WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH 2022

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  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,595 Member
    Lagopus wrote: »
    I'm thinking of all of you who are struggling with health/work/family issues, and holding in my heart those who have had losses and sad anniversaries.
    I've had a few issues of my own but right now I'm delighted to be back where I belong, if only temporarily. Husband was to give a lecture in Longyearbyen and I went along for the ride. This is the week when they celebrate the return of the sun (the official date isn't actually until tomorrow). It's a glorious time of year - provided the skies are clear.
    The day we arrived they were NOT clear. Our plane had to circle for an hour waiting for the clouds to dissipate enough for us to land. Luckily, there was a brief opening and the pilot immediately slammed the plane to the runway. Otherwise we would have had to fly back to the mainland and try again the next day.
    But yesterday the skies were clear. We went for a pleasant walk up the mountainside east of town and I captured these pics.
    First, looking north across Adventfjorden to Hjortfjellet and Adventtoppen, two of the mountain profiles that everyone who has lived in Longyearbyen has engraved on their hearts.
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    Next, looking west down over the center of town. The slats in the foreground are part of the snow fence erected after the avalanche in 2015, when two people were killed. The rock wall below it is a snow barrier that was completed last summer. I haven't seen it before.
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    Last, a view to the northwest, with the house we lived in for ten years right in the center. The day I took these pictures was the first time in an entire year that I saw the view all the way across Isfjorden, to the mountains on the other side, 50 miles away. That sight hit me right in the solar plexus. I wasn't aware how much I've missed it.
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    That's enough pictures for now. I'll be back with more later on.
    /Penny, inordinately happy to be back at the
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    Beautiful!
  • bananasandoranges
    bananasandoranges Posts: 2,410 Member
    (((PIP)))) I can relate to wanting pictures. You seem like a "bite out of life" sort of person and I think you have everything on your side to heal well.

    HEATHER Wow, I don't think I could bear so much drama at this age! I hope she fares better in her next steps and visits. What French film did you watch? Nice about the tai chi men! maybe it was a (men's) class? Very glad your connection is safely out of Ukraine.

    Had to skim again today. Off to work and lots of appointments, prep work today.
    It's cold and I'm not enjoying it!

    Have to skim cause impossible to read all, and tomorrow there will be another 5 pages! :)

    Wishing you all good health.
  • bananasandoranges
    bananasandoranges Posts: 2,410 Member
    tracked these past days.
    almost zero movement yesterday (3,000 Steps! and nothing else).
    not a great day but oh well.
    today is full of work etc w appointments outside home from 9am to 8pm...
    so just in little steps from here to there I get in quite a few...3700 so far but need to go to X and then to Y and then back home. Teaching is not as active as say waiting tables or building houses, but not like sitting at a desk all day either...
    bonne journée !
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,595 Member
    grandmallie wrote: »
    Morning ladies
    Im up and dressed and fed Alfie ,will have some oatmeal and then off to take Carmine to school and help with Miles..
    Keep Tracy in your thoughts and if you have any ideas on how she can work from home please let me know.. she spoke with her boss and they want her working 6 days a week and will be having her pay back 25% of her insurance because she will be working part time and she wont be covered by
    insurance..
    My heart hurts for her ,but there isnt much i can do..

    She only just had the baby, didn't she? Can she take a course in something so that when her mat leave is up, she has the skill set to work at home? Mat leave here is a year, I think, so if it is similar there, she's got time to get, for example, a childcare certificate.
    https://www.fairwork.gov.au/leave/maternity-and-parental-leave

    I don't think labour laws allow people to work 6 days a week unless they are paid overtime or given time off in lieu. The maximum a person can work is 38 hours (unless overtime/toil)
    https://www.fairwork.gov.au/employment-conditions/hours-of-work-breaks-and-rosters/hours-of-work

    She should contact the fairwork ombudsman or whatever the department is called there to talk about what she's entitled to.

    Wouldn't she have checked into these things before getting pregnant?


    As for working from home ... there's childcare. Some here do that. :)

    Or a music teacher.

    Or a massage therapist.

    For a couple years, I worked for Canada Post "from home". They delivered a stack of fliers to me at home, I collated them and delivered them to people's homes on the weekends.

    She could check into election positions - sometimes people are hired to "stuff envelopes" for mailings.

    If she's a good website designer, that can be done from home.

    I work from home occasionally -- I'm in databases.


