WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2021
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happy birthday Rebecca!1
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And eldest son came home with a bag full of sweets and chocolates for his momma. God love him. I am set for awhile!
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bananasandoranges wrote: »The trip was nice. at the end of the day I ran into some strange people...A woman near me e at the station and said she was unable to buy her ticket (online nor on the machine) that she would buy it on the train. She was a bit sticky (staying near me to talk about that) which I saw as a possible red flag. I went into the station and saw it was possible to buy a ticket and told her the ticket machine was working again. She said thanks I'll go buy a ticket, and she left and never came back out with her ticket! I guess she was hoping to scam me that I might buy her a ticket. She looked slightly suspicious as she said she had come for the day but had just a tiny day pack. It's possible to come for the day 4h round trip by train to go to the sea, and some people do it, but her bag was pretty tiny for that (usually you'd have a bit of food, bathing suit, and towel and water at least, and she didn't quite look the part.
Another, pretty youngish was tipsy at a table on a street side café and was trying to insist I should come and have a drink with her and 2 old guys there. She was obviously smashed - but it was weird. I've been there many times and never had any such thing occur.
And a yelling woman on the train (not at me, but right behind me on 1st train commenting unpleasantly on everything)
and so on
Welcome to my commutes!
Well, not always that bad but ...
Every so often someone (usually a young teenager) tries to beg money from people waiting for the bus for a bus ticket. Or more frequently they have some sob story about why they've got no money for the bus when they try to get on. They try to get the bus driver to let them on for free.
There is almost always a group of people who appear drunk or on drugs yelling and swearing while we are waiting for the bus ... and of course, smoking while standing right next to the No Smoking signs.
And depending which bus I get and what time of evening it is, there will be the person or people yelling or swearing on the bus. When my husband was in hospital in 2018, and I had to catch a later bus home after I visited him, there were people like that just about every trip. A few times the driver stopped and put them off under threat that if they didn't go, the police would be called. Most evenings now the bus I catch is OK, but occasionally we'll get some on who have missed the other bus.
It's not nice.
M in Oz
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"Get to do"s and "chose well"sChose well: BP, returned bank’s call about loan, dogs to powerline, first glance at American Rescue Plan grant specifications-may not apply to our district as hard to pin need for new tender to pandemic effects, line danced.Joyful June:
Bonus: called homeowner’s insurance agent, reduced water damage deductible from $1500 to $500 for an additional $30, declaration automatically, minimally, increased replacement coverage amount, chopped another tarpload of brush, emailed and posted about county’s fire prevention and awareness meeting tonight, stood by Joe while he buried Scooter’s ashes under the redwood tree, one down, three to go.
Get to do: take BP, dogs to powerline, figure out how to see what’s using all our mobile data, USE those torture bands/do that BB&B video, call S, fire district: finish and email draft minutes, contact list, drop off cookies, ongoing: input 2019 call sheets into NFIRS, work with chief on equipment letter, substance abuse policy, NFIRS mutual aid and other missing details, ask for boots donator contact info, appreciation letter or certificate to boots donator, index mutual aid files; watch STAS Day 20, declutter sideboard, learn new dances (Nothing but You, Do Your Thing, A Little Less Broken, Blame it on my beating heart, Homesick; practice dances: One Margarita, I’m so used to being broke, All Night, Pure Movies to Wine, Beer, Whiskey, I ain’t never gonna love nobody but Cornell Crawford (Alley cat),); 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. 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).
14-Share a happy memory with someone who means a lot to you: Lots of laughter on our big adventure.
15-Look for something to be thankful for where you least expect it: Joe following Dr’s orders.
16: Speak to others in a warm and friendly way… and remember to SMILE
Between the brush choppin’, dog walkin’ and line dancin’ I’m pooped so just skimmin’
Lisa what a [kewpie] doll! Who could resist that face? Is this the first time you have ever slept past Corey’s getting up time? So sorry the afternoon was so rough. You must be exhausted.
Allie I’m surprised the kidney dr didn’t discuss the scan results with you. Fingers X’d for tomorrow’s cardiology appt.
Rebeca, The very happiest of birthdays to you! Didn’t realize you share Joe’s birthday.
Rori I can almost hear you and Rebecca harmonizing in your best operatic voices!
Machka so sorry to hear you public transport system suffers the same people troubles as here in the states. I’d hoped Taz was better.
Ginger 9 days, ATTA gal!
Debby in VA good to see you popping in!
Time to snooooooooozzzzzzzzzz…….
Lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
June: leaner/stronger/kinder than May.2021: choose to be leaner/stronger/kinder NOW
daily: sit with Joe: 15, weigh/wii: 15/0/0; steps>6362=9286, vits=14, log=15, CI<CO=14, CI<250<CO=10, Tumble=9, Shadow=12 mfp=15, outside=16, up hill=13, clean 10=2.
wkly: Sun: Mon: Tue: LD=3 Wed: TC=2 PW=1 Thurs: PW=1, watched part of principles of pilates. Fri: TC=2 Sat: PW=1, rX x4=2.
wt=1/31:141.3 2/28:142.4 3/31:145.3 4/30:141.5 5/31:142.4 6/6:141.8 6/12: 142.4 6/20: 6/27: 6/30:
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Happy Birthday, Rebecca!
Lisa Levi's facial expression is so amusing. What a little character!
We have decided to move to a retirement community, so there is a lot of scurrying around - I am busy purging 2 houses and coordinating with various homeowner services. My spouse has limited stamina, so really can't do very much.
(We live in a house and we still own the last house we lived in. My stepson lived there for several years before he got married).
All I can say is it will be a relief once they are both sold. So much work. So much stuff. Eating the elephant one bite at a time.
Karen in Virginia
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Good Morning from a bright and sunny York
Got to make the most of the good weather as it is supposed to change by the weekend and a warning has gone out that we may get thunderstorms!
Hope no thunder this afternoon - I'm going to afternoon tea with my Ladies Who group. First time I've been out in more than a year and must admit it's causing me a bit of anxiety. I'm not good in a large group, and I don't know many of them as my friend has dropped out. But the reason I joined was to make new friends so deep breath!
I'm all itchy, got bitten by mosquitos on our dog walk on Sunday I didn't even know until Monday evening when they flared up. I've just taken an anti histamine tablet and looking at the side effects maybe not such a good idea when I'm going out this afternoon
Belated Happy Birthday Rebecca
Sending love
Viv UK3 -
Well i got about 4 hrs sleep then woke up,and have been awake for a few hours,have a headache so took some tylenol and hopefully can get back to sleep for a couple more hours anyway..3
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Karen - I know you have been thinking about that for a long time. Yes, all the kerfuffle will be a long drag, but I'm sure it will be worth it. We had to sell two places before we moved to the countryside ( when we got married we each had a property) and I'm sure you remember the saga of our move to Hove!
All turned out well in the end. All manner of thing shall be well.
If I were on my own I might think about a retirement community, but service charges put me off. I would love a decent indoor pool.
Went out this morning to the deli and the flower shop to buy last bits for the visit. Found some lovely pink alstros and chatted to the gay guys about our mutual affection for London, except in a heatwave, like now! We are nearly always 5°C lower.
Cleaning and bed making after lunch. Then Zoom. I've already got my face on.
I looked at an unopened packet of oatcakes to have with cheese with my brother and they were over a year out of date. Emptied the savoury biscuit shelf. Some were two years old. I rarely eat biscuits, just the occasional sesame ryvita.
Hence the deli visit!
Hi Viv! We are expecting thunderstorms tonight. Sorry to hear about your bites. They strike so silently and painlessly! I have a sucking thing for really itchy ones that I used to take to the tropics. It does work.
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Happy belated birthday, Rebecca! KJ 1
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cityjaneLondon wrote: »They strike so silently and painlessly!
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
Painless mossies?
The Canadian and Australian ones use little daggers. You're trying to slap one while you've got 6 others stabbing you.
And then the bites swell up to about the size of a Canadian quarter or Aussie 20 cent piece.
Dislike mossies!!
Fortunately they don't seem to be all that common in Tasmania.
M in Oz3 -
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Dropping by to wish every one a wonderful day today!!
I often wondered about this!!
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dgarlick - My life changed much for the better when I followed the advice in a minimalism book about always storing your boxes with their lids on. Yes, you can store fewer, but you don't need as many as you think. It's wonderful not to have to root around for the lids.
Moving the now empty bookcase into the garage after lunch. Hooray for more space! I will advertise it on Freecycle. It is huge, so someone will need a big van.
Love Heather UK4 -
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Well down at Cardiologist office early as usual,but had a couple of eye episodes on the way down and it scared me,maybe this Dr has some pull and ger me seen sooner1
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cityjaneLondon wrote: »dgarlick - My life changed much for the better when I followed the advice in a minimalism book about always storing your boxes with their lids on. Yes, you can store fewer, but you don't need as many as you think. It's wonderful not to have to root around for the lids.
