WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2021
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Watched the Reebok pilates DVD but it’s really more of an instructional DVD so I rode the recumbent bike. Work tomorrow so no formal exercise.
After exercise, went to WalMart and picked up a few things. You know, ever since we’ve had to wear these (stupid) masks, my throat actually starts to close up. If I take a drink of water, I’m fine. I was in WalMart maybe for an hour, and I took a 24oz bottle of water with me and drank about ¾ of it. Then made more chocolate bran muffins
M – you’re right, Tom having to pay Allie alimony isn’t Allana’s problem. But she loves him, she might very well help him out.
Lisa – how wonderful for your son!!! Oh, I hope everything goes well for him
Cleaners: Vince has said that he’d get me a cleaner only IF I absolutely needed it and couldn’t do it myself. Because he knows me and I’d clean before she came because I didn’t want her to see it dirty and then I’d clean after she left because she didn’t do it my way.
Birthday presents for grandchildren: what do you get a 2 year old who lives in a very small townhome and his parents bought LARGE furniture before he was born when they first moved in? Honestly, they had to have this king bed for their bedroom. The bed, one dresser and two end tables take up most of the room. There isn’t a dresser in the guest room, only a small table. No end tables, just the small table and the queen bed. But there’s nothing I can or will say. Personally, I thought their choices were not the greatest and I think they are now realizing it. I really would like to get him a tool bench, but I’m not sure where they’d put it. An experience will probably work for when he gets older, but not at 2. He wouldn’t understand
Cut the grass, bought more gas for the lawn mower, got dinner ready to microwave, put down the Wet & Forget, cleaned some more by the trees on the side, now ready for dinner and will probably work some on the next jigsaw puzzle. I’m thinking that now that Vince put the umbrellas on the deck. I should really vacuum the enclosed porch tonight. Needed to go to Lowe’s Hardware, Vince needed a new electrical box.
Denise returned our call. Seems she didn’t have time to talk to Pete as to when we can come up. She said that she was in too much pain. Evidently, the cartilage on her right knee is worn away and that’s causing her pain. We weren’t crazy about the townhouse with all the stairs, and now I don’t think she is either. Plus, she says that all day she’s up and down with the kids (she works at a daycare). So we told her that we’d call next weekend. I told Vince that we should just say “if you don’t make a plan by this weekend, we’ll start making plans to come up on May 28.
Had to run to WalMart (yes, again). The battery on my pedometer died and we didn’t have another one like it. Vince ordered some since it’s a common battery.
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Beth, I sent you a PM. Grief does indeed hit at weird times, often with no warning. I think I've shared the story with y'all before about my ugly crying in the grocery store the Christmas after my Aunt Sis died when they did not have the cake mix I needed to make her orange cake. It was like even the memory of her orange cake was being denied me. I don't know. It was crazy, but my feelings were my feelings. Luckily Walmart had plenty of the cake mix, so all was not lost.
A funny story about my Aunt Sis. My cousin's grandchild, who was Aunt Sis's great-granddaughter had childhood cancer (she has since recovered and is doing well), and the family had a yard sale to raise money to help with the expenses. I donated some of my household items for them to sell, but I also purchased some stuff. A couple of years ago we were having Thanksgiving Dinner at my house and I said something about the platter that the turkey was on being Aunt Sis's platter. My mother looked at me kind of sideways and said with a hint of jealousy, "how did you end up with her platter?" Everybody laughed when I said, "I bought it at Kaeleigh's yard sale."
Dave is "somewhat" better. Still grouchy and still hasn't left the house except to go for his walks. He goes back to the surgeon on Tuesday and the urologist on Thursday, so we should have some kind of plan by the end of the week.
My weight is holding steady, but it is certainly not moving downward. Dave, on the other hand, has probably dropped 10 lbs.4 -
Katla - I think a tent is a great idea. My Grandson camps with his parents in the summer, but they have no yard to set it up in that is also safe.
Beth - you are so correct. She believes in wearing her best every day. She speaks her mind and just loves life. She also has a beautiful heart. When I picked her up Friday evening we stopped at a store to see if they had a shirt that I had been debating on. When we went into the store, the shirts had been moved. I said, “Oh No, maybe they sold out”. She almost cried and said, “Oh Grammie, you can’t get your shirt”
She also knows that I’m still struggling with my back and hips so she offered to dust for me, she also helped with laundry. Moving the clothes from the washer to dryer and helping load the second load in the washer.
