WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR NOVEMBER 2021

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  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,533 Member
    Barbara - already used the "goof off " didn't work

    Julie - so sorry about your scooter

    Minicooper - (((hug)))

    To me it was shortly after breakfast but I know jess Colby and his mother didn't have breakfast so we went to this Mongolian place that Jess wanted to take us to since Vince could get his bland, I can have my vegetables and Colby can get spicy. It was good but reminded me of a place by us. Vince didn't know that you can just get things like vegetables, crab etc and have them grill it.

    Oh, this morning went to Walmart because Vince wanted to get lotion to for his legs. I got some bananas for me (one of which I am eating right now

    We ran out of data so I'm typing this from jess' place

    After eating we walked their downtown. Got PJ this puzzle that makes sounds when you lift the pieces up. Denise likes things for him that give instant gratification. Personally, I'd like for him to have to use his imagination, but it's not my child

    KJ - are there any toys you would recommend for a 3 year old? He'll be 3 in May

    I felt bad in a sense for jess and Colby. His mother many times made reference to when they got married and when they had a child. I feel "it'll happen when and if they want it. In the meantime, I'll just continue to love them and support whatever decision they make ". But I also realize that she's a devout mormon and they have a strong family oriented. She's a very nice person, don't get me wrong. Well, I know jess and Colby are strong enough to not give in to any pressure (unlike Denise)


    Michele
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    This is Sunday November 28, 2021. In three more days it will be December, 2021. I spent the day with my family at Jamestown and had a very good time going through shops. We were there with our Son, DDIL and their two boys. The youngest is a new baby. My wonderful daughter in law has been decorating the house for Christmas and has done a grand job of it. :heart:
  • skuehn48
    skuehn48 Posts: 3,049 Member
    :)
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,209 Member
    :) Hello, Everybody.
    I haven't had much to say because my life has been so predictable and peaceful. I walked in the drizzle with the dogs this morning and more vigorous drizzle with my Sunday walking friend. My clothes were damp and I was chilled so after lunch I opted to take a nap. I woke up warmer and drier and more rested. In a few minutes I'll go out again to walk while I talk on my phone with my friend from out of state who calls at 6 every Sunday. With more holiday lights up every night, the walk keeps getting more entertaining. We had our regular drive to town this morning to pick up groceries. I love the service. After groceries we returned two books to the library. There is a lot of figure skating for me to watch on TV while I ride my exercise bike and knit another blanket for Project Linus.

    :)Katla, I am so glad to hear that your visit to Virginia is still going well for you.

    <3 Barbie in NW WA
  • OregonMother
    OregonMother Posts: 1,664 Member
    Machka9 wrote: »
    LisaInArkansas wrote: »
    Evidently, I have a really hard time tuning out the world's noise. It's the only one that came up over 25. This does not surprise me in the slightest. In the days I spend alone, I seldom have any noisemakers on, I just paddle around my mental kiddie pool with my water wings on, and occasionally talk to Egg. She doesn't seem to mind. I always wanted to try one of those sensory deprivation tanks. Sounds wonderful to me!

    Later y'all,
    Lisa in AR


    Me too!

    Float tanks are becoming more popular here and I'd like to try one.

    I do play music I like (usually something in the broad "classical" range), but that's because I've got tinnitus and the music helps drown it out.


    M in Oz

    I did a float tank a couple years ago, and I loved it. Once I settled down. I do get a little claustrophobic, so I had to talk myself into shutting the top completely, but once I did, I settled in, and actually fell asleep. I was very, very relaxed.

    Flea
    Willamette Valley, OR
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,624 Member
    Machka9 wrote: »
    I did an online quiz on rest - evidently there are 7 types of rest and this quiz is meant to identify which area of rest you need to focus on attaining and which areas of rest you're doing well at.

    My results:

    How To Interpret Your Results: Based on your input, the type of rest with the highest score is the one you should focus on. It is the primary type of rest you are missing in your life. If you score 0-15: You are getting adequate rest in this area f you score 16-25: You are experiencing rest in this area but would thrive with more. If you score 26-35: You are feeling the effects of your lack of rest and need a change. If you score >35: Your life is negatively affected by your lack of rest in this area.

