WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JULY2022

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  • LisaInArkansas
    LisaInArkansas Posts: 2,878 Member
    edited July 2022
    Lanette - I have one of these and it works every time. https://www.amazon.com/Pack-Jar-Opener-Gripper-Pads/dp/B09ZK9C7V6/ref=pd_lpo_3?pd_rd_i=B09ZK9C7V6&psc=1. Don't know why you would need a half dozen of them, but it's hard to find just one.

    Oh - and I forgot, they often stock the same stuff at any place that sells lots of fabric - they are what you put under rugs or chair pads to keep them from sliding around.
  • KetoneKaren
    KetoneKaren Posts: 6,412 Member
    barbiecat wrote: »
    :)<3Karen, sending many hugs to you and your spouse. Someone told me years ago that it was no surprise that "move" was a four letter word. There is so much work and so much emotion and so much uncertainty that even the promise of a better tomorrow isn't sufficient to offset it.

    <3 Barbie in NW WA



    Barbie,

    You have articulated what I have been unable to!

    This is our exact situation.

    <3

    Karen in Virginia

  • KetoneKaren
    KetoneKaren Posts: 6,412 Member
    Lanette,

    I have pretty good luck with a JarKey; it breaks the vacuum seal. Works great.

    Karen in Virginia
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,246 Member
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  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,693 Member
    I have a kind of wrench gadget for opening jars. Works pretty well, but if they are super stubborn then stand the jar upside down in v hot water. Expands the metal.

    My trip to buy milk turned spendy when I decided to pop into the butcher to buy ground beef for a chilli. My eye was caught by a delicious looking whole fillet of beef just sitting there. Two nice thick steaks later ....... They are in the freezer waiting for a suitable occasion. :o

    Lisa - So happy for your daughter. I loved taking back my maiden name and did not change it when I married DH. It's mine and I'm keeping it. I go by Ms and I get annoyed by people calling me Mrs. That is my mum!
    Of course, it would be loads better if she wasn't hitched up with a new guy. But I can’t talk. It took me until around 53 to realise I didn't need a man in my life. Then I met DH. :o>:)

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
  • SophieRosieMom
    SophieRosieMom Posts: 3,645 Member
    Kefir is ready. I love buttermilk, and this tastes just like it to me, only it's rich and thick - the consistency of cream. I'm reading in the comments that some folks are having luck stirring 1/4 cup into the next batch of prepared milk. There were 6 packets in the carton (freeze dried so doesn't really need refrigeration) so I should have enough to last for a long time. I imagine when the weather is cooler, it will take longer to ferment to the right consistency. My 75 degree kitchen was just right yesterday.

    https://www.amazon.com/Yogourmet-Freeze-Dried-Kefir-Starter/dp/B006IB8VPG/ref=sr_1_11?crid=3DOJCIYA2EUOA&amp;keywords=yogogourmet+kefir&amp;qid=1658948555&amp;sprefix=yogogourmet+kefir,aps,155&amp;sr=8-11&amp;th=1

    Ladies who are trying to up their plant intake - don't forget about edible flowers! Violets are blooming in my yard right now. Yummy.

    Got the mowing done this morning! It was overcast and cool - 62- at 8:30 so climbed on Nellybelle and got most of it done. Whew!! Supposed to hit in the low 90's today.

    Can openers - thank you ladies for your suggestions! You gave me good ideas and got me thinking. I too have used hot water. The problem bottle I was dealing with was a screw-top Kombucha (contents under pressure) and the other jar was sauerkraut, also under pressure.

    I dug around in the kitchen stuff "box for the thrift store" I keep adding to in the garage, and darned if I didn't find an old Kuhn Rikon can opener with the perfect bottle opener attachment, plus it has a "lip" to lift lids. Thanks for jogging my memory!

    To be safe though I'm going to open these pressurized things outside or over the laundry sink. :D

    Lanette B)
    SW WA State
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,246 Member
    Stats for the day-

    Walk w/ family- 2hrs 1min 24sec, 58elev, 3.05ap, 101ahr, 155mhr, 6.21mi= 554c
    Strava app = 708c
    Walk home to gym- 11.31min, .53mi= 56c
    Strava app = 61c
    Treadmill jog- 32.31min, 5.6sp for 1st mi, 5.7sp for 2nd mi, 5.8sp for 3rd mi, 7.5 for last .10mi, 10.29 min mi, 139ahr, 167mhr, 5k= 334c
    Walk gym to pt place to home- 17.05min, .77mi= 80c
    Strava app = 89c

