WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR DECEMBER 2022

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  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 16,723 Member
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  • fanncy0626
    fanncy0626 Posts: 7,152 Member
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    Betsy
    🎉🎂🥳Happy Birthday 🥳🎂🎉
  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,394 Member
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    Worked, then we prebowled, went to the bank then WalMart, packed (somewhat) the car. Made the mac & cheese to take to Jess.

    I can really feel my sinuses and the Equate brand of decongestant doesn’t seem to be helping, which is surprising since it always does

    Been misting here Took my umbrella into work to be sure that it doesn’t rain (whenever you’re prepared, it almost never happens)

    Betsy – happy birthday

    Yea chispas!

    Down here, people have no idea how to drive in the snow. I guess one good part is that most (operative word) won’t go out in the snow. But then you have the others….

    Michele NC
  • Rosemarie2972
    Rosemarie2972 Posts: 450 Member
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    Looks pretty good I think. Looks like like it will finish healing up!
    Best
    Rosemarie from Georgia
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,192 Member
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    Anniesquats100 wrote: »
    Darn it! I was helping my dad with his computer and missed an online medical appointment. I simply can't remember two things at once anymore - too many concussions. Every once in awhile I think about working again, and then something like this happens. Well, I was able to reschedule for tomorrow so no real damage.

    When my dad's email changed a year ago, I told him he had to go through all the programs he uses and update it. But he said that was too much work. Now each program wants to do two factor identification, and of course they send the codes to the old email, but dad can't access that. And to update the email you have to login with the code. Not much I can do now.

    Annie in Delaware

    Do you use Google calendar and have it send you reminders?

    Also, there may be ways around your father's issue but it is a bit tricky. A good reminder to keep everything up to date!



    Machka in Oz

  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,192 Member
    edited December 2022
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    Machka9 wrote: »
    If you're interested in the Action for Happiness Calendar ...
    Do Good December
    This month, we're encouraging you to carry out small acts of kindness.
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    https://actionforhappiness.org/calendar

    Or we could post something we're thankful for, or happy about, related to the holiday season.

    December 1 - I love the Christmas music. :) Come December 1, that's almost all I play. Christmas music or classical music (when I have to think at work or when we're in the car).

    December 2 - Christmas decorations! We're lagging behind a bit because I usually like to decorate on December 1. But we got the decorations upstairs on Dec 2. Today I'll rearrange furniture and make a start.

    December 3 - Summer. My favourite season. And we are finally having a few days of decent weather after a very wild and woolly spring. That's not saying the good weather will last (thanks La Nina) but there should be more of it.

    December 4 - Memories. So many of the Christmas songs and traditions remind me of my parents and grandparents and happy Christmases with them.

    December 5 - Christmas Displays. I like how many of the shops have Christmas Displays, and some are quite detailed and intricate.

    December 6 - Greetings. People smiling and wishing each other Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.

    December 7 - Shortbread. So much delicious shortbread!

    December 8 - Family. Christmas seems to bring us together a bit more.

    December 8 - Trees. All over the world, millions of people are putting up trees in their houses and work places and decorating them. :)

    December 9 - Sparkly Things. I love how everything becomes sparkly at this time of year.

    December 10 - Yummy Things. Mince tarts and cookies. Fudge. Special Chocolates. All sorts of nibbles that only come out at this time of year.

    December 11 - Colours. Reds and greens and a few other combinations out everywhere.

    December 12 - Christmas Stories. Twas the Night Before Christmas. A Christmas Carol. Jesus Birth.

    December 13 - Wrapping things up, and I don't just mean presents.

    December 14 - The Christmas songs I know by heart. I sang them to myself during my surgery to help keep me calm and focusing on something else.

    December 15 - Rest. Except for one Christmas, I think I have had a holiday time over every other Christmas. Today I'm on enforced rest.

    December 16 - Comfort. Christmas is usually a comfortable time of year for me. In Canada it was about going out in the cold to shop or ski and then coming home and curling up in warm, cozy clothes. Here it's about spending time in the warm sunshine, at the beach, in the garden or right now, looking at the lovely outside from inside.

    December 17 - Joy. Christmas has usually been a joyful time for me ... probably mainly to do with being able to take a break.

