WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JULY 2021

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  • csofled
    csofled Posts: 3,022 Member
    ❤️💚💙

    Cheri
    College Station, Tx
  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,502 Member
    Did a spinning downloadable workout then took a walk. I do find that in the heat I’m not going as fast. Just a little slower. The plan for tomorrow is to do some HIIT

    Tracey – I can’t help but wonder if Allie’s family feels that since she’s always been at their beck and call, they expect it. Since she has always just taken the way they treat her, they feel that it’s OK. Time for Allie to step up! I really like doing crafts, but one craft that I absolutely hate to do is quilting.

    Speaking of crafts – remember I was making those dish towels with the crochet topper so you can put it around your oven handle? Well, I saw some made and I even recognized some of the towels that came from the dollar store. Do you know what they were asking? $9! I almost died. The towel cost $1, the yarn probably 10 cents at most since you can make a lot from one skein of yarn. Wonder if I should make some for the soup kitchen’s Christmas auction?

    About the job: I talked to Vince last night. He told me to go over Amanda’s head to the store manager and ask him “as store manager, am I being fired or is there a problem with the quality of my work. You know that every time I had free time, I always asked you or Terry for additional work. One time I asked Amanda for work, she told me she didn’t have anything for me to do, and I even suggested work that I saw needed to be done”. We’ll just take it from there. If cutting my hours/days continues, perhaps corporate should be made aware of this. How although I only want to work 4 hours, I have and will to continue to give the company 4 hours of work. I have witnessed other employees, while they will work for 8 hours, they text on their phone, draw pictures, stand around doing nothing, go outside to talk on their phone. I know it won’t change anything, but if anything it’ll make me feel good.

    Kylia – when we were looking for lights for our detached garage so that they would match the house’s, we went to the store where the lights were originally purchased. Is that an option for you? We were lucky in that when we purchased this house it was only 6 months old, but it might be harder if your home is older

    Lisa – I wish I was closer to kylia. I’m SURE that we could work something out. I don’t have a problem just jumping in and doing something that I see needs to be done.

    Candy – we’re so very glad you found this group, too. Love hearing from you

    The weather looks nice now. It’s supposed to start raining later so I will probably go in the pool in a few and then maybe take my evening walk earlier.

    I can’t say that in June I’ve lost weight, and I can’t say that I’ve gained. I must say, that it seems to be harder and harder to lose the weight. No surprise there. Also, my body is changing (thicker around the middle) and I DO NOT like the changes. But I don’t think there’s anything I can do about it. Fortunately, I haven't gained, the rolls are just redistributed

    Congrats to all the losers!

    Dramaqueen – congrats on the good news. What I absolutely hate (and I know there’s nothing that can be done) is the phrase “well, at your age….”

    KimShea – welcome! Where will you be going on your vacation?

    Michele NC
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    HAPPY JULY 1st !!! -- :heart:

    Penny – Thinking of you and your move. Perhaps you will be able to visit Longyearbyen now and then. I hope you will be happy with your new neighbors and make good friends. :star:

    KimShea01 – Welcome! Post often so we can get to know one another. :flowerforyou:

    Tracey – You have just inspired me to knit again! Our DDIL is expecting baby boy #2. I love to knit baby blankets! Thank you! :bigsmile:


    We seem to be having a break from the heat and this morning is cool and overcast. I am hoping that my hanging fuchsia will begin to recover from the recent heat spell. It is still a crispy critter in many places and not especially pretty. :ohwell:

    Katla in NW Oregon
  • bananasandoranges
    bananasandoranges Posts: 2,410 Member
    BARBIE thanks for starting us off!

    @Snowflake1968 Tracey, Any evolution on your computer situation? I have had great experience using plants and herbs etc against insects. Never had major issues with spiders but found this online. Many insects do not like lavandar. it's a totally yuck to them. i've had good luck against ants with orange flower essential oil and also cinnamon...
    found online. Many critters hate laveender so i'd start there. peppermint maybe too. i would guess it's the lemon in the lemon dish soap that bugs the spiders..
    Spider Repelling Herbs and Essential Oils include:
    Eucalyptus.
    Citronella.
    Lavender.
    Peppermint.
    Tea Tree.
    Cinnamon.
    Citrus.
    Cedar.

