WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2021
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Barbara, lovely choir.
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bananasandoranges wrote: »I am dragging. I don't know if it's physical or other or a mix.
1. Go to café
2. housework (15-60 min)
3. Prep drs' appointments
4. work on digging up and sending pictures promised (it'll take several hours)
5. writing if time
Dragging = stress before Dr appts? I get that way.0 -
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klt052194 ~ Hi! Tell us a bit about yourself and a general location. Very nice pup in your pic!
Carol in GA0 -
Debbie, Thank you for the welcome. Call me KP, nickname since high school. From Sunrise Beach, Missouri, US, on the Lake of the Ozarks.
Also has beautiful sunsets.
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Ooouuufff! I've been soooo tired these last few days. Yawning all day and sleeping longer for my afternoon nap. DH has been wheezy and had that nausea turn yesterday. Also low in energy. I'm putting it down to a mystery virus. Hope we both pick up soon. I've managed my editing and exercise quotient, but not much else. We haven't put the paint testers on the walls, but we can do that tomorrow.
We are having the sausage and sauerkraut/cabbage dinner again. Very easy in the IP. I haven't got much appetite or enthusiasm.
Oh well, hoping for better tomorrow. Right now I'm slightly achey.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx2 -
Heather - I hope you & DH feel better soon. :flowerforyou:1
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Debbie, Thank you for the welcome. Call me KP, nickname since high school. From Sunrise Beach, Missouri, US, on the Lake of the Ozarks.
Also has beautiful sunsets.
That picture is BEAUTIFUL!!!
My dad is from Missouri but I have never lived there- one of my nieces lives back there now.
Debbie
Napa Valley,CA1 -
[/Karen in Virginia . I love your love post on pg. 42
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Watching news and getting worried/depressed.
Storms
Earthquakes
Afghanistan
CoVid
Shootings…..
Now I know why I don’t watch the news!
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I watch the local news and they show some.of the national news. But mostly i dont watch much now except,the Waltons,and Love Boat.. ,I play games on my phone and do some house work and thats about it.. i havent gotten mail since friday which I find quite odd but hey no bills.. which is A plus in mu book,Alfie and I took a drive and went and got Homer out,didnt bring him over today..my head is a bit stuffy.. so im layin low..
I know Rita as they say the world is going to Hell in a hand basket ...3 -
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M I am spoilied with DrewB...because of her Italian Greyhound she rarely barks. Once less thing to train her. I did learn that if you yell at a dog to not bark they think you are barking and will bark even more. Best to remove them from what is causing them to bark if possible.1
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With Teddy I put him in my bedroom at the back of the house until he is quiet. It doesn't seem to train him not to start barking, but he does stop each time.
It's a gloomy rainy day here. I need to get groceries but I'm waiting for a break in the rain. Teddy is sticking to me like glue which probably means his arthritis is acting up.
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Tapioca update:
Someone ate my tapioca!! So, I am not the only one in the house who likes it. The guilty party has not yet confessed, but I am fairly certain, by process of elimination, it is my oldest son.
I made another batch this morning with coconut milk. Yummy!
Rebecca -- if you were in Salem yesterday, you were very close to me. I am glad you are having a wonderful time with your family.
Karen -- I also loved your list. I have read it a number of times because of its calming affect.
I own one iron and iron only when I must. No one else in the house irons, but I do believe sometimes they should! But I am not volunteering. I remember as a kid ironing my dad's work shirts and handkerchiefs. I do somewhat find that kind of ironing soothing and relaxing -- I think it's the sound of the iron on the board and the steam. I also like the smell of warm cotton.
I hope everyone has a wonderful day.
Flea
Willamette Valley, OR6 -
Ironing??? No, Never, Not! Same goes for watching the news. I learned years ago (after 9/11) to read the newspaper so I can process at my own speed and choose my exposure to the horror. Remember, I live close to Washington DC where international news is local, and things have been tense to say the least. Since last summer all I seem to manage is the advice columns and recipes for cocktails. Oh and something I read yesterday about dinosaurs. Haha. Take good care ladies.2
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Afternoon ladies
Ugh this week has not been a great week for me.. just not feeling wonderful still need at least one nap ,but probably because im bored and my sinuses are bothering me...
