WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH 2023

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  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,189 Member
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    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx ( the comments on this post were hilarious!)
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 18,034 Member
    KetoneKaren wrote: »
    TerriRichardson112 wrote: »
    Machka9 wrote: »

    I've never liked dressing on my salads. However sometimes I use a seasoning - herbs. Like a sprinkle of dried dill.

    M in Oz
    I use chopped fresh herbs when I have them. Mint chives and basil are great additions.
    ☘️Terri

    Irish Terri,

    what are mint chives?

    I have garlic chives which I love, but mint chives sound amazing!

    Karen in Virginia

    Oops! There should be a comma after mint. Although the three herbs do go well together.
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 18,034 Member
    Had a great day. Doing this between Dancing on Ice, and Pottery Throw-down Finals.

    Intentions for March:
    🔹Maintain weight < 140 (I have managed to stay at the lower end off the 140s)
    🔹Continue with Solid Habit development

    Intentions for today:
    📍Solid habits✔️
    📍general chores✔️
    📍Prep: Monday Painters✔️ : Tuesday Craft
    📍Family Skype late afternoon ✔️
    📍Watch the finals of Dancing on Ice, ✔️Great British Pottery Throw-down after dinner

    Virtual (((hugs))) and 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 for all those those who need them.

    🙋‍♀️ Miele failte to the newbies.

    ☘️ Terri
    March Action for Happiness:
    1. Set an intention to live with awareness and kindness. I intend to live with awareness and kindness
    2. Notice three things you find beautiful in the outside world.Trees silhouetted against the sky; the appearance of snowdrops in spring; the sound of waves breaking on the shore.
    3. Start today by appreciating your body and that you are alive. I meditate on this each morning when I wake up, and am grateful for each new opportunity to have a good day.
    4. Notice how you speak to yourself and choose to use kind words. Positive affirmations are very powerful. Be kind to yourself, always.
    5. Bring to mind people you care about and send love to them. We chatted with our girls about other family members, and raised a glass to them.
    6. Have a ‘no plans’ day and notice how that feels. I will do this tomorrow (7th)
    7. Take three calm breaths at regular intervals during your day.Resisting the temptation to plan my day. Serendipity reigns today.
    8. Eat mindfully. Appreciate the taste, texture and email of your food. ✔️
    9. Take a full breath in and out before you reply to others. I’m a great advocate of deep breathing, and find this works well.
    10. Get outside and notice how the weather feels on your face.I wasn’t looking forward to going outside this morning as we had snow overnight and it seemed very cold. However, the sun shone in a clear blue sky, and the wind had dropped right down again, and I spent time with my eyes closed feeling the heat on my face before I went into the centre for Latin Study.
    11. Stay fully present while drinking your cup of tea or coffee. Always! Gives me calm thinking time.
    12. Listen deeply to someone and really hear what they are saying. When I tried to do this with DH this morning, he got distracted by a discussion on What the Papers Say on TV. 😝 However, we often have in-depth discussions, usually over lunc and dinner.
    13. Pause to watch the sky or clouds for a few minutes today.
    14. Find ways to enjoy any chores or tasks that you do.
    15. Stop. Breathe. Notice. Repeat regularly.
    16. Get really absorbed with an interesting or creative activity.
    17. Look around and spot three thing you find unusual or pleasant.
    18. If you find yourself rushing, make an effort to slow down.
    19. Appreciate nature around you wherever you are.
    20. Focus on what makes you and others happy today.
    21. Listen to a piece of music without doing anything else.
    22. Notice something that is going well, even if today feels difficult.
    23. Tune into your feelings, without judging or trying to change them.
    24. Appreciate your hands and all the things they enable you to do.
    25 Focus your attention on the good things you take for granted.
    26. Choose too spend less times looking at screens today.
    27. Cultivate a feeling of loving-kindness towards others today.
    28. Notice when you are tired and take a break as soon as possible.
    29. Choose a different route today and see
    what you notice.
    30. Mentally scan your body and notice what you are feeling.
    31. Discover the joy in the simple things of life.
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 16,504 Member
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  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,331 Member
    Lisa – would you believe I never even HEARD of pimento cheese until we moved to NC? Same with livermush or persimmon pudding