    @cityjaneLondon Heather, 80min x 2 people is an awesome cleaning session;

    KEVRIT i think you know this but AA is for him and alanon would be for loved ones (whether he goes to AA or not)

    ALLIE belated happy birthday!

    Computer purchase
    I looked into all sorts of options: fixing, buying on backmarket (reputable guarantied secondhand online tech sales), and local refurbished nd finally bought a new one. I'm in the mac rabbit hole for now. Since air is identical to macbook pro at present in specs, but 300 less, plus i get a 10% teacher/student discount, it was the best option. even the refurbished seller suggested it was better buying new. i bought the 3 year garantee this time. macbook screens are so fragile and so expensive if they break.

    i didn't want to spend the 1000 euros but am glad to be done with it. my last computer was a lemon. it was giving me grief from day one, with problems recognized (overall for this version) 2 years later but never fully repaired...long story. it never worked properly. so i'm glad to be done with it. i wanted to leave the mac rabbit hole but it's not a good time to get used to a new computer approach.

    NATURAL SLEEP HELP
    I've used valarien, well known for helping sleep. my sister who's a nurse only takes a half sometimes, cause strong for her.
    passion flower- recommended by many (passes double blind test) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21294203/
    melatonin - only taken rarely by me, though many seem to like it. a hormone?

  • bananasandoranges
    bananasandoranges Posts: 2,410 Member
    Katlya sorry about the work family woes.
  • Whidislander
    Whidislander Posts: 3,767 Member
    Snowflake1968 wrote: »
    Karen- hugs to you. I hope things smooth out soon.

    Allie - I don’t know how your family can treat you so shabbily. It seems to me, as an outsider looking in, that if you aren’t at their beck and cal bending over backwards for them they treat you like dirt under their feet. It makes me sad for you.
    I’m happy to read you had a lovely day. Happy Birthday

    Rebecca- I was seriously depressed a few years ago and started reading and posting happy, positive, kind quotes nightly along with starting a gratitude journal it made a tremendous difference. I have recommended it to two friends that took me seriously and have since thanked me for the difference it has made in their lives and outlook.

    Lisa - I want to quilt, my Mom did beautiful embroidery work and I have quilt blocks for all of the family. I just don’t think I have the patience for it. I like to see progress in my crafts quickly or I give up.

    Barbie - thank you for the new thread. I really appreciate you all and enjoy catching up.

    I am starting a 4 day weekend and next week is a 5 day weekend! This weekend we are buying a used vehicle from a friend so we will both have transportation. Neither vehicle is new and not in the best shape but as long as they get us where we’re going I’ll be happy.

    We have been getting the tremendous heat here this week and it’s stifling in our trailer. I have been sitting on the deck in the evenings until way past bedtime. It’s currently 2240 and there is finally a nice breeze. I just went inside for a minute and it felt like walking into a furnace.

    I think most of the restrictions are being abolished tomorrow. I don’t know how I feel about it since we are still on outbreak at work. It will be nice to have a family gathering with all of us though.

    One of our resident’s son showed up with Wendy’s frosty’s for the staff today. What a special treat that was. I have never had one before and was shocked when I added it and found out the calorie count!!!! Since that was all I ate today at work I guess it was ok.

    I’m down 3.2 lbs this month, I hope I can keep you it up.

    Have a lovely day ladies.
    Tomorrow is Canada Day but there is not a lot of celebrating going on this year.

