WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2023

barbiecat
barbiecat Posts: 17,200 Member
in Motivation and Support

vwdiq5qns1ew.jpg

:) A new day, a new month, a new year---a host of clean slates to make a fresh start on a lingering plan. I have lots of good habits and behaviours in place and another that I'd like to make part of my life. This looks like a good time and place to make that change.

:) Growing and making these changes has worked best for me with the support and encouragement of others so I'm glad you are all here with me.

:) The name of the thread is "Women Ages 50+" but all women are welcome. We are a chatty bunch and welcome new input on the topics that are raised.

:) Be sure to bookmark the thread so you can find it again.

:) Please sign your post with a name or a nickname and a location, specific or general to make it easier for us to identify each other.

:) I choose a word for the year as a guide to help me grow. My word for 2022 was "continue" to remind me of all the good habits I've had in place and to urge me on when the going gets rough.

:) My word for 2023 will be "please" to remind me to be kind and do things that will please me and the others in my life, to remind me that politeness (saying "Please") will take me far in dealing with others, and to urge me make my environment as pleasing as possible (organizing and decluttering might fit in here).

<3 Barbie in NW WA
"The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials."---Lin Yutang
«134567…62

Replies

  • dlfk202000
    dlfk202000 Posts: 3,189 Member
    Thank you Barbie!!!
  • fanncy0626
    fanncy0626 Posts: 7,152 Member
    Thank you, Barbie!!
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,200 Member
    cpastrick4243 wrote: »
    Hello Ladies, just joined today! My word for 2023 will be Kindness, to others and myself. I look forward to knowing you all as we encourage each other. Happy New Year!
    Nene, Ontario Canada

    :) Welcome. I hope you will keep coming back
  • okiewoman510
    okiewoman510 Posts: 1,316 Member
    Thank you Barbie!

    Happy New Year Ladies!

    Okie in the TX Hill Country
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,200 Member
    :) Our New Year's Eve celebration included chicken tostada salads from the Taco Time drive through followed by watching "Bullet Train" on Netflix. We'll be in bed by 7:00 🎊🥳
  • linder4866
    linder4866 Posts: 11,422 Member
    🎶🎶❤️🎶🎶
  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,528 Member
    Worked then came home and started getting ready for tonight. I really don’t like waiting until the last minute. I cooked the noodles for the mac & cheese, washed the lettuce and tomatoes, breaded the pork, made the meringue and baked the pie. Lector at the church tonight and I’m hoping to leave early so I can get home to finish cooking. Also set the table

    BK is open tomorrow. From 10 to something like 11. I honestly thought they’d be closed, but they’re not

    kylia – I buy my honey from this guy down the street. You can see the bee hives in his backyard. Can’t get much more local than that!

    I don’t know about any of you, but for NYE I just can’t decide if I should wear my red pajamas to the living room or my green one!

    Barbara – do you have to take your recyclables to a recycling center? We’re fortunate, we can co-mingle, they recycle A LOT (even aluminum foil), but the bad thing is that they pick up recyclables only every other week. Well, on the weeks they don’t, I just don’t put out the garbage, we have so little. But I’ve had to borrow the neighbor’s recycling ours was so full!

    Vince got Turbotax in the mail yesterday. That translates into “leave him alone when he’s working on taxes”

    katla – oh no! What was the reason your hubby went to the hospital?

    Carolhemma – welcome! My dh has the same medical issues you have !

    KJ – so sorry about Chappie but glad you are there for them

    M – happy new year to you!

    Betsy – words escape me for what they’re doing to you! Is that what their religion is about? Bullying? Blackmail? I don’t think so. If it’ll help, let me know and I’ll ask Jess’ bf what his thoughts are. His family is very mormon, but he turned away when he was 13. I so agree with Lanette – “conditional” love isn’t love.

    Well, I left church early. Usually Ken & Lynette come late. Like if I say “dinner is at 5”, they usually don’t get here until 5:10 or so. Well, I’d said “I have to lector, so let’s have dinner at 6”. I figured leaving church early, I’ll be able to get things done. And they came at 5:30. Thank goodness I had so much done ahead of time!

    Usually, they leave around 10. Ken was talking to Vince and they stayed until shortly after the ball dropped. I don’t have a problem with them staying.

    Happy New Years everyone! Jess called us right after 12. After Ken & Lynette left we called Denise and left a message (as usual)

    Had pork chops. I was surprised at how little Lynette ate, ½ of one pork chop, some of the macaroni & cheese I made, and a little of the vegetable. I found out that she doesn’t like banana (wish she’d told me before, I wouldn’t have made a banana cream pie), didn’t have any cookies. I don’t know...I’m just a little sad that she ate so little. She didn’t eat any salad, said she doesn’t like salad (I could swear that she’s had it before). She said she’s “watching what she eats”. Really, I’m a bit tired of people saying that. Usually, nothing seems to come of it.

    Debbie – CHICKEN SAUSAGE!!!! No, No, No….you MUST have pork on New Years, never ever fowl

    Nene – welcome! Be sure to bookmark this site and come back often

    Lanette – thanks for the first smile of the new year

    Off to bed now.

    Michele NC
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,610 Member
    exermom wrote: »
    Debbie – CHICKEN SAUSAGE!!!! No, No, No….you MUST have pork on New Years, never ever fowl

    Michele NC

    Oh believe me, that has NEVER happened in our family. At least not to my knowledge unless someone snuck a bit of pork into something. I guess it's possible the salami on the pizza might have had a bit of pork.

    I try to avoid pork as much as possible. Not even that keen on bacon.

    I think you might have explained this in a previous year but it's not a tradition I'm familiar with.

    M in Oz

  • dlfk202000
    dlfk202000 Posts: 3,189 Member
    Have another 45 min until midnight here but the neighbors have their Mariachi band going so I won't be getting to sleep until they are done.
    Going to try sleeping in the bed tonight-first time in 2 1/2 weeks. I went in a bit ago and thankfully dh had put his c-pap on(it was off the other times I was in there). He went to sleep about 7:30.
    Hopefully no asthma attacks tonight. Dh is off tomorrow and son is at his girlfriends house- hope to sleep in a bit tomorrow. Will have to wait and see.

    Need to wake up my kitten so I can get my blankets and pillows and take all of into the bedroom.

    Happy New Years
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,038 Member
    Thanks Barbie
    You CONTINUE to keep us together on the Rocky Road of life.

Categories