WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR NOVEMBER 2020
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"Get to do"s and "chose well"sChose well: dogs to powerline, spoke with adjustor, MD appt, BGBS.
Bonus: 40 mins vacuuming, Barb gave me a massage instead of coffee!
Get to do: take BP 1st thing, 10 am OSHA C-19 webinar, minutes, watch STAS Day 15, car to body shop, submit grant pics and receipts, test Bluetooth speaker so can do BB&B or T’ai Chi from voice recordings, make experimental almond paste, declutter sideboard, practice new dances (I ain’t never gonna love nobody but Cornell Crawford (Alley cat), A Little Less Broken, One margarita, I’m so used to being broke, All Night, Sleeping with the Devil, Nothing but You, Blame it on my beating heart, Homesick); 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, find and configure a screen time popup, figure out where to plant naked lady bulbs. Next Wednesday minutes to history. Reward: inventory seeds, plan fall cool season garden, order replenishments
New Ways November
12: Overcome a frustration by trying a new approach: Try laughing it off!
I was wrong and receptionist #2 was right, lab results were available in time for appointment. Oops!
Statin made a huge improvement in total cholesterol down to 165 from 236 and equivalent improvements in LDL BUT since the dosage was low and the side effects significant PA was ok to stop taking. Happy dance here. The deal is I have to take my bp at least 3 times / week and record for follow up appt in 3 weeks. May have to try BP meds. Lipids will be rechecked in Feb. PA will check into ordering genetic counseling/testing for breast cancer, thanks to all who recommended it.
Barbie your “wasn’t” OCD story made me laugh out loud!
Fae thank you for sharing your dental history. My DDS cautioned me that a filling I need might be the end of my 20 year old bridge. I’m afraid that means extracting one or both anchor teeth. After a horrible experience at 17 with an impacted baby tooth I swore a might oath to never have another extraction from anyone but an oral surgeon who could put me out. Think I’ll look for such a specialist even if I have to travel to Coos Bay or Medford. This local DDS is very good, patient, careful to minimize pain, but doesn’t offer the gas I need to “take me away, Calgon!”
Machka Friday the 13th has always been a lucky day for me.
Steph this is a safe place to vent. Keeping to a normal schedule is a good strategy to avoid fretting, depression and poor food choices. Good luck training for your half marathon!
Lisa, really admire your attitude and glad that at last you have an answer. Hope the edema abates soon and the meds get you some respite.
Kay ((hugs))
There were other responses that flitted across what’s left of my mind, but poof! They’re gone!
Time to sleep.
Lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
November: better than October.
daily: sit with Joe: 12, weigh: 12, steps>5491=4254 so far vits=12 log=12 CI<CO=11 CI<250<CO=6 Tumble & Shadow 5=13 mfp=12 outside=11 up hill=11
wkly: T’ai Chi or BB&B x3=0 rx=2 dance=1 clean 30 mins=4.75
mnthly: board mtg=1 grant=0 20for20=0
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Saw pulmonologist today and everything is well with sarcoidosis. See him again in a year. He did however agree my heartbeat is wonky. Got Holter monitor this afternoon. Michelle it does have 5 wires and the little box goes in my pocket. I wear it for 24 hours so get to remove it at 2:50 pm tomorrow.
We need to do some digging in the horse paddock so water will drain more effectively. We have a huge mud puddle right in front of the entrance to the shelter. We have dug it out, installed hoofgrid and filled with gravel to no avail 3 times now. Last year we tried recycled asphalt hoping it would pack down and make the area more stable. The joy of horses in mud season.
Everyone take care Sue in WA1 -
This showed up on my Facebook memories today. 5 years ago.
My first thought was, how young we look! These are my old school friends that I Zoom every fortnight. And then I thought, how close we are standing! And then, we were actually going to an exhibition, indoors!
Heather UK , first in line for a vaccine. Xxxxxxxx5 -
Debbie: Hope it goes well with auntie (((Hugs)))0
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Machka: Woolworths closed down in the UK year ago. I didn’t realise they still had stores abroad. 😂0
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I think I've aged ten years over lockdown.
