WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR FEBRUARY 2021
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Julie our high school administrators measured with rulers not tape measures. It was creepy.
Maybe it was rulers. it does sound creepy.Kim: My mom made clothes for me in elementary school but junior high and high school required “store bought” things. I worked at picking berries and beans in the summer to help pay for my wardrobe. When I was 16 I was able to work in the cannery during the summer. Then I bought most of my own clothes.
Home made clothes was pretty common way back when. I think people in my mom's generation made most of their own clothes. And some of my cousins. The had home ec class where we (girls) had to learn the very basics of sewing. not a great class since only 2 sewing machines for 30 girls! making baked goods in the cooking class the next semester was more fun. I'm pretty sure my older sister made barbie clothes, and she definitely made me a very simple form stuffed "animal". I'd get trousers from department store for 3 dollars back then. now it's often more expensive to make clothes than to buy them (buy pattern, thread, decent quality cloth). I occasionally try my hand with a friend who's a topnotch sewer and if you buy bad quality (cheap cloth) then the clothes is not good, and good quality costs as much as buying the clothing item these days...at least, plus the pattern.
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Where I lived in North London in the 70s and 80s conspicuous consumption was frowned on. We all bought our kids clothes in jumble sales and had old, shabby chic furniture. Nobody drove a smart car. It was a very wealthy area.
That changed in the 90s and 00s. but I think it's coming back in again with concern for the environment.
When I was a teenager/early twenties I made nearly all my own clothes - even lined coats, suits etc. I knitted as well.
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decent work this morning. on lunch break 30 more minutes. I have to speak with colleague in the at the end of a the "break" it's very cold out here too. went for a walk (had to push myself). feel like napping but I'm gonna keep working this afternoon.
I had a short coughing spell shortly after going outside. coughing spells are scary these days. it came and went very quickly. I could easily have one in the old days, but now it's frightful, especially for passersby.
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Kim: Congrats on your new computer!!! It is great to see you posting. :flowerforyou:
Pip: Happy moving day!!!!
Margaret: We bought dog booties for our pup at a pet store—a set of four. They worked well enough to keep his feet warm, dry, and protected from ice, snow or gravel bits. We still have them but he hasn’t had them on in several years because we haven’t had snow. :noway:
Barbara: We had our flu vaccinations months ago. We still haven’t had our Covid 19 vaccinations. We have an appointment set for February 22. I hope the vaccine is actually there. As to masks--everyone in our community wears them when in public. I expect to continue wearing a mask after being vaccinated.
Viv in York UK: My grandfather had a cottage cheese creamery in the 1930’s and 1940’s. His creamery had a cat to catch mice. She would pile the dead mice up and trade them for an equal sized pile of cottage cheese. When she had kittens, she would accompany grandfather on his delivery route and drop a kitten off at each place that bought his cottage cheese. All of this is family lore. I wasn’t born until quite a bit later. :noway:
Karen in VA: I feel the same way about the CoVid 19 vaccinations as you. We have an appointment. I hope the vaccine is there and waiting for us on our day. I expect we will continue to wear our masks until after the second dose of vaccine.
Yesterday was Super Bowl Sunday and our whole family watched together--from Oregon, Illinois, and Maryland. Our son set us all up to be able to chat with each other online during the game. It was delightful and seemed like magic. :bigsmile:
Katla in beautiful NW Oregon
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just had to share after many hours of frustration I figured out how to get the software for my embroidery designs on to my new computer !!! now I have a week and a half of work to get done in the least possible time....
Someone asked yes I am running windows 10, which I do not mind at all - but the real issue is that the hard drive on the old computer gave up and I am trying to recreate everything on my new computer. The back up software I use has limited their support window to business hours monday-friday now if just they could make sure that computers only need help during those hours.
Kim - the crazy busy embroider in N. California4 -
We got around four inches of snow, but the bottom layer melted into slush very quickly. I shoveled enough to burn some calories without hurting myself. Yay!
My days are dragging. I might have to go back to writing my book.
Too cold and icy to go outside today, so I will be marching in the basement. Then I have my meditation group.
Annie in Delaware2 -
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I worked on my Thesis 4.5 hours today. Plan was to work 7h. I'm not sure I can make it another 2.5 hours.
I had a work meeting from 10-11 to wind something up from last week.
Then worked for 3h took a break, and worked another hour took tiny break and another half hour.
Maybe I can do something else.
I need to start earlier in the day to get 7 h in.
Like work 5 hours early in the day, take a big break in afternoon and a couple of hours in end of afternoon. that corresponds to an rhythm I used before.
Anyway better than 10 minutes per day like last week.
