WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2021
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"Get to do"s and "chose well"sChose well: BP, dogs to powerline, call dog bather, start goat cheese.
Bonus: 10 mins vacuuming, goat milk jar return, 55 mins grooming Tumble
Get to do: take BP, dogs to powerline, strain and season goat cheese, dog group, flagger course progress, USE those torture bands/do that BB&B video, call S, fire district: research NFPA, grant NIMS requirements, ongoing: input 2019 call sheets into NFIRS, work with chief on equipment letter, substance abuse policy, NFIRS mutual aid and other missing details, likewise Lee skills/tasks, 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 (Tequila Little Time, Homesick, Nothing but You, A Little Less Broken, Blame it on my beating heart,; Do Your Thing, 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 Te 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).
August
28: Have a friendly chat with someone you don’t know very well: someone at dog group?
KJ “…sometimes guys are dumb…” Truth this!
Julie I can get the niacinamide at our local Fred Meyer grocery store for USD 6, and the Amazon link for USD 8 plus shipping. Here’s what I see. Maybe different prices for people in different countries?
Pip WOW beautiful bay
the sea otters. Thanks!
Heather your pizza sounds delish. Couragia for Monday’s big adventure
Beth thankful for your sick days and beautiful friends. Would your DH buy some bagged salad greens and pre-cut veggies to try his hand at salad making? Kinda ease him into meal prep?
Debbie sounds like a marathon feast!
Okie, Machka, Katla and all you limber gals, well done!
(((hugs))) held extra long to Flea, Rori, Rita, Vicki and all who need ‘em.
Kiz terribly long days. Good luck on your job hunt, hope the powers that be will connect the dots from their broken promises to your leaving.
Allie score on that glider!
Jenn brava for kayaking, Annie brava for walking!
Evelyn really like your suggestion to Carol about a nice takeout meal she doesn’t have to cook. No one should have to cook (or do dishes) on their 52nd anniversary.
Kate happy to see you popping in. Had to google “chuffed” Enjoy the tea and Jacuzzi.
Lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
August: leaner/stronger/kinder than July.2021: choose to be leaner/stronger/kinder NOW
daily: sit with Joe: 25, weigh/wii: 27/0/0; steps>6704=5341 vits=24.5, log=27, CI<CO=26, CI<250<CO=20, Tumble=20, Shadow=26, mfp=28, outside=32, up hill=30, clean 10=23.
wkly: Sun: Mon: Tue:LD YH=1, Wed:TC=2, PW=4. Thurs: Fri:TC=2. Sat:PW=3. rX x4=3.
wt=1/31:141.3 2/28:142.4 3/31:145.3 4/30:141.5 5/31:142.4 6/30:141.5 7/31:140.2!!! 8/1:141.3 8/8:140.4 8/15:141.5
mnthly: board mtg=1, grant=, plan=, waist=42.0
bonus: AF:16 play= sew=
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Barbara, Thank you
hmm that's something. here is what I find on amazon.com for the same product!
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Distance: 27.01km
Elevation: 121m
Moving Time: 1:33:26
Elapsed Time: 1:36:47
Speed: Avg: 17.3km/h | Max: 29.2km/h
Calories: 419
Watched our kids play field hockey.
Bought a table.
Rode our bicycles.
Watching paralympics.
M in Oz
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Morning, afternoon and evening all...
Have read what y'all have to say every day--many hugs to those of you who need them. Thank you, too, for sharing these parts of your lives that let us know you.
I've been utterly focused on my own health of late. I know that I am NOT a multi-tasker, and splitting my attention in too many ways means everything I touch will end up subpar. So, I'm working toward making myself better.
However, the generosity of spirit I've found flowing my way has been an incredible gift - thank you for that!
I'm still here, still reading - just not terribly verbal at the moment.
Love y'all,
Lisa in AR7 -
Hi all. I have just ordered from Amazon an old book, in paperback, second hand, called A Co-dependent's guide to the Twelve Steps. It was the last copy at a low price in the UK. Might be available elsewhere. By Marion somebody.
I don't think I am co-dependent at the moment, but I'm sure the tips will be helpful for many situations.