    December 18 - Pretty. It's such a pretty time of year and people seem to go to lengths to make everything pretty.

    December 19 - Movies. Last night we watched 2 Christmas movies. I get a kick out of them and can just relax and enjoy them. I've got 3 of the ones on the Bingo card below. :)

    December 20 - Home ... or away. Either way, Christmas is a time to be somewhere I feel comfortable.

    December 21 - Fun. I usually relax a bit more around Christmas and make a point of doing things for fun!

    December 22 - Exercise. Christmas has usually been a time when I get extra exercise! In Canada, I was out skiing and snowshoeing. Here I'm usually out cycling, running and walking.

    Unfortunately, I'm not as active this Christmas. But I'm pushing for a bicycle ride this weekend. :)

    December 23 - Health. Christmas is usually a time to regroup and regain my health through sleep, exercise, and eating better.


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    Just saw your post, Barbara ...

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    auntiebk wrote: »
    Aha, finally found a December daily gratitude calendar.
    https://www.spacewiseorganizing.com/december-gratitude-challenge/
    “This time of year, there’s a lot of pressure to think about what we want instead of what we have. Every day for the month of December, celebrate what you’re grateful for corresponding to the theme of the day. Snap a photo or update your status on IG or FB with #spaceforgratitude”
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    1 What is something that makes you laugh? Rhody! We're so very glad we got our little COVID Cat!

    2 Something about the current season you’re grateful for. Rest. There will be a lot of rest over Christmas.

    3 What about your body do you love/are you grateful for? I like my nose and want to keep it. But my official answer will be legs - for transport (walking) and recreation (cycling).

    4 Who is someone in your life that you’re grateful for? I've said husband and parents last month, and that's true, but this month I'll say ... my manager. She has been supportive and encouraging regarding my input into my job.

    5 What is a book that changed your life? The Bible. :) With the Christmas season in mind, I'm reading the gospel of Luke now.

    6 Think about something you’re good at. I think I'm good at planning and organisation.

    7 What is a lesson you’re grateful you learned? To speak up. To say my piece.

    When I was young, up till about 17-ish, I was quiet and shy. Then I went through a bolder phase from about 17 into my early 20s. Then the quiet shyness resumed for the most part until my husband's accident. And then the bold me reappeared!

    Where I once guessed what people might be thinking and thought my answers, now I'm vocal and even told I'm quite blunt. :smiley:

    8 A basic need that has been met. Shelter. I'm very thankful for our particular shelter.

    9 What are you most grateful for in the city/town where you live? The proximity to both mountains and beaches. :)

    10 What rejection in your life are you most grateful for? Oh that's an interesting question. Either there haven't been many or I don't remember them but I'm drawing a blank. Although ... about 18 months or so ago, I didn't get a job I was going for and thought I wanted. I think I prefer the one I have now. I think it is providing me with more opportunities for experience and learning.

    11 Something you use every day. A coffee cup to hold my morning coffee. :)

    12 Something you don’t need anymore. What don't I need anymore? Perhaps some of the time consuming traditions like writing the Christmas letter, doing Christmas cards, heaps of baking ...

    And outside of Christmas, I'm making choices that work for me. Picking and choosing what I want to do ... and don't want to do. I'm grateful I can make a few more of those choices.

    13 Refuge – space you love in your home - my chair. I bought a wing chair about a year or so ago and it's my spot.

    14 Item of clothing - rain jacket. Because it appears that it isn't going to stop raining! Also comfy pjs. :)

    15 Taste - I am grateful that I still have a sense of taste. That was one thing my husband lost with his brain injury.

    16 Touch - I'm glad for my smooth, comfortable bed where I've been spending a lot of time.

    17 Smell - Love the smell of our roses.

    18 Sound - Thoroughly enjoying the sound of the Christmas music I play all day long. :)

    19 Sight - I'm appreciating sight after spending the last 5 days without glasses!! I can wear my glasses for a little while now but have to take a break after even just a minute or so.

    20 Texture - the smooth creamy texture of chocolates, the melt in the mouth texture of shortbread. :)

    21 Color - All sorts of Christmas colours!!

    22 A song that makes you happy. Jesus Loves Me.

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    23 Type of weather you love. Sunshine and warmth.