I did get out and take care of Homer but came home and got back in my nightgown..
Fighting the headache and pressure
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grandmallie wrote: »Morning Ladies
Well Alfie is fed and in watching the local news.. yes Will look up some ideas on Alfies barking..alot of it i think is territorial..but will for sure look in to it
Using the Cpap seems to be working but still having weird dreams and sleeping like 10 hrs at night but sometimes wake up for a bit,but am able to go back to sleep easier..I go back to the sleep center next month so they can tell me how its working..
Ticking down the days until Thursday to find out the gender of the baby.. Tracy and Kyle especially with all the covid arent the big Gender Reveal kind so we will find out right away,im sure she will let me know as soon as she gets out of the ultrasound..
ALLIE that's great that that is helping. My new GP suggested I go try to get tested for sleep apnea, since I'm tired. I'm not convinced that's it, but it's true I don't sleep that well. I'm to go pick it up tomorrow and wear the sleep testing machine tomorrow night.
I'm sorry you are not feeling well. You have a lot going on in different ways.
So not many people ironing! Sounds like good thinking.
FLEA I don't really mind ironing. It's just another thing to do, which can be an issue! Like you I can find it soothing. I can be known to do it while answering the phone if I need to double task.
DEBBIE good job getting your cat back twice!2 -
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Good appointment with GPThe appointment with the GP was good. He's new, only my second time seeing him, and he seems caring and to have a few suggestions of things to look at. He gave me prescription for vitamin D and a multivitamin, sent me to get tested for sleep apnea (his idea not mine, due to fatigue), and registered me so that the skin cancer stuff is covered 100% (that is the case for "long term illnesses" here if approved) in case there is an issue. I think so far it has been, but presumably there are situations where that could be helpful, according to him. He seems concerned, moreso than the people I tried recently since my past GP.the appointment with the dermatologist was not great.I had a list of questions and she answered almost nothing. she seems unable to have any pull to get the biopsy results faster and was making light of that. She as unable to tell me anything about staging, and said they don't really look at staging and staging is only important if one is part of a scientific study, that it has no impact on how one is cared for, that everyone is different, that statistics don't matter. I asked her about prognosis and she said one can't tell me because everyone is different. I found that a very unimpowering answer. She pretty much wanted to tell me that everything is fine and if it's not I'll find out in due time.
Basically I find her not honest. On the phone a month ago when I saw that the results said "invasive" she said that didn't mean anything. That is really not true, according to everything read online and my GP. Invasive means it's gone below the dermis, so slight spreading.
She also wasn't clear about the importance of the depth. She was talking abut width and that was not really the issue (the width was tiny), but the depth is concerning. She said usually they take a month to get back to her, and that they operated on me very quickly, compared to most of her patients (8 days after their weekly meeting at the hospital). I said that that could indicate that they consider it rather serious. She seemed to not agree there either.
When I originally went to see her she told me that she thought the growth I had was nothing, but today she gave me the report, and said this thing that was written came from her observation, which indicated that it was cancerous or pre-cancerous...
I asked about prognosis and she said "everyone's different". I said I had read that there is 50% chance of getting another one. She said "well, yes, of course, you are 58 with squamous cell carcinoma (young-ish I guess), so there's a good chance that you get it again", as if that was obvious. How can that be obvious to me unless I google it!
They say if you get it quickly (in less than 6 weeks), you have a good chance of no metastasis. But it was 5 weeks between the biopsy and the 2nd operation. No way of knowing how it was growing for those 5 weeks. She didn't seem concerned in the slightest that I would not get the results for many weeks (7 or 8, rather than 3 or 4) because she was leaving on vacation in the end of august.
One somewhat good thing was, she had recommended this skin covering that she had said was UV protection, but the nurse said it was not. So she googled and gave a prescription for a new one.