    Tracey in Edmonton

    I'm sorry you were depressed, but glad you took up journaling and reading positive quotes to help you. I asked my middle son once, when we were discussing his depression, and I asked him to describe was depression feels like compared to general sadness. He thought for a moment and answered, "when you do things that make you happy, but they don't give you joy anymore. That about broke my heart. But he takes mess to help him, and of course they had Athena Rose. I think looking thru life with a child's perspective helps too.
    Hugs!
    Rebecca
  • Whidislander
    Whidislander Posts: 3,767 Member
    Paid bills, balanced to the penny, (love to put that zero with a line across it in the checkbook), and sent money to son for rent. The rent to management company gets automatically withdrawn from his account. We have his banking information on our online bill pay. I would imagine there's not a lot of elderly parents paying their kids rent, but we thought it would strengthen his credit as a young adult. Plus its funny as heck!
    💖 Rebecca
    Whidbey
    Washington
    Countdown to Athena hug 15 days!
  • margaretturk
    margaretturk Posts: 5,246 Member
    Finally took a stand with neighbor at son's house. The last straw was them shooting a large bottle rocket into my yard. Fortunately I watered and it is a white clover yard now so I didn't have to worry about a fire. A number of yards are tinder now because of our drought and high temp. High temps will be back the next few days. 90's plus not as bad as Seatle area.

    I plan to call parking police until the quit blocking me out of my garage in the back. These are the ones who had the dog who threatened me so I am choosing not to talk to them directly. She was upset with me because I was not respectful. Respect is earned by actions. I tend to make excuses for others and wait too long to take action.

    I admit I have avoided this conflict because other things were in front on the list. The large bottle rocket is what put it to the top.

    If I have any converstion with them I will say how would you react if my dog threatened your safety, if I shot a bottle rocket at your yard when I know you have small children and a dog in your yard. (they now have a small dog that does not cause problems.), and I made it impossible for you to park on your property. This is why I chose to have the parking police involved.

    Follow the parking rules, refrain from shooting fireworks into my yard, and then I have no problem with you.
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    edited July 2021
    DramaQueen & KimShea01-- Welcome! :star:

    Margaret -- I hope your neighbors respond in a positive way. Good luck. :flowerforyou: My mom liked this quote, "Good fences make good neighbors."

    We are getting ready to replace our microwave and oven combination. It is quite old by now and no longer works. We have lived here 20 years. We’ve ordered new from a different company and hope to have it delivered soon. The old microwave and oven-set stopped working & is still in the kitchen, useless and unpleasant to see. We plan to have it hauled away when the new one arrives. A local company will install the new one.

    Katla in overcast NW OR
  • Whidislander
    Whidislander Posts: 3,767 Member
    Margaret, hoping that whatever transpires with your neighbor irons out the problems. Do you remember all the problems I had with my apartment neighbors in Hammond Oregon? I can so empathise with you! I had Prudence just opening her door and letting poor Annabelle just wander down the steps, hopefully doing her business, but wouldn't come back upstairs. Then I had the weird couple we shared a wall with that used a loud tv as white noise to fall asleep. Society is so crazy nowadays. Gone is the sensibilities of quiet hours after 10 pm, and not before 8:00 am. You have people talking loud at 2 am (because they're drunk), and stealing clothes outta dryers if you aren't standing over your dryer and watching it. Its frustrating!
  • Vickil57
    Vickil57 Posts: 1,881 Member
    Barbie--Thanks for getting us started on the new month and reminding us to take care of ourselves.

    Rebecca--I am excited for you and your trip to see family later this month. Looking forward to lots of Athena Rose and grandma pictures.

    Machka--I too would like to find more energy when I get off work. But anymore by the time I get off, my mind and body shut down and I can not find the energy or will power to do anything. DH even did the dishes and cleaned the kitchen last night and he even fixed supper. I know mine is because of stress at work, but not sure what to do as I can not make anyone take a job ad be responsable. I am still not sure about the 2 new hires. One didn;t show up Tuesday and when I called her she said she didn''t have it done. I make a copy of the schedule and highlighted her days and times. Will see if she shows up tomorrow or not. If not she is done. The other one just isn't sure the hours are going to work for her. Really, it was explained several times in the interview and when the job was offered. What is wrong with people??? Thanks for letting me vent.

