WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR SEPTEMBER 2021

barbiecat

Anniesquats100 wrote: »

Why did I ever tell my friend I would go to this picnic? It's to meet the wrestling team from my old college. He said there would be single men my age there. But now that it's tomorrow, I remember that I know nothing about college wrestling! What am I going to talk about? My inner introvert wants to weasel out of going.

Annie in Delaware

I'd stay home.

kymarai

Hi,
To answer the vax question, part of the family are because of work . No my friend wasn't. She most likely picked it up from her daughter in law who is a nurse, vaxed, and was the first to get sick. Most of the family was only mildly I'll for a couple of days regardless of vax status. My friend never healed well from anything. Her saying was "Live life with no regrets". She lived life. Unfortunately she passed tonight at 6 pm. I was both hopeful but doubtful of recovery after she got put on ventilator. She never regained consciousness. My DH is taking it badly. They had a lot of great times. Wonderful memories for all of us.
Stay safe. Keep yourselves healthy. Make the best choices you can at the moment. And...grab life by the horns and Live it!
❤
Kylia trying to find peace in the Smokies

Machka9

kymarai wrote: »

Hi,
To answer the vax question, part of the family are because of work . No my friend wasn't. She most likely picked it up from her daughter in law who is a nurse, vaxed, and was the first to get sick. Most of the family was only mildly I'll for a couple of days regardless of vax status. My friend never healed well from anything. Her saying was "Live life with no regrets". She lived life. Unfortunately she passed tonight at 6 pm. I was both hopeful but doubtful of recovery after she got put on ventilator. She never regained consciousness. My DH is taking it badly. They had a lot of great times. Wonderful memories for all of us.
Stay safe. Keep yourselves healthy. Make the best choices you can at the moment. And...grab life by the horns and Live it!
❤
Kylia trying to find peace in the Smokies

So sorry!

Katla49

Today is the anniversary of 911. I"ve seen it on tv and local information. My heart stirs with heartache for American events and other events from those times. Sending love to friends, family, and survivors. Katla

Machka9

bananasandoranges

Anniesquats100 wrote: »

Why did I ever tell my friend I would go to this picnic? It's to meet the wrestling team from my old college. He said there would be single men my age there. But now that it's tomorrow, I remember that I know nothing about college wrestling! What am I going to talk about? My inner introvert wants to weasel out of going.

Annie in Delaware

ANNIE
Presumably they will be able to talk about other things many years later. you can say you are not a wrestling buff but wanted to meet or catch up with old schoolmates. I went to a high school reunion and years back there were more cliques and I would not want to interact with the "jocks" (= people in collective sports teams, and a bit showy about it, cheerleaders... that was so not our world!) all that much and probably visa versa, but at a high school reunion decades later we seemed to get along very well. Granted you outing is mostly past wrestlers but one can hope that some are able to talk about other things but wrestling decades later.
It's maybe normal to feel inner introvert before a get together with people you dont know. I felt somewhat hesitation about going to a get together last weekend, to an annual house party given by the family of the SO of a close friend.

MACHKA that sounds really hard.

BETH I'm glad there is a clear end in sight. I don't see people hopping in crutches much anymore, more using a cane. I read this "Your doctor will recommend crutches only if you have good balance, strength, and endurance."

MICHELE that is great that you have the discipline and energy to keep that up!

bananasandoranges

KYLIA I'm so sorry for your loss.

skuehn48

grandmallie

Kylia- I forgot did you say she was or was not vaccinated? Im so veey sorry to hear that she passed away.. this Covid is no joke. And I pray daily that my DGD and DD dont get it.

dlfk202000

Kylia- sorry to hear about your friend-

auntiebk

"Get to do"s and "chose well"s

Chose well: BP, dog group.
Bonus: progressed on minutes, veg prep, one load laundry
Get to do: take BP, dogs to powerline, livestream church, call pc guy to schedule tuneup, log into derm’s portal and update rx, post minutes and next meeting sign at fire house, USE those torture bands/do that BB&B video, pack go bag, call S, fire district: finish board meeting minutes, research NFPA, grant NIMS requirements, 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).
September
12: Get active outside and give your mind and body a natural boost:

