WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2023

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  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,696 Member
    Lisa - Podcasts by my favourite people have become a huge part of my life. They speed my way through all kinds of tasks to which I have resistance. The company of people I feel a vibe with has enriched my life enormously. I have had an education in grief, addiction, health, love, sex, 'spirituality', family, relationships and on and on. All for free. Amazing!
    My elder son does his own little podcast, 'Food Glue', about food around Nottingham. I don't think it's going to hit the international heights, but he's having fun and I get to listen. :D

    Lots of love to you, Heather UK xxxxxxxx
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,194 Member
    :)Lisa, I resisted listening to spoken words for a long time. I loved my music. Now I am inspired and helped each day by people who speak about topics that make me feel better. I listen to podcasts about happiness, meditation, health, and food. I have no idea why I like the food podcasts (Savor, The Sporkful) so much because I eat exactly the same things day after day, don't experiment with new foods, and don't seek recipes.

    <3 Barbie in NW WA
  • Vickil57
    Vickil57 Posts: 1,882 Member
    Rebecca--Love that they shared the news in video.
    Lisa--Prayers and HUGS!
    Blessings, Vicki GRAND ISLAND, NE <3
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,249 Member
    exermom wrote: »
    pip – did you have to get new appliances in your kitchen? How very nice of the cabinet guy to give you that donation

    Lisa – that’s great that the hematologist is going to bat for you

    Vince got the results of his MRI. He has two bulging discs and a narrowing of the spinal column, whatever that means. The person he spoke to was just reading what the doctor wrote down, so he couldn’t ask any questions. They did refer him to an orthopedist. So I guess at that time he can ask what a “narrowing of the spinal column” means.

    Jerry wasn’t at work today. Not sure what that means. I don’t think he came in early because he wasn’t there when I got there and that would only mean that he worked an hour. They must have been really slow yesterday, someone did a lot of prep. Oh well, I still got my 3 hours in. That’s what I shoot for, at least 3 hours.

    Flea – I’m sure that Pete’s grandmother’s family is really sad at her passing. I’m just not

    Drizzling here. I would volunteer at the Green Room, only they don’t have sign ups for volunteering today. Sign ups for the next show start next week. Oh well…

    Since it’s drizzling out so I can’t go for my walk around the block, maybe I’ll do a Leslie Sansone DVD.

    Michele NC

    The place came with s stove and dishwasher, we had to get a fridge, we just got a cheapy one in the beginning. He wanted new stuff so we got a new stove and fridge, now he keeps talking about wanting a new dishwasher, one we have now works fine tho.
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,249 Member
    Stats for the day-

    Walk w/family- 2hrs 3min 31sec, 39elev, 2.95ap, 80ahr, 95mhr, 6.04mi= 610c
    Strava app= 740c
    Walk home to gym- 10.50min, .52mi= 50c
    Strava app = 64c
    Treadmill jog- 20.50min, 10.25min mi, 5.5- 5.8sp, raised one notch every song, at last 1/4mi 6.0-7.0speed, 137ahr, 170mhr, 2mi= 221c
    Outside jog, gym to home- 5.10min, 9.46min mi, 131ahr, 162mhr, 168aw, .53mi= 65c
    Strava app= 65c
    Zwift home spin bike- strava stats- 32.36min, 699elev, 143aw, 18.4amph, 30&35&40gears, 129ahr, 147mhr, 10.01mi= 259c
    Strava app= 266c
    Zwift stats- 32.38min, 701elev, 142aw, 57arpm, 18.39amph, 10mi= 266c

    Total cal 1205

    I have to start running again.
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,087 Member
    Afternoon ladies
    This week ,just not feeling great..
    Alfie did go over to Toms for a doggy daycare morning.
    The big tree in the back yard that shaded the back deck and family room was hollow and needed to come down..
    It was a beautiful shade tree,but a liability,I really enjoyed sitting on the deck under that tree,oh well they are getting a retractable awning put in, in about a month its ordered.
    Homer poor little guy is holding his own and Tom will be taking him next week to see if he can get the rest of his hair cut at another groomers..
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,249 Member
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  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 18,998 Member
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  • KetoneKaren
    KetoneKaren Posts: 6,412 Member
    Lisa,

    An intussusception would certainly solve the mystery of the on-again-off-again pattern of your symptoms. I imagine gastric bypass surgery would increase the risk of developing chronic intussusception. Wow. Wouldn’t that be something? I like your new doctor. An advocate. Yes!!!

    Karen in Virginia
  • dlfk202000
    dlfk202000 Posts: 3,184 Member
    barbiecat wrote: »
    :)Lanette Hooray for the chickens in their big coop.

    :) We finally had temps in the 60's today so Jake and I could work outside for 90 minutes. Also took a load of stuff to the thrift shop leaving us with an empty shelf

    :) Bessie likes to go outside with us for about five minutes then she's ready to curl up in her bed

    <3 Barbie in NW WA

    mid 80's here today. Was very glad there was a nice breeze at the wetlands. Enjoyed a long walk.
    A bit cooler tomorrow. Hoping to work in the garden and get some planting done and the pots/raised beds ready for planting- I have 16 bags of composted manure and 6 more bags potting soil to use.