Heather UK xxxxxxxx1 -
Happy Friday the 13th!
What superstitions do you have? Here are a few of mine...- When I spill salt, I tend to throw a little bit over my left shoulder to prevent bad luck. Come to find out, this superstition is 5,500 years old.
- I was a painter's kid, so I don't walk under ladders, 'cause that's just good sense.
- If a cat runs across the road, I always check to see what color it is. I don't DO anything about it, I just check.
- I knock on wood.
- I still say "bless you," when people sneeze.
- Not sure if it's superstition, but I ALWAYS tell the people I care about that I love them when I get off the phone, or when I leave them or they leave me. Should either of us die, the last thing we hear should be that we are loved.
Later,
Love,
Lisa in AR4 -
TerriRichardson112 wrote: »Machka: Woolworths closed down in the UK year ago. I didn’t realise they still had stores abroad. 😂
They don't.
Our Woolworths (in Australia and New Zealand) is not the same as Woolworths in other countries.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woolworths_Group_(Australia)
"Despite similar names, Woolworths Group has no affiliation with the F.W. Woolworth Company based in the United States, the now-defunct Woolworths Group in the UK or the South African chain of retail stores, Woolworths Holdings Limited. Its main operations include supermarkets (under the Woolworths brand in Australia and the Countdown brand in New Zealand), liquor retailing (as BWS and Dan Murphy's in Australia), hotels and pubs under the Australian Leisure and Hospitality Group (ALH Group) umbrella, and discount department-stores under the Big W name in Australia."
M in Oz2 -
cityjaneLondon wrote: »I think I've aged ten years over lockdown.
Heather UK xxxxxxxx
Sorry to hear that.
I've gone the other way this year!
I've gone from feeling like an old woman to one who feels young enough for life to be beginning again!
M in Oz3 -
Lisa - I touch wood. My brother, a born again Christian, always looks very disapproving.
Heather UK xxxxxxxx3 -
Happy Friday the 13th!
What superstitions do you have? Here are a few of mine...- When I spill salt, I tend to throw a little bit over my left shoulder to prevent bad luck. Come to find out, this superstition is 5,500 years old.
- I was a painter's kid, so I don't walk under ladders, 'cause that's just good sense.
- If a cat runs across the road, I always check to see what color it is. I don't DO anything about it, I just check.
- I knock on wood.
- I still say "bless you," when people sneeze.
- Not sure if it's superstition, but I ALWAYS tell the people I care about that I love them when I get off the phone, or when I leave them or they leave me. Should either of us die, the last thing we hear should be that we are loved.
Later,
Love,
Lisa in AR
There are certain subjects which are to be completely and entirely avoided in conversation pertaining to cycling. Even thinking about them, as I am now, is bad luck. One of the main ones has to do with the bicycle itself.
Excuse me while I spit three times and walk in a circle.
M in Oz3 -
cityjaneLondon wrote: »Lisa - I touch wood. My brother, a born again Christian, always looks very disapproving.
Heather UK xxxxxxxx
I'm a Christian, but I "touch wood". I don't believe touching wood makes any difference at all, it's just an expression.
https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/touch+wood
"When you are talking about a good situation, you say touch wood to mean that you hope this continues and that you will not have bad luck."
If I were to actually speak of the situation which flitted through my mind concerning my bicycle (see a post above), I'd be touching wood immediately after.
M in Oz1 -
When i was trying to go to sleep last night which i didnt until after 10:30,I couldnt get comfortable ..i feel.better if I sleep on my right side,but i toss and turn and dont get good sleep at all,i wont say i had palpatations but it felt like my heartbeart was very fast...
The more i think about it the more i think it is heart related. And these jokers at the Drs monday in the telemed appt im sure will send me over for another Covid test. But I want an answer and I want to feel better .as they say in the Garth Brooks song im much to young to feel.this damn old..3 -
Machka - He disapproves of astrology, even as a joke, Halloween isn't allowed, anything that is at all superstitious. Nor gambling, like in the Lottery. He is a lovely person though.