Other than that, I'm thinking another dermatologist might be good.
She DID do a thorough exam when I saw her and took the growth seriously, sent it in for a biopsy, rather than just freezing it off, as is often done now. And she did call me right away and call the hospital right away (or send them the results), so they called me right after she did. And follow up reasonably well.
Granted she is not an oncologist, so presumably she doesn't know all the stats. I would have thought a young dermatologist would know the basic statistics about basic statistics in her field, but granted there is a lot to know in the medical field. She does not work at all on aesthetic dermatology.
I would like to find a dermatologist more specialised or knowledgeable about oncology and also more straightforward.
Lack of courage to be straightforward and being excessively positive seems like a reflexion of lack of weightiness to speak simply about risks and statistics. She seems to be of the mind that one should say everything as rosy as can be until the absolute opposite has been proven. Treating patient a bit like children in terms of sharing knowledge.
I even called another hospital to see if they could do a better job at follow up. they gave me a number to call tomorrow. It's maybe hard to change now - as I'm waiting for results, but I might well try the other hospital for 2nd opinion or other follow up. The one I went to is very well rated in this area, and the 2nd one is as well. So I got 2 spring rolls and a halo top ice cream on way home.3 -
in addition to the good GP, on the upside I was able to be replacement person for veggie basket.
(for a commitment of 12 euros a week, people get farm -delivered organic veggie basket.
VEGGIE BASKET EXPERIENCEThere is usually a waiting list to get them - sometimes 3 years! This one was good: 3 cukes. just under 2 lbs of 3 or 4 varieties of tomatoes, 4 zukes, 1 eggplant, 1 small head of lettuce, maybe a pound of carrots or so, and some sage. This would have cost a little bit more than 12 euros, at the shop and it was very very fresh. I would imagine it depends of the time of year, that in the winter it might be a bit more carrots potatoes onions and leeks, and less of a deal. It has to be Tuesday evenings, so it's tricky to be sure to be free most Tuesday evenings. I might go on the waiting list though.
I joined a veggie basked for a year about 10 years ago when a new one started up. in the beginning it was great! squashes, apples, carrots, other veggies, and a little bit of fruit sometimes, and an abundance of fresh cider if you brought your own bottles for 2 or 3 weeks. There was even the deal that we were to go and help pick veggies one day. That's a lot of work and not usually requested/required. I think almost no-one did it but I did go there with my then-boyfriend and another couple for a day of work. it was a nice experience but also a lot of work. we were on a massive potato-picking tractor most of the day. we helped him get a ton or two of potatoes. It was nice weather and of course they made us a nice lunch.
but then as the winter came, he started giving everyone mostly only old sprouted potatoes from the previous year, and old soft sprouted onions. and little more. Not even the ton of fresh potatoes we had helped to gather. I said I wasn't keen on the sprouted potatoes and soft sprouting onions, but he and the young organizer said every one else was happy and I was the only one complaining. At the end of the season in the end of the spring. Only 20% of the 60 members renewed their subscription. The other 80% pretended they were happy and supportive including at meetings! and then dropped the farmer like a hot potato. I saw him at the market just after. He was pretty concerned, finance-wise.He had been so happy with his new business selling half spoiled potatoes and onions he was opening up a 2nd one at the same time, either the same day of the week or another day of the week. He had been struggling financially previously with the farm I assume as there was a patched up hole in the roof of one of the barns. So here was this gold mine to get maybe 720 euros a week (maybe 12 euros a week 60 ?) or 30,000 euros or so per year, for (mostly, at the end) half-spoiled potatoes and onions that he couldn't sell anywhere! of course it was a day or 2 of work and gas money and the cost of running the van, (plus he got some free labor- presumably there were a few handfuls of others who went for free labor)
I didn't follow up. I assume he started giving better quality veggies and continued that business. I think that was an unusual case. usually people are very happy with their farmer's baskets, and happy to buy direct from the farmer, even if it's not a money-saver all the time.
