WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2022

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  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,716 Member
    edited April 2022
    I've just been lying around catching up with my languages. Bliss! I'm still rubbish at German and I've been trying all my life! :p

    No editing. >:) Oh well. It's a recovery day. :p

    I highly recommend that podcast I mentioned earlier. Especially to any medics and divers. We have a few on here. :D

    Lisa - I have to grin a lot as my natural look is RBF. I look terrible when I'm not smiling 😕.

    Love Heather UK xxxxxx
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,277 Member
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  • kevrit
    kevrit Posts: 4,326 Member
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  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,098 Member
    Afternoon ladies
    Well im home
    They changed Tracys hours.. so she will be working ,Tues,weds,and fridays so i will have 2 days in a row.. she called first to ask if its ok. I said hey lets try it out..
    Cant hurt for losing and it will look good for her when its time for a raise..
    We are still having no luck with a bottle and his pediatrician appointment got pushed back until almost the end of May..
    So we shall see..
  • dlfk202000
    dlfk202000 Posts: 3,193 Member
    LisaInArkansas wrote: »
    LIke most people, when I write LOL, I don't actually mean I laughed out loud, I mean that I thought something was funny. This made me LOL. It's possible a cannibal wrote this review.
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    made Cashew Chicken from my little yellow cook book last night- It called for Accent! Just about every recipe in the book seems to use it.
    I used to use it but not anymore
  • dlfk202000
    dlfk202000 Posts: 3,193 Member
    LisaInArkansas wrote: »
    Terri - many hugs for you and your friends...

    Heather - loved the pics--you definitely appeared to be the happiest one there!

    I set the first washing of spring out this morning - all the whites. I do love the slight roughness and incredible scent of a towel that's been dried in the sun. Sheets too, and those are next.

    Debating on how much to try to accomplish outside today. Supposed to rain tomorrow, so will have tomorrow to curl up with a book, even though it's what I want to do today!

    Later, y'all,
    Love,
    Lisa

    line dried laundry is one thing I really can't handle- don't want anything even remotely rough touching me. I used to hate when we dried our clothes on the line.
    I have gotten worse about it over the years. If I am shopping for clothes or blankets or anything that touches my skin, I feel it first-before checking the price, seeing how cute it is, etc.
    I also have taken out all tags out of my shirts. I like the idea of tagless in my t-shirts UNTIL they get a bit rough. I found I can iron them to get them smooth again.
    The worst thing is the stiff/rough net type binding they put inside some bras on the seams. SERIOUSLY they put the roughest stuff around and put in on the most sensitive part of the body.
    I do not buy clothes online anymore at all- I have to see/feel them first.
    My favorite thing I am doing now is sleeping on one of those super soft blankets from Kohl's with a Sherpa blanket from there on me- feels better than the flannel sheets even. Those were nice when we first bought them and still not bad, but not like sherpa ;)
  • Anniesquats100
    Anniesquats100 Posts: 3,292 Member
    Hello ladies!

    Thanks for your encouragement on tracking. I needed that.

    I went back to my fiber plus hot chocolate at 140 calories as my permitted daily chocolate today. I have been able to resist extra so far. I still have chicken to boil and a salad to make. And then a pork loin for my parents. I plan to wrap it in bacon which is going to smell tempting! But boiled chicken fits my calorie budget.

    Next is to gather my courage and check the damage on the scale. Whatever it is, I will be moving down from there.

    Annie in Delaware
  • Anniesquats100
    Anniesquats100 Posts: 3,292 Member
    I gained two pounds last week, from continuously eating more calories than I burned. I think part of it is that caffeine makes me impulsive, and I grab candy and cookies. I think I will go down in the basement and see how my knee handles walking.

    Annie in Delaware
  • Anniesquats100
    Anniesquats100 Posts: 3,292 Member
    I walked twenty minutes! Yay! And ate my boiled chicken and salad. Yay! So far so good!
  • 1948CWB
    1948CWB Posts: 1,608 Member
    LANNETTE ~ I personally think anti-depressants are a blessing. Have been taking them for more than 30 yrs. Glad you are able to get the car in shape to be used. My Honda is a 2007 and it only has 90,000 miles.

    Carol in GA
  • ginnytez
    ginnytez Posts: 1,404 Member
    Well, I don't know that my week was as rough as Machka's but I am glad it is over. I am hopeful antibiotic really kicks in tomorrow.

    Heather-thanks for the items you posted. I have copied them to my Mac so I can refer back to them. Too bad we didn't all practices such things years ago!