He is a Baptist. And is great fun to be with. 
Heather UK xxxxxxxx0 -
Good morning all! Happy Friday! Not superstitious, so it is okay that it is the 13th. Yesterday one of my little ones turned three. He has been a very reluctant potty trainee, making his parents reluctant to start him. I have a 2 1/2 year old that is starting to want to sit on the potty; so I told the new three year old that we only have enough diapers to get him through the week. He will HAVE to start potty training on Monday. He agreed to this. SO...another potty bootcamp begins. IF I can get these two boys potty trained, I will only have four in diapers! Whoot! That brings me down to 16 diapers a day from 24!
Machka- I currently have one dress that fits and I bought it for one of my own kids graduation. I have one beach dress. In high school and during my single years I wore pencil skirts or mini skirts (depending on the event). I pretty much stopped wearing dresses when I had kids. I love a sharp pair of dress slacks or a pant suit.
Heather- I feel like my body and brain has aged since Covid started. STress. Yuck. I feel like my memory is shot.
Sue WA- I am always stunned at how active you are with your horses and animals! You must love your life/lifestyle though so much work! Hugs to you!
Lisa- I didn't know saying "Bless you" was a superstition! I always thought it was manners. lol
Kay- You look great in both pics! I like the short jacket pic better, though. You do look longer/leaner in it. So sorry to hear about your aunt! Hugs to you!
More of you I wanted to respond to but my brain has got nothing for me. covidbrain. ugh. ttfn xoxoxo KJ (Kelly)1 -
Michele The PBA app has levers to get your ball to hook or you can tilt the screen. I prefer the levers. As you progress you can get different balls some that hook and of faster speeds. You should start with practice until you get the hang of how to shove the ball out and when and how much to use the levers. Once you get all this down, then you can go into league play. You gain points that can be used to get balls and such. There is so much to it. I am just perfecting throwing the splitting ball and can pick up most splits. The thing is you have to earn energy so you can't use the ball until it is recharged. Also, I save the bomb ball for games where the 10th frame must have a strike to win.
Allie it isn't unreasonable at all to suspect your heart, especially since it sounds like you live with a lot of stress.
Sue Mud, horses, cattle, liquified manure, and ranch life is something I don't miss. The only place I would have a house or barn is on the top of a hill.
M in Oz Pencil skirts have always been my favorite. The pencil skirt with a sleeveless top sounds very classy and it would be easy to add a light, open front, long sleeve jacket. I regret getting rid of my charcoal color pencil skirt and matching jacket during my downsizing.
Barbara Does your dentist use the happy pill? The cost of an oral surgeon was twice the dentist that pulled my 22 remaining teeth. I took the happy pill an hour before and he deadened me up it took 20 minutes to pull them all. The last tooth that had a root around the bone near the nerve had to be cut off leaving the root so it wouldn't damage the nerve. It took 9 of the 20 minutes. He did it all standing up as he said it is the easiest way to get a pull with minimal gum aggravation. I remember it all but it didn't seem like it took but a couple of minutes. Some people don't even remember what happens during the happy pill sedation. Yes, get the genetic cancer testing. They test for all cancers.
Fae2 -
Good morning, ladies!
In one of the other health groups I frequent (a huge one on FB) there's a thread where folks can post photos of their meals. Like Heather and Rebecca and others of you often do in this group. It's fun seeing what folks in other parts of the country and from other cultures are eating, and I always get menu ideas.
I've started a photo log of my suppers. Supper is my "big meal". I don't count fats, carbs, calories, just wanting to get plenty of variety and colorful foods.
Here's supper from a couple days ago. Chicken breast, purple potato, green beans, caponata (Italian eggplant/tomato dish) and a big salad with cabbage, romaine, butter lettuce, 1/2 avocado and homemade Dijon vinaigrette (a friend's recipe). No fancy place setting, I was in a hurry to dig in.
Congrats to those of you on the mend and sending good thoughts to those of you with upcoming doc visits.
It's raining cats and dogs here right now. In the pass east of us, the snow is piling up. Hello Winter!