    Michele--making some of those towels for the soup kitchen fund raiser sounds like a great idea. I have seen them at craft shows for about $10 each. My grandma used to make them and I still have some. I like having them handi.

    Margaret--Good for you standing up to those people. I will be so glad when the 4th is over and firworks are done. The people across the from us have been doing it everynight so far and until after 11. My poor puppy will not go out and just sits in the house and cries. And then I think of all the money they are just burning up.

    Another hot day and I am finishing up my 3rd 12 hour shift this week and just 8-9 hours tomorrow and will be at 50 for the week. Next week worse as have someone on vacation, I didn't cancel it as she has tried twice this year and got cancelled so will get over it.

    Blessings, Vicki GRAND ISLAND NE <3
  • Whidislander
    Whidislander Posts: 3,767 Member
    Vicki,
    Yep I am so excited! We have a week or so for our trip. Plus I will be back down in August sometime to eldest sisters. Even though she isn't having the family reunion because of kitchen remodeling at end of this month, I think we're still all getting together and having a sister get together.👍💖
    Rebecca
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,068 Member
    Rita- bless you .. an alcoholic always blames evreryone else for there problems ,believe me my friend Al-anon will help you lots ,you will find that there are many other people in the same shoes as you...
    Why do I always step right in the middle of it when it comes to my SIL ,I told her that Tracy has a baby registry thats all i said and then she went off on me about she has alot going on with the houses ,need a crane to take trees down at the cottage and the property taxes are due and do i want to help with that i could pay for the crane or the property taxes..
    Both very expensive...i told her the truth that I am living on the alimony i get and waiting on disability..
    She knows how to just take that knife and twist it in my back.. Sean had her send me edible arrangements and she wasnt pleased she had to do that..
    She has always been a bully and I will try and distance myself from her .. ugh..
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,209 Member
    Stats for the day-

    Walk w/family- 1hr 42min 32sec, 78elev, 3.34ap, 82ahr, 93mhr, 5.73mi= 525c
    Strava app- 695c
    Zwift home spin bike- 30.22min, 153elev, 19.76amph, 127aw, 65arpm, 131ahr, 157mhr, 10.01mi= 286c
    Zwift app- 222c
    Walk to gym- 11.21min, .51mi= 56c
    Strava app- 63c
    Treadmill jog- 26.16min, 5.5-6.5sp, 10.46min mi, 132ahr, 160mhr, 2.5mi= 272c
    Other- 2.45min, hanging crunches knee to waist, 5sts of 10ea, 104ahr, 122mhr= 23c
    Other- standing crunches 25#, 10sts of 10ea and 1set of 5180# tire toss, 11.58min= 51c
    Walk gym to home- 11.02min, .53mi= 51c
    Strava app = 65c

    Total cal 1264
  • margaretturk
    margaretturk Posts: 5,246 Member
    No instead of parking in one of their legal spots she chooose to park mostly on their driveway and moves partially up believing this makes room for me to get out plus they leave their garbage cans there too. She is parking within 20 feet of my garage which if I read the law correctly is still illegal. I just called the parking police again. This is at son's house so it is part of the reason I let it slide. It effects the value of my property so I can't.
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    <3
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,209 Member
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  • kymarai
    kymarai Posts: 3,702 Member
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  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,068 Member
    Tracey- your right.. thats why I will distance myself from them i dont mind talking to my brother,he can be a pain too,but nothing like her..I dont need the drama in my life right now.
  • skuehn48
    skuehn48 Posts: 3,027 Member
    Went to the YM this morning for water exercise. They were having trouble with the showers, no hot water.

    Cool and cloudy here today, feels good. Got my flowers around the gazebo watered. Lawn has brown patches after all the heat. Pastures looking rather dry too. I probably should hook up the hoses and see if I can get some water back there. The blueberries are just starting to turn color. We have some that ripen early and some that ripen later.

    Everyone take care Sue in WA

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