WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2021
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Machka: According to my calendar, today is Father’s Day & the first day of summer. It is also the longest day of the year. :flowerforyou::
Katla in NW Oregon
You're working with a very different calendar from mine "down under".
Father's Day isn't until September, it is early winter here (first day of winter was June 1) and we had the shortest daylight hours yesterday. Today we've got an extra 2 seconds of daylight.
It's 4.8C out there at 11 am with a "Feels Like" temp of -0.6C. I may have underdressed for pilates! I'll be walking over in knickers (tights just below the knee) and a short-sleeved top. My only jacket is a fleece hoodie.
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"Get to do"s and "chose well"sChose well: BP, dogs to powerline, called to get credit card interest due redemption policy change forgiven-“no way to credit back for interest.”Joyful June:
Bonus: fruit and veg prep, 30 mins filing, deep cleaned DRm, swept cobwebs where I could reach in front of garage door and above deck, trimmed tall grasses around irises, another load of laundry.
Get to do: take BP, dogs to powerline, keep cleaning focus, Post Office, Library, line dancing, 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, 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 fall’s garden, wishlist replenishments (Milena F1 orange peppers and beit alpha cukes next year).
20-Rediscover and enjoy a fun childhood activity: not particularly active as a child, perhaps swimming? Maybe try water aerobics Thursday if enough progress on cleaning house in prep for K. – nope Thursday nail trims in GB. Maybe next week.
21-Send a positive note to a friend who needs encouragement-Rd’A.
22-Watch something funny and enjoy how it feels to laugh:
SuziQ accepted my friend request, has logged over 685 days in a row and gardened for two hours yesterday. Glad she’s still on mfp.
What a spring for new growth in the trees and shrubs, abundance of caterpillars and over abundance of ssssspiderrrrssss! Sweeping so many cobwebs is making me itch. [shudder]
Margaret, thank you! Tums and eggshells I have, even calcium/magnesium capsules
Welcome back dandl1986 in ?Dee? in OH and bravo Bumble!
Lisa baked russet potatoes are one of my faves. Back when I was a veg, I could make a meal out of one with butter, grated hot pepper cheese, sour cream and scallions… and of course beer. What can I say, I was young and skinny. No longer :{
Too foggy to mark the sunrise/sunset range of today’s solstice, Friday will be best chance for clear skies at dawn and dusk.
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: 21, weigh/wii: 21/0/0; steps>6362=4709 vits=19, log=21, CI<CO=20, CI<250<CO=15, Tumble=13, Shadow=15 mfp=20, outside=21, up hill=16, clean 10=13.
wkly: Sun: Mon: Tue:LD=3. Wed:TC=3 PW=2. Thurs:PW=1, watched part of principles of pilates. Fri:TC=3. Sat:PW=2. rX x4=3.
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 6/20:140.2 6/27: 6/30:
mnthly: board mtg=1, grant=2, 21 plan=, waist=42.0
bonus: AF=12 play= sew=
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It was fun reading what is going on for other people this weekend.
I work in an independent (private) school and this morning we were told that if we were vaccinated we could take off our masks! Yay! We keep the window open for increased air flow, so that means we don’t get the benefits of air conditioning. This would have been a miserable summer! So that was a pretty big deal.
I’m having more energy since I started my iron pills, but Before I knew the symptoms of anemia I guess I didn’t really register what was happening. Now I am noticing when I have pins and needles in my arms and legs, which is super annoying. I got my walking done regardless, and I even walked an extra half mile tonight. The pins and needles are pretty bad right now though. I guess maybe because I should go to bed. But I only needed 1/2 mile and then I would be able to mark the last square on my Fitbit bingo card. So I pushed through and got it done.
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Machka: According to my calendar, today is Father’s Day & the first day of summer. It is also the longest day of the year. :flowerforyou::
Katla in NW Oregon
You're working with a very different calendar from mine "down under".
Father's Day isn't until September, it is early winter here (first day of winter was June 1) and we had the shortest daylight hours yesterday. Today we've got an extra 2 seconds of daylight.