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Also my evil director had to change his position and give me the same time off as the 2 other schools. I just got confirmation this evening. I think he hadn't much choice. He can be very rash, and that doesn't always bode well for him.2
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Watched Call My Agent (French comedy series on Netflix) while I rowed and cycled 350 calories.
Then I returned to bed and watched rwo episodes of the first series of Spiral. French police series. I'm thinking in French now and talking it, much to DH's annoyance. He understands French from his school days, but is a reluctant speaker.
I'm totally in Paris right now in my head.
I wish I could take off and land in the old Paris before lockdown.
Delicious chorizo with lentils dinner. Heaven.
it might be a separate bedroom night. 
Also had broccoli
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx1 -
Katla I have tried doggie boots. She will not keep them on unfortunately. They have scent pads in their feet. this might be part of the reason.0
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Howdy ladies! What's this about everyone organizing stuff!!??😋💖
When I start, the whole house gets disorganized for a spell, then I look and see what I have done, and try to right it!
Making roasted potatoes, with scrambled eggs this morning, sitting with purple toes and hot coffee! My husband did the laundry and all my socks are in the dryer, including my slippers! Patience Rebecca, patience. I am blessed that he likes to do it, and just assumed the job. I have never given him the job, but I never said, oh let me do the laundry! Its only one or two loads. Nothing that is an all day affair.
Well cheers to ya all!
Hugs!
Rebecca
Whidbey
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bananasandoranges wrote: »cityjaneLondon wrote: »Kate UK - Rich kids dress like rich kids even in uniform. You should have seen my threadbare outfit, literally in shreds. I was so envious of the ones whose parents could afford to keep them looking smart. Uniform didn't shield me from shame.
My kids were lucky as it was just before the time of designer labels and the chic thing was a pair of jeans and a baggy t shirt. They often swapped shirts. Which was great for my kids as I was by then a single mother. I had no money for extra clothes. I felt sorry for the next generation when labels took over everything.
I used to take groups of work study kids to visit schools. They commented that the rich kids were the worst dressed! That was true at my kids time, thank goodness. Dress down chic! It was a happy time of levelling down instead of conspicuous consumption. I hope that will happen again with attention paid to the environment.
For me there is nothing worse than enforced conformism. My kids school was a co-ed, comprehensive, with no uniform. Extremely strong in the Arts and even Dance. My younger son got the best GCSE levels in the Borough.
Kids in school uniform make me feel sick.....really. I am not a fan of conventional education at all. There has to be a better way. So many poor and deprived kids are primed to fail.
Rant over. Heather UK xxxxxxxx
@cityjaneLondon heather
about uniforms and dressing down, and labels
Interesting about difference of wealth visible through maintenance of uniforms. I worked for 7 months in a primary school where kids wore uniforms and it seemed like a leveller to my eyes. some kids were as poor as can be and others the opposite. one of the proudest 5th grade girls lived in a shantytown! I would never have suspected her lack of wealth had we not dropped her off on the school bus.
I think it depends for labels. I have never felt any real push to wear labels. it always seemed silly. when in middle school or so Calvin Klein jeans was becoming a thing but it seemed rather ridiculous. Why pay 70 dollars rather than 15 or 20 for jeans that are just jeans. Likewise I couldn't believe people would pay huge sums for a scarf with a name. I never got the torn-jeans fashion. I thought (and I guess now hoped) it would be a flash in the pan. It was only practical if you had a legitimately worn out torn thing that you could still wear a bit longer since it was trendy. Here it is definitely trendy in some circles to dress down, and wear things out. I'm glad.that was not the case for decades here.
@dlfk202000 150 sounds way better. sometimes on their websites the nutritional value is there.
The company just got back to me. I guess that little bowl is supposed to be two servings so 300 cal. A serving is 100gr. and this is 206(7.25 oz).
I skipped the croutons and the bbq drizzle sauce so wasn't the whole 300 but more than the 150.
At least I know now.
Debbie2 -
Debbie - I hate it when salads are more than a sandwich!!! some of the "add ins" are so good, and just crazy filled with calories!1
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bananasandoranges wrote: »
Julie our high school administrators measured with rulers not tape measures. It was creepy.
Maybe it was rulers. it does sound creepy.Kim: My mom made clothes for me in elementary school but junior high and high school required “store bought” things. I worked at picking berries and beans in the summer to help pay for my wardrobe. When I was 16 I was able to work in the cannery during the summer. Then I bought most of my own clothes.