    Laura – welcome. Come back often so we get to know you and you can get to know us

    Belida – glad to see you again! So sorry about your mom. Hope she doesn’t have to go back to the hosp. For a long time

    Michele who is going to work on Jess’ xstitch
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 16,504 Member
    Stat for the day-

    Housecleaning etc- vacuum, dust, make hummingbird food, laundry fold and put away, clean master bathroom counter(grout), etc= 881c
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 9,677 Member
    Afternoon ladies
    Well finally got my Samsung watch back up and going,and packed my stuff in the duffle.i packed my winter coat as its going to be cold down there.
    Dan stopped and got thr garbage for me..
  • KetoneKaren
    KetoneKaren Posts: 6,411 Member
    TerriRichardson112 wrote: »
    KetoneKaren wrote: »
    TerriRichardson112 wrote: »
    Machka9 wrote: »

    I've never liked dressing on my salads. However sometimes I use a seasoning - herbs. Like a sprinkle of dried dill.

    M in Oz
    I use chopped fresh herbs when I have them. Mint chives and basil are great additions.
    ☘️Terri

    Irish Terri,

    what are mint chives?

    I have garlic chives which I love, but mint chives sound amazing!

    Karen in Virginia

    Oops! There should be a comma after mint. Although the three herbs do go well together.


    :D:D:D

  • drkatiebug
    drkatiebug Posts: 1,939 Member
    Melanie, welcome! It sounds like your approach is very similar to mine. I concentrate on protein and eat around 1600 calories a day. Loss is slow, but I don’t get hungry or have sugar cravings. I try to choose healthy carbs and limit them to two meals a day. I would not pass the low carb test, though. I also try to limit added sugars to 25 grams of less. I aim for 100 to 130 g of protein per day.
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 16,504 Member
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  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 24,811 Member
    Snowflake1968 wrote: »
    Chiming in on the work ethic nowadays. I don’t think it’s all the younger generation. I’m finding people in my age group are changing too. The work, work, work mentality seems to be changing and people want more balance. Sleeping on the job is ridiculous no matter the age.

    Tracey in Edmonton

    Thank goodness that the work, work, work mentality is changing. We do want more balance! That has been one of several good things to emerge from the pandemic. People are re-evaluating what's important.

    There are many articles on "Work-life balance after pandemic" if someone is interested in googling and reading.

    That's one thing I really like about Australia. They've had a better work-life balance than Canada for quite some time with much longer leave available. For me, it's unlikely I'll move back to Canada if I have to work there. I'm happy to retire to Canada, but unless Canada catches up with Australia or a particular business offers me something similar to what I can get in Australia, I'll stay here to work.

    I've noticed that since 2021, there's been quite a shuffle within what were very stable state government departments. I have been one of those who has shuffled! I was a little over 8 years in my position, and in 2021, I decided it was time for a change. One of the things I did was to go to a 9-day fortnight, but I've done the job shuffle too. I will tell you more about it ... it's been very complicated. Hopefully things will be sorted next week.


    However, yes, unless the nap is in the lunch hour, just wandering off to sleep in the middle of the day is a no-no!

    Way back when, in a previous organisation in Canada, my department hired a university student as part of a work experience program. I really don't know why he even agreed to the program. He wasn't interested in anything we were getting him to do, and we were trying to introduce him to a variety of things. He would sit with someone for a little while going over something, then would get up to go to the toilet, and would vanish for the next hour!! We finally figured out where he was going. Way up in the top of the building was a mezzanine area where very old stuff had been stored, some things dating back to the early years of the company. It was very dusty and nothing had been touched in years ... except that this uni student had discovered there was a bench of some sort up there, and he'd go up there to sleep!! He got a couple warnings, but kept doing it and was let go. But a couple weeks later he contacted us and wanted a reference for a new job!! :open_mouth:


    Machka in Oz

  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 24,811 Member
    KetoneKaren wrote: »
    Machka9 wrote: »
    We are back from a 12-day holiday away!

