WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH 2022

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  • dlfk202000
    dlfk202000 Posts: 3,184 Member
    Thanks to all the ladies for their posts. They mean a lot!!
    Yes, we had 8 inside cats but Umaku was my boy, my favorite of all of them, always was.
    Yes, he was gorgeous. In his prime he weighed just over 20lbs and the bluest eyes. Would never know he was a formerly feral barn cat from a plain, short haired black momma cat.
    I am sure my feet will be cold tonight and will miss him laying on me during the night(was great during the winter but not so much in the summer).

    Carol- Thanks for the comment about my son- I agree he is very handsome. Not a fan of his hair as it is now but his girlfriend likes it so that is ok.

    Debbie
    Napa Valley,CA
  • auntiebk
    auntiebk Posts: 2,610 Member
    Accountability:
    Chose well: Joe, readings, BP, 10 mins yoga, CI<CO, CI<250<CO,
    Bonus: 72 mins burn pile, veg prep
    Just one thing: back to bupkes.
    Workin’ on it: 140.7, H20x3 so far, active 3:34 so far
    Mindful March
    26: Choose to spend less time looking at screens today
    27: Cultivate a feeling of loving-kindness toward others today..

    Betsy ((hugs)) :heartbreak: ((hugs))

    Welcome @rosemary1818 !

    Debbie ((hugs)) for the loss of Umaku. Hardest but kindest.
    Kay likewise ((hugs)) for the loss of your new kitten. So hard.
    After a little over an hour on the burn pile and similar time cooking veggie tacos, I crashed out. Got up, did veg prep, trying to motivate myself to walk in place to Jeopardy but just don’t have the oomph. Think the antibiotics are taking their toll. Headed back to bed.

    Later, Lighter, lovelies!
    Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
    2022: Be still and listen.
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  • dlfk202000
    dlfk202000 Posts: 3,184 Member
    auntiebk wrote: »
    Accountability:
    Chose well: Joe, readings, BP, 10 mins yoga, CI<CO, CI<250<CO,
    Bonus: 72 mins burn pile, veg prep
    Just one thing: back to bupkes.
    Workin’ on it: 140.7, H20x3 so far, active 3:34 so far
    Mindful March
    26: Choose to spend less time looking at screens today
    27: Cultivate a feeling of loving-kindness toward others today..

    Betsy ((hugs)) :heartbreak: ((hugs))

    Welcome @rosemary1818 !

    Debbie ((hugs)) for the loss of Umaku. Hardest but kindest.
    Kay likewise ((hugs)) for the loss of your new kitten. So hard.
    After a little over an hour on the burn pile and similar time cooking veggie tacos, I crashed out. Got up, did veg prep, trying to motivate myself to walk in place to Jeopardy but just don’t have the oomph. Think the antibiotics are taking their toll. Headed back to bed.

    Later, Lighter, lovelies!
    Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
    2022: Be still and listen.
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    Thank you!

    I hope you feel better soon. Don't push it. If you need to nap, then take one.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,595 Member
    GodMomKim wrote: »

    I have had a weird eating/activity/scale week and it is very clear to me that I really need to figure out how to do some more intentional exercise. ... This weight loss journey is so much more than just eating right.

    Thinking of you all, and hoping for a happy healthy day
    Smiles Kim in N. California

    One of the things which has helped me is stair climbing.

    Where I worked previously, we were in an 11-storey building and a small group of us were in a stair climbing challenge. When I was climbing (up and down) about 25 flights of 20 steps + landings 4-5 days a week, I noticed that I was stronger on the bicycle AND my weight gradually dropped. In 2021, I lost 5 kg which isn't huge, but it's something.

    Since the end of January, I've been in 2 office buildings. I wasn't sure where the stairs were and the access situation of the first one so I didn't climb stairs there. I am climbing in my current building (6 storeys, I think), but I'm usually climbing only 5 flights of 20 steps + landings 3-4 days a week.

