WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2022
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Accountability:Chose well: 142.0, readings, BP, dogs to powerline, mfp50+, CI<CIO.
Bonus: chiro, recycling, Freddie’s, hymns
Workin’ on it: H20x4,
Happier January 2022
22: Plan something fun and invite others to join you. Wine and nails with C and T? Stroll/chat with D?
No nightmares and Thursday’s CI<CO ended up great. Struggling a little tonight. Step count slipping too. On the plus side, pooches were enthusiastic about play training this morning. Felt like spring at the powerline, 60 degrees, no wind, blue sea and sky.
Carla in MN ((hugs)) so hard to watch your mom suffer and cry and be powerless to help.
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Heather lovely pics and brava for “…just listening.” That’s the greatest gift of all!
Kay ((hugs)) words fail. ((hugs))
Rori “renewal in progress” Brava. ((hugs))
Michele con VERY gratulations to Dr. Jess and to you and Vince for supporting her through to this!
Machka “… another day older and deeper in debt. . .” Hooray for gardening and enjoying summer. Reward for completing uni.
Oops, there were more but Joe’s up now so time to scoot!
Lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
2022: Be still and listen.
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Barbara- It’s funny how annoyed I was, and how envious, of my other friend's somewhat pontificating words!
L and I had a good laugh about it, as A is well-known for this kind of thing, but it did bring L comfort and was wise, though a little premature, in my opinion. 
It basically said, in a very spiritual mystical way, 'You are better off without him and you have a whole new better life ahead'.
True for many in a long-term relationship and definitely true for A!!
No writing on Saturdays. Reading the Guardian Day. I will do a tiny bit of research first to find another quote I want. I'm looking at the nature of romantic and obsessive love.
Love to all, Heather UK xxxxxxxx2 -
My goodness, you’re an inspiring lot! I’ve had a hectic January at work so far and had no idea how much there was to catch up on …
Machka - your cycle rides inspired me to dust my bike off and your running is incredible, go you
Chantal - welcome to the party and how fab is your 2022 To Do list, I hope it’s going well
Heather - I love your beach photos, I must hit the coast sometime soon and hope I can look as stylish as your beautiful, beachside friend
Lisa - you're making me hungry, I can smell that bread from here
Portion-watch has gone super well, along with daily strolls, but while I’ve dropped a few lbs, motivation was waning a little till I came on here. Thanks for sharing your stories and your energy, I’m now ready to blast through this week with renewed calorie-burning vigour
How did your week go?
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Brandywismer wrote: »I always set my health & wellness goals in January which is my birthday month. I just turned 67.
My goals this year are to:
(1) Lose twenty pounds I’ve gained during Covid (148 to 128).
(2) Walk, cycle, swim or row a total of 2,022 miles which is a nice round number celebrating the year.
(3) Complete my first 100 mile cycling ride.
(4) Commit to having meaningful conversations that reconnect with at least 24 people over the years that I’ve lost contact with.
Here’s to a healthy 2022!
Brandy, Hedgesville, West Virginia
100 mile bicycle rides are (or were) my area of expertise. I've done a lot, but none in the past almost 4 years. My husband had a workplace accident which meant our cycling stopped entirely for a while, but we are gradually building up again. A few weeks ago, we did our longest ride since the accident: 64 km.
Travelling under your own power (walking, cycling, swimming or rowing) 2200 miles is a great goal!! I like it. I may borrow it.
Let us know how you're going with the training to build up to that 100 mile ride and your progress toward 2200 miles in general.
Cheers!
Machka in Oz
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Walking at lunch the other day -- check out the new glasses.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/machka-bb/albums/72177720295497310
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Congratulations to Michele and Jess!
Annie in Delaware2 -
Michele, Congratulations to Dr. Jess and to you for all your support to her. On another subject, we frequently decline invitations to events that are not to our liking by saying that we're "not available" or "that doesn't work for us" I have started to defrost the 16 pound turkey I bought in November. I am excited at the prospect of cooking it on my own schedule rather than having to have it ready to serve at a certain time on a certain day. I put veggies and some extra broth in my grocery order for tomorrow so I'll have everything I need for roasting the turkey and then making soup with the carcass. Barbie in NW WA 6
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Michele, Congratulations to Dr. Jess and to you for all your support to her. On another subject, we frequently decline invitations to events that are not to our liking by saying that we're "not available" or "that doesn't work for us" Barbie in NW WA
I also use, "it doesn't fit into our schedule".
We don't have to provide details to anyone. I might be relaxing with my feet up, music on, and my colouring book at hand then!!
