WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2021
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Beth I understand how grocery store is a trigger, Son and I grocery shopped together,. I see certain foods and is a trigger for mr too. I still have a salted nut bar and mentoes sitting in his candy dish. I always made sure he had fresh blueberries and raspberries. Hugs!!!3
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Exercise - I enjoy walking, swimming ( pools are closed though) and I enjoyed Zumba when I did it. I truly don’t like anything that costs me money though, I don’t see the sense.
I also don’t like anything that makes me sweat.
Title of my life book - Decisions, Decisions. I feel overwhelmed with all of the decisions that need to be made continuously and every decision can set your whole life on a different path.
Heather - when our youngest was a little girl still learning to talk, DH drove truck. He drove to the Deep South in the states to Newfoundland and he picked up accents quickly like you. Our daughter started sounding like a drunken southerner. Everywhere we went, people would ask where she got her accent.
I never wanted pets because when the girls were little it was something else for me to care for on my own when hubby was away. We thought seriously about a dog this past Fall, but the vet bills put us off. I was scared I would have a suffering animal and not be able to have it cared for properly.
I also, say something and wait for it to be soak in and be his idea. For 4 years I’ve been saying I want a door with a window, cost has been prohibitive, but yesterday he found one on Marketplace! We will paint it before we hang it.
One of my functions at work is paying the invoices, prices have gone crazy since the pandemic started. For a not for profit it’s been hard. As a human with no pay increases to match the costs it’s quite worrisome.
Carol - my husband stores stuff in the shed and I leave it alone. I figure if I don’t have to look at it, I don’t need to worry. I’m sure someday, I’ll be in there shaking my head and cursing, but he at least keeps it mostly organized. My cousin’s husband hoards clothes and memorabilia, she takes two or three things at a time, hides it and if after 6 months he hasn’t looked for it or mentioned it, she disposes of it. 😂. It’s a slow process but she is always hiding something so it’s an ongoing project.
Allie - You mentioned doing laundry and I took a break from reading to go start ours. I have to work tomorrow so today is my only free day this week.
“Well i slept off and on all night ,woke up and have to keep clearing my throat... darn congestive heart failure” I didn’t know this was a thing, I’m curious does it make you cough when you are lying down?
Lisa - I agree with you about women and the financial aspects. I do absolutely everything except building stuff. Someone asked me recently why I felt the need to do that, I think it was a combination of things. My role models growing up were mostly stay at home women so I thought that’s what all women did. When we were still newly married my husband started driving truck and I had to handle it all. If I waited the 2-3 weeks for him it would have been a disaster. The last was I was a teen in the 80’s all tv women worked and managed the house and they all made it look so easy. Annie on One Day at a Time, Claire Huxtable, the Dynasty and Dallas women. I just grew up thinking it was all my responsibility. I look at young families today and think they are more partners than my friends and I.
We moved backwards in Covid restrictions yesterday, restaurants are closed to dining in again, a bunch more, but I can’t remember it all as it doesn’t affect me. Working in LTC I have stuck with the original restrictions for most of it anyway. However, I had promised our Granddaughter a sleepover last night and her brother next week. Rather than break the promise and knowing they have not really left their house I kept the promise. Since she hasn’t been here by herself, we went to Walmart this morning and she convinced me she needed a new dress to match her mask and shoes.
Later we went to the dollar store for some craft paint and she had to wear her whole ensemble. As we were leaving and I took this picture to send to her Mom she says, “I hope no one ignores me, because I’m so pretty”.
We will be leaving shortly to take her home.
Tracey in Edmonton11 -
She is left handed and needed help writing some words and wanted me to hold her hand. Her grandfather is left handed so I told her to ask him for help. I had to sneak a picture.
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Flea: I’m planning to go looking for buckwheat flour later today. One of our local stores does an excellent job with varieties of flour for cooking and I hope I’ll find it there. They carry many Bob’s Redmill products & I hope they have buckwheat, too. I appreciate your comment that a little goes a long way.
Machka: Thank you for Caring is universal. :flowerforyou:
(((Lisa)))
I got the buckwheat flour this afternoon. I’m looking forward to giving it a try. Unfortunately, they were out of several other items I wanted to buy. :grumble:
Katla
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Snowflake- yes you do,my dad even sitting up was always clearing his throat,but he wouldn't see a cardiologist ,so he dealt with it.. he also had a-fib,mitral valve prolapse and cardiomyopathy plus congestive heart failure.. which bless hia heart he passed to me.. both my kids should get tested, as both ,my dad,and I and there dad all have/had heart issues5
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Thanks Allie, I’m wondering if that’s what’s causing issues for my husband, he coughs, and is very restless in his sleep. He tells me nothings wrong. 😕3
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Snowflake - does his family have any heart issues? If not ,see if you can talk to him about going to the dr,the earlier its caught could be easier to treat,mine went to far..