    My current job is way more intense than my previous job ... from the moment I arrive till the moment I leave, there are calls coming in and things to do. For the first time since I worked retail back in 2008, I had to "hold it" one day because I was the only one in the office to answer the phones. A couple were working from home, one was doing training in the next room and one hadn't come in yet. Last week was particularly full-on. So busy!

    So I don't feel I can get up at 10:30 am and 3:00 pm (like I did previously) and climb several flights of stairs. I only do it in the morning when I arrive and after lunch.

    That reduction in activity plus my birthday in early March has resulted in a slight increase in weight.

    But climbing stairs doesn't take a lot of time.

    I guestimate that 5 flights of 20 steps, up and down, including landings is about 30 calories. I got that from a chart that was in a previous office building several years ago.

    So if I'm aiming to stay under about 1350 cal/day, and I do that climb a couple times, it bring me up to 1350 + 60 = 1410 cal/day. Once I get up to 25 such flights, it's 1350 + 150 = 1500 cal.

    Hobart randomly put in a set of 2 flights of stairs. I'm not entirely sure why but I guess they help people get off the rise where the cenotaph is and onto the path into the city centre. I call them the stairs to nowhere because you go up them and you're in a field. Anyway, I walk out there at lunch sometimes and do them once or twice as well.

    We've also got stairs in our garden - 7 steps up - and I'll do them several times in a row. 3 times is 21 steps which is pretty much 1 office flight.

    So what I'm saying is ... if you've stairs around, they can be a quick way to get some intentional exercise. :)


    Machka in Oz
  • OregonMother
    OregonMother Posts: 1,664 Member
    teklawa1 wrote: »
    Barbie a very happy belated birthday to you. Loved the card your DH gave you. Have to say thank you for always giving us a new month. Having this group is a lifeline, like a family but better because we all pick it.

    Yesterday my Jack was mowing the lawn and suffered a massive heart attack. The paramedics couldn't revive him. I'm so lost and miss him so much. I feel like my mind is running with thousands of thoughts that aren't going anywhere. I'm so sad. Have four of our five kids showering me with love and Jack's numbers friends wanting to support me... but really right now need to just grieve and find myself. The kids all volunteered to come but I encouraged them not to right now. I think I just need time to be alone and gather myself.
    Betsy

    Oh, Betsy. I am so very sorry. That is very shocking.

    Flea
    Willamette Valley, OR
  • OregonMother
    OregonMother Posts: 1,664 Member
    Happy belated birthday, Barbie!! It sounds like you had a delightful day.

    Flea
    Willamette Valley, OR
  • skuehn48
    skuehn48 Posts: 3,041 Member
    <3
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,595 Member
    exermom wrote: »
    M – did you put some sort of landscape fabric under your dry rock stream so that weeds won’t grow and the rocks won’t sink into the ground? It’s lovely

    Michele NC

    I haven't yet.

    I'm still in the digging phase -- digging up weed and grass roots and rocks. It's a big bed.

    We've got plastic for under the dry stream. It was the most expensive piece of this project ... a whole $16 and I'll only use about half. The other half will likely go into other parts of the yard.

    Where most of the "stream" will go there's no fear of rocks sinking. There's a cement "curb" along the rosemary hedge. I have no idea why it's there. But it's not just a curb, it's got a bit that sticks out about 6 inches under a thin layer of dirt - a ledge.

    Until we started digging we didn't know that. So we can't plant right up next to the curb. The stream will mostly follow the curb and sit on that ledge. And that's part of the reason I thought I'd try a dry stream - since we can't plant there, might as well put rocks in to fill the area. :)

    You can see the curb in these photos ... and about 6 inches from the curb into the garden bed is the ledge, under a thin layer of soil.

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    Machka in Oz
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,696 Member
    I think of you often Flea. <3

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,000 Member
    edited March 2022
    Morning all. Just popping in to wish all us Brits 💐Happy Mother’s Day.💐

    Debbie:So sorry for the loss of your furbaby. Pets are part of the family, so I know how sad you must feel. Your son is a good looking young man.

    We are off to lunch with the family at DEDs house. Also celebrating elder grandson’s birthday, which is next Thursday.