M in Oz
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Michele ~ Congrats to Dr. Jess! I feel like we have lived with you through the years of her training/studying and now she has finally finished. I'm sure she will be an excellent vet.
Rori ~ You have been through so much this past year and I so admire you for all you do to move on with your life.
Hugs to all!
Carol in GA 3 -
Hi all. Just chilling after lunch and catching up. I had a short trip to our local shops before lunch. Finally managed to get some LFTs in the chemist.
Michele: 🥳 congrats 🥳 to Dr Jess
Rori: Bravo for stepping out of your comfort zone.
Lisa: I never used to feel the cold, but when I lost the weight I started to feel it. Of course it could also be my aging bones 😂
Heather: I think it’s the time of year when we get restless. It’s like a kind of limbo between winter and spring. I often use my phone to write. When I’m out and about it’s so convenient.
Machka: I get antsy if I get too comfortable. A little stress adds spice to life.
Betsy: The moon has been wonderful this week. We had the Wolf Moon on 17th and clear skies most evenings. Magical.
Carla: Dementia is the pits. It’s so hard on families. (((Hugs)))margaretturk wrote: »
Update on Nephew's wife She is still in hospital. If meds do not work she may be facing a transplant so prayers are appreciated.
Sorry to hear that. (((Hugs))) and 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
I’ve pleased to report that I have dropped back down to my pre Christmas weight. On maintenance again.
Good wishes to those who need them.
Love from ☘️ Terri3 -
Michelle – Congratulations on your daughter’s Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree. What an accomplishment! WTG, Jess!!!
Rori - Mars is an exceptional kitty, and wonderful companion.
Allie - Sending good thoughts about your care of your dad and the kindness & care you gave him. As I remember, you were also kind to Tom’s dad. :flowerforyou:
Machka – Your photo is lovely!!!
Margaretturk - I am sorry to hear that your nephew’s wife is in the hospital. I hope the meds work, and she will not require a transplant.
We are doing okay these days, but I miss my dog every day. I’ve been trying to locate a puppy but haven’t found one so far. I think it may be too early in the season. My beloved dog, Schooner, is my face on MFP. I so miss that dog.
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Morning ladies
Michelle- Congratulations to Jess she has worked long and hard for her DVM..you and Vince must be so very proud..
Machka- you wrote 16 tons and what do you get? And I started singing another year older and deeper in debt... anyone remember that song?who was that Tennessee Ernie Ford?
Its 17 degrees here today ,have to run down and pick up meds at the pharmacy and then come home and do some laundry..
Tracy said Miles was fussy last night while Kyle was holding him,so he passed him over to Carmine and Miles quieted right down.. well thats a step in the right direction.
Miles going to watch boxing tonight with dad.. thats Kyles thing...so there ya go..2 -
Allie - I loved to listen to Tennessee Ernie Ford long ago. What a fabulous voice! Sixteen Tons was a favorite for my mom & me. 1
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Katla, Schooner is gorgeous... hope you find a pup. Missing my dogs that died is like having a hole in my life. When my Sam died, I was never going to get another dog because I didn't want to hurt that bad again. Then I got Pogo and Skobud and I hurt when they both died of cancer in their early teen years. I was never going to get another dog, it hurt too much to lose them. Well 7 years ago my son found a litter of pups at the Nome AK dump and he took a picture of the runt and that is my Ella. She brings me such joy. I'm so glad you're looking for a new furry companion.
Betsy in NW WA2 -
Good morning.
Congratulations, Michelle.
Rebecca, I've been thinking about you and the transition you are facing with your son leaving. I know you are going to miss him!
Machka -- ahhh, summer.
Thinking about others, too, during your successes and struggles.
Family dramaSo, I don't usually have a lot of family drama, but when I do, it almost always centers around my niece, whom I will be very relieved not to have to have a relationship with anymore, even though that means my mother has passed. Anyway, my mother's health has been bad for a while. She is really declining. They never find anything wrong, so she has been frustrated. She had an appointment at the doc about a month ago, and the doctor finally got to see how really bad she is feeling. My mom couldn't even sit during the whole appointment, she had to lie down. The doc ordered some tests, including an xray of her chest. That came back quite suspicious -- spots and haziness in both lungs, so the doc referred her to a pulmonologist. Appointment could be weeks away, said the doc, so don't get anxious unless you don't at least hear from them in two weeks. Within about a week, the pulmonologist's office called to tell my mom they were working on getting her an appointment, but it could be weeks away. No problem. The next morning they call and say come in next Tuesday morning -- like four days from when they called.