I know some of you are struggling with your tendency to be over-giving, and this book was recommended for those who LOVE to give. Too much. It also applies to being too helpful and not letting people find their own feet. Also how to cope when we get kickback from them when we start changing.
Just thought I'd mention it. It's arriving on Thursday, I think.
Just made and eaten delicious soup from a previous veggie roast. Tonight is chicken with preserved lemons. Fresh beans.
Trying to get some feedback from my son about whether he is still coming down next weekend. Grrrrr!
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx4 -
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My old uni friend just sent me this photo. I have no photos of me at university, so I am delighted to get this one. The guy is just a friend, but he did end up married, for a while, to the friend who died recently. I can't say I like the mustard top and don't remember it.
It was taken just outside the uni main building. In Bristol.
Love Heather UK xxxxxx
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Okie, Machka, Katla and all you limber gals, well done!
I didn't have any intention of trying to touch my feet to my face but I do try to at least maintain some degree of flexibility.
I've always commented that I'm one of the least flexible people I know. That's probably not true ... my hamstrings and lower back are not flexible so I can't do things like touch my toes, but the rest of me is not too bad.
I find that running goes a lot better for me if I stretch a bit before I run and sometimes I have to stop mid-run to stretch too.
And with cycling long distances, I always sat up and stretched at least once an hour, and then stretched more during any off-bicycle breaks we took. And I took yoga classes for a couple years when I was doing the really long distances.
This was one of my favourite mid-ride stretches.
I haven't tried it recently.
I also used to do several upper body stretches and loved this one, but since I had the accident in 2007 which resulted in a shoulder that likes to partially dislocate, that one doesn't love me very much any more.
M in Oz
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Snowflake1968 wrote: »So much to say but it’s almost midnight and I’ve had a very long day.
Pip - you can do it!!’n
Thx for your vote of confidence but I’m just gonna keep riding the way I have been. Usually on the day of Yogi’s 5 mi walk, I stay back and ride and I get off when he comes back from the gym. On the 8mi walk days I walk and get off when he comes back from the gym. I ride the MS ride 2 weeks from today. My donations have petered out, they haven’t moved but at least I made the $1000.00 mark for my jersey4 -
Pip – I love your competitive nature. I also appreciate what you do for MS research. My husband is one of those who benefits from MS research and medical support.
Evelyn, Vancouver Island – I hope you will love your new bed.
Heather & Beth – DH bought an instant pot when they first came out, and so did our neighbor, Joe. Those two instant pots are the property of the men in their families. We also have a slow cooker that we bought after the first one died and produced food poisoning. Yikes. The replacement slow cooker is unused. I like cast iron pots and pans best. Ours are old family friends. :bigsmile:
Kate UK – I hope your gallbladder doesn’t have a flare up. I am glad that I was able to have mine removed. Flare ups were very painful. :flowerforyou:
Lisa - Being focused on your own health is necessary and wise. It is nice when you are able to touch bases here.
Katla in NW Oregon
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My poor Dad. He walked three miles yesterday in his old sneakers that are so worn he had to glue them back together. Today his back hurts so he can barely walk. Save a penny, spend a dollar in medical costs! He is worried about kidney pain, but Google says that is usually on just one side of the back. It's hard to watch him creep around.
Annie in Delaware5 -
Our power is out. This is a rare event.
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We almost had a fire last night! The power went out and Dh went to check it and found this!
Now we are in town trying to find a replacement. No electric so no coffee! Lol. Sitting at Dunkin’ Donuts in line waiting for coffee. Inside is closed due to CoVid. Line went out into road! I’m glad DH is taking the wait in stride. Placed order through phone to speed things up.
Not been eating well. I need Pip’s old boot to get myself back on track!
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Rita-Holy crap yup thats a fire waiting to happen..glad your all ok.. im lying down right now with the pup, i got up and went tag saleing and went to the first one i wanted to..got a bunch of brand new bou clothes ,brand new baby towel,brand new blanket and boppy pillow to feed baby on all for 15 bucks.. cant beat that with a stick. And another friend of mine gave me a baby carrier that you strap on.