    Machka in Oz
  • 1948CWB
    1948CWB Posts: 1,592 Member
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  • KJLaMore
    KJLaMore Posts: 2,847 Member
    Good morning! Happy Monday!
    Machka- Love what you are doing with your patio/oasis area!
    Tracey- Michaela! What a doll! I need her to come here and help me "broom" every day!
    Pip- You look fabulous!
    Allie- What a crappy thing for your daughter's employers to spring on her right before she is ready to head back to work! They want her to work 6 days a week and it is still part time? PLUS pay back 25 % of her insurance? Oh no! I would be getting a lawyer on the "pay back" part of their plan. That does NOT sound legal to me. At home jobs. A lot of places are hiring that way. Amazon, medical transcription, Disney vacations, many travel agencies work that way, now. Have her check Indeed.
    Heather- Wowsa! Sounds like your friend had a time of it! You must be her "stability" person. Good on you, for the run! I bet that felt good.
    Penny- Beautiful pics! I bet it felt good to be back, if only for a little while.

    Kids here. gotta fly ttfn xoxoxo KJ
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
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  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,249 Member
    Machka9 wrote: »
    pipcd34 wrote: »
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    Who is your little friend?

    That’s one of Yogi’s’s bear toys. Since it was black, I brought him for company
  • Lagopus
    Lagopus Posts: 1,016 Member
    edited March 2022
    Responding to Allie, Machka wrote:
    She only just had the baby, didn't she? Can she take a course in something so that when her mat leave is up, she has the skill set to work at home? Mat leave here is a year, I think, so if it is similar there, she's got time to get, for example, a childcare certificate.
    https://www.fairwork.gov.au/leave/maternity-and-parental-leave
    It's no way similar there. Parental leave in the US is up to the employer. Many give 0 pay for maternal leave and women have to take sick leave or unpaid leave to give birth.
    Read this and weep: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/11/11/global-paid-parental-leave-us/
    /Penny
  • minicooper452
    minicooper452 Posts: 644 Member
    Pip!!! You look AMAZING! Good to see you up and moving! Not WARPED at all. LOL.

    Tracey, I would so LOVE to unplug from the world. Been thinking about that a lot lately. Maybe this summer sometime.

    Carla, in MN
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,249 Member
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  • kevrit
    kevrit Posts: 4,303 Member
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  • Whidislander
    Whidislander Posts: 3,793 Member
    Looking good PIP!💖
  • PackerFanInGB
    PackerFanInGB Posts: 3,427 Member
    edited March 2022
    Good morning! We woke up to snow-covered roads today. Crazy weather here in Wisconsin. Over the weekend we had thunderstorms and flooded streets, with all the snow melted and washed away. Today, everything is white again. It is prettier than the muddy streets and brown grass, but I think I'm over the early winter thoughts of "Oh, look how pretty the snow is!". I'll have to get my exercise inside today vs walking outside in order to avoid slipping on ice.

    Plans for today are to make a few batches of soup, maybe minestrone and lentil? Also looking for a good recipe for a pasta dish using beans or lentils, without meat. I'm trying to incorporate more fiber and whole foods and less beef. My husband is a meat, potatoes and corn kind of guy...I think my body needs more fresh foods. I got lab results last week (I think?) showing that I tested positive for auto-immune disease and I need to consult with Rheumatologist to narrow down which one. I am hoping that I can control symptoms by eating less inflammatory foods. We'll see. Life is one science experiment after another lately!

    Tracey - Michaela is such a doll! I love her "you're not a princess anymore..." comment! LOL She knows how to work her Grammie. :wink: I sure miss those days. My youngest granddaughter is now 13 and is on that line teetering between wanting to be a kid and wanting to be an adult.

    Penny - I just came back last week and didn't realize you don't live in the North Pole anymore. I always loved seeing your photos and hearing about Iceland, so I'm glad I was here to see more photos. It's just so beautiful. Such a small town surrounded by those mountains. I'll bet it is very peaceful, tucked away from the world like that. I would love the opportunity to shut the world out right now. I hope you are happy wherever it is you've moved. Thanks for sharing. :smile:

    Pip - You look so good! I hope you get to go home. It's much more comforting to be at home in your happy place surrounded by your loved ones. :heart:

    Katla - I hope your husband feels better soon. I'm sorry you weren't able to go see the puppies! I'm sure the breeder will understand. How exciting it will be to find your perfect bundle of love.

    Tracie in WI
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,696 Member
    edited March 2022
    Katla - sending hugs. Seeing a loved one in pain is much worse than suffering oneself. I hope he gets better soon.

    I spent the afternoon trying to trace my old lover. I even enlisted my difficult friend, who is a keen genealogist. No luck. I found some names on LinkedIn and Facebook, perhaps his children, and have sent messages. I really just want to know why he suddenly stopped contact 2004. I sent out a random email and it hasn't been returned yet. Two previous ones were. I know it's weird, but I do want to know what happened to him. I loved him, once.

    I was exhausted by all this activity. A Pernod suggested itself. >:) Just the one, thank goodness.

    Sending love to Pip, et al.

    Julie - The much anticipated film, La Belle Epoque, with the divine Daniel Auteuil, turned out to be a washout. We turned it off after 10 minutes.