    Haven't hung clothes outside for years. Now I wouldn't because hauling wet clothes up from the basement would be a bit beyond me. Also, no clothes line in back yard. Years ago there was a large tree and a line ran to the house. Had to cut down tree several years ago and never came up with clothes line alternative.

    Beautiful evening out even if a bit crisp. Went for nice walk. Ran in to someone I had not seen for some time-nice to catch up. Now off to warm up dinner and do my Friday dinner zoom.

    Take care all,

    Ginny in Ohio
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,277 Member
    Stats for the day-

    Short walk w/family- 24.16min, 16elev, 2.68ap, 83ahr, 99mhr, 1.08mi= 93c
    Strava app= 124c
    Walk home to gym- 12.05min, .57mi= 50c
    Strava app= 65c
    Spin bike at gym- 41.32min, 10-15gear, 15.17amph, 132ahr, 160mhr, 10.5mi= 340c
    Stair climber- 10min, lvl5, 524steps, 130ahr, 156mhr, 34floors= 112c
    Walk gym to home- 111.52min, .54mi= 50c
    Strava app= 62c

    Total cal 645
  • Anniesquats100
    Anniesquats100 Posts: 3,292 Member
    Well I had a taste of the pork loin-it came out very well, and I am still under calories by 9. So now the trick is to stop snacking.

    Annie in Delaware
  • skuehn48
    skuehn48 Posts: 3,047 Member
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  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,047 Member
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  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,277 Member
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  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,098 Member
    Well Alfie and I are tucked in..
    And Miles is 4 months old today cant believe it...
  • Snowflake1968
    Snowflake1968 Posts: 6,953 Member
    Heather - I agree. I’m trying to work out a way to get home in the Fall which would allow me to see 2 of my closest friends plus my family.

    Barbara - that would have been a terrible drive. Glad you are safe at home.

    Lisa - that’s funny. I literally LOLed.

    Allie - my Godchildren were like Miles and would never take a bottle. I remember watching my Goddaughter while her Mother went to get a perm. She cried for 4 hours straight. It was awful for all concerned. My experience with them was the reason I never breastfed.

    Debbie - I am between you and Lisa. I love the smell and feel of sheets dried on the line, but not towels and clothes. We aren’t allowed to have a line here. It’s sad really when people keep trying to help the environment.

    Carol - I agree. Antidepressants have helped me tremendously for a long time.

    In 2008 I bought a 1988 Pontiac that had 90000 kms on it for $600. It even had a car phone that still worked. I sold it in 2011 to help pay for our eldest daughters wedding. I miss it still.

    For the first time in at least a year I left work on a Friday afternoon and felt caught up. I think this will be a great weekend. I won’t be dreading all I have to do on Monday.

    I tried copying a picture from my notes app and it still didn’t work. I hope they get this bug fixed soon.

    Tracey in Edmonton
  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,531 Member
    Worked today, took Jerry home, went to the soup kitchen than went to pick up a prescription for Loki but first went to the Salvation Army there and then to Dollar General to see if they had any distilled water. Now home and making M&M cookies for a lady at work

    Today I asked Jerry to get something for me and, as usual, he rolled his eyes. Finally, I said to him “Jerry, why do you always roll your eyes when I ask you to get something for me? I thought that was your job. If it’s not, please have Melissa or Molly (a manager and store manager) tell me who I should ask. There are just some things that I physically can’t do. Like I can’t carry a whole case of cheese, and I can’t carry a whole case of lettuce.” In a little bit he came up to me and said “I don’t want you to be mad at me, I just had a lot on my mind”. I told him “I’m not a mindreader, I have no idea when you have something on your mind. I’m not mad at you, it’s just that it gets frustrating. I ALWAYS say to you “when you get a chance, not a rush” and I ALWAYS say “thank you”. Then, when I took him home he said something to the effect of “I’ve got to work on that”. I just told him “Jerry, I’m NOT mad at you, don’t even worry at all about it”. And I let it go. I hope he did, too. I suspect he did.

    Lanette – so happy for your dh. You did a good thing by halving the pill. Speaking of garage doors, I had to get a new opener and ever since, for no apparent reason that we can think of, the door opens or closes. We lock it at night just so it doesn’t open in the middle of the night and someone comes into the house (even tho the door to the house is locked)

    About those tags on your blouses/shirts/whatever. What I do is I take a SMALL piece of the StitchWitchery. Put it between the tag and the shirt and steam it. That holds the tag down but you still have the tag so you have the size or whatever other information you may need.