Kylia ((hugs)) right back atcha. YOU are important to us! So very sorry for your and your DH’s loss.
Pip Bravissima!!! And thanks to Kirby and Yogi for volunteering!
Margaret your singing Happy Birthday to your cousin.
Michele I actually didn’t work in NJ, only in San Francisco and Boise, ID. But our corporate headquarters were in Secaucus NJ and I did have to travel there frequently… usually in January :noway: :laugh:
Terri wish your DH a happy birthday from us!
Annie surely someone on that wrestling team has other topics of conversation ? Michele’s and Julie’s advices are spot on.

CI way over CO. Grateful for dog group helping me get steps in. Will do better tomorrow.

Lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD

September: leaner/stronger/kinder than August.
daily: sit with Joe:12, weigh/wii: 11/0/0; steps>7222=7436 vits=11, log=11, CI<CO=10, CI<250<CO=6, Tumble=11, Shadow=12, mfp=10, outside=13, up hill=11, clean 10=4.
wkly: Sun: Mon: Tue:LD=, Wed:TC=1, PW=1, Thurs: TC=5mins, Fri:TC=1.33, Sat:PW=2, rX x4=1.
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 8/31:140.0 9/5:140.2 9/12: 9/19: 9/26: 9/30:
mnthly: board mtg=1, grant=, plan=, waist=42.0
bonus: AF:4, play= sew=

2021: choose to be leaner/stronger/kinder NOW

KJLaMore

Good morning all! Happy Sunday. I have been awake since 2am. I was busy yesterday with my usual grocery shopping and household chores. Then I spent about four hours in the yard, hauling limbs and branches that my son had cut off the big tree that fell last month. I went to bed early, about 8pm, not feeling well (most likely due to the cold I am still fighting and all of the physical labor). It took me a while to get to sleep because, although I had showered, I still felt "buggy", then had a coughing spell; DH came in at that point and closed the windows bc it smelled smoky, most likely from neighbors and the campground campfires. Then up a couple of times to use the bathroom and blow my nose...I just gave up on good sleep at 2 and made myself some coffee. I am sure there will be a nap in my future.
9/11- I remember that morning. It began as a normal morning, my daughter got on the bus to school and I left to drop my son off at his school and pick up one childcare kiddo. I returned home, tv still on and tuned to Good Morning America. I made myself a cup of coffee and was giving the baby a bottle when the first plane hit. I sat there stunned. DH was still asleep, as he had been working late the night before. I debated waking him up for a few minutes. Then, the second plane hit. I literally ran through the house to the bedroom and woke him. I called the schools and they assured me that the kids were not watching the news and that teachers were trying to keep their day as "normal" as possible. I was welcome to pick them up; but I didn't. When the towers fell, I just remember the shock and the breath just leaving my body; thinking of all of those lives lost. The horror of those first few hours of reports. At the time, we lived about a mile from our local airport. Although we don't get any big planes in, there is a constant flow of smaller planes coming and going. The silence in the skies for the next few days was deafening.
I think everyone's lives were changed/touched by the events of 9/11. For me, it was the event that shook me out of my autopilot mode that I was in, since my parent's deaths. This event caused me to grow up fast and make more conscious decisions in my/my children's lives. I still cry every time I talk about that day. The personal stories/accounts still affect me. I watched a couple of short clips about it, but am very grateful that I had a lot on my plate yesterday and couldn't sit and watch the memorials and news clips. I still think of the families personally affected by loss of loved ones and my heart will always go out to them.
Pip - Yea! So proud of you! You are a phenomenal woman! Ignore the second line in the poem; you are cute!

Phenomenal Woman
BY MAYA ANGELOU
Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.
I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s size
But when I start to tell them,
They think I’m telling lies.
I say,
It’s in the reach of my arms,
The span of my hips,
The stride of my step,
The curl of my lips.
I’m a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That’s me.

I walk into a room
Just as cool as you please,
And to a man,
The fellows stand or
Fall down on their knees.
Then they swarm around me,
A hive of honey bees.
I say,
It’s the fire in my eyes,
And the flash of my teeth,
The swing in my waist,
And the joy in my feet.
I’m a woman
Phenomenally.

