WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2022

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  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,696 Member
    The sea is officially 'rough'. We are right in the front of the ship and high up so it gets the most movement. Beautiful views though! Of course, we didn't sleep well during the pitching, tossing, thumping and jerking, but both of us did keep dozing off.
    This morning we both went to the gym at 7.15 and put in 50 minutes. I did some stretches/yoga in the cabin to help my back. My knee is tight, but it works OK.
    DH is feeling a bit off. We've both had a sea sickness pill, but he feels it more than me. The butler brought us our wonderful breakfast. :p I took a picture, but not sure if it will come through the WiFi. Last night's formal attire, ditto. I will post when I can. The cheap, sparkly cape that I bought from Amazon looked great. The dress was borrowed years ago from my yoga teacher and she told me to keep it.
    DH trying to sleep.
    I will go to the cha-cha lesson at 11, but they may not be able to run it. DH can't balance when it's rough, so either he can watch me do it solo, or stay in bed. We were going to try the speciality diners tonight, but I don't think he is up to it. At some point we have to show up for a 'step test' to see if we are able to get into the tenders tomorrow.

    Barbara, no bag schlepping. All carried for you from your own hallway. Lots of Saga passengers are mobility impaired and some in wheelchairs.

    DH usually recovers after a day.

    Love to all. Every day, make a one degree turn towards the life you want. Small steps.

    Heather, North of the British Isles. Xxxxxxxx
  • KetoneKaren
    KetoneKaren Posts: 6,412 Member
    edited June 2022
    Heather, You look fabulous. Love the shrug/cape. Breakfast looks yummy. Glad you are having a good time!

    Karen in Virginia
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,595 Member
    WooHoo!!

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    However, I didn't get home until nearly 6:30 pm tonight so I didn't really get to enjoy those 60 seconds of extra daylight, but as usual, I did get out for a walk with Rhody. :)

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    M in Oz

  • LisaInArkansas
    LisaInArkansas Posts: 2,880 Member
    o:)
  • kymarai
    kymarai Posts: 3,702 Member
    <3
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,595 Member
    cityjaneLondon wrote: »
    Managed a cha cha lesson. DH had to watch. Ship is pitching. I'm going to have lunch alone as DH is resting. I am lucky to be a good sailor!

    Love Heather ❤


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    I'm with your husband. I've done overnight ferry trips (Melbourne to Tasmania, between UK and France) and it's about all I can manage with a large dose of dimenhydrinate to knock me out.


    M in Oz

  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,696 Member
    Machka - It was very comical on the dance floor! But no-one fell over. Some of the ladies gave up.
    Heather North Atlantic.
    Having lunch alone by the window with huge waves.
  • LisaInArkansas
    LisaInArkansas Posts: 2,880 Member
    @LeslieAWagner, welcome! I live in the River Valley of Arkansas, pleased to see you here!
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,194 Member
    :) Making choices for me has included finding sources of comfort and recreation that don't involve food.

    :)Heather,You look so beautiful and happy.

    <3 Barbie
  • KetoneKaren
    KetoneKaren Posts: 6,412 Member
    Carol, I remember a discussion I had with my mom and a friend of hers - the topic was weight, and the pursuit of thinness. We were looking at old pictures of their "sewing club", and I noticed that almost all of the women were impossibly thin, so I asked how they did it - and they said they simply didn't eat any meals. Maybe they would eat one of the crusts they cut off the kids' sandwiches, or one bite of a leftover fish stick. Lots of black coffee. It was a stunning revelation. I don't know how they kept from falling over. I hope you will enjoy your time with your friends despite the menu.
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,696 Member
    edited June 2022
    Ginny- Hope the tests come out alright for you. Not knowing is the worst. <3

    Off to line dancing in a minute IF they can run it. It's very rough.

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,696 Member
    Waves are 4 metres. (13 ft) We are at the front and high up .
    Lots of shudders and bumps.

    Love Heather xxxxxx
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,249 Member
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  • minicooper452
    minicooper452 Posts: 644 Member
    Wish they had more "reactions" that you could leave to comments here. Your dress is amazing Heather!!! Glad you're having a good time, but for the waves!

    Steamy here, staying inside again today. Hoping for more temperate weather on Saturday to watch Anne's game. I am NOT a not and humid gal, but I so want to be there. I suffered a rather serious case of heat exhaustion many years ago and now I watch myself very carefully... probably even more than necessary. But it was scary. We'll see what the weather says.

    Carla, in MN
  • GodMomKim
    GodMomKim Posts: 3,703 Member
    :)
  • auntiebk
    auntiebk Posts: 2,610 Member
    Tried the intermediate line dancing class last night and managed almost an hour with no knee pain results. One dance had a backwards, three quarter turn so I sat that one out. Think those backward twist/turns are what aggravate the ol’ knee.

    Suddenly summer, it was over 90F in Harbor last night and the grange is NOT air conditioned :devil:. Couple of fans tried bravely but there were some complaints ;)