Rebecca - those girls do look alike, they are both adorable.
Michele - I bet you would have a blast taking your Grandson to a toy store for him to choose a toy, I think you said you were going to be there.
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My work tech mess.Our payroll transition is not going well at all. Our current system is so old that we cannot export data to have imported into the new one. We have to have our YTD income and deductions ready for them to upload by end of day tomorrow. The only way to gather this information is to manually enter it into Excel.
My Supervisor and I stayed late Thursday night to start doing this and found when we printed the payroll register that if a staff didn’t have that payroll code on this current pay it will not show up or calculate the YTD.
We found out on Friday that there wasn’t a way to get that so we have had to calculate all hours worked for all 180 staff.It took all of Friday for me to get it calculated and entered for 20 staff.
My Supervisor took a lot of the sheets with hours, wages and codes to calculate over the weekend and I went to work at 8 this morning until 7 this evening.
The codes in our old system are also al DOS codes for example 11000 - Is regular wages but only has the number. There were 233 pay codes that we have narrowed down to 30 in the new system it’s a lot!
I was only able to get another 17 employees entered today.
While doing this I’ve found probably 15 employees whose Gross YTD earnings on the payroll register and when it’s calculated manually is out, some by over $200. It took some time today trying to find what is causing it and I couldn’t find it.
I brought some more calculations home to do this evening.
I’m logging off for the evening, I need to rest my brain.
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Honestly, they had to have this king bed for their bedroom. The bed, one dresser and two end tables take up most of the room. There isn’t a dresser in the guest room, only a small table. No end tables, just the small table and the queen bed.
Michele NC
In our house, the lounge room, dining room and kitchen are a decent size, but the bedrooms are small. So we've got a sleeping room with our king sized bed (separated into twins now), two night tables and a narrow tall dresser. The next largest room has a closet so we added a wardrobe and put all our dressers in there. It's the dressing room. The smallest room, and it is small, is an office.
Some houses are like that, so you get creative.
Don't you have a king sized bed? I wouldn't want anything smaller ... I like my room when I sleep.
Your kids have to make their own decisions in life. One thing I've been very thankful for is that my parents let me make my decisions without expressing shock or disappointment or anything. They've always been very supportive. And I've done all sorts of travelling, overnight long distance cycling, and of course, moving halfway around the world!
They may have expressed their own opinions to each other, but never to me or on a public forum. They just keep praying for me, and telling me how proud they are of me and what I've done. 
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"Get to do"s and "chose well"sChose well: BP, dogs to powerline, livestream church, update fire district profile,
Bonus: one load laundry, line dancing at the port.
Get to do: take BP, dogs to powerline, call D re: sticky keyboard, Norton and windows updates, call S, ongoing: fire district: find locksmith to copy mailbox key, 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; watch STAS Day 20, 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 (Milena F1 orange peppers), Monday, follow up with Chetco Medical re: labs not approved, bank to turn in pennies, ask Nick or Traci about revised escrow statement and refi. Tuesday: call Wild Rivers (541 247 3514) for dog wash/nail trim appointments, county planning office neighbor’s plans,
Active April:
11: Be active outside. Dig up weeds or plant some seeds. Nope but walked dogs down to the powerline and danced outside at the port.
12:Set yourself an exercise goal or sign up to an activity challenge. Back to inside line dancing Tuesdays beginning April 20. Find those torture bands and make BB&B a weekly priority.
Lisa great pic of John and even greater news. Congratulations!
Kylia I used to have a cleaning service, but then some of Joe’s treasures disappeared and that was the end of that. Now that I’m retired and could make time to clean, I still loathe it and do only the barest minimum.
Rebecca the cousins and you, what pretty girls, family resemblance is clear.
Beth “…Probably shouldn't publicly say that I don't like cleaning!” made me smile!
Katla tell Arrow hello from us!
Ginny “. . .able to do some of my stretches this am with no pain and went for about a 20 minute walk outside.” Hooray!
Barbie would you share what you sent to Gretchen Rubin?
Allie ((hugs)) and prayers for successful ablation. Seems like a lot for an “outpatient” procedure, are the 6 hours flat while there or after you get home?
Tracey love your granddaughter’s helpful heart.
Michele sorry to hear about Denise’s knee.