It's 4.8C out there at 11 am with a "Feels Like" temp of -0.6C. I may have underdressed for pilates! I'll be walking over in knickers (tights just below the knee) and a short-sleeved top. My only jacket is a fleece hoodie.
Machka in Oz
Was a chilly walk but good workout at Pilates.
I'm doing an online Pilates thing as well as my once-a-week in person Pilates. The online one goes for 4 weeks and I am putting together a collection of exercises I can do at home.
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Had the left over curry for my lunch.
This afternoon I'm going to shop at the deli around the corner for a few fresh things. Having homemade wholemeal pizza tonight, with a green salad.
Feeling a bit discombobulated today after yesterday's multi change of plans, so I've scheduled a phone call with Gwendolen for later this afternoon. Always good to talk things over.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx1 -
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Fastened a particular pair of pants today for first time in months. Result of healthy eating due to gallbladder flareup. Waiting for referral to consultant.
Kate UK ❤️7 -
Morning ladies
didnt sleep well,but here I am with Alfie...
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Just heard back from the owner of Fatto a Mano, who has been in correspondence with me after I wrote a negative Google review. He says he has taken my criticisms all on board and is retraining staff, who are new after lockdown. Our whole family is invited back for a free meal at any time of our choosing.
Win!
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx5 -
Went and got Homer.. so we are hanging out in the AC.. I have a case of the hiccups, havent had that in ages..1
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Official wi today, down 1.2 lbs! YAY! This is what not snacking all evening will do for me.....
Heather, congrats on the Fatto a Mano win!
Kelly, Tracey, and Rebecca, thanks for the photos of the kids! Good looking bunch!
Lisa, the look on Levi's face was just priceless! Too bad about the Farmers market. Hoping things will pick up for you. Although, like you said, you did sell to all four people that showed up.... That's a win, a small one, but a win nevertheless.
Kim, brilliant idea about using the power washer to clear the sewer pipe! Sure glad you were able to resolve without the need to call in costly, professional help. Congrats on getting your financial picture more secure also!
Penny, best of luck with your move!
Had many more comments to make, but of course, time has faded my memory and I just don't always have time to do more than read. And now I must dash as I do need to get my walk in before it gets too warm again today. Not California warm (thank heavens!), but still hitting high 80's to low 90's. Too much for my blood!
As always, hugs to those needing them, congrats to those celebrating and welcome to the newbies!
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Good morning ( or evening to some), ladies!
Day two of not attending the gym. This morning my excuse was a really upsetting dream about my overseas sailor son. Of course in my dreams he's always about 5 yrs old. So today I am teary eyed about life. Even typing this makes me weepy. I miss him so. I am doing my best in trying to carry on.👍💖. I will give myself some grace to cry and process.
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Barbara: Thanks for letting us know us that SuziQ is still on mfp.
Rebecca: Your cards are charming. :flowerforyou:
Heather and Tina: I have no intention of walking or driving to Illinois in any season of the year. :noway: Summer is too hot and winter is too cold. I will willingly fly to Illinois to visit our daughter and grandchildren.
Dandl1986: Comfort animals are a blessing to those who are in hospitals, nursing homes and schools. Bumble is likely to be welcomed and to bring smiles to those who need a bit of joy in their lives.
Barbara: I like baked potatoes well enough, and new potatoes even better. I am also a fan of brown rice. I use tums to minimize & stop cramping in my feet at night. They are very effective for me. :bigsmile: I am happy that SuziQ accepted your friend request. :flowerforyou:
KateUK: Congrats on getting into your pants. I had gallbladder issues in the long time past. It was very painful. I had only one gallstone, and it was the size of a robin’s egg. I was delighted to have it removed. I’ve had no trouble since then. :bigsmile:
Heather: I think you did the owner of Fatto a Mano a big favor when your Google review was posted. It has prompted him to make changes that will improve his service and make customers happy. I hope you enjoy your next visit there for a meal.
Allie: Hiccups are unpleasant. I have had great success by drinking water from the back side of a glass. I bend over and drink the water upside down. It sounds silly, but it works for me. Good luck. :flowerforyou:
I have a first appointment with a new doctor today. My previous doctor resigned and is a now stay at home mom, spending time with her daughters. I hope that I like the new doctor.