I'm happy to get these this time as I haven't been eating enough fresh veggies, not so motivated and this gives It a bit more soul.
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NEWS
I don't watch the news on TV nor listen to it on the radio.
I do google news and pick and choose in ENGLISH.
in French I read the paper at the café! or watch hugodecrypt sometimes.
I google if I really need to know something, but I like the short format.
One new item made me feel really really sad.3 -
bananasandoranges wrote: »
Heeheehee. Yes. It does seem odd, but murder shows are somehow extremely relaxing. I have also given up the news. I don't really miss it, and I will sometimes listen to NPR news at the top of the hour once in a while in the car, but other than that. I don't need the stress.
Flea
Willamette Valley, OR3 -
I got my 5th place back, but I had to ride 75 mi to catch up. Did about 55 today. Rode while kirby walked yogi
Stats for the day-
Zwift home spin bike- 1hr 53min 38sec, 145elev, 66arpm, 21.17amph, 105ahr, 125mhr, 40.01mi= 675c
Zwift app = 951c
Spin bike at gym- 54.29min, 16.08amph, 122ahr, 147mhr, 14.6mi= 446c
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Did Zero to 60 Low Impact with Weights DVD then because it was drizzling out I rode the recumbent bike. The plan for tomorrow is to do a spinning downloadable workout.
Allie – one of the neighbors at the condo one year had a real yappy dog. He would bark at everything. And you can just imagine how many people walk by your door! What she did is get a thing that went on the collar of the dog which did something that he didn’t like (I don’t know what it was) every time he barked. Now he’s no longer a barker. I’d ask your vet. I know there are things that you can do so that he won’t bark at everything
Rebecca – that’s one BIG dog.
Ironing: Only if I can’t avoid it. Sometimes a shirt needs to have the bottoms ironed out or if I’ve had something in storage and there are folds that need to be ironed out. But I do try to avoid ironing as much as possible. When I make those towel toppers I use one of the pens you use for quilting that disappear when you put the heat from an iron on it. I put those towels in the dryer rather than ironing them…
When I used to be able to hang my clothes out to dry, I did find that the sun would bleach out things like underarm stains.
Went with Vince for his shot then stopped at the Salvation Army. I swear, they don’t have much lately. And all the clothes seem to be L or XL. What happened? Did people gain so much weight during the pandemic that they’ve gone from a L to an XL? Oh, well, guess I’ll manage with what I have.
Can’t believe what’s happening in Afghanistan!
Well, the door for the condo just came in. It’ll be installed the 27th. We’ll probably go down there the 25th and depending on how things go (we need to prime and paint it. Drying in FL in August should be interesting)
Allie – are you going to watch the new Fantasy Island? I at least want to see the first few episodes.
Watch the news: only when I can’t avoid it. I rely on Vince to give me the highlights or else I read the headlines in the paper.
Julie – glad you had such a good appt with the GP. Bummer about the dermatologist, tho
Michele NC
who will probably work on the puzzle a little, then ride the recumbent bike, then work on the puzzle a little bit more0 -
I'm humbled that my love list touched some of you.
Here is my favorite piece of artwork, a watercolor by my brother. The original is with dear friends in Nebraska, hanging in a place of honor on their wall. My mother loved this. I hope it brings serenity to someone here.
Love, Karen in Virginia
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KetoneKaren wrote: »I'm humbled that my love list touched some of you.
Here is my favorite piece of artwork, a watercolor by my brother. The original is with dear friends in Nebraska, hanging in a place of honor on their wall. My mother loved this. I hope it brings serenity to someone here.
Love, Karen in Virginia
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LOVE the painting. It makes me think of my Dad. Thanks for the smile.
Okie in the TX Hill Country
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bananasandoranges wrote: »
Murder shows resolve. For an hour or two we don't know what's happening and the "bad" looks like it is winning, and then the "good" obtains the final clue, wins, and everything wraps up nicely. It makes us feel good.
Real life, on the other hand, is not that neat and tidy.3
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