I learned something when i was married,is if you say to your significant other may i make a suggestion, it helps and your not telling them what to do..2 -
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grandmallie wrote: »Snowflake - does his family have any heart issues? If not ,see if you can talk to him about going to the dr,the earlier its caught could be easier to treat,mine went to far..
I learned something when i was married,is if you say to your significant other may i make a suggestion, it helps and your not telling them what to do..
Yes both sides have heart issues. I haven’t tried to get him to go to the doctor since a few days after our daughter’s wedding in July 2019. He was in agony, in his stomach/bowels for 4 days. His Mother and my BFF were here. My BFF’s husband had left those same issues for years when he ended up in the hospital for over a month trying to get a blocked bowel treated. She told him all the gory details of that and he still wouldn’t go. Very late on the 4th day he asked me to take him to the hospital. They tested him and sent him home. He’s had the same issue that lasts for weeks 5 times since. I did manage to get him to go once more when and they sent him for an ultrasound, unfortunately due to Covid he wasn’t having any symptoms and nothing showed up. I haven’t been able to get him back since.
He has seen a doctor and has some BP meds, cholesterol and metformin. He’s also worked on losing about 20lbs.4 -
10 minutes before the 1st photo it was raining and there was no snow.
Not unusual, but not wanted.
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As I posted I sort of chuckled because given my screen name you would think I like snow. I really don’t. I use it to remind myself of a quote I had in a little 4X4 desk calendar that was a Mom’s and Daughter’s theme given to me by Mom.
I cut some of my favourites out, laminated them and stuck them on my fridge.
The quote was:
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Did the Firm Ignite DVD today. The plan for tomorrow is to do a Reebok Pilates DVD. I’m not sure how long that DVD is so I may ride the recumbent bike some
Allie – DO NOT let Tom reneg on the alimony. You are so right, your divorce is a binding legal document. After all you’ve done for him, this is the least he can do for you. Isn’t Allana working? Couldn’t she help out?
Barbie – “mulch”. It’s the little things, huh?
Looks like it’s raining outside so I’m thinking we might not get to trimming the trees today. So I’ll cook, made sourdough waffles, plan to make turkey meatloaves only I won’t tell Vince they’re turkey and get the chicken ready for him to grill tomorrow. Got our dinner ready to microwave. Really wish the rain would let up, maybe later today it will.
Tracey – your gd is so so adorable. Love the mask
Well, we trimmed the trees. When Vince went to the allergist they tested him for lots of things. He’s allergic to oak, etc. So even tho he had on pants, he has bumps on his arms. I suggested that maybe we should always cut the trees in the cooler weather so he can wear a long sleeved shirt along with his pants
Got another 1,000 piece jigsaw puzzle. This one is for our condo, it’s a beach scene with cats. It came in like 6 pieces, I guess what you’re supposed to do is take the pieces apart. So that’s what we did today. The only thing I did special is I put all the straight edged pieces in one pile.
Michele NC
who is really getting into the mahjongg online.4 -
cityjaneLondon wrote: »Quiet day today. Reading newspaper. Languages, Exercises.
The cleaner came. She has given herself a pay rise, which I don't object to, but it was rather a large hike all at once! I discussed it with my DDIL, as we share her, and she was OK with it, so I'm going along with it. It was a bit of a shock though, to put it up by nearly a third!
Well, I definitely don't want to do it.
I think it's right that they should receive good renumeration for a hard job, but I'm glad I only need her once a fortnight!
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
It's about $100 to clean the bathrooms and do the floors here. So it's an occasional thing for us to have someone in.
M in Oz1 -
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Wow/family and to vet- 2hrs 5min 11sec, 3.07ap, 79ahr, 106mhr, 6.58mi= 727c
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Grocery shopping has become one of my grief triggers. I can barely get through the store without thinking about my son ... the things he liked to eat ... the modifications we made because of his egg allergy. As a result, I just buy whatever I see and get out as quick as possible. I will have to get back to lists and meal planning again, because cheap honey buns and crumb cakes are not good for anyone's diet!
One day at a time ...
Beth near Buffalo
Grocery shopping set me into a panic attack in the first few weeks after my husband's accident.
Can you order groceries online?
M in Oz
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Snowflake1968 wrote: »Thanks Allie, I’m wondering if that’s what’s causing issues for my husband, he coughs, and is very restless in his sleep. He tells me nothings wrong. 😕
It could also be GERD (Gastroesophageal reflux disease) or a deviated septum.
I used to cough every night and I used decongestants to try to control it but since having my septum straightened last July, I only cough in the night about once a week or once every two weeks or so ... much less.
I was also tested for GERD and have it mildly. The recommendation was to sleep with my head up a bit.
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Allie – DO NOT let Tom reneg on the alimony. You are so right, your divorce is a binding legal document. After all you’ve done for him, this is the least he can do for you. Isn’t Allana working? Couldn’t she help out?
Michele NC
who is really getting into the mahjongg online.
It's not Elena's problem! Especially if she and Tom aren't married.
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