Katla in NW Oregon
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Wellness Some of my thoughts. It's a bit long so it's in a spoiler.
- Emotional: I am a fairly positive, friendly, outgoing person, and have generally coped well with most of what life has thrown at me. I believe in looking for what I can learn from life events. That's not to say that I don't occasionally have meltdowns. 😂 but they tend to be short-lived, and I have developed a tendency is to look for solutions rather than waste my time and energy on guilt, lamentation, or regrets. I have satisfying family relationships, and friends I can rely on, but mostly I take full responsibility for my own thoughts words and deeds.
- Intellectual: I have always had an open and inquiring mind, and a thirst for knowledge. I believe fervently in lifelong learning, and belong to a charity which promotes this ethos. Exercising the brain is as important as exercising the body. Pre-Covid, I was an active member of study groups on several arts/literature/language/environmental areas, and a volunteer leader of several other groups. I am eagerly looking forward to the reconvening of these groups when it is safe to do so, hopefully this Autumn.
- Physical: Although I was always a fairly active person, I spent much of my adult life as a yoyo dieter. I finally took myself in hand in 2014, having ballooned to over 200 lbs due to a problem with my hip which impinged on my mobility. Having lost 83 lbs, I am now an active person, with a keen interest in nutrition, and wellbeing topics.
- Occupational: I am a retired teacher, so no longer have to work to survive. However, I derive endless satisfaction and enrichment from my many chosen activities.
- Financial: Although my father had a reasonably good job, my mother, my siblings and I never saw much benefit from it. We often went without, while he indulged himself. My mother often had to go into debt just to put shoes on our feet, and food in our mouths. I resolved at a young age that I would not have the same hard life that my mother had, and was extremely fortunate to find a man who felt the same way as I did about bringing up a family. DH and I have worked hard together for almost 55 years to provide a comfortable, pleasant home for our two daughters, and to give them some of the advantages that we never had, allowing them to became independent. Once I returned to education, and graduated as a teacher, we were able to save and provide for ourselves a comfortable standard of living throughout our marriage and into our retirement.
- Social: We belong to a close family circle, with old fashioned family values. We celebrate together often, and help each other out when needed. I know I can depend on each one of them in a crisis, and they reciprocate. I have a wide circle of friends and colleagues through my activities with the charity I belong to, and I am pleased to be able to give freely of my time, experience and skills to further our aims.
- Environmental: DH and I are fortunate to be able to share a comfortable, pleasant home with a large garden which we love. We maintain both of them as a team. There are no gender specific tasks in our lives. We share household chores, cooking and outdoor work.
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Just got home this morning- It was a good weekend with mom but I am so ready to rest up after all that-
I got over 12,000 steps each day I was there and didn't track calories but know I was way under every day- too busy to eat or too tired to really fix anything.
I planted four 100ft rows of corn, three 100ft rows of green beans and another row of Lima beans then one of two 100ft rows of okra. I did all this while mom decided to use the weed eater around the yard. The only thing planted in the main garden is what I listed above that I did.
She does have some stuff in the raised beds but even some of them aren't planted. Everything is 6 weeks late getting planted.
The weekend wasn't all work. We went in to the church and did food program/food bank- That day was LONG- only slept 3 hrs before being up at 4:45 to head in to town, came home and went right to work in the garden- didn't eat anything until about 3PM. Sunday we went to church and then I went out and visited my aunt for a few hours which was great- it cooled down by the time I got home so back to the garden. Yesterday was my best friend's mom's memorial service. Weather was perfect and the service was nice. As a memento some of us were give tea cup and saucer from a set their mom had collected- it is Impression glass I think they said- pretty green. I have quite a few other pieces of Carnival glass that I bought when they had a garage sale, other pieces my friend just gave me. Back to the garden again yesterday afternoon.
On page 44 now so need to read and catch up on all the posts.
Debbie
Napa Valley, Ca(after a long weekend in Alexander Valley)2 -
Thanks Katla, its therapeutic, and was listening to music as I did those.😁
Rebecca1 -
Thanks Katla, its therapeutic, and was listening to music as I did those.😁
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"Get to do"s and "chose well"sChose well: Thurs BP, chiro, typed hymns. Fri: T’ai Chi
Debbie, Kim, Barbie what did I do to cause the baby zucchini fruits to fade from green to yellow from the blossom end? Transplant shock? Overwatering? ???