Love Heather UK
I came at it from a different direction. We use only one size of plasticware, each of which holds a total of 4 cups. If what needs storing is larger than that, we use two. If there is only a small amount, it works fine. Effectively, it means that all the lids match all the containers, so you never have to try and find the right one.
Rough afternoon yesterday, but slept very well again, 'til almost 6 a.m. Would be wonderful if it was my new normal... the sleeping, not the bad afternoon. This too shall pass, they always do...
Later, y'all,
Love,
Lisa
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Thank you for all of your well wishes and especially to those of you who shared your own experiences.I don't remember where I left it . . . MRI indicated a lymph node and rib might be involved, but when the gyno went in to biopsy the spots on my breasts and the suspicious lymph node, neither she nor the US tech could see anything suspicious, so they decided not to start poking at my lymph nodes. Small blessings, because the biopsy sites are so much more painful two days after than I thought they would be. Looking pretty gruesome, too, what with the bruising.
Gyno holds out no hope. She is certain it is cancer. She thinks I will probably do chemo first, then double (because my dad carries the gene, then radiation. Once the biopsy results come back, she will refer me to an oncologist and a geneticist. She said I should be tested for a couple different issues, since my grandmother died of pancreatic cancer and her sister died of lung cancer (non smoker). That means cancer on both sides. Delightful. She also thought the oncologist would order a full body scan to eliminate the possibility that it is other places and to confirm what the rib spot is.
I did end up telling hubby after the MRI images came back because the rib spot was very discouraging -- if that is what it is. I don't give him enough credit. He was fine. It only took him a couple days to start complaining about what this means for him. He was angry with me that I said I didn't want reconstruction because he wants me to have them. I'm just so over them, honestly. I want them gone and don't care if I ever have any again.
Fortunately, the gyno said that the oncologist will likely not suggest reconstruction at the same time as removal anyway.
It seems funny to be making all of these plans without the pathology report, but the masses are pretty clearly not anything else, in the opinion of everyone who has looked at them so far.
Pathology will probably come back middle of next week.10 -
Flea - thinking of you, hoping for optimistic outcomes.0
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Viv, I am going to line dance today for the first time in fifteen months and I share your apprehension about being with a group of people. They will be people I know but when I think about it I get a vision of a scene from a movie when a woman who had been locked in a room for years goes out into the world. I'm sure it will be fine. My zucchini plants are not growing. Jake thinks either the crows are doing something or the store bought dirt is a problem.Karen, congrats on making your difficult decision. It will be a lot of work but it will be worth it in the end. Take it one day at a time (or one bite at a time).Flea, We have very few storage containers and we store them with lids on or adjacent. Barbie in NW WA 1
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OregonMother wrote: »Thank you for all of your well wishes and especially to those of you who shared your own experiences.I don't remember where I left it . . . MRI indicated a lymph node and rib might be involved, but when the gyno went in to biopsy the spots on my breasts and the suspicious lymph node, neither she nor the US tech could see anything suspicious, so they decided not to start poking at my lymph nodes. Small blessings, because the biopsy sites are so much more painful two days after than I thought they would be. Looking pretty gruesome, too, what with the bruising.
Gyno holds out no hope. She is certain it is cancer. She thinks I will probably do chemo first, then double (because my dad carries the gene, then radiation. Once the biopsy results come back, she will refer me to an oncologist and a geneticist. She said I should be tested for a couple different issues, since my grandmother died of pancreatic cancer and her sister died of lung cancer (non smoker). That means cancer on both sides. Delightful. She also thought the oncologist would order a full body scan to eliminate the possibility that it is other places and to confirm what the rib spot is.
I did end up telling hubby after the MRI images came back because the rib spot was very discouraging -- if that is what it is. I don't give him enough credit. He was fine. It only took him a couple days to start complaining about what this means for him. He was angry with me that I said I didn't want reconstruction because he wants me to have them. I'm just so over them, honestly. I want them gone and don't care if I ever have any again.
Fortunately, the gyno said that the oncologist will likely not suggest reconstruction at the same time as removal anyway.
It seems funny to be making all of these plans without the pathology report, but the masses are pretty clearly not anything else, in the opinion of everyone who has looked at them so far.
Pathology will probably come back middle of next week.