My niece was planning to take her, but then she fussed about it because of work, and I really wanted to be there, so I am taking off Monday afternoon and all day Tuesday to drive up there and take her to her appointment in Olympia. My niece was going to meet us there so that all three of us could hear what the pulmonologist thinks and recommends.
Then maybe Wednesday my mom says that my niece "has a cold" and if she's not feeling better, she won't be able to meet us at the Doc, but she's hopeful she'll be better by then.
Covid has been a sore topic with my niece. She eventually did get vaxxed, as did her daughter and live-in boyfriend, but they all delayed. My niece delayed so long that I don't think she's even eligible for the booster yet. They also have not been careful, as evidenced by the pictures she posts on Facebook. The lasted example, posted 6 days ago was of her in a group of about 20 people, shoulder to shoulder around a table, all unmasked, making soap. I rolled my eyes when I saw it, and just moved on.
This is getting too long, but I'm not even half done venting!! My husband ordered Covid tests for everyone to be delivered to their homes a couple weeks ago. My mother's was the last to arrive, and I think it arrived Thursday? My mom messaged me to say, "Don't be mad, but I gave my tests to <niece>." Not mad at all, just thankful that we had a couple rapid tests to give her because as those of you in the US know -- they are near impossible to get and it is taking days to schedule a test somewhere. My niece tests, and of course she is positive, with medium symptoms. Her daughter, 12, gets home from school, and they test her. Positive without symptoms. No third test available for the boyfriend to take, but figure the odds.
So she's not going with us to the doc, which is disappointing, but maybe also a little bit of a relief because them my mom and I can talk openly with the doctor. (My mother hadn't told my niece everything we suspect).
Then I remember that my niece's daughter spent the day with my mom on Monday because of MLK day -- no school. My mom had already remembered because she had messaged me, "You don't have to come up if you don't want to. We need to keep you safe." Which is true, I will be at my lowest level of white blood cells when I go up, according to the documents from Pfizer about the drugs I'm taking. But I really need to get her to the doctor.
I really wanted to unload on my niece but I just sent her a message saying she needs to let all of the soap people know that they've been exposed. She probably got it there, so she's probably not the only positive person, but it's the right thing to do. Her daughter needs to stay home from school, her boyfriend shouldn't go to work, she needs to contact the county health department, but I didn't say any of that because they won't do it and she'll just get pissy with me.
My husband found a rapid test to send to my mom, and she should get it by Sunday. I'll walk her through taking it, because it's a digital one and she doesn't even have a smart phone, but it's the only one we could get there quickly enough. I will just . . . I don't know what . . . if my mom has Covid and can't make her appointment. As it is, my husband and I aren't staying at her house when we drive up, and we will all need to be masked all the time because she will still be within the 10 day window of being near a verified Covid positive person. Thankfully my mom is vaxxed and boosted, but she's also 81 with obviously damaged lungs.
I hate my niece. There I said it. She is one of the most self-centered, self-absorbed people I've ever met. I mean really. Soap???? I hope it was worth it. I want her out of my life in the worst way. My mom and I were messaging about all of this while my husband and I were at dinner last night, and I was shaking so hard I could barely type. My mind was exploding, and my husband had to repeat anything he said two or three times because it was like he was an adult in Peanuts. It was all just wah wah wah wah. My main goal this whole pandemic has been keeping my mother safe. She goes no where, not just because of Covid but also because she is sick, and then my niece exposes her like this for the stupidest of all reasons. And now I need to go up there and walk into a potentially exposed environment when my immune system is at one of its weakest in the cycle. Just livid.
Flea, feeling a little better having got that out, but still frustrated.
Willamette Valley, OR14 -
A relevant section from Atomic Habits for anyone building a new habit this year:
"People often think it's weird to get hyped about reading one page or meditating for one minute or making one sales call. But the point is not to do one thing. The point is to master the habit of showing up. The truth is, a habit must be established before it can be improved. If you can't learn the basic skill of showing up, then you have little hope of mastering the finer details. Instead of trying to engineer a perfect habit from the start, do the easy thing on a more consistent basis. You have to standardize before you can optimize."6 -
Flea I'm sorry for your drama situation. Hope for the best! Take care of yourself.
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Machka - i bought some fruit to take. Told my friend to avoid the fattening snacks, since it's just the 4 of us.
Michelle- Doesn't seltzer water have calories?
Congrats to Jess
I woke up feeling more sore today. Went shopping and rode the cart to limit walking. Came home and thought I'd check the mail. The mailbox is just across the street, but as I went down the slight hill that is our driveway, something started hurting. Now it's just getting worse. It sucks, cuz my husband and I were actually planning to get out and do something fun. It's a beautiful day and it would be so nice to get out and do something different, without my walker.