    🥳🎉 Cheers to those celebrating🎉🥳
    Virtual (((hugs))) and 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 for those who need them.
    🙋‍♀️ Miele failte to the newbies.

    ☘️Terri
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,595 Member
    Cycling this evening ...

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    Machka in Oz
  • LisaInArkansas
    LisaInArkansas Posts: 2,880 Member
    Betsy - You were in my mind and in my heart all day yesterday and woke up thinking of you. I'm glad there's family support coming and hope it truly is supportive. Your grief is your own journey to take, and no one can take it for you, but accepting help along the way can ease some of the burdens. Thank you for checking back in. All of us are sending massive, gentle hugs.

    Debbie - I'm so sorry about Umaku. Thinking of you too this morning. When we rescue a puppy or a kitten, we know their lifespans are less than ours, but we take that risk because of the love and joy that we give and receive for the years we have them. By letting him go, you gave him the biggest gift of all.

    Love y'all,
    Lisa in AR
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,696 Member
    Hello everyone, on this British Mother's Day. Thinking of those of you today with losses and grief. <3 ❤ 🧡 💛 💚 💙 💜 Sending hugs.

    Last night's babysitting was hilarious. We watched 'Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway' with the kids, because they love it. Max was hysterical at some of the antics and even I enjoyed bits of it, once my son had switched the base speaker off for me. :o Then Edie decided to give DH massages and ended up hand-chopping his head! :p Mischief is her middle name. <3

    This morning I opened my card from my son and he popped over at 10 to give me a big bunch of flowers. He also stayed a while to help DH register iplayer on the Firestick. Phew! :p I had to do ITV as DH couldn't figure it out. I will sort out the rest. All good to go, but we can't have Netflix as my son already has the full complement of devices. I will keep it on my tablet.
    My DDIL has her parents over for lunch today (boo!) so he had to rush off to cook. Still, it's great to have everything working now. I was getting frustrated with DH and my son told me to go and do something else. I managed to restrain myself. :# So glad he came to help.

    Another fabulous spring day. My husband doesn't celebrate Mother's Day for me as I am not his mother >:) so I have organised my own delicious feast. Faux caviar and crême fraiche morsels for lunch and smoked salmon crême fraiche tagliatelle tonight with artichokes, broad beans and peas. AF champagne. I just asked myself, what do I really fancy?

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,696 Member
    Edie's efforts at artifying DH on my Polish app. :p
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  • KetoneKaren
    KetoneKaren Posts: 6,412 Member
    edited March 2022
    Happy Mothering Sunday!


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    I discovered that Mother's Day in the UK is tied to Easter.

    "Mothering Sunday or Mother’s Day is March 27th this year, celebrated on the fourth Sunday of Lent in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, & Nigeria."


    Karen in Virginia. <3
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,696 Member
    Sorry, I meant to show the art work Edie made from his photo she took! :o But it didn't load. Oops! I'm sure you don't want a close up of his fizzhog.

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,249 Member
    Hh
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,087 Member
    Morning ladies
    Remind me never ever to drink diet pepsi after 3 pm ,i didn't sleep well at all last night..i finished i think around 4:30 and that was that..hurumph..
    My friend Trudy is on her way to Greece.. she wanted me to go with her but i just dont have the stamina..to be walking all over the ruins...
    I think i have it in me to do one more trip and would love to take a cruise through the Panama canal..but the way the world is now who knows if it will happen.
    Im going to try and clean a little at a time,will do the garbage and clean the kitchen this afternoon.
  • margaretturk
    margaretturk Posts: 5,253 Member
    (((Debbie)))
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,249 Member
    Yyy
  • minicooper452
    minicooper452 Posts: 644 Member
    Sending hugs Debbie
  • 1948CWB
    1948CWB Posts: 1,592 Member
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  • auntiebk
    auntiebk Posts: 2,610 Member
    @Katla49 do you have a recipe for the syrup you feed the hummingbirds?

    Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD

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  • GodMomKim
    GodMomKim Posts: 3,703 Member
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