Heather envying Johnny’s willingness to accept new pillows. Joe won’t part with ours, some of which belonged to his grandma and are held together with duct tape :sick: :noway: [sigh]
Kay prayers for Dave’s appointments this week, that the plan is painless and effective.
Another bright sunshiney blue sky windy day, but today the wind is from the east so quite warm and comfortable. Even got the dogs down to the powerline, yay! Dancing at the port was great for exercise and seeing friends, hell on wheels on the ol’ joints. Forgot how hard dancing on concrete is on hips and knees.
Lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
April: leaner/stronger/kinder than March.
daily: sit with Joe: 11, weigh/wii: 11/0/0; steps>5627=7622 yay! vits=11, log=11, CI<CO=10, CI<250<CO=9, Tumble=17, Shadow=14, mfp=11, outside=14 up hill=11
wkly: BB&B,T’ai Chi or SWSY x3= rx=2 dance=1, clean 30 mins=5, packwalk=4, wt=1/31:141.3 2/28:142.4 3/31:145.3 4/4:140.3
4/11: 140.9 4/18: 4/25:
mnthly: board mtg=, grant=1, 21 plan= bonus: AF=8 play= sew= waist=
2021: choose to be leaner/stronger/kinder NOW2 -
It'll be August 20 before I see a faint ray of dim twilight when I get home from work.
M in Oz3 -
Now that I’m retired and could make time to clean, I still loathe it and do only the barest minimum.
What don't you like about it?
I often don't have time ... busy doing 400 other things ... but I actually like vacuuming because it is instant gratification. The floor was dirty ... now it's clean!
M in Oz2 -
Tracey work-UGH! When we got the business system FINALLY at work, we found that the customer data base that we had also couldn't be transferred. I realize not as important as payroll, but time consuming either way. Still learning the new system. I really wish my sister in law had chosen one developed specifically for OPE, but I am figuring out how to make it more user friendly for me. I also wish I had known about the go to my pc app this winter. It has been a lifesaver this spring! If I had known about it earlier not only could I have been more proficient with the system, but also have gotten more customers transferred into the system. Hugs to you!
Kylia back in Ohio for the week.1 -
Kentucky was rainy and cold! I did get the kitchen floor scrubbed. It is nice to not walk and hear sticky 😝
I decided the kitchen table chairs needed cleaning next. Again years of smoking, cooking, dirty hands and possibly layers of pledge made them gross. Oops. I scrubbed the finish off the top rail. It looks pretty and feels good, but oops! My hand gave out. Steve (husband) says if that is the case then we will just sand them down. Then we can at minimum poly them if not stain too. I just want things clean. We got the blinds hung and two tvs working with antennas. I vacuumed upstairs and the stairs. Steve worked in the barn, I worked on work stuffs while watching Gilligan's Island and Love Boat. I never made it out of my sweats. No big deal, right? Just going home,right? NOOO! Steve wanted to stop at McDonald's for potty break and food for him. In we went. On the way out, I said something about no bra, sweats, and not even knowing what my hair looked like as I hadn't looked in a mirror all day!😶 Steve said you have two sweaters on and who cares what your hair looks like😍 Luckily, it wasn't sticking straight up!
Bed for us is priority this week for down there. We need a queen at minimum! Also will need a comforter. Steve says I hog the small blankets on the bed.
Better get ready for the week.
😎
Kylia chilly in Ohio3 -
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Lockdown lifting a bit today. Outside dining, hairdressers etc.
I'm going to the hairdresser in about an hour. I booked it online the minute Boris said the 12th!
The painter is coming over to give an estimate later this afternoon. We want the hall and stairs painted. Depending on the cost we will decide how far up the house we can afford to go. We might leave the landing and top stairs for another time. We also need the hall floor refinished, so will contact the people that did our living and dining rooms. The whole house is desperate for a paint job, but we are concentrating on the public areas to save money.
DH went out for a walk with Max.
Poor DH did not sleep all well, with his headache and breathing troubles. I woke up at 4.30, but DH was awake from 3. He felt terrible, plus it was SNOWING, but could not let Max down. They had a great time together, walking up to the windmill again.
When they got back, passing Edie on her football school, DDIL greeted them and told him they were very privileged to have him. That made him feel very good.
Max was very chatty all the way and still holds his hand sometimes.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx4 -
Max being attacked by a tree.
Once upon a time.