It's so nice to read everyone's post. Seems like everyone is trying so hard to keep busy.
I've been through the loss of my dad to colon cancer and my FIL to Alzheimer's. They were both hard and it's tough to get through. Keep faith. It does get easier over time.3 -
Penny... LOVE your siggie!
Yeah, Mom asked me the other day, quite sanely, if her mom was still alive. She really, sincerely wanted to know. It was so hard to decide what to do. For a split second I almost wanted to tell her yes, but I knew that she wanted to know the truth. When I said, "no", she said, "yeah, I think I knew that". Almost made me cry. Mom grew up in South Minneapolis.
drkatiebug... Really comes and goes like that too. She's more in than out though right now, thank God. She's pretty acute most days. I think the fall and being in the hospital and now a new place (for the short term) are messing her up. I haven't been able to see her yet because we're in the throes of cv right now. Nothing severe, just the grandson tested positive and he was with us for a short time so we have to stay away for the five-day minimum.
Rori... OMG! "therapeutic lying". What a wonderful concept. My husband is trying to teach me that. He lived through it with both his dad and mom and he's any only child. I just don't know how he did it. I helped as much as I could, but I was once-removed so it didn't affect me as much. Now seeing it head-on is SO hard. But he says the SAME THING you're saying. THANK YOU!
grandmallie... thank goodness you were there for Tom to teach him that valuable lesson.
M in Oz... I'm so sorry your husband had to go through that and you too.
Michele... Congrats to Dr. Jess! WOW!
Thanks everyone else... so hard but we're tough up here in MN! WE WILL SURVIVE! lol
Carla, in Lakeville, MN3 -
Margaret - Sorry about the medical situation. Such a worry.
Flea - I hope you will keep yourself safe in this situation. You are the priority. If your mother is not reliably tested and negative, she will have to miss her 'window' anyway. Don't go near until you are 100% sure.
Love to all, Heather UK xxxxxxxx2 -
Carla- yes I was married to him for 20 yrs,and honestly I think I was brought into his life .for his parents and his family ..we had some good times and i have wonderful memories.. but i have moved on and trying to get myself up and motivated which hasnt been easy..5
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Flea- I am sorry for all of your family drama- praying your mom's test is negative and the appointment goes well. It is great that you will be there with your mom for this.2
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Flea, I'm so sorry that you have to go thru all this "stuff" with your niece exposing your mom to covid. I sincerely hope that she tests negative and is able to keep her appointment. Sending you lots of virtual hugs....
Evelyn, Vancouver Island2 -
KetoneKaren wrote: »Rebecca,
One of the most profound experiences in my life - anatomy class - my group's cadaver was an elderly man who died of lung cancer. We treated him with reverence. I am eternally grateful for the gift he and his family gave us by donating his body. The medical examiner's office cremated the remains afterwards.
Karen in Virginia
See that's what I want to be! Thank you for sharing your profound story!💖
Rebecca
Whidbey
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OregonMother wrote: »Good morning.
Congratulations, Michelle.
Rebecca, I've been thinking about you and the transition you are facing with your son leaving. I know you are going to miss him!
Machka -- ahhh, summer.
Thinking about others, too, during your successes and struggles.
Family dramaSo, I don't usually have a lot of family drama, but when I do, it almost always centers around my niece, whom I will be very relieved not to have to have a relationship with anymore, even though that means my mother has passed. Anyway, my mother's health has been bad for a while. She is really declining. They never find anything wrong, so she has been frustrated. She had an appointment at the doc about a month ago, and the doctor finally got to see how really bad she is feeling. My mom couldn't even sit during the whole appointment, she had to lie down. The doc ordered some tests, including an xray of her chest. That came back quite suspicious -- spots and haziness in both lungs, so the doc referred her to a pulmonologist. Appointment could be weeks away, said the doc, so don't get anxious unless you don't at least hear from them in two weeks. Within about a week, the pulmonologist's office called to tell my mom they were working on getting her an appointment, but it could be weeks away. No problem. The next morning they call and say come in next Tuesday morning -- like four days from when they called.
My niece was planning to take her, but then she fussed about it because of work, and I really wanted to be there, so I am taking off Monday afternoon and all day Tuesday to drive up there and take her to her appointment in Olympia. My niece was going to meet us there so that all three of us could hear what the pulmonologist thinks and recommends.