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    24 Professional who helps you.
    25 Something you take for granted.
    26 A TV show that you look forward to watching.
    27 A movie you watch over and over.
    28 An opportunity you’re grateful you had.
    29 A place you love to visit.
    30 A tool you find incredibly useful.
    31 A daily habit you’re happy you’ve cultivated.

    Machka in Oz
  • Machka9
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    Happy Birthday Betsy. :)


    I really appreciate my surgeon. I think she has done a great job on both my nose and hip. I'm to put vaseline on my nose which is supposed to help with the healing. I don't need a bandage anymore but may wear one at night for a little while yet.

    I get the stitches out of my hip next Wednesday. I've got a double layer of them - a layer of dissolvable ones and a layer of removable ones.

    I would really like to get out on my bicycle this weekend, even for just short slow rides. Tis the season to be active ... to exercise!! I'm missing that. We walked today again, as we do when I go into town to have stitches removed and it was a bit better ... less aching in my hip.


    Machka in Oz
  • pipcd34
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  • dlfk202000
    dlfk202000 Posts: 3,034 Member
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    Machka- looks great. It is a lot smaller than I was expecting- Hope the needle prick feeling goes away soon for you.
    I am sure you are happy to get the stitches out and also to be able to wear your glasses.
    The way they did mine, just around the spot and then on my neck for the skin graft, I have been able to wear mine the whole time.
  • fanncy0626
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    Machka you look fantastic! Still praying for a great outcome for you and Debbie!

    Computer help needed. Our computer makes startup noises when it is supposed to be completely shutdown. I worry that someone might be operating it remotely. Does anyone know anything about this issue??

    💕Mary from Arizona/Minnesota
  • Machka9
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    dlfk202000 wrote: »
    Machka- looks great. It is a lot smaller than I was expecting- Hope the needle prick feeling goes away soon for you.
    I am sure you are happy to get the stitches out and also to be able to wear your glasses.
    The way they did mine, just around the spot and then on my neck for the skin graft, I have been able to wear mine the whole time.

    Not wearing a bandage really helps reduce the needle prick feeling. I think I'm slightly allergic to the bandaging.

    She did a bilobed flap with me, so she took some from higher up my nose and brought it down to cover the spot but I think she did a brilliant job because I can hardly tell what exactly she did.

    But early on, the bandaging was too bulky for me to wear my glasses and there was quite a bit of swelling. It still hurts a little to wear glasses for any length of time, so I take breaks to sleep, read, colour etc. which I can do without glasses. And I still can't blow my nose!

    I hope your neck area feels better soon ... maybe tomorrow's bandage change etc. might help.

    M in Oz
  • skuehn48
    skuehn48 Posts: 2,890 Member
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  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,363 Member
    edited December 2022
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    Lanette - No, I had no idea. Complete beginner. I'm still discovering what is my 'style' and experimenting. I wanted to do something Christmassy, because we have nothing in the house this year! No festive food - nothing! :p We do have cards that people have sent, so I wanted to give it a try out. I'm interested to see how my cards turn out when they arrive on January 10th. As the tree has no baubles on it, and is pictured outside, I could use the cards for other occasions. It's called the Freedom Tree and the greeting is 'Wishing you everything you yearn for'. I have chosen a matt, textured paper.
    They might look awful, but we shall see! My next project might be an all purpose card, if these turn out OK.

    Sympathy to everyone caught in the cold snap. <3 No fun for travellers and shoppers. Or for those expecting to entertain loved ones. <3

    Breakfast calls.

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx

  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 18,387 Member
    edited December 2022
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    @Machka9
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    It does look like prunella vulgaris, which, although a member of the mint family, has no particular smell.
  • auntiebk
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    22 A song that makes you happy: “You are my sunshine”

    Jeannie in NM ((hugs)) Lovely tree, glad putting up the pics gave you calm and peaceful feelings.
    Betsy ((hugs)) likewise glad your decorations sheered you and that your eldest son will be there.

    Still skimmin’ only through pg 42 but Joe’s up and now’s my chance to spend some time with him.
    Lighter, lovelies!
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    2022: Be still and listen.
    December: Move more, fuel better, live NOW.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,192 Member
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    I think I've hit a Bingo or two. :)

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