Home made clothes was pretty common way back when. I think people in my mom's generation made most of their own clothes. And some of my cousins. The had home ec class where we (girls) had to learn the very basics of sewing. not a great class since only 2 sewing machines for 30 girls! making baked goods in the cooking class the next semester was more fun. I'm pretty sure my older sister made barbie clothes, and she definitely made me a very simple form stuffed "animal". I'd get trousers from department store for 3 dollars back then. now it's often more expensive to make clothes than to buy them (buy pattern, thread, decent quality cloth). I occasionally try my hand with a friend who's a topnotch sewer and if you buy bad quality (cheap cloth) then the clothes is not good, and good quality costs as much as buying the clothing item these days...at least, plus the pattern.
Home Ec was my favorite class in high school. I started sewing when I was in 4th grade. I took it in Jr. High and then home ec all four years of high school. We had plenty of sewing machines and cutting tables. There was enough for two students per machine, sometimes enough for each student. I have always loved to sew, well, until I gained the weight and hate how clothes fit me. I made my prom dress and then when I got married the second time, I made my wedding dress. Being only 5', it is easier to alter the pattern and then make it than buy something and have to pay more for altering than the dress costs. I started sewing again when I started making masks. I really have enjoyed it and now working on other projects. Once I loose this last 15lbs, I will make a dress for myself. Already bought the fabric(got it on a great sale)-
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Debbie - I hate it when salads are more than a sandwich!!! some of the "add ins" are so good, and just crazy filled with calories!
this salad has not even 2 T. pulled pork, 2T corn and green chilis plus chili lime dressing and a little pack, maybe a teaspoon of bbq sauce and a little pack of croutons(don't use the sauce or croutons).
I know I can make a salad that is a lot bigger, lower in calorie and cheaper but I like to have them on hand for quick lunch. I only buy them when I get them on a great sale(like marked down to $1 instead of $4.
I tend to add a lot more veggies- tomatoes, cucumbers, and maybe more protein like chicken breast.
Debbie1 -
Here are Bea and Nelly walking to school this morning.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
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Happy Monday from snow packed Nebraska. We ended up with just over 9 inches of snow this weekend and today it is -8. DH is so happy to have his new snowblower and been helping with several of the neighbors.
Fun time at work. Found out my new night person is having mini-strokes and so had to put her out on medical leave until she finds out what is going on. Which means I am back to working 55-60 hour weeks and Saturdays.
DH is not happy as we were to go on vacation next week and going to Iowa to visit grandkids for a couple days. But have to do what I have to do as being the boss it falls on me. I have other employees helping also and I am happy about that.
Flea--my understanding of the shot is if the 2nd one makes you sick, it means it is working. Over half my staff was ill several days after getting the 2nd shot. Hope DS is feeling better now.
Allie--Do not worry about keeping up. You need to rest and take care of yourself. It will take time and lots of rest. I am just glad you are home and still with us.
Tracey--What a great Christmas gift and sure worth the wait. I so love things like that.
Rori--Sending lots of hugs and prayers.
All this talk about school and PE. Once I hit 2nd grade we moved at least every year until my folks were divorced when I was 15. So I just never fit in and did all I could to miss school or stay in background so on one would notice me.
Blessings, Vicki GI NE Where it is now -6 out side. 2 -
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Heather
Love the photo of Bea and Nellie.
Rebecca
Very nice photo of you!
My cold symptoms were a lot better this AM and I did get the 2nd shot. No symptoms so far so hope none appear.
Part of me is wondering why we are getting vaccinated if we still have to be so careful about not getting/infecting others with this virus.
Carol in4 -
@dlfk202000 wow that is weird that they didn't say x calories for 100 grams or how much a serving is for them. usually it's clear, reading the label. that sounds great for your sewing!1
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So the roof guys said we basically need all new gutters. The gutters have detached from the back side of the house, ( but haven't fallen off yet), and the front part of the house isn't much better. Now my leaf piles in the back yard are twice as big! We'll see what the management office says, but I imagine the owners will just wait until they fall off.
Have new sheets on bed, woohoo! Hopefully I will sleep better!
Hugs everyone!
Rebecca4 -
Kim: Congrats on figuring out how to get the software for your embroidery designs onto your new computer!
Margaret: I’m sorry that your pup won’t keep her doggy boots on. We call our dog back and forth in the living room and hall way when he needs to have play time and the weather is too bad to go for a walk. He enjoys running back and forth for a bit, and then he hides. He’s made it into a game.
I think we are wimps compared to you. We don’t seem to get outside to go walking in cold or wet weather. :ohwell:
Heather: The photo of Bea and Nellie is wonderful. You have snow! Lucky ducks! :bigsmile:
Carole: We haven’t had covid vaccinations so far. We’ve been told that we get our first shot near the end of this month, and the second shot is 20 or 28 days later. I look forward to being fully vaccinated—someday. I am more than a bit grumpy about this "roll out." :grumble: :ohwell:
Good thoughts for all--
Katla in NW Oregon
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bananasandoranges wrote: »@dlfk202000 wow that is weird that they didn't say x calories for 100 grams or how much a serving is for them. usually it's clear, reading the label. that sounds great for your sewing!
