WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH 2021

bananasandoranges

i missed 4 days. i find it hard to read all with such an abundantly fed thread. i'll catch up as we go along.
i think i did read and respond to personals. if i missed one please forgive me.

i love so many salads and dressings, it's impossible to choose. But at home my most common go-to dressing is olive oil, balsamic vinegar, black pepper.
Sometimes i add in one or some of the following: gomasio, cumin, tahini or "other"

cityjaneLondon

Machka - My DDIL deserves her success. She is a clinical psychologist with a doctorate. Has done her time in the NHS, but now works privately.
The main reason for her success is her determination and her networking skills. She has learnt how to use social media and regularly is asked to contribute to traditional media. She has written books and given a TEDX talk. None of this comes naturally, as she is quite a reserved and shy person, but she accepts that it is part of the job. It doesn’t hurt that she has a media friendly face, though she is often nervous. I admire her enormously.
When I first met her, when my son and she first met, I wondered how she was going to cope with my son's large personality! Little did I know what strength there was under the sweet exterior.
When I am envious of her success I have to remember that it's my choice not to go down the social media route. I actually hate it, so I can't complain!



This is some old publicity info from a few years ago. Since then she has written another book, on the Imposter Syndrome, and has started developing an app. She is also currently studying for a certificate in child and adolescent psychology at the Tavistock Clinic.
All this plus three kids! Phew!

Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx

auntiebk

"Get to do"s and "chose well"s

Chose well: BP, DDS.
Bonus: fire district email followups, Bank, Post Office, Freddie’s, veg prep.
Get to do: take BP, dogs to powerline, chiropractor, call D re: sticky keyboard, Norton and windows updates, call S, fire district: input 2019 call sheets into NFIRS, work with chief on equipment letter, substance abuse policy, NFIRS mutual aid and other missing details, call Credit union re: credit card, ask for boots donator contact info, appreciation letter or certificate to boots donator, index mutual aid files; FM Cu, watch STAS Day 20, make experimental almond paste, declutter sideboard, practice new dances (Do Your Thing, Pure Movies to Wine, Beer, Whiskey, 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, Nothing but You, Blame it on my beating heart, Homesick); finish mulching 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 the last of the naked lady bulbs, and soon as it warms up above 50 and dries out below 60% humidity I’ll tape and spray paint those rusted areas of Aunt Elsie’s stove. Reconcile Joe’s EOB’s Thrivent shows only 2263.48 so far, next BGBS ask Terry about GB’s FD firetruck tax levy – contacts, media, advocate???, Reward: inventory seeds, plan this spring’s garden, wishlist replenishments, First week in April: call Wild Rivers (541 247 3514) for dog wash/nail trim appointments.
Mindful March:
17: Look around and spot 3 things you find unusual or pleasant: try again tomorrow
18: If you find yourself rushing, make an effort to slow down:

Just skimmin’ as I’m pretty sleepy.

Pip that is a very cool looking trailer.
Katla that is a very very long time to be suffering with a headache.
Heather, what Allie and Margaret said. You must set a good example of self-care for Johnny, right?
Debby in VA I’ve had Mohs surgery 3 times and very grateful for it, but I’d get a second opinion on the bad ear and lumps in the neck, pronto.
Alllie so sorry for your loss.
Julie good to see you posting, you were missed.

Now can I make it to bed and to sleep without loading anything else into my gaping maw?

Lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD

March: leaner/stronger/kinder than January and February.
daily: sit with Joe: 17, weigh: 17; steps>5627=4569 vits=17, log=17, CI<CO=14, CI<250<CO=8, Tumble=15 Shadow=15 mfp=17 outside=11 up hill=10
wkly: BB&B, T’ai Chi=4 or SWSY or wii=6 x5= rx=2 dance= clean 60 mins=1.25 packwalk=2, wt=2/28:142.4, 3/7:144.4 waah! :sad:, 3/14:140.7 :bigsmile:, 3/21 , 3/28 , 3/31 .
mnthly: board mtg=1, grant=1 , 21 plan= bonus: AF=8 play=7 sew= waist=42.5
2021: choose to be leaner/stronger/kinder NOW

Machka9

Machka9

TerriRichardson112

Heather: ~ Impressive resume.

Allie: ~ You have to take care of yourself first, in order that you will be fit enough to take care of others. So,sorry about your neighbour.

Debbie: 🤗 🤗 🤗 Hope it all works out.

Machka: ~ I think many people are doing a lifestyle rethink. DED has relished not having a two hour commute each way to her job. Her boss has as much as said that they won't be back in the office full time when it's all over. She works for the government in IT, so no real reason to be tied to an office. If only all employers were as savvy about keeping a happy workforce.

Julie: ~ Food to see you posting again. It's so hard to get caught up. 😂

cityjaneLondon

When I asked Dr Google about my fast heart beat at night he said it was very common and nothing to worry about. Unless you feel dizzy, or breathless, or pain. No, none of those.
Another AF day for me! I had about 15 mins of it being a bit fast last night. I had some cider at dinner time.

My friend has given in her notice at the agency. 4 weeks. I hope she doesn't change her mind again. She will have to sell up in York, but then should have a decent lifestyle with the proceeds. My only worry is that her Portsmouth apartment is up three long stone flights of stairs. She is currently very fit for her age, but we all know that anything can happen! I'm happy that we could live on the ground floor of this house if we had to.