Then maybe Wednesday my mom says that my niece "has a cold" and if she's not feeling better, she won't be able to meet us at the Doc, but she's hopeful she'll be better by then.
Covid has been a sore topic with my niece. She eventually did get vaxxed, as did her daughter and live-in boyfriend, but they all delayed. My niece delayed so long that I don't think she's even eligible for the booster yet. They also have not been careful, as evidenced by the pictures she posts on Facebook. The lasted example, posted 6 days ago was of her in a group of about 20 people, shoulder to shoulder around a table, all unmasked, making soap. I rolled my eyes when I saw it, and just moved on.
This is getting too long, but I'm not even half done venting!! My husband ordered Covid tests for everyone to be delivered to their homes a couple weeks ago. My mother's was the last to arrive, and I think it arrived Thursday? My mom messaged me to say, "Don't be mad, but I gave my tests to <niece>." Not mad at all, just thankful that we had a couple rapid tests to give her because as those of you in the US know -- they are near impossible to get and it is taking days to schedule a test somewhere. My niece tests, and of course she is positive, with medium symptoms. Her daughter, 12, gets home from school, and they test her. Positive without symptoms. No third test available for the boyfriend to take, but figure the odds.
So she's not going with us to the doc, which is disappointing, but maybe also a little bit of a relief because them my mom and I can talk openly with the doctor. (My mother hadn't told my niece everything we suspect).
Then I remember that my niece's daughter spent the day with my mom on Monday because of MLK day -- no school. My mom had already remembered because she had messaged me, "You don't have to come up if you don't want to. We need to keep you safe." Which is true, I will be at my lowest level of white blood cells when I go up, according to the documents from Pfizer about the drugs I'm taking. But I really need to get her to the doctor.
I really wanted to unload on my niece but I just sent her a message saying she needs to let all of the soap people know that they've been exposed. She probably got it there, so she's probably not the only positive person, but it's the right thing to do. Her daughter needs to stay home from school, her boyfriend shouldn't go to work, she needs to contact the county health department, but I didn't say any of that because they won't do it and she'll just get pissy with me.
My husband found a rapid test to send to my mom, and she should get it by Sunday. I'll walk her through taking it, because it's a digital one and she doesn't even have a smart phone, but it's the only one we could get there quickly enough. I will just . . . I don't know what . . . if my mom has Covid and can't make her appointment. As it is, my husband and I aren't staying at her house when we drive up, and we will all need to be masked all the time because she will still be within the 10 day window of being near a verified Covid positive person. Thankfully my mom is vaxxed and boosted, but she's also 81 with obviously damaged lungs.
I hate my niece. There I said it. She is one of the most self-centered, self-absorbed people I've ever met. I mean really. Soap???? I hope it was worth it. I want her out of my life in the worst way. My mom and I were messaging about all of this while my husband and I were at dinner last night, and I was shaking so hard I could barely type. My mind was exploding, and my husband had to repeat anything he said two or three times because it was like he was an adult in Peanuts. It was all just wah wah wah wah. My main goal this whole pandemic has been keeping my mother safe. She goes no where, not just because of Covid but also because she is sick, and then my niece exposes her like this for the stupidest of all reasons. And now I need to go up there and walk into a potentially exposed environment when my immune system is at one of its weakest in the cycle. Just livid.
Flea, feeling a little better having got that out, but still frustrated.
Willamette Valley, OR
Thanks, I appreciate your thoughts. I know I will be fine. I will concentrate on things I can control (my OMAD way of eating, the things that make me happy. For the things out of my hands, I will exercise letting that go. Its energy I need to focus someplace else. I've moved my desk into sons empty area, and organizing that. I will take all the photo albums to my side and over this year, I will work on those. I want to make a "wall of things that make me happy". For many years our walls have been military themed, sons photos etc. I want to put up my grandparents, myboarents, places I've loved. It just seems time you know? Not that I've never been able to put up my families photos. In a way, I need their strength.💖👍
Rebecca
Whidbey
My new space to write letters, stretch (if I get some soft pads to help me with that).
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Stats for the day-
, short walk w/family- 18.44min, 3.31ap, 91ahr, 1.02mi= 90c
Strava app = 123c
Walk to stores and back- 1hr 49min 45sec, 49elev, 3.25ap, 95ahr, 115mhr, 6.14mi= 644c
Strava app = 741c
Total cal 7341 -
We are puppy hunting. I heard from an employee of our veterinarian. She suggested a different breed of dog and a
nearby dog breeder. I plan to follow up with our veterinarian and the potential dog breeder. No rush just now, but I don’t want to wait too long. 4
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