I guess I should look at the packages close- I went by the label on the front and didn't turn it over to see a label on the bottom and assumed beings it was so small and only came with one fork, that it was one serving. I know for next time. Hard to believe that little thing is so high in calories.
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Stats for the day-
Zwift bike trainer- 42.56min, 217elev, 21.8amph, 133ahr, 165mhr, 15.5mi= 460c
Strava app = 366c
Walk w/family- 2hrs 22min 19sec, 181elev, 107ahr, 128mhr, 8.16mi= 759c
Strava app = 988c
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Heather
Love the photo of Bea and Nellie.
Rebecca
Very nice photo of you!
My cold symptoms were a lot better this AM and I did get the 2nd shot. No symptoms so far so hope none appear.
Part of me is wondering why we are getting vaccinated if we still have to be so careful about not getting/infecting others with this virus.
Carol in
A quick simple answer is that there is still a lot researchers don't know about the virus and vaccines. We're only just over a year into this thing. But we have discovered that washing our hands, keeping our surroundings clean, and keeping our distance do seem to help ... and in areas of concern, masks seem to help too.
So we'll get vaccinated this year and see if that makes a difference to the numbers.
A more complicated answer is found in the article I posted in the COVID thread ... that there are a whole lot of people/countries who have not even started vaccinating or thinking about it.
There is also the quite reasonable assumption that a vaccination is temporary ... but we don't know how temporary yet.
It's still early days with this virus.
M in Oz3 -
Sadly, I don't have a treadmill. I just treat them like a Leslie Salone walking video. I use her four basic moves put on some music and just walk, sidestep, knee lift, and kick away. I am sure it would burn way more calories on a treadmill where I could adjust the elevation. I do have an elliptical machine, but I really struggle to do it. A few years ago I could do it for about half an hour, but I had to work up to it. It also really hurts my shoulder so I avoid it.
Can you trade the elliptical in on a treadmill (sell elliptical > buy treadmill). I have tried ellipticals in the gym and have never liked them. With my treadmill, I can hop on and do an easy walk for a few minutes, or get into a much longer walking/jogging workout whenever I feel like it. It's so convenient and not overwhelming.
M in Oz
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My DH can get his vaccine anytime he wants. Unfortunately, he hasn't grasped the reality of the pandemic, let alone the need for a shot. Believe me, I've tried! He doesn't interact with anyone outside of our household, (caregiver counts as one of our pod) so I'm not going to push him. My insurance provider has me as number 36,000+ on the wait list, so probably a few weeks off. I will be there with bells on.
Stay well, ladies. For my US friends in path of the storm, stay safe and warm. We can do this.
Rori
Staying in the flow in the
Colorado Foothills
This is one reason why my husband is in the moderate risk category.
https://www.health.gov.au/news/health-alerts/novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov-health-alert/advice-for-people-at-risk-of-coronavirus-covid-19
"some neurological conditions (stroke, dementia, other) (speak to your doctor about your risk)"
He knows there is a pandemic and knows he needs to take precautions, but he forgets. And even if he remembers, sometimes he isn't sure what to do or not do.
For example, he expects other people to move away from him instead of him moving away from them. So instead of walking around people or choosing a different aisle to go down, he'll stand right next to them and look frustrated because they won't move.
Vaccinations won't start here for a while yet, but I hope he is in one of the first 2 or 3 groups to get it.
M in Oz4 -
Hi all: I had a dentist's appointment this morning just cleaning and checkup. It was supposed to be at 10:00 but they called on Saturday and asked if I could change to 8:00. My hygienist was supposed to get his Covid vaccination early but they changed the time to later. He has been having difficulty getting it so I was willing to change. There was ice on my windshield this morning but nothing compared to what some of you have.
Terri - I love the crocheting mouse. I am currently crocheting an afghan for my brother. It is a granny rectangle. This is the first time I have tried one of these.
It was required that girls wears skirts or dresses for all of my school years including college. In college we could not go to the dining hall in pants except for Saturday. My mom made most of my clothes and they were beautiful. I remember in high school we would look at the styles in Seventeen magazine and she would replicate some of them. She made my wedding dress and the brides maids dresses too. And I am probably weird but I kind of liked PE except for softball. I could not throw a ball worth beans. But I liked field hockey and especially swimming.
Heather - I am not sure how you know definitely that is Bea. Cute pic.
Everyone take care, Sue in WA2
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