I'm slowly winning my battle with Duolingo to complete the German course without having to pay. It's not so much that I don't want to pay, but I resent the sneaky way they have gone about it. I've resorted to using my phone to look everything up before I answer the questions, because they only allow you a few mistakes. When I have finished the next nine exercises I am abandoning it for something else as they have alienated me so much. I am on a 483 day streak.

Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx

KJLaMore

Good morning all! Happy Thursday! Two more days of the work week (thank God)! I am so tired from my vacation! lol A lot of activities that involved more walking than I was used to. I enjoyed every minute, but came home with "cankles". I haven't taken my childcare kids on any walks this week because my ankles are finally back to heir normal size and I don't want to aggravate them, for a while. We will resume our walks next week.

Baby Joaquin, four years ago

Four year old Joaquin with his shave ice

Happy Miguel riding atop Uncle Colin's shoulders

Hope to catch up more this weekend! Sending healing thoughts to all who need them; loving all of the pics of grands, gardens, and hobbies! ttfn xoxoxo KJ (Kelly)

kymarai

Crazy busy. Stay safe! Make good choices!
Thank you!

Kylia in Ohio

grandmallie

Morning ladies
We are supposed to be getting some heavy rain today,we need the rain having quite a few brush fires here in Connecticut.
Today i have to take Homer to vet he has a growth underneath near his private parts .We are hoping it is treatable as he is an old man of 15,Tom worried more about him than himself..
Here in Connecticut they are letting you pick which vaccine you want to get in hopes that more people sign up.. I am sticking with moderna even though i might be under the weather for a day or 2 but it also has the highest success rate.
Today me and ,DD and DGD go for haircuts and coloring.. lord i need it its been 4 months and my gray is showing alot!!

margaretturk

Terri love the flowers.

Allie they want you to stay with same vaccine. The recommendation is not to put a diffenrent one in the mix. Everyone reacts differently. DH only had slight aching. I had achy eyes, tiredness, and nauseous. I feel fine now. Looking forward to March 26th. DH didn't get memo he is going to take a trip to visit relatives before his two week waiting period is over. This is how he has been all along. He takes more risks than I do. He doesn't quite get his risks are my risks.

Machka9

Enjoying the exercise!

LisaInArkansas

Good morning, afternoon and evening, all...

The house is quiet, but Levi is beginning to stir, so everyone will be awake soon.

I woke up to a text from my best friend that her mother died last night at midnight. They put her mom in the ICU due to a bowel obstruction, and while it was critical, the doctors didn't think it was fatal. My friend was able to get there in time to say goodbye.

I just ache for her--and can't justify the expense to fly up there; we just paid thousands to get the sewer repairs done. Plus I'm genuinely still leery of traveling across the country, and it's a two- or three-stop flight from here through some of the biggest airports--either DFW or Atlanta. Far too many people than I want to be exposed to...

With both my kids here, of course, my thought is "How can I make my own departure easier on them," and the answer is that you can't. You can make the aftermath, the wills, the legacies easier, but losing someone you love hurts.

But, as the world goes... in the midst of life... yesterday was a beautiful, sunny day - so my husband was out kicking a ball around with our now-six-year-old granddaughter, and Levi was wandering around blissfully without a diaper and letting the grass tickle his feet. And everything else! And yes, he does need a haircut... but we're pretty sure it's going to take someone duct taping him to a chair to get it done, so haven't yet tried...


Love y'all,
Lisa

KetoneKaren

Lisa - I chose not to fly to Nebraska for the funeral of my “other mother” last month.

She was one of the most important people in my life growing up.

I thought the decision of whether or not to go to the funeral would be an agonizing dilemma for me, but once I realized I could watch the live-streamed ceremony, it was not hard to make the decision.

I had Telephone/Text/FaceTime/Zoom/Social Media contact with my second cousins (her kids) & other family members & friends who loved her.

Gone were the agony/guilt/self-anger/regrets/all the other life-sucking emotions that would come along with missing the funeral of my other mother.

No regrets!

The pandemic has made it much easier to connect with people virtually!

I was so grateful to be able to watch the funeral “with” other people I care about.

This reminds me that I have yet to send a check to Rainbow Promise Preschool in her memory.

I hope you have the same opportunity with your best friend during this sad time surrounding the death of her mother.



Karen in Virginia

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barbiecat

Lisa, when my best friend's husband died ten years ago, I didn't fly two states away to see her because I realized that she had a bunch of local friends and I would be a burden arriving without transportation. Instead I called her every night at bedtime for a few months so she could tell me about her day when she was home alone. A few years later she had major surgery and she asked me to call her in the evening so she could talk before she went to sleep. Often support from far away over a long period can be the best thing.

I had a terrible time falling asleep last night so I used the restless time to read the latest book on my phone.

Barbie in NW WA

cityjaneLondon

Lisa - (((X))) When you love your friends you really, really feel what they are going through. Barbie had good advice.
I wouldn't be going anywhere without double vaccine.

Margaret - They say 5 days after 2nd vac here.

I'm proud of myself again today. Most of you know by now that I am a technophobe. I started creating a website over a year ago, but I still haven't got it into a state I could actually publish. It’s just sitting there and I haven't even dared to look at it for months. Today I opened it and managed to put a half decent photo of myself on there! Hooray! I then downloaded the app onto my phone as well, but I haven't yet got it on my laptop. Baby, baby steps. I'm not writing at the moment, as I'm having a break before editing, so I thought I ought to do something positive! I just get panicky when I try to do anything technical that I'm not familiar with.
The reason I even looked at it was because of me talking about being envious of my DDIL. I know I've got to walk the walk.

Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx

GodMomKim

Peach1948

Whidislander

Hugs ladies!💖