    Total cal 1024
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,086 Member
    Evening ladies
    Fell asleep around 4:30 and up at 7:45. But should be able to go back to sleep..
    Dropped off you know ,at the vets and will find out tomorrow whats going on,but for now feeding Alfie chicken and rice..
  • suebdew
    suebdew Posts: 1,298 Member
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  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,191 Member
    :)Karen I heard on a podcast today that moving is the third most stressful life event after death of a loved one and divorce. No wonder you'll having a tough time. <3<3
  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,517 Member
    Worked, went to the dentist. I have to go back on the 10th to have a cavity filled. The good part is that the 10th is a Wed. so that gives me a good reason not to go bowling. Went bowling today. The last time I was bowling I broke 100 twice so my handicap came down. It’s still in the triple digits. Anyway, after today I can absolutely confirm that “what goes down must come up”….lol Hope to go for my walk later Update: did it

    The washer was not flashing “14” this morning but the repair guy was here. The washer worked for him! So he told me to do a load of laundry so I washed my BK shirts and some other darks. Seems a lot of people have been having problems with the storms frying things. He's going to order a new board because you never know when it won't work

    Hubby clothing: Vince has A LOT of NASCAR jackets and A LOT of baseball-type hats for all sorts of things. There are some things I don’t ever remember him wearing!

    Carol – congrats on the win! Anything is better than nothing

    Lisa – that’s wonderful about your daughter!

    Sue WA – loved the pigeons story. Absolutely loved it

    Vicki – prayers for healing

    Got the new battery for the lawn mower. Now Vince thinks that maybe there’s something in the electric starter that isn’t working. Well, whatever, I WILL NOT use it until that’s fixed. Be it the electric start or the battery or whatever. Not until that electric start is fixed. And if he waits until the next time we have to cut the grass and it is the electric start – I’m not going to use that rope pull again.

    Michele NC
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,246 Member
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  • skuehn48
    skuehn48 Posts: 3,040 Member
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  • LisaInArkansas
    LisaInArkansas Posts: 2,878 Member
    cityjaneLondon wrote: »
    Lisa - So happy for your daughter. I loved taking back my maiden name and did not change it when I married DH. It's mine and I'm keeping it. I go by Ms and I get annoyed by people calling me Mrs. That is my mum!
    Of course, it would be loads better if she wasn't hitched up with a new guy. But I can’t talk. It took me until around 53 to realise I didn't need a man in my life. Then I met DH. :o>:)

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx

    Heather - Funny, I think I would have been happier too if she were getting through these next steps without someone new in her life already... but in all honesty, my husband's exactly the same way. And actually, I guess I am too. I barely made it a year after I left my first husband before I married Corey, and was living with him long before the wedding, mostly because I wouldn't marry him until he turned 40! The therapists get twisty about "internal validation" in opposition to "external validation," but I think it's a spectrum, and where we land on that spectrum at any given time varies across our entire lives.

    The interesting part is that he is actually deliberately helping her rebuild her self-confidence that got SO battered during this last year. She sends me some of his texts to her, and besides the fact that he's writing full sentences with punctuation, he is lifting her up instead of tearing her down, in both a professional and a personal sense. I look forward to meeting him.

    Got involved in an episode of Brokenwood Mysteries (Australian series on Acorn TV) and couldn't go to sleep until they got the bad guy. Really enjoying it, but now I'm wide awake. I'll get sleepy soon.

    Later, y'all,
    Love,
    Lisa in AR
  • auntiebk
    auntiebk Posts: 2,610 Member
    KJ :cry: you kiddos and their parents (regardless of their beliefs) are so blessed to have you. Impressive and inspiring plants eaten list.
    Heather your “some people think . . .” suggestion seems good to me. Thankful for Johnny’s instincts and the freezer fix.
    Carol with you about the electronic controls, but doesn’t seem possible to get knobs/mechanically controlled appliances any more. One big benefit, the new washer is soooooo quiet ;)
    Barbie Mama and Papa’s thrift lessons, it took me a lot of growing up to finally put them into practice :devil:
    Annie more than leaving the room, think I’dve “…left the building…” ;)
    Kay, sorry to confuse, the cost for one washer that handled four loads at once was $6=24 quarters. Driers cost about the same as yours. Was thankful to get all the towels, mats and bath rugs done that I’d used to sop up the water. Even more thankful the new one was installed yesterday afternoon ;)
    Lanette Laundry:
    is yours a front or top loading machine? Always put Borax in bottom before detergent. Prefer Arm & Hammer fragrance free powder for warm and hot, liquid Woollite for cold. Then liquid Oxyclean. Neither do I use fabric softener, fill the receptacle with white vinegar for the final rinse instead. I do use Clorox for the whites, perhaps twice a month, hope not a problem for our septic system.
    Made your Greek beans yesterday. Despite substitutions (garbanzos for cannellini beans, red onions for scallions, arugula for dill and no avocado or cucumber) was yummy. Will pick up cannellini beans for next time, to avoid the “chickpea” texture and taste, and scale back on the onions :burp: Thanks for the Annie Chun noodle bowl hack with chicken, cabbage and veggies! Will look for them at Grocery Outlet next time, or add them to the WalMart list for September’s trip. Sounds like Roger is your guardian angel in neighbor disguise.
    Lisa please keep cool. Your health is way more important than any painting project.
    Margaret, yours to Kelly. Brilliant and compassionate.
    Carla, $10K. ouch!
    Rebecca when you’re done, come on down. I make some of those spots too ;)
    Debbie :love: your grandma’s Mendocino crafting cabin memories. Hope your time at your mother’s goes well.
    Allie fingers Xd for cardio appointment.
    Michele fingers Xd for the 24 hour washer re-set.