    Category Scores
    Physical Rest Score: 30
    Mental Rest Score: 29
    Emotional Rest Score: 32
    Spiritual Rest Score: 24
    Social Rest Score: 36
    Sensory Rest Score: 38
    Creative Rest Score: 32


    OK ... um ... where do I even start!! I was actually a bit surprised by this. I didn't think it was that bad!

    Sensory, my worst score is: The opportunity to downgrade the endless onslaught of sensory input received from electronics, fragrances, and background noise.

    That's one of the reasons I've discovered I don't like living so close to and working in a city.

    So in an attempt to fix that, it's about time I got out and did some yard work! Beautiful sunny day out there!


    M in Oz

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    By the way, the sensory rest is mostly about screen time for me. Unfortunately, it is really difficult to reduce screen time when my job is all about screen time!

    However, I do get out for about an hour most days at lunch to go for a walk.

    At home, I'm often in front of my computer screen too, but I am trying to get outside for a walk or cycle or gardening now that summer's almost here, and I colour.

    Plus not last weekend but the one before, we spent the weekend on Maria Island with nothing but our phones, which I didn't use much. Incidentally, that story is on its way! I decided to try my hand at a bit of creative writing. So the story is partially what actually happened and partially what might have happened. :)


    Machka in Oz
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,624 Member
    OregonMother wrote: »
    I forget if I told you all that we are scheduled to go to Fiji next Sunday for a week--5 days in country. We are holding our breaths. We scheduled this trip before Covid, and we have had to push it three or four times. Fiji is supposed to open up December 1, but with this new variant on the rise, we shall see. They could still shut it down. I don't think the airlines will let us push it again. We really do not want a refund because we got incredible deals on the airfare. I was initially thinking I wouldn't be able to do anything, but I am beginning to feel like I may be able to do some kayaking and light hiking. No ocean swimming, of course. We need this break after the last six months that we have had, and to prepare for whatever is to come.

    Flea
    Willamette Valley, OR

    Advice about Fiji, from Australia's perspective ...

    https://www.smartraveller.gov.au/destinations/pacific/fiji

    Scroll through the Overview, Safety, Health, etc.


    I have a work colleague from Fiji and I think the last time she went home was in December last year when things eased up a little here. But then she had 2 weeks of quarantine on the way back.

    M in Oz

  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,282 Member
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  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,624 Member
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  • OregonMother
    OregonMother Posts: 1,664 Member
    Machka9 wrote: »
    OregonMother wrote: »
    I forget if I told you all that we are scheduled to go to Fiji next Sunday for a week--5 days in country. We are holding our breaths. We scheduled this trip before Covid, and we have had to push it three or four times. Fiji is supposed to open up December 1, but with this new variant on the rise, we shall see. They could still shut it down. I don't think the airlines will let us push it again. We really do not want a refund because we got incredible deals on the airfare. I was initially thinking I wouldn't be able to do anything, but I am beginning to feel like I may be able to do some kayaking and light hiking. No ocean swimming, of course. We need this break after the last six months that we have had, and to prepare for whatever is to come.

    Flea
    Willamette Valley, OR

    Advice about Fiji, from Australia's perspective ...

    https://www.smartraveller.gov.au/destinations/pacific/fiji

    Scroll through the Overview, Safety, Health, etc.


    I have a work colleague from Fiji and I think the last time she went home was in December last year when things eased up a little here. But then she had 2 weeks of quarantine on the way back.

    M in Oz

    Got it! Covid tests ordered. Travel/health insurance purchased. Arranging approved transportation to the resort. We aren't planning to island hop. We will stay on the island we fly into. There are a couple other things my husband is trying to get arranged, just to be sure that we have everything we need. Thankfully my husband is on the ball, so we weren't expecting to just show up and fly over.