    Allie hooray for new bed!
    Katla ((hugs)) keeping you and your DH in prayers. Thankful you have Chris to help in this hard hard time ((hugs)) Have you got a water cannon squirt gun? Might discourage the hungry cat without harm…
    Rebecca Bravissima Athena’s brilliant Grandma!
    Vicki 2000 miles and 5 states in 5 days? That’s what we called IronButt!
    Terri “ound a family who accepted me for my unique personality, and I stopped rebelling…” wisdom this.
    Annie pain makes me cranky too. Hope your side stops hurting.
    Debbie ((hugs)) whooshing strength to you.
    Lanette “ucky enough to have wood to chop on my cranky days” SMH :laugh:
    Kay :love: the image of cat rescued in Cracker Barrel to go box. Fingers Xd.
    Michele good luck with the smaller mask.
    Pip visiting family can be way more exhausting than working out, imho :wink:
    Heather brava for the challenging cha cha! Wow that suite. Hubba hubba you! “Turn one degree toward…” I needed to hear that. Thanks! Hope the sea smooths out for you soon.
    Machka “I just smile and say ’Thank you.’” What a great skill :wink:
    Ginny thanks for sharing your thoughts about Chandler’s senior living offerings. Prayers for the July 15 scans and 21 appointment.
    Welcome @LeslieAWagner Leslie from NW AR!
    Carol enjoy your friends, make the best choices you can at the time, and breathe. Worry and stress really grab onto the calories and hold them in the form of fat, as you can tell from my lack of waist. :astonished:
    Barbie can’t tell you how comforted I have been by returning to line dancing. Lighter hearted, sleeping better, smiling til my face feels like its going to crack.
    Karen oh the unhealthy things they did to themselves :cry:
    Lanette “…sugary stuff after dinner” that is my downfall. Instead of hara hachi bu, think I’ll challenge myself to get up and get some steps in before indulging. Sometimes postponing, can morph into abstaining… ;)
    Carla keep cool!

    NSV, Joe went to Freddie’s this morning and came home with NO pies, cakes, donuts. Well done Joe!


    Done:
    6/21: Move: 1 set pt, dogs to powerline, almost an hour line dancing, steps: 5743
    Fuel: protein=58 g sugar=111! g fruit=3 vegs=1
    Live: Joe, readings, hymns, chat with P, J and SM, emailed call list to A, sat at the shady picnic table and read.
    Lighter, lovelies!
  • Anniesquats100
    Anniesquats100 Posts: 3,286 Member
    Heather love your dress!

    I slept through my yoga time! Wonder how that happened. I guess I will fit it in this afternoon but I have to remember not to eat beforehand.

    I trimmed Teddy's beard and missed a small section. He always makes me smile, but now he looks funny too. 😊

    Have a wonderful day ladies!

    Annie in Delaware
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,696 Member
    Barbara- I think the line dancing set my knee off too. I've changed to wearing my slippy ballroom shoes which helps enormously with any turns. It's already feeling much better.

    We arrive at an island just off the south coast of Iceland tomorrow and will be moored for the day. We have to go ashore by tender, so had to take a step test today to see if we could make it into the boat. Both of us more than fine.
    Our clocks go back tonight because Iceland is permanently on GMT.
    Tomorrow is a History and Lava walk. The island of Haimaye (sp?) had a huge volcanic eruption in 1973 and the lava destroyed a lot of houses, plus created new land. We shall be walking to the lava fields and visiting the museum. Afternoon visit, so we have told our butler we need an early lunch in our room. Have to be assembling at 12.30 for the tender.

    DH managed to eat a couple of cookies this afternoon and is drinking a digestive Pernod. He is going to come with me to the dining room and see how he feels. I very much enjoyed my solo lunch today, because I got chatting to the next door table.

    Looking forward to my first visit to Iceland. Fire and Ice.

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
  • dlfk202000
    dlfk202000 Posts: 3,184 Member
    Heather, your cruise sounds great but not the waves- I use the sea bands when we go on our cruises and after delaying putting them on the first one, those things go on as soon as we are on the ship. Don't want to be sick in bed for the first day again.
    Love the dress- glad you are enjoying all the activities.

    Was so hot yesterday. A friend posted 108 at their weather station(she has one on property at her winery)-she lives just two miles from mom. It was about 103 here but in my car, at 5PM heading to my MIL's it was 111.

    Stayed with her all night so dh could work his 8hr shift. It wouldn't be bad if she just slept but she doesn't. She talks, yells at the dog, in her sleep. Needs help to use the bathroom, this time it was at 2:30 I think(after I went to sleep around 12, also up at 3:30 and then 5, then up for good by 5:30)
    One of those times she was telling me I had to go outside to pay the gardener before he left but she couldn't find the box with the money- Tried to explain it was midnight and the guy wasn't out there.

    Dh was hoping she was going to be better sleeping and that he could go into work for a couple hours, leaving her alone. She isn't ready for that yet. So, said that if I don't give up the daycare then he will have to quit- to me it felt like a guilt trip. I told him no, he needs to hire some help. Neither of us need to quit our jobs for her. He just talked about someone has to be there all the time and beings he makes more money and we get our medical through his work......... I am too tired to fight him right now but no, not going to quit to take care of her full time. I wanted to retire before but he said no, we need the tax write off but suddenly now, it is ok to quit, if it is to take care of her.
    I will be there tonight and I am not sure the other nights.
    He is taking vacation time after this coming week. He needs to use that time to find help if she isn't well enough to be alone for small amounts of time.

    Rushed home for daycare girl just to get a text from her mom saying, oh, she is working a later shift and she will bring her in a few HOURS- I am glad to be home but would have been nice to know ahead of time. I could have walked MIL's dog- didn't walk yesterday, won't today either now.

    Tomorrow we take MIL in for her cast. He can't do it alone so will be going then too. Think I will be doing a lot of walking while I wait for them to get done- need to get my steps in some how

    I am eating a whole lot less- too tired to cook anything much here and don't feel comfortable eating much there( need to bring a few snacks tonight)

    Hope you all have a wonderful Wed. (for a second, couldn't even remember what day of the week it was.
    Going to use this extra free time to weed my garden- it has been getting neglected.
    Also need to make humming bird food and feed the squirrels.

    Debbie
    Napa Valley,CA
  • margaretturk
    margaretturk Posts: 5,253 Member
    (((katie)))

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