    Done:
    7/26: Move: 1.5 set pt, 135 mins casserole-a-thon active mins:328 steps: 7553
    Fuel: protein=49g sugar=95g fiber=26g sodium=1733mg fruit=1 vegs=5 CI<CO=600
    Live: Joe, readings, BP, bottle return, recycling, gas, first loads of laundry in new washer.
    Wt: 138.7

    7/25: Move: 1.5 set pt, line dancing, dogs to powerline active mins:221 steps:7171
    Fuel: protein=39g sugar=64g fiber=12g sodium=562mg fruit=1 vegs=3 CI<CO=1175
    Live: Joe, readings, BP, cancel van insurance, wa$her choose and schedule, transfer from SA and w/draw from CU, sliced and cooked bacon
    Wt: 139.6

    7/24: Move: 1.5 set pt, dogs to powerline active mins:213 steps:6605
    Fuel: protein=g sugar=g fiber=g sodium=mg fruit= vegs= CI<CO=
    Live: Joe, readings, BP, church, reconciled visa and bank statements
    Wt: 140.0

    Only thru pg 53, but Joe’s up so I’m out. ;)

    Lighter, lovelies!

    Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD

    2022: Be still and listen.
    July: Move more, fuel better, live NOW.
  • ginnytez
    ginnytez Posts: 1,400 Member
    Lanette: I find something like this handy: https://www.amazon.com/Multi-Use-Arthritic-Scratches-Circumference-5mm-100mm/dp/B002HMRU34/ref=sr_1_53?crid=3GP9NTWS6K0WK&amp;keywords=jar+opener+strap+wrench&amp;qid=1658998042&amp;sprefix=jar+opener+str,aps,103&amp;sr=8-53 It is so frustrating some of the "little things" you need help with. Every time I work through one and figure out a solution I feel so good about myself.

    Allie-hope they figure out what is going on with Alfie.

    Moving-I haven't moved since 1992-it will be interesting. That's why I am slowly purging.

    Not much here. Work today. Will work from home tomorrow. Ordered new monitors for home-I like dual monitors (larger ones). We provide everyone two (in addition to laptop screen). I have my two from agency in office but I am enjoying some of the WFH options so I am purchasing extras on my own. Not that expensive and it is my personal preference. I actually can't believe how inexpensive such things have gotten.

    PT at home was a bit better yesterday. One kegel at a time!

    Take care all,

    Ginny in Ohio
  • 1948CWB
    1948CWB Posts: 1,590 Member
    B)
  • KetoneKaren
    KetoneKaren Posts: 6,412 Member
    <3
  • minicooper452
    minicooper452 Posts: 644 Member
    Oh Sue, doves are lovely! I've also heard of butterflies being released. And I love the idea of planting trees for deceased. We've planted trees for all of our furbabies and then put their ashes with them.

    SO much easier when they were young, Vicki! Sorry you've been feeling off. Hope your procedure helps.

    Good luck with the interview, Tracey. So glad I don't have to EVER do that again. My last one was done while driving down the highway, on my mobile phone. (YES! Hands-free!) And it was just a formality when my job changed at school. LOL

    HOLY CATS OUCH, Barbara, but it's the furnace too since their so intertwined and they were both replaced together last time too. They just don't make appliances like they used to... like everyone is saying!

    Gonna try to work some today, since I have to be here anyway and I'm going to go down to my old building tomorrow to move files. Did I tell you that they're going to be able to KEEP my HUGE file cabinet in the old building for me, so I don't have to pack everything up? I'm just going to move all the files into the big cabinet and leave it there. Like I said, we're almost completely electronic now, so those really are OLD files. I almost never use them. Yay me!