    Debbie – I don’t like to buy clothes online, either. Like I ordered a pair of pants that said they were gray, but when I got them I thought they were black. You can’t really tell from the picture they posted. Well, at least they fit me.

    Going to try to get to bed early tonight.

    Michele NC
  • GodMomKim
    GodMomKim Posts: 3,703 Member
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  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,616 Member
    dlfk202000 wrote: »
    LisaInArkansas wrote: »
    Terri - many hugs for you and your friends...

    Heather - loved the pics--you definitely appeared to be the happiest one there!

    I set the first washing of spring out this morning - all the whites. I do love the slight roughness and incredible scent of a towel that's been dried in the sun. Sheets too, and those are next.

    Debating on how much to try to accomplish outside today. Supposed to rain tomorrow, so will have tomorrow to curl up with a book, even though it's what I want to do today!

    Later, y'all,
    Love,
    Lisa

    line dried laundry is one thing I really can't handle- don't want anything even remotely rough touching me. I used to hate when we dried our clothes on the line.
    I have gotten worse about it over the years. If I am shopping for clothes or blankets or anything that touches my skin, I feel it first-before checking the price, seeing how cute it is, etc.
    I also have taken out all tags out of my shirts. I like the idea of tagless in my t-shirts UNTIL they get a bit rough. I found I can iron them to get them smooth again.
    The worst thing is the stiff/rough net type binding they put inside some bras on the seams. SERIOUSLY they put the roughest stuff around and put in on the most sensitive part of the body.
    I do not buy clothes online anymore at all- I have to see/feel them first.
    My favorite thing I am doing now is sleeping on one of those super soft blankets from Kohl's with a Sherpa blanket from there on me- feels better than the flannel sheets even. Those were nice when we first bought them and still not bad, but not like sherpa ;)

    I don't mind rough towels because my back is often itchy and I can get a good scratch with a towel.

    But I'm with you on everything else. And I have to sleep on the smoothest cotton sheets I can find. Any sort of blanket is too rough for my skin ... or makes me itchy.

    And you're right about bras ... I wear sports bras when I exercise but when I go to buy a new one they're often so rough. I can't imagine how people wear them for exercise.

    M in Oz
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,616 Member
    ginnytez wrote: »
    Haven't hung clothes outside for years. Now I wouldn't because hauling wet clothes up from the basement would be a bit beyond me. Also, no clothes line in back yard. Years ago there was a large tree and a line ran to the house. Had to cut down tree several years ago and never came up with clothes line alternative.

    Take care all,

    Ginny in Ohio

    Outside ... or inside on a drying rack ... is how we dry clothes here. Like many Australians, we don't have a clothes dryer although I think they are becoming a little bit more popular. I wouldn't mind a small one but I don't know where we'd put it ... the house isn't really designed for a dryer.


    M in Oz

  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,616 Member
    Snowflake1968 wrote: »

    For the first time in at least a year I left work on a Friday afternoon and felt caught up. I think this will be a great weekend. I won’t be dreading all I have to do on Monday.

    Tracey in Edmonton

    Wonderful!! :)

  • skuehn48
    skuehn48 Posts: 3,047 Member
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  • teklawa1
    teklawa1 Posts: 678 Member
    <3
    Betsy in NW WA
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,047 Member
    edited April 2022
    I line dry washing, if possible. Don’t have a dryer. But I do have a large cupboard where our boiler is, with a hanging rail for wet days. And an indoor surer in my Hibbies room. I also hate clothes tags, especially ones at the back of the neck.

    Tracey: It’s a good feeling when you have sorted a worrisome task!

    Rebecca: Athena is growing so fast.

    ☘️ Terri
  • auntiebk
    auntiebk Posts: 2,614 Member
    Accountability:
    Chose well: Joe, readings, BP, steps >7400, dogs to powerline, CI<CO, CI<250<CO
    Bonus: Crissey field stroll with Joe and the dogs, ‘nother load laundry
    Just one thing: back to bupkes
    Workin’ on it: Friday 142.6, H20x5, active 3:27
    Active April
    29: Become an activist for a cause you really believe in.
    Joe invited me to join him and the dogs for a walk to the beach at Crissey field. Glorious sunny morning before the wind blew in the clouds. Got dogs down to powerline before afternoon rains started. Good day.

    Lanette thanks for shring about your DH’s new med, sounds promising.
    Tracey I’m with you, love the smell, hate the feel of line dried towels and bed linens.

    Soothing sound of rain lulling me to sleep…..

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

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