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Rebecca Happy Belated Birthday :flowerforyou:
Barbara Learned it takes an hour a day to take care of Pekanise coat to get it to look like that. If the Whippet coat is like Drew's minimal care of coat is best to keep in natural oil. I rarely have to bath Drew and she stays clean. I use a brush mit once or twice a week and her coat is great. The greyhounds have such sweet temperments too.3 -
Whidislander wrote: »Thanks Ladies!!! Its been nice! Husband took me out for pizza but it wasn't open, so we went to Taco Bell.😋😁. I got a crunch wrap supreme, and then he took me to the Dollar store and I had fun picking out new washi tape, and stickers. We then went to Safeway and looked at slices of cake individually wrapped. None really stood out for me, so I got a cream filled donut!💖. Beats making a whole cake and having that around. Bought son a slice of cheesecake, and husband got a little round mousse' cake. I will have the donut tonight with coffee💖😁. The simple things.
Hugs
Rebecca
What a delightful birthday! Can just feel your happiness! Happy, happy bday!🎂
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Rebecca - You are so right, the simple things are the best.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY for yesterday!! :flowerforyou:
Lisa - I freeze lots of small things, like tiny dregs of tomato sauce for pizza, or 2 egg whites, or half a tin of chick peas.
We got the huge bookshelves into the garage ok. Then we started cleaning. Phew! It is hot today. We both did an hour and a half each. I must say he got our black granite worktops up to a wonderful shine! They haven't looked like that since we moved in. I spent ten minutes rearranging a poster of my old theatre productions, which had slipped in the frame. Plus polished the glass. Nice to have that done, as it's been annoying me every time I look at it. Good to be proud of one's achievements.
Now to relax for a bit before the Zoom.
Roasted cauliflower and salmon tonight, with a rustic sauce vierge.
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Our daughter came for a visit and we had some fine adventures together with the kids and her DH. I dropped her off at the Portland Airport yesterday and got a call when she arrived in Illinois. She had to get back to work. The kids and their dad are driving the RV eastward. They will pick up Grandma Pat and Grandpa Lee and heading home to Illinois. It was a delight to see the kids. Our granddaughter, Hazel, may grow up to rule the world. She is a very organized ten-year old girl.
I am looking forward to yoga this morning.
Katla in overcast NW Oregon
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Well back from cardiologist, dont have to go for 6 months.. and he cut one of my meds in half,he said that could be one if the problems with my eyes but he doubts it,he thought it was disgraceful that I had to wait until September for an appointment, will call other drs office in a day or 2.
Horrible sleep last night ,Cardiologist said i need to lose weight ,well i know that,i have to just knuckle down and do it..
Spoke to my brother this morning.. think he might have covid.. temp,sore throat,nauseous and feels like c--p.neither Sean or Jean have had there vaccination and her 87 yr old.mother is in the house with them.he said if he isnt better tomorrow he will call the dr..glad i havent seen him in weeks and i wont see him till he is well and if it is covid at least 2 weeks after that..2 -
Did a body pump DVD today then took a walk. The plan for tomorrow is to do a Peak 10 Cardio Interval DVD
Counted the donations at the church now plan to go in the pool
Julie– you did great on your eating! Weird people! Guess it takes all types to make up the world
Lisa – Levi is so adorable
Rebecca – happy birthday!
Counted the money at the church then went in the pool. I tell you, the lady who I count with in June used to work for a bank and she seems to do things excessively, which takes longer. Like she wanted to wrap up all the money in bundles of $100. That wouldn’t be a problem only, of course, when we take the deposit to the bank they have to take the bands off the money anyway to count it. So why should we go thru all the work? I don’t think we did the previous year. Then I went in the pool, will probably go for a walk now since it isn’t humid out.
Wednesday here: Did Cathe Friedrich Cross Fire DVD then went for a walk. Work tomorrow so no formal exercise
Karen VA – good luck on the move. This is a sellers market so you shouldn’t have any problem selling your houses. A friend of mine put her house on the market at 7 in the morning. By 5 that night she had two CASH offers, ABOVE asking price. The house across the street from us sold in about 2 days. There is no way on this green earth that house is worth as much as they got for it. I almost died when I found out what they were asking and then they got full price.
Heather – Jess and Vince laugh at me when I store my containers with the lids on. They constantly tell me how much more efficient it is to store them separately not to mention how much room it saves. Yet, they are glad when they don’t have to search for a lid that fits. Only they’d never mention it to me
Allie – what kind of eye episodes did you have? So glad to hear things went fairly well at the cardiologist
Flea – sending a REALLY big hug
Will get dinner ready and then probably in the pool. Ceramics tonight.
Michele NC
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