They have always had such a great friendship.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
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Barbara - Perhaps Joe would like to read this article. Perhaps he would like to know about all the faeces he lays his head on every night.
https://www.ehso.com/dustmites.php
It will, be interesting to see if the new pillows help with DH'S breathing at night. Allergy?
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx1 -
Well went to Quest and got my bloodwork done for the surgery, have to call the endocrinologist to see where she wants me to get that bloodwork done.
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Barbara, Here is what I sent to Gretchen Rubin:
"Suffer for 15 minutes" That's how I scanned, titled, and organized over 70 years of photos over a year's time without wanting to give up.
"Read the Manual" This has saved me from despair as technology continues to invade and improve my life.
"Make the positive argument" This has elevated my relationship with my spouse, adult stepchildren, and several long time friends.
The last one is about changing one's thinking from "He never helps around the house", to thinking about the ways he does help, thus making a positive out of a negative.6 -
Me ... cycling on the Easter long weekend ...
Now I'm off to bed. I was very stressed last night because I knew I had to get up and go to work in the morning so I didn't sleep well. Tonight I'm tired.
Machka in Oz3 -
Heather envying Johnny’s willingness to accept new pillows. Joe won’t part with ours, some of which belonged to his grandma and are held together with duct tape :sick: :noway: [sigh]
Barbara
"Ours" ... are you sleeping on those too?
Put the old ones into a couple plain pillow cases and then a decorative one (to contain them) and stick them on the top of a shelf or maybe on a sofa.
Then get decent pillows!
Before I moved to Tasmania I just used any old pillow ... and interestingly I really struggled with dust mite allergies. I also had sore shoulders, neck, etc.
When we moved here we bought our European style king sized bed and new pillows. When we were trying out mattresses at the mattress place, they had sample pillows out. I laid down on the mattress I thought I wanted and put my head on that pillow and was sold. I've never had a pillow more comfortable!
After about 6-7 years, it lost it's firmness and height, and it has taken a secondary place on my bed. And I got another very similar.
Used to be that I looked forward to travelling because many of the hotels, B&Bs and other places had such comfortable beds and pillows. Now I want to stay home because my bed and pillow are more comfortable!! Especially when we travel around Tasmania because Tasmania hasn't figured out how to provide anything like comfortable beds and pillows in their accommodation. At Easter, we went away for a few days, but then came home.
The right pillow makes a difference. The right pillow and mattress ... and you'll be reluctant to get up in the mornings.
Machka in Oz2 -
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hi ladies. I am back and going to try this again. I'm not having much success and feel like I need a total reset. Meg from Omaha9
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^^^^^^^^*boops ya on the nose* ^^^^^^^^
There ya go Meg , all reset! 😁😁😁😁😁😁
Hugs ya!
💖Rebecca
(Its not a factory reset, so mind your portions now)
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About to go to the officers Club on base for #1 of 2 vaccine. Brought a crossword puzzle so my brain can have something to do while I have to wait 15 minutes after, to make sure there's no reaction.
Have a great day my ladies!
💖Rebecca
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Allie: You have a lot on your list these days. I hope it goes especially well for you when you have surgery.
Sue: I took Arrow for a walk yesterday and we both enjoyed it. His color is sorrel, like your horse, but he has a star rather than a blaze. In my opinion, he needs a visit from the farrier. I kept that opinion to myself. My friend who owns Arrow has had an awful time. Her DH passed away at the first part of the year. She is in the process of dividing her property & selling the arena. It is a lot of work for one person. She plans on keeping a shelter and pasture for Arrow on the same side of the driveway as her home. :flowerforyou:
(((Tracey))): I hope you are able to get needed rest.
Meg: It is SO good to see you again! I hope you’ll be a regular once again. You’ve been missed. :flowerforyou:
We have a sunshiney morning today. I’m hoping to put some fun into the day. No idea what the fun will be so far, but I’m confident we’ll be able to have a bit of fun.
Katla in sunny NW Oregon
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Pillows arrived! They say they've been anti dust mite treated with peppermint oil. I've put the liners on them.
I am very, very hired. Managed 995 calories burn though. Going to cook curried sprouting beans in the IP. Sea bass. Sauté potatoes for DH and fresh green beans for both.
AF beer.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx1 -
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Afternoon ladies
Well i slept pretty well last night when i did get up was able to fall right back to sleep again,but still took a little bit of a nap.
Going to Trudys tonight for chili ,im not a big chili fan ,but the company is always a laugh..
Going to pick up Dan in a few and drop him off at work.3
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