    Carla, in MN... OUT
  • margaretturk
    margaretturk Posts: 5,251 Member
    edited July 2022
    Lanette I got a pair of rubber gardening gloves years ago that I put on when I have a Kombucha bottle I cannot open. It gives that extra grip I need. I have used on other difficult jars and bottles to open too! Gardening gloves are easier to put on than rubber gloves for doing dishes.

    Carla so glad getting your AC fortunatley this week we got a bit of a break. Starting Sunday you'll will be so happy you have it. I know how hard this was. We lost our furnace in late September and barely got the new one up and running before the cold weather hit. It made me quite anxious waiting for this work to get done.
  • dlfk202000
    dlfk202000 Posts: 3,184 Member
    minicooper452 wrote: »
    Well, there ya go,

    Oh no, Tina... sorry about the bruises. Glad you'll heal.
    I get'cha about Comic-Com. Went to a Heroes and Villains con several times a couple years ago with a vendor friend of mine. Was REALLY fun, but way too peoply for me too. She adores people and is way into TWD and some of those shows so she was in her element! I loved watching her booth while she was able to go out and hobnob with a whole bunch of the stars for whom she'd made custom, etched glasses.


    Love you ladies!
    Carla, in MN
    ps. tomorrow the AC! pray for me... they're coming at 7am and will be here for 8-10 hours!!!

    I ended up taking care of dh's booth and his friends when we went to the one toy/comic show. They were off, checking out other vendors. Dh was hanging out with the stars(were only a few there because it was small)- old timers that Dh used to enjoy watching as a kid. Hung out with them almost the whole time. It was fine for the most part except when customers had questions I had to run get him.

  • dlfk202000
    dlfk202000 Posts: 3,184 Member
    Dh is giving me the silent treatment or if he does talk at me, he is all pissy.
    All because I didn't go walk the dog Monday or yesterday.
    They both said he didn't need to be walked every day but, when I do skip a day, I told him ahead of time but he wasn't listening, he is mad.
    I will walk the dog today and tomorrow but I will be going to see my mom tomorrow night and staying the night-
    If it really is important, he can walk the dog- keeps saying he will just do it if I don't bother going over there- stop talking and do it then.
    I know he is exhausted/frustrated/mad/etc but don't take it out on me- I am the only one that is helping at all.
    Had a long walk at the wetlands- got there a little early and walked by myself until my friend came- the other friend never made it- laid down just a little after work and fell asleep. That is ok, he was going to be running while Martha and I walked.

    Have a good Thursday ladies-
    Going to finish my tea and head over to crazy house- will take a nice LONG walk with the dog.

    Debbie
    Napa Valley,CA
  • SophieRosieMom
    SophieRosieMom Posts: 3,645 Member
    edited July 2022
    Vicki - thinking of you today, hoping the procedure helps. Nice that it appears to something quick and outpatient.

    Barbara - my washer is a top-loader, and I just started using 20 Mule Team Borax a month ago, but maybe I'm not using enough. I pre-dissolve all detergents and powders (including Oxi-clean) in hot water before I dump them into the washer - I am lucky enough to have a big laundry sink right next to the washer.

    I don't think occasional use of Clorox is bad. When I went on my walk this morning, I noticed one of my neighbors has NO grass or vegetation on top of their drainfield, just long rows that look like they've been hit by weed-killer. Maybe they have...and I'm curious what kind of detergents/additives they use. Mine has a mixture of grass and dandelions ;) It was always lush when we could use phosphates but they were banned for environmental reasons years ago.

    So glad you tried the Greek Beans! Seems like I'm always experimenting, but the garlic/olive oil/vinegar/lemon juice gives them some zip. I've even used dried onion flakes if I don't have other onion.

    Pip - good luck with the CT scan, hopefully just a little scar tissue jangling a nerve. It happens. I have adhesions thanks to my several abdominal surgeries and get a pinch now and then. Plumbing not blocked so doc and I am worrying. ;)

    Ginny - thanks for the link. I once had one like that around here some place, I think DH snatched it to use in his shop. I'll go on a treasure hunt for it.

    Margaret - gardening gloves are an excellent idea! I just tried it with that Kombucha bottle, no go. I have to screw it on very tight so it doesn't lose the fizz (A bottle last me a few days, I'll add to sparkling water sometimes). This is a new brand with a really small lid that doesn't have the vertical grooves I can grip, just some kind of small pebbly surface. Not buying it again. I don't have the problem with other brands with larger lids that are easier to grip, so gardening gloves should make that easier.

    Have a good one and keep cool!!

    Lanette B)
    SW WA State

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