Lanette
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Machka- I currently have one dress that fits and I bought it for one of my own kids graduation. I have one beach dress. In high school and during my single years I wore pencil skirts or mini skirts (depending on the event). I pretty much stopped wearing dresses when I had kids. I love a sharp pair of dress slacks or a pant suit.
KJ (Kelly)
I love dresses and skirts and have a whole bunch of them. That's what I usually wear to work. That may be why I'm feeling a bit reluctant to get a dress for my grad ... in my mind, it's not worth it to get something so fancy I'd rarely wear it, so I kind of want something I could wear to work.
I'm not keen on dress slacks, pant suits, jeans, or most pants ... I haven't found many that fit me very well or feel good on.
But the majority of "nice" dresses I saw were linen which I do not like ... it's scratchy, hangs like a sack, and wrinkles badly. Linen seems to be a big thing now. I also don't like pleats or lace or any sort of scratchy material and if dresses aren't linen, they seem to be made of some scratchy fabric I thought went out in about 1978.
Something like this would be perfect ...
https://modesens.com/product/giorgio-armani-sleeveless-jersey-dress-with-full-skirt-matte-black-16999108/
Of course, that is a $1000 Giorgio Armani, but ... details ...
(You'd have to knock a 0 off the end of that for me to be able to afford it!!)
Machka in Oz6 -
Lisa- I didn't know saying "Bless you" was a superstition! I always thought it was manners. lol
KJ (Kelly)
I've actually stopped saying "Bless you". I used to do it automatically, like when people say "Thank you" I respond, "You're welcome".
But I've had people ask me not to say "Bless you" and a few have become rather upset. It implies things they don't believe.
M in Oz1 -
Lanette That looks awesome healthy and tasty. I try to get a balance in all my meals of quality protein, good carbs, and good fats. I just estimate it. Your meal looks very well balanced for the ratios the doctor recommended for me.1
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Michele
Are y'all getting flooding where you are? They just said on the news that 7 people had died due to flooding in NC.
Allie
I'm sorry you are having such a difficult time getting help for your symptoms. Hope the new practice will give you more support. Can you have face-to-face visits? We can where I live or can choose tele-med ones. I have to go back for blood work on Tues and am also going to my Ortho doc for my shoulder pain.
Carol in GA1 -
Dresses or skirts I was never one for dresses, but I did and still do love skirts. I like the idea of having a separate top. Alson with my long torso, finding a dress that fit was difficult and I never liked making dresses, but I did like making skirts, especially pencil and mini. I do love pants suits but have no reason to wear them. I have a few pair, like new, Dockers with the flat front that I love, but just don't have the occasion to wear them. My high waist mom jeans seem to fit in everywhere and go with any top.
Do you get dressed if at home all day? Most of my age or older retired friends may wear their nightshirts all day long if around the house. They think I am weird because the first thing I do is fluff up my hair, do hot rag on my eyes, (sometimes mascara) then put on sports bottoms and bra and do my workout and then change into sports undies and light bralette and put on mom jeans and a T-shirt. Touch up my hair and I am ready for the day. Sometimes my bestie calls to go out to dinner and says give her a few to get on her bra, and I say thanks for the reminder, it is time to take mine off. I have a 12-hour rule. I don it at 3 AM so off it comes at 3 PM.
Superstition I have no such that I know of. My rule about never putting your butt on my bed where my head goes comes from distant Romani heritage. It is more of a cleanliness thing rather than superstition. My great-grandma had two sets of dishes, one for family and one for the company. Also, males couldn't use the same plates females did. Also males were not allowed in the kitchen during cooking. It was all from her Prussian Sinti Grandparents. If anyone messed up the defiled plates had to be broken. While this may have started for sanitation reasons way back when in her case it was a superstition in my opinion.
Fae in North Central Or1 -
Dresses or skirts I was never one for dresses, but I did and still do love skirts. I like the idea of having a separate top. Alson with my long torso, finding a dress that fit was difficult and I never liked making dresses, but I did like making skirts, especially pencil and mini. I do love pants suits but have no reason to wear them. I have a few pair, like new, Dockers with the flat front that I love, but just don't have the occasion to wear them. My high waist mom jeans seem to fit in everywhere and go with any top.