    Flea
    Willamette Valley, OR
  • Whidislander
    Whidislander Posts: 3,820 Member
    cityjaneLondon wrote: »
    Rebecca - In my first marriage, we used to be friends with a couple of which the husband looked remarkably like mine. Same mannerisms and voice too. He was a bit shorter!
    One day I was playing with my first son, who was about 6 months old, in the living room, when the baby heard the sounds of his daddy approaching the door. When the door opened, it was the friend who came in.
    I have never forgotten the look on my baby's face. Delight....Doubt.....Confusion.....Fear.....Howling terror and tears!
    <3:o<3:p

    Going to start my Christmas cards today. I will enclose a slip, telling those I didn't get round to notifying, about my broadcast. It's available for 29 days afterwards! Got to type one up. I know I missed a few who would have liked to listen.
    Otherwise, Saturday is newspaper day. Supposed to be cold and very windy. I was thinking of going to the fish market, but it's on the harbour, so ........ :#

    Love to all, Heather UK xxxxxxxx

    Priceless story💖👍😊! Today Athena took us by the hand here and there about her house. The look of "I have power to lead adults" was so cute! She likes to hide in closets with people and say, "aaah spooky"!
    Rebecca
  • Whidislander
    Whidislander Posts: 3,820 Member
    Home now, tomorrow laundry, balancing checkbook, opening all my pen pal letters and starting to write them back. So tired, but so grateful! Love my family! Will chat more after a good nights sleep! Have missed you ladies!
    Rebecca
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    edited November 2021
    Barbie – Thanks for your kind words. Today things are going very well. We had a good day with our adult kids and our grandsons. We’re getting ready to fly back to PDX in the next few days.

    Flea – I hope you have a good experience and an enjoyable trip.

    Rebecca – Athena sounds like a grand little girl.

    Tracey - What fun to have your daughter and granddaughter to help you decorate for Christmas. I love the photos. :star:


    We went to Colonial Williamsburg today with our son, daughter-in-law and children. We had a grand day with one another. There were shops and demonstrations, plenty to look at in shops and toys for a little boy. We’ll be leaving for home in a few days.

    Katla
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,624 Member
    Snowflake1968 wrote: »
    Machka - Like you, I just don’t answer my phone to unfamiliar numbers.
    Have you said you thought you might have ADHD? My daughter was diagnosed this year and one of her biggest symptoms is sensory overload.

    Not ADHD but possibly what used to be known as Aspergers. I think it's called high functioning autism now.

    https://www.verywellhealth.com/autism-and-sensory-overload-259892

    "Unlike people with typical sensory systems, people on the spectrum may not be able to ignore or selectively filter out something like sounds like car alarms or the clamor of a crowd at a sporting event.

    This condition is referred to as sensory processing disorder (SPD).
    SPD can be triggered by any stimulus that interferes with the stability of the person's environment. In some cases, the person can be so hypersensitive that they react to sensations others may not even notice.

    Examples include:1
    • Sounds, particularly persistent sounds such as lawnmowers, washing machines, ticking clocks, dripping water, or traffic noises
    • Sights, including fluorescent lights that flicker or curtains that flutter
    • Smells, including heavy or distinct smells such as cleaning supplies, new carpets, perfumes, and foods
    • Textures, including eating slippery foods or touching goopy gels"


    Under sounds, I include barking dogs and laughter ... sounds that can drive me up the wall. Also the crowd noise when watching games on TV, like football games and hockey. I'm OK when I'm there in person but the crowd noise on TV sounds like really loud static to me which is another sound that drives me up the wall.

    And that textures one ... I won't eat mushrooms or things like oysters because they are completely the wrong texture. I also hate getting stuff on my hands. Hand cream is one of the worst. I'll put it on and about 10 minutes later, I've got to wash it off. But I also hate it when there's one little bit of stickiness on my hands. With gardening, it took a while before I was willing to touch dirt but I've discovered that the texture of dirt isn't too bad and as long as I can wash my hands (usually 2 or 3 times after I come in from the garden) I'm OK.

    Fortunately for my husband, I hate going into crowded, noisy places. Since his accident, he becomes completely overwhelmed in those conditions ... and quite frankly, so do I. So we avoid them.

    At work, I listen to ABC Classics (classical music) because it's usually relatively calm and predictable. It can help me focus rather than being distracted by chatter and conversations around me.



    Meanwhile I've just been to the optometrist and my eyes have improved. That would be why I'm having trouble seeing my screens at work which has been giving me eye strain. Hopefully my new glasses will help.


