standing upright). I have a bit of a shoe problem I have to donate a pair to get a new pair because I am out of space. Well, if I found a pair of fantastic boots, I do have a wee bit more space I could steal from hubs!
Okie in the TX Hill Country (who should confess I am a bit OCD with organization)
I use a shelf with doors (like a flat pack kitchen pantry type of shelf) for my tops and it is stuffed absolutely full. I need to take things out the night before and hang them in the bathroom to get the wrinkles out. I really need to go through my clothes!
If I had my way, the entire dressing room would be shelving rather than drawers. I don't like drawers. But my husband likes the look of wood furniture so dressers it was.
Right now two of my dresser drawers house shoes, but I'm thinking of pulling them out of there and putting them ... somewhere. Then using the dresser drawers for clothes. I'll have to give that folding technique a go.
And I can think of about 4 pair of shoes which can be sent off to the local OP shop. I have very low ankle bones so I try on shoes, and they seem all right for a few minutes of walking around the store. But when I wear them and actually get walking somewhere, they just about saw my ankle bones off ... I'm literally left bleeding. The 4 pair in question are hardly worn and I've tried insoles and all sorts to lift my foot, but they're just not comfortable.
When I finish my course, one of the first things I want to do is to go through stuff and get rid of what I won't wear again. I actually do enjoy doing that ... and discovering clothes I haven't really seen in a long time!
M in Oz0 -
Machka -
Drawers with flats/tennis shoes, etc
Shelf with double stacked short boots, taller boots, and stacked shoe bins.
Okie2 -
The title cane in the mail from having paid the airline in full so I told the new owners. We r going to meet up on Friday. We also sent a pic of it to the insurance company and the are going to mail us a check for the repair bill, over 14k!1
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Rita I should have read this earlier. Had I known it was the good neighbor day I wouldn't have jumped the old man kitten across the street for letting his trash blow over in my yard. I didn't realize there was a special day to ask stupid questions. Knowing such would have saved me a lot of embarrassment yesterday.
Now the vegetarian hugging and drinking beer might work out for me. The handsome old hunk a couple of blocks down went veggie a few years back but still consumes a lot of beer. He looks very huggable so off to purchase some beer and see what transpires.
Faye
Loved this Faye! 😂❤️😁1 -
We have been having issues with the bike trainer lately and thankfully it worked for the MS ride. When I was riding, kirby took a video of me riding so he can send the manufacturer a video of the noise it was making. Kirby said he got an email and they are going to send us a new one. We also bought a spin bike that is due to b delivered in a couple of weeks. The will pay for return shipping!2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7t6ZzNVTDA
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