Then because im going to that Wedding in October i needed a half way decent outfit so went to a department store and found a nice dress and some cute tops,but walking around stores wears me out.. so im home no just laying down,wont sleep but just putting my feet up so to speak..dont want to wear the dress tonight have to rummage around and see if I have a pair of dress pants that fit,probably should have looked while I was at the store but i was to tired2 -
Rita ~ How scary! Glad you husband caught it!
I did a really stupid thing this morning and can only cough it up to a Senior Moment! I went to Kroger and shopped. When finished I checked out at the self-check out counter. Got home and realized that I did not have all my groceries. Just left them at the spot where I checked out. Called the store and went back to retrieve. Ugh!
Carol in GA6 -
Well I am home. My adventure started at 9am when in line and the curbside pickup stop, at the backside of a parking building by the Amtrak station in downtown Portland. The baggage guy stated I needed to pay $20 additional for my extra suitcase. I explained that I received the second suitcase from family, and that is the reason I paid the extra $20 for my return home ticket. My paper ticker doesn't reflect the price, nor did it say it was a "flexible" ticket with the ability to put two suitcases under the bus. If he would've had an electronic reader that could scan my ticket, he would've seen it. He said I had to go to the main office, which was somewhere on 6th and Stark. No way I would've gotten all my two rolling suitcases there and back before the bus left! I was furious, and thank goodness the driver was there and said that I could put both suitcases under and have the desk gal at Seattle's bus station give me the tag. Phew!
The trip wasn't as long as the trip down to Shedd Oregon from Mt Vernon. I was going to fast but, by the time I got on the bus and situated, I got into my little baggy of chocolate covered espresso beans.🙃😳🙄😁. So I munched on my caramel corn that I had bought at the orchard place at my sisters as well.
Lee and I hugged like newlyweds, and he took me out to our favorite Mexican restaurant in Mt Vernon. I was able to eat maybe a 1/3 of my plate, so I plan on picking out all the lettuce, reheating, and using chips to eat a lot of it today. I realized something about Lee and I. We are better together. It was nice coming back home, but I have been wiping down LOTS of surfaces. Lee isn't much for wiping down counters and around burners after cooking. I had to do that last night. Slept well, but Lee said I snored more than he's heard in a while! My nose was really dry at sisters from all the dust from the fields. Then at my son's, he keeps AC on, and fans. So tonight I plan on putting some coconut oil in my nose.👍
Take care ladies!
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Lisa, so nice of you to pop in. You are absolutely right, you need to take care of you! (Because nobody else will! Corey, I'm sure, would try his very best, but it's not the same...)
Rita, oh my! That is not good! I hope you are able to get a replacement quickly! Nice that hubby is taking the wait for coffee in stride...
Allie, great buy on the baby stuff! Walking around in clothing stores tires me out too, and I haven't had any surgery (or heart issues!), so I can only imagine the fatigue you must be feeling. Baby steps, you still have time to find something before the wedding.
Carol, isn't that annoying when you forget your stuff and have to go back!
Rebecca, glad you made it home with a minimum of fuss. SMH at the baggage guy not having the proper equipment to do the job properly! Big business just doesn't seem to get it, although I think some figure they are the only game in town so they can do as they please and too bad for us folk who just have to deal with it.
Nothing new to add today, still really looking forward to going to bed tonight with all new stuff surrounding me, well, except hubby, I'm gonna keep him for awhile yet. Oh and my pillow! Not getting rid of that, it's a feather pillow and I love it! It used to be two feather pillows, but they were kind of getting flat, so I bought some new ticking (needed to replace it anyway) and made just one pillow out of all the feathers. This was several years ago and I am so happy that I did that. Anyway, it's going to be lovely! And I do plan on telling myself that frequently! lol
It's a lovely fall day here (yes, I know it's still summer but....), the sun is shining, the sky is blue and the temperature is, well, temperate! lol Wish I could be outside more enjoying it, but I am at work. Oh well, hopefully tomorrow will be more of the same.
Hugs for those needing them, congrats to those celebrating and welcome to the newbies!
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Carol--Hugs!! Happy Anniversary.