Do you get dressed if at home all day? Most of my age or older retired friends may wear their nightshirts all day long if around the house. They think I am weird because the first thing I do is fluff up my hair, do hot rag on my eyes, (sometimes mascara) then put on sports bottoms and bra and do my workout and then change into sports undies and light bralette and put on mom jeans and a T-shirt. Touch up my hair and I am ready for the day. Sometimes my bestie calls to go out to dinner and says give her a few to get on her bra, and I say thanks for the reminder, it is time to take mine off. I have a 12-hour rule. I don it at 3 AM so off it comes at 3 PM.
Fae in North Central Or
Mostly I wear skirts and tops because they are easier, I think. My skirts are usually semi-full and fairly long. My dresses tend to be what North Americans call "jumpers" and what people here might refer to as pinafore dresses. They're usually loose and could possibly be worn on their own but are usually worn with a top underneath. Super comfortable! And very versatile. Can be worn in winter with long sleeves and tights or summer with a sleeveless top.
I'll wear pencil skirts and a more "formal" top if I have meetings or something.
At home I wear lightweight stretch pants (full length or capris length) and tank tops ... unless I'm exercising in which case, I'll change into exercise wear.
M in Oz0 -
Lisa and M my story about Gesundheit "Bless you" is when I was on a train going through Germany these two young men joined my friend and I and I said it to one of them when he sneezed. The other one took offence and was very snarky after that. It turns out at that time the proper etiquette was to ignore if a person sneezed. I do say it here.
I also like to look up how these superstitions came into use.1 -
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I lay out clothing for walking the dogs before I go to bed. After dog walking I shower and put on a different set of clothes. They look almost the same---jeans, turtleneck, cotton shirt, sweatshirt or sweater. I am always comfortable. When I was working, I wore a jumper dress with a turtleneck and flat shoes. I love having a :"uniform" to wear. It helps me avoid "decision fatigue". Barbie in NW WA 1
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I lay out clothing for walking the dogs before I go to bed. After dog walking I shower and put on a different set of clothes. They look almost the same---jeans, turtleneck, cotton shirt, sweatshirt or sweater. I am always comfortable. When I was working, I wore a jumper dress with a turtleneck and flat shoes. I love having a :"uniform" to wear. It helps me avoid "decision fatigue". Barbie in NW WA
Barbie I'm am also a turtleneck lover because of my long neck. I wish Carhartt would make their long sleeve Tee in a turtleneck. I am sure loving my sleeveless turtleneck with mask top for wearing under on these cool PNW mornings, but can't afford anymore. Do you have any special brands of turtleneck T's you like?
I also lay out my clothes every night. It is a habit I do in case of an emergency. I can be dressed with shoes on in seconds. As a retired fireman/paramedic, Zek didn't believe I could fully dress and get out of the door in less than one minute. He timed me at 33 seconds which included putting on a bra, panties, jeans, top, socks, and slip-on shoes.
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Barbara: I hope your follow up appointment is full of positive news.
Sue: I’m happy that your medical appointment went well. I hope the heart monitor provides useful information. We’ve been in drought mode for months, but this morning is a gully washer. Mud season does not sound like much fun for you. :ohwell:
Machka: My mom used to take me to Woolworths and Kresses for a meal at their lunch counters. It was a special treat for us both. They’ve both been gone from Oregon for a very long time. Meyer & Franks, now Macy’s, had a lunch counter and a nice dining room. We haven’t been there to shop since the beginning of the pandemic. We’ve gone to Portland for medical visits and come straight home afterward. We have one of the lowest CoVID cases in the state. One or two other counties are also very low in CoVID cases. I hope the vaccine is effective and they produce enough to protect us all.
Lisa: My mom would toss salt over her shoulder, too, followed by knocking on something wooden, sometimes my own head, We also say ‘love you’ when finishing a telephone call with our adult children and grandchildren.
(((Allie)))
We have had months of dry spell. Today we have rain. I welcome it.
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
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