    Cleaner came today. The company allows us two sessions off with no payment, so that's good. We will use one. She will be back after the cruise.

    Seabass and asparagus for dinner with sauce vierge. Loads of calories in the olive oil, but not too much else. I dId fries for DH.

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    I heard from the puppy breeder and am very pleased. The puppies will not be born for months, weeks from then before eyes open, and longer still until they’re ready to go to new homes.

    We are happy with this. Right now we have other things to do. DH has health issues to resolve so that he can feel better.

    Katla
  • Vickil57
    Vickil57 Posts: 1,882 Member
    Pip--WOW!! Does look like they got it all without it breaking open and I understand that is a good thing. Prayers for quick healing and feeling so much better.

    Allie--There should be a clinic that does sliding scale for pay. Carmine does have a lot going on but has to learn to deal and I agree living on the streets is not the way to go. Tough Love is not easy and we had to use that for our oldest, it was He**, but it had to be done and when he was older he understood. We even had him admitted to a phyic unit for the 3 day eval which helped a lot to understand for all of us.

    Kylia--Your road trip this week sounds like a lot of fun and quite the adventure. Pictures Please?

    Thanks for posting Joyce's last post as it helped me remember who she was and to see Gloria's and remember her. They were both special ladies and cared about family and us on here. Miss them and LitJrmom- the late in life baby and lenora. Is Lenora the one that lived just next to her son and his family and used the Hottub a lot?

    Saturday in the mail I got a summons for jury duty. June 6-Sept 3. Not thrilled but will do my part. Only problem is I call on Friday night to find out about the next week and my schedule is out for 4-8 weeks at a time and someone has to be there if I can't. So talked to my PRN person this morning and they will be on standby if I have to go. Then the middle of June we have plans and paid fees for a Motorcycle rally in Billings MT. So I put that on the sheet and will see what happens.

    Machka--Your garden and patio look great and a great place to just relax.

    Betsy--Hugs, sometimes the memories are hard and sweet at the same time.

    Heather--What a terrible time to relax in. Hope her next visitor does better and she gives up the drinking. Enough already.

    Tracey--Glad you had fun at the baby shower and got to spend time with family and friends. Your granddaughter is so cute and helpful.

    Annie--Prayers and hugs that the answers will come as needed.

    Penny--Good to see you posting. Thanks for sharing the pictures and looking forward to more.

    Michele--Great news on Jess and even if she is 40 by the time she is done, she is doing what makes her happy and better now then never.

    Katla--Pray DH feels better soon. Sorry you had to post phone meeting the puppies, but when you do it will be less time before you can bring your new furbaby home.

    Well it started sleeting and snow on Saturday night and still going. Only about an inch of snow and sounds like it is to keep coming the next couple days. Winter just late. Glad I am working inside and am working acouple hours longer today.

    Blessings, Vicki GRAND ISLAND ,NE <3
  • dlfk202000
    dlfk202000 Posts: 3,184 Member
    wow- must have been a busy/exciting weekend for all of you. Just gone since Friday evening and have 8 pages to read just to catch up. Looking forward to reading all the posts after I pick up my daycare girl from school. Came home from mom's this morning. Just enough time to unpack. I didn't even make any stops on the way. Need to leave here in 30 min to get Ezie. A few more things in the car to unpack but got all the frozen/refrigerated stuff put away. Need to pack a quick picnic lunch for her-we go to the park right after school Mondays and Tuesdays.
    Got a lot of work done in mom's greenhouse with help from my friend and then the second day, her and her husband came out and helped. Mom was busy (or distracted) by other things and didn't plant anything. She did finally come out but ended up weeding underneath the tables in the green house.

    Just glad we got a good start on it. Brought in a lot of extra trays that we filled with potting soil so they are ready when she gets the rest of her seeds in( not sure if she actually has ordered them or not-one time she said she did but they hadn't come in and another time she said she hadn't ordered them yet)
    Helped at the food program/food bank Saturday morning- up at 3:45AM- love helping with it but hate being up that early.

    Ok- Will check in a little later.
    Going to enjoy this, my last day in my 50's, and the weather is perfect.


    Debbie
    Napa Valley,CA (after a weekend in Alexander Valley,CA)
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,595 Member
    Lagopus wrote: »
    Responding to Allie, Machka wrote:
    She only just had the baby, didn't she? Can she take a course in something so that when her mat leave is up, she has the skill set to work at home? Mat leave here is a year, I think, so if it is similar there, she's got time to get, for example, a childcare certificate.
    https://www.fairwork.gov.au/leave/maternity-and-parental-leave
    It's no way similar there. Parental leave in the US is up to the employer. Many give 0 pay for maternal leave and women have to take sick leave or unpaid leave to give birth.
    Read this and weep: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/11/11/global-paid-parental-leave-us/
    /Penny

    :open_mouth:
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
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