    First we went all the way up north, with our island state, and stayed at the beach up there for a few days. That was lovely. I walked on the beach, and we cycled on some very good roads and sealed cycling paths. We completed an enjoyable 50 km ride on one day up there.

    Then we moved a little bit south to a flattish farming area and were planning to do lots of cycling, but a low pressure system and cold front moved in, with lots of rain and wind, so we just relaxed and read inside for a couple of the days. Finally, on my birthday, we were able to get out for another 50 km ride.

    On our last day there, after we had packed the van, we were in the process of seizing Rhody to put him in the van, but Mr Rhodini slipped our grasp and disappeared under the deck. The space there was fine for him but way too low for us, so all we could do was stand guard and wait. After about an hour, he emerged from one side, I grabbed him with my right hand, but didn't have a good grip on him and went to move my left hand around him, but he turned and inserted a fang into my left hand. Then, when I shifted my right hand he became a shape-changer, grew about 1000 legs with claws and slipped out of my grasp, back under the deck. Two hours later, he emerged again and walked toward his litter box, which we had positioned just a little way away from the deck, but within smelling distance, and I was able to grab him properly ... and we were finally on our way.

    However, my left hand has been very sore and a bit swollen from the bite.

    Nevertheless, we moved over to our next location, and this past Saturday, we held a 200 km Audax cycling event with 3 riders who all did very well.

    And today, Sunday, we are back at home and all relaxing in our usual places. :)


    We treated ourselves to some yummy food. We cycled, walked, slept and read. We saw some places we haven't seen in a while. It was lovely ... and feels like it has been a lot longer than just 12 days!!

    Machka in Oz



    Oh my gosh, Machka!!!

    You probably already know this, but about 80% of cat bites become infected, usually with Pasteurella muliticoda, and the infection can develop quite rapidly, sometimes within 6 hours of being bitten. It requires specific antibiotics - the sooner the better - I hope you have already received medical care, dear girl, cat bites can be sneaky because the cat fang inoculates the bacteria very deep in the hand tissue. Antibiotic creams don’t begin to penetrate that deep, and are inadequate for treatment. If abscesses develop along a hand tendon, surgery is required.

    I know this sounds dramatic. However, I am not an alarmist; I am offering sound medical knowledge based on fact.

    You are probably already on an oral antibiotic. ???

    Karen in Virginia

    p.s. I’m glad the trip was so lovely

    No medical care yet. We were in rural Tasmania where medical care is not readily available and it's a long weekend when medical care is not readily available.

    However, the colour of my hand is returning to normal and the swelling is coming down.

    I do know cat bites can be problematic, as I mentioned 3 family members have spent time in hospital here relatively recently because of cat bites.

    I was looking at it this morning and it may need a stitch or two. We are going into the city tomorrow (when everything is back in business again after the long weekend), so I'll see if I can get in somewhere to have that done.

    Machka in Oz
  • fanncy0626
    fanncy0626 Posts: 7,101 Member
    edited March 2023
    Machka9 wrote: »
    KetoneKaren wrote: »
    Machka9 wrote: »
    We are back from a 12-day holiday away!

    First we went all the way up north, with our island state, and stayed at the beach up there for a few days. That was lovely. I walked on the beach, and we cycled on some very good roads and sealed cycling paths. We completed an enjoyable 50 km ride on one day up there.

    Then we moved a little bit south to a flattish farming area and were planning to do lots of cycling, but a low pressure system and cold front moved in, with lots of rain and wind, so we just relaxed and read inside for a couple of the days. Finally, on my birthday, we were able to get out for another 50 km ride.