    M in Oz
  • skuehn48
    skuehn48 Posts: 3,049 Member
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  • auntiebk
    auntiebk Posts: 2,615 Member
    November: leaner/stronger/kinder than October.
    Accountability:
    Chose well: BP, dogs to powerline, livestream church, draft minutes to chief
    Bonus: Freddie’s, played tug with Tumble
    Just one thing:
    29: Enjoy new music today. Play, sing, dance or listen. Listen to Sarah Gorrell’s Sussex show on BBC Radio while reconciling Part B invoices and EOBs.

    Oh Julie. So sorry to hear of your lost phone, broken computer and stolen scooter. Your neighborly herbal apero and nibbles sound delightful. “Hide paper mess in way i can find it again!” This is so me! Recent worksurface archeology unearthed a birthday card intended to be mailed Nov 11. [sigh]
    Carla, sad your family will lose the house on the lake. How long had it been in your family?
    Allie what you said about precious time and little things. Amen, sister, amen!
    Lisa thanks for the Guardian article.
    Debbie your “miss my metabolism most” meme made me laugh loud enough to wake Joe. Thanks!
    Flea fingers crossed REAL TIGHT for your Fiji trip. Sounds like just the rx. Prayers continue that those tiny, vertebral spots simply disappear.
    Machka :love: your wish for the week ahead, especially “May you practice kindness because that’s the world you want to live in.” Thanking you, and meaning it ;)
    Tracey that battery theft/thank you tickets/home burglary trend is appalling! What you said about how hard such folk work for evil is what I always think when hearing about identity thieves. Why is it so hard for them to do honest work? SMH. :love: the decorations, your GD’s outfit, the lights but best of all the smiles!
    Katla hope your trip has been all you hoped and nothing that worried you. Safe travels!

    Poor Joe! Totally ignored him all day (shopping, church, minutes, dogs). He must have felt really slighted when I took time away from the computer to play tug with Tumble but never stopped in to sit with him. I WILL do better tomorrow.


    Lighter, lovelies!
    https://us.v-cdn.net/5021879/uploads/editor/5a/f8qt1s098sxm.gif Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
    2021: choose to be leaner/stronger/kinder NOW
  • spikeyhair
    spikeyhair Posts: 2,078 Member
    Kate UK ❤️
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,624 Member
    edited November 2021
    I'm processing the photos from our trip to Maria Island and must show you these ones ...


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    The story is written and is just waiting for me to finish illustrating it. I'll be selecting a few photos from the massive collection I've got here:
    https://www.flickr.com/photos/machka-bb/albums/72157720182692278

    And I'm not finished processing photos yet ... there will be more. :)


    M in Oz
  • Peach1948
    Peach1948 Posts: 2,473 Member
    Tracey ~ Love all the photos of you, your daughter, and granddaughter! The decorations are beautiful!

    Katla ~ Your trip to visit son and family sounds like it turned out to be a wonderful experience that I know you had looked forward to for such a long time.

    Flea ~ So glad to hear good news from you. Enjoy your time in Fiji and stay safe.

    Lisa ~ Feeling better and better is so good to hear.

    Prayers and good thoughts for all who are facing difficulties of any sort!

    Carol in GA
  • KetoneKaren
    KetoneKaren Posts: 6,412 Member
    lol - "I miss my metabolism the most" - Yep!

    "pack the right attitude" - words of wisdom

    Karen in Virginia
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,282 Member
    Picks from our thanksgiving get together
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  • Peach1948
    Peach1948 Posts: 2,473 Member
    Pip ~ Looks like a great gathering of people and good food!

    Carol in GA
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,720 Member
    Tracey- Lovely photos. <3

    Katla- I'm so happy that you are happy 😊

    Lisa - Hoping for a great December for you. :)

    Flea - great news!!! <3

    Pip - Yummo!!! :p

    Love Heather UK xxxxxx
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,101 Member
    Awesome Heather we have a celebrity in our midst..
    I pulled the trigger and bought myself a apple watch on cyber Monday.. it has the bells and whistles and if it can help with my heart and all even better..
  • Peach1948
    Peach1948 Posts: 2,473 Member
    Heather ~ Great Job!

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