Beth--Sorry to hear about the bedrest the next couple weeks. Pray it heals and you will not need surgery. Hugs! Today is 16 years since my sister passed and I am working on getting her son buried next to her. It is a family cemetary and it has been a fight. But finally getting things lined up and his marker ordered.
DH and I got our first vaccine shot last Thursday. I am not happy about it, but the hospital made it a condition of employment. Will get the 2nd on the 16th.
Tracey--Very crafty. I like that. Sorry about the payroll problems. I know every time we have an update there is always something that doesn't work right. Hope they can firgure it out soon.
Been working on the Christimas stockings for the 2 newest grandbabies. Messed up and cut them out upside down, so had to start over and not happy with the material I had for Nevaeh's so will stop at Hobby Lobby on the way home from work. I want to get them done before next weekend.
Hi Viv UK- Glad your knee is doing better.
Machka--We watched the opening of the Paralympics and were very impressed. Been watching different events.
Rita--Glad you found it before it found you.
Rebecca--Glad you are home and Lee is happy you are too.
Lisa--Good to see you, I agree taking care of yourself is first.
Blessings, Vicki GRAND ISLAND NE
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Afternoon ladies
Well i did take a little snooze for about an hour and I do feel more rested.. will hop in the shower in a bit and get ready later.. its gonna be a late.night.. the party doesnt start.until 7 pm and its a sit down dinner type thing..i ordered fish.. will have to look for my ear plugs..i dont do well in loud places.. but will be great to see all Toms side of the family..such a hoot im invited but he isnt ..but thats because of what he did..3 -
Stat for the day-
Zwift home spin bike- 3hrs 52min 30sec, 632elev, 133aw, 64arpm, 105ahr, 146mhr, 20.67amph, 80.1mi= 1408c
Zwift app = 1781c
Another 80 miles down. 1408 cal total1 -
Katla. Sorry to hear about your power outage hope it comes back up soon. Thanks for your word of encouragement, they mean a lot ❤️1
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Allie — Tom was/is not so nice. No wonder his family has invited you and not him. 💖0
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Worked in the yard this morning then went the library to pick up a book (masks required with the possibility of ringing a bell for curbside pickup for those who cannot or will not wear a mask). Went through drive-through at Taco Time for lunch. Barbie in NW WA 1
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Had to laugh, I can hardly raise my leg high enough to get my pants on never mind touch my head with my toes. I used to be quite flexible, not sure what happened.
Not been doing much exercise lately, so need to get back to it, I soon get out of the habit of things if stuff gets in the way.
It's getting late so I'll say goodnight.
Love to all
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Evelyn, yep, the fact that many cities have closed their bus stations, making more unsafe curbside stops is unsettling. The driver and I were chatting and he was telling me that the bus station in San Francisco is closed. Maybe too many homeless using it as home base.
Husband stated the baggage guy could've just had a handheld barcode reader like our gate guards at the Navy bases and would've seen my whole ticket info.
Rebecca
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Back on lovely Whidbey island WA3 -
Did Michelle Dozois’ Shape Up DVD. The plan for tomorrow is to do Stretching with Nancy Marmot DVD.
After exercise went to WalMart then we went to some ceramic places. Going to pick some things up at the end of next week.
Went to lunch at Red Robin. Had a grilled chicken breast, steamed broccoli, and water to drink.
Evelyn – thanks for the info about frying the veg burgers. Thank goodness I’m not a vegetarian or vegan! It just surprised me that it was deep fried. I did ask at Red Robin if they deep fried their vegetable burgers and they said they don’t. But I got the chicken breast anyway. Congrats on the bed. Good suggestion to Carol
Zkj – SOMETIMES boys are dumb????? I think it’s more like all of the time...lol
Brought the smaller IP down here and I’ll “forget” it. But I really like having it. Made HB eggs and rice. I’m still not all that versed on cooking meats in the IP, but I’m going to try more and more.
RV Rita – so glad it wasn’t a fire. I find it a pain that some fast food places you can’t eat inside.
I suspect I’m going to have to do a lot of running to the store for a small amount because I’m trying to have as little as possible to take home so I’m buying “as needed”
Rebecca – glad you’re home.
Michele now in FL
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