    On our last day there, after we had packed the van, we were in the process of seizing Rhody to put him in the van, but Mr Rhodini slipped our grasp and disappeared under the deck. The space there was fine for him but way too low for us, so all we could do was stand guard and wait. After about an hour, he emerged from one side, I grabbed him with my right hand, but didn't have a good grip on him and went to move my left hand around him, but he turned and inserted a fang into my left hand. Then, when I shifted my right hand he became a shape-changer, grew about 1000 legs with claws and slipped out of my grasp, back under the deck. Two hours later, he emerged again and walked toward his litter box, which we had positioned just a little way away from the deck, but within smelling distance, and I was able to grab him properly ... and we were finally on our way.

    However, my left hand has been very sore and a bit swollen from the bite.

    Nevertheless, we moved over to our next location, and this past Saturday, we held a 200 km Audax cycling event with 3 riders who all did very well.

    And today, Sunday, we are back at home and all relaxing in our usual places. :)


    We treated ourselves to some yummy food. We cycled, walked, slept and read. We saw some places we haven't seen in a while. It was lovely ... and feels like it has been a lot longer than just 12 days!!

    Machka in Oz



    Oh my gosh, Machka!!!

    You probably already know this, but about 80% of cat bites become infected, usually with Pasteurella muliticoda, and the infection can develop quite rapidly, sometimes within 6 hours of being bitten. It requires specific antibiotics - the sooner the better - I hope you have already received medical care, dear girl, cat bites can be sneaky because the cat fang inoculates the bacteria very deep in the hand tissue. Antibiotic creams don’t begin to penetrate that deep, and are inadequate for treatment. If abscesses develop along a hand tendon, surgery is required.

    I know this sounds dramatic. However, I am not an alarmist; I am offering sound medical knowledge based on fact.

    You are probably already on an oral antibiotic. ???

    Karen in Virginia

    p.s. I’m glad the trip was so lovely

    No medical care yet. We were in rural Tasmania where medical care is not readily available and it's a long weekend when medical care is not readily available.

    However, the colour of my hand is returning to normal and the swelling is coming down.

    I do know cat bites can be problematic, as I mentioned 3 family members have spent time in hospital here relatively recently because of cat bites.

    I was looking at it this morning and it may need a stitch or two. We are going into the city tomorrow (when everything is back in business again after the long weekend), so I'll see if I can get in somewhere to have that done.

    Machka in Oz

    You should soak your hand in Epson salt bath. Epson salt will draw the poisons out. Even infections. When my husband cut the tip of his finger off and it was reattached, it started to become rather nasty and infection was setting in. He was in danger of having to have it amputated. His new doctor a hand specialist said to soak his hand in a really warm Epson salt bath for 20 minutes 2 to 3 times a day. It cleared it up immediately! Also, make sure that it gets plenty of air. Not bandaged all day long. After soaking his finger, he would keep the bandage off for 2 to 3 hours, then re-bandage. Then did this three times a day.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 24,811 Member
    Whidislander wrote: »
    My glue fest turned out well. Heck there was only 3 magnets on the thing! I always thought there was more. I cut a good 10 inches off, hung it up and while in the tub, marked with a sharp ie where I wanted them. Two up high on the ends and one low in the middle. Then I went to check which magnetic side to put the glue, by sticking it on the side, I found out the dang walls AREN'T magnetic!!! So quickly took a toilet wipe and rubbed off the end marks! I then made sure they were low to click on the tub. Glad I checked! My hot glue worked and it probably melted into the shower plastic a bit. It was hot pressing it, used my slipper instead of my hand, lol!

    Hugs to everyone that wishes one!
    Rebecca
    Whidbey
    Wa

    Well done!

    That must be a special shower curtain to put in that effort!

    When I used shower curtains in one place I lived in Canada, I'd buy a new one about once a year because they'd grow mould and rip etc. But I would get them at a dollar store for <$5.

    M in Oz

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