Phenomenal woman,
That’s me.

Men themselves have wondered
What they see in me.
They try so much
But they can’t touch
My inner mystery.
When I try to show them,
They say they still can’t see.
I say,
It’s in the arch of my back,
The sun of my smile,
The ride of my breasts,
The grace of my style.
I’m a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That’s me.

Now you understand
Just why my head’s not bowed.
I don’t shout or jump about
Or have to talk real loud.
When you see me passing,
It ought to make you proud.
I say,
It’s in the click of my heels,
The bend of my hair,
the palm of my hand,
The need for my care.
’Cause I’m a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That’s me.

Kylia- So sorry for your loss! Thinking of you and sending you love and (((hugs)))

Well, it is almost 5am...maybe I will see if I can get a little more sleep... ttfn xoxoxo KJ (Kelly)

cityjaneLondon

Well done Pip! Great job.
You have shown terrific dedication and discipline. :flowerforyou:

DH away at cricket today. Up early, as the cricket is making an early start because it gets dark earlier. Last one of the season. I have the day to myself. Might do my tablet transfer.

I found a new mini series in German to watch while I was doing my exercises by myself. Romantic family comedy. I'm enjoying it.

DimSum for lunch.

Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx

cityjaneLondon

I won £30 on the National Lottery last night.

Hope to fill my quiet day with enjoyable activities.

Love Heather UK xxxxxx

Machka9

Resting today after our rather strenuous bicycle ride yesterday!

So I've been working on the bathroom.

• I have tossed so much makeup and various other products with expiration dates in the distant past.

• I'm thinking of taking 2 or 3 baths to get rid of my bath beads, bubble bath, etc ... I'll just dump a bunch of it in the bath!!

• I'm mixing most of the lotions to see what happens.

• I'll use the talc powders in the carpet.

• I'm "making art" with old nail polish.


It actually feels good to get rid of so much of it!!


M in Oz

KetoneKaren

Kylia,

So sorry about your friend.

Pip,

Woohooooo!! You Rock!!!

Terri,

Happy Birthday to your husband.

Beth,

My fully vaccinated brother didn't feel well a week ago today, and fell four times at home. They took him to the ED where he was found to be hypoxic and Covid positive. He had twisted his ankle but it took a couple of days before they got around to X-raying the foot - he has Lisfranc, spiral fibula, and lateral malleolar fractures and will require surgery. Poor guy. He is SO much better from the Covid, though, and I am convinced the immunizations made the difference for him, even though he did get sick. I think it would have been far worse for him if he hadn't been immunized.

I hope your plateau fracture heals adequately without surgery. Sending healing thoughts!

9/11: I was at work. A patient told us a plane hit the tower. Thought to myself it must be a student pilot or something, some horrible mistake. Then the second plane hit...

Love, Karen in Virginia
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spikeyhair

Re unused toiletries, we have a charity called the hygiene bank. Can drop off items at Boots pharmacies, I’ve got some to drop off this week. It angers me that in one of the richest countries in the world that some families have to choose between eating and keeping clean.
Sorry for the rant should have put it in a spoiler but always forget how to do it

Enjoy your Sunday

Kate UK ❤️

KetoneKaren

Wow, Kelly, what a WONDERFUL WOMAN POEM!!! I love it.

-K
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cityjaneLondon

I have so enjoyed the German mini series, I binge watched all 3 episodes this morning.
If you can bear subtitles I really recommend it for a real feel-good session. Netflix. It's called Uber Weinachten or 'Over Christmas'. I found it by accident by going to German TV series, but I'm sure you can search for it direct by name.
Very schlocky but excellent and very heart-warming by the end.

Now going to have my DimSum.

Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx

bananasandoranges

Heather! congrats on the big win! Thanks for the Netflix tip. I was perusing for a good series yesterday and I found a lot of very mediocre comedies or romcoms. There are some topnotch ones too but I think I've been through most of the ones I'm drawn too. (I'm not into murder series, nor action series, I tend to like things with some humor and a good dose of depth/serious).