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: 17, weigh/wii: 18/0/0; steps>6362=1941. vits=17, log=18, CI<CO=17, CI<250<CO=12, Tumble=9, Shadow=12 mfp=16, outside=18, up hill=13, clean 10=2.
wkly: Sun: Mon: Tue:LD=3. Wed:TC=3 PW=2. Thurs:PW=1, watched part of principles of pilates. Fri:TC=3. Sat:PW=1. rX x4=3.
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:
mnthly: board mtg=1, grant=2, 21 plan=, waist=42.0
bonus: AF=11 play= sew=
Not sure if you got your answer but I would guess they did not get polinated- I have that problem here, not enough bees1 -
Good luck everyone. I am starting again. I am 51.2
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"Get to do"s and "chose well"sChose well: BP, church, council meeting, dogs to powerline.Joyful June:
Bonus: Freddie’s, veg prep for pizza night at the firehouse.
Get to do: take BP, dogs to powerline, call to get credit card interest due redemption policy change forgiven, 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, 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 fall’s garden, wishlist replenishments (Milena F1 orange peppers and beit alpha cukes next year).
20-Rediscover and enjoy a fun childhood activity: not particularly active as a child, perhaps swimming? Maybe try water aerobics Thursday if enough progress on cleaning house in prep for K.
21-Send a positive note to a friend who needs encouragement-Rd’A.
Pizza night at the firehouse, held it down to one piece of pizza, one quarter pc of cake and one and a half double chocolate brownies. Thanks to dog walking, shopping and frenzied last minute veg prep exercise, kept CI < CO. Better plan on doing some frenzied cleaning tomorrow in prep for K’s visit and lunch with C.
Welcome @pstruthe Pam! Congratulations for starting. Baby steps will get you where you want to go.
Machka
Rhody. When Joe’s trying to read, Tumble will crawl up onto his lap and demand attention. I’m in awe of your coping with life ability. Maybe you’re doing better than you think? :Love: the six signs you are a cat :laugh:
Katla how long will your trip to DS/DDIL be? 3 weeks? More???
Michele good bye skunk!!! You are one brave gal, I wouldn’t have gotten close enough to check for breathing :noway:
KJ the niece story, the popsicles before breakfast pics and the walk a different park every day idea. Enjoy your vacation!
Allie that is quite an impressive savings!
Julie your café mornings sound delightful.
Rebecca what a good-looking crew of guys. You sure can pick ‘em.
Tracey your posts warmed my heart. So happy for you.
Penny kick and scream hard!
Also missing @Suebdew
@SuziQ113 hasn’t yet accepted my friend request so can’t see when she last logged in. Rebecca could you?
@kevrit RVRita is logging, but haven’t seen her post since this update:
Does anyone know what I’ve done wrong to the baby zucchinis and how to fix it?
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: 20, weigh/wii: 20/0/0; steps>6362=6538 vits=18, log=20, CI<CO=19, CI<250<CO=14, Tumble=12, Shadow=14 mfp=19, outside=20, up hill=15, clean 10=2.
wkly: Sun: Mon: Tue:LD=3. Wed:TC=3 PW=2. Thurs:PW=1, watched part of principles of pilates. Fri:TC=3. Sat:PW=2. rX x4=3.
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 6/20:140.2 6/27: 6/30:
mnthly: board mtg=1, grant=2, 21 plan=, waist=42.0
bonus: AF=12 play= sew=
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Stats for the day-
Walk w/family- 1hr 34min 12sec, 52elev, 3.24ap, 80-92hr, 5.10mi= 464c
Strava app- 618c
Walk to salon to gym- 19.03min, 81-102hr, .93mi= 92c
Strava app- 114c
Spin machine at gym- 54.33min, 11-16gear, 126ahr, 145mhr, 16.20amph, 15mi= 476c
Walk gym to home- 12min, .53mi= 52c
Strava app- 65c
Total cal 10842
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