  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,696 Member
    Karen - LOVE the origami bowl! I wanted to do something like that with my pinch pots, but that's a different technique. I imagine you have to work with it when it is 'leather' hard, which I can't really do in one evening. I will bear it in mind though. :D
    We will be able to pick up our painted pots in the next few days.
    Not sleeping again. I've transferred into the front bedroom and hope to go back to sleep soon. :#

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,518 Member
    Worked on the jigsaw puzzle. I’ve always found that I really can’t work on it more than for 2 hours at a time. I find that I’m trying the same pieces in the same places.

    Lisa – many, many times I listen to a podcast when I go for a walk, especially around my block. If I’m walking along a road, I don’t because I want to hear the traffic. But around the parking lot at the condo or around my block I do. Helps the time go by faster. I don’t like podcasts, tho, that have recipes

    pip – I’m assuming that the stove and refrig worked fine. Were you able to somehow trade them in for credit towards the appliances?

    Karen – great bowl, so innovative.

    Michele NC
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,249 Member
    exermom wrote: »
    Worked on the jigsaw puzzle. I’ve always found that I really can’t work on it more than for 2 hours at a time. I find that I’m trying the same pieces in the same places.

    Lisa – many, many times I listen to a podcast when I go for a walk, especially around my block. If I’m walking along a road, I don’t because I want to hear the traffic. But around the parking lot at the condo or around my block I do. Helps the time go by faster. I don’t like podcasts, tho, that have recipes

    pip – I’m assuming that the stove and refrig worked fine. Were you able to somehow trade them in for credit towards the appliances?

    Karen – great bowl, so innovative.

    Michele NC

    Sold the original fridge, don’t remember what we did with the original stove tho
  • Anniesquats100
    Anniesquats100 Posts: 3,286 Member
    Good evening ladies!

    I got into the cookies again. My aunt and uncle came over, and there was a plate of cookies and I stuffed my face. But my exercise covered the calories this time. I did twenty minutes on the bike and then my dumbbells, Yay!, for a final deficit of 58.

    Still struggling with this laptop. I bought a new trackball mouse since the old one was maybe ten years old. I haven't tried it yet. I did find Device Manager and check on several drivers. They looked good. The adventure continues!

    Tomorrow I have PT and then Teddy goes to the vet. It is likely to rain, so that may be an extra challenge.

    Karen that is a beautiful bowl.

    Heather hope you can find sleep.

    Annie in Delaware
  • myvt9v4crh
    myvt9v4crh Posts: 391 Member
    😎

    Katla
  • skuehn48
    skuehn48 Posts: 3,040 Member
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  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,594 Member
    ACTIVE APRIL
    1. Commit to being more active this month starting today. Yes!
    2. Spend as much time as possible outdoors today. Yes!
    3. Listen to your body and be grateful for what it can do. Yes! I can garden, which requires all sorts of body motion, and cycle.
    4. Eat healthy and natural food today and drinks lots of water. Yes! Ate my usual food and drank lots of water up till about 8 pm. We won't talk about what happened after that.
    5. Turn a regular activity into a playful game today. Hmmm ... Walking around the shops? Climbing stairs?
    6. Do a body-scan meditation and really notice how your body feels. Achy.
    7. Get natural light early in the day. Dim the lights in the evening.
    There isn't much light early in the day here. Plus I was sleeping then. Plus it was cloudy, drizzly and rainy all day.
    But I do dim the lights in the evening. It's one of many steps I take to wind down in the evenings to prepare myself for the night.
    8. give your body a boost by laughing or making someone laugh
    I rarely laugh. Most things don't strike me funny.
    Lots of things amuse me, but not enough for laughter.
    9. Turn your housework or chores into a fun form of exercise
    I often do, but as today's work involved sitting at 2 computers, I walked on the treadmill during a break instead.
    10. Have a day with less screen time and more movement
    Unfortunately, today was another day sitting at 2 computers.
    But I did go downstairs to row and lift weights.
    Hoping the rain will let up soon!!! It's been 4 days already!
    11. Set yourself an exercise goal or sign up to an activity challenge
    One of my more favourite areas!! :)
    We aim to cycle at least one 50 km ride each month and have been doing that for a while. :) At our AGM at the end of March, we got a bag full of these each. :)
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    We will have to see when we can fit our April ride in ... the 5 days off over Easter would have been good but it rained and rained and was cold and windy. Snow at higher elevations.
    Maybe next weekend ... we'll see.
    AND ... one of the bigger running events moved their event to September which is fantastic for me. Originally, it was this month, but I was nowhere near ready to even sign up for the 5K. Now I've got the winter to get in shape. :)
    Also, now that I'm working back in the same building I was in about 16 months ago, with many of the same people, we've started our stair climbing challenge again. We are easing into it this month because of Easter and ANZAC Day but we'll be ready to be much more consistent in May.
    The stair climbing challenge is exciting because when I'm busy climbing 20+ flights of 20 stairs each day I am at work, I lose weight.
    12. Move as much as possible, even if you’re stuck inside
    Absolutely! I climbed stairs. :)
    13. Make sleep a priority and go to bed in good time
    I do when I have to work the next day ... make sure I get at least 7 hours of sleep.
    But I am not keen on that. I'm a night owl and like to get things done late at night. Having to be in bed by 11:45 pm is a bit uncomfortably early.
    14. Relax your body & mind with yoga, tai chi or meditation.
    Gardening ... will gardening do?
    15. Get active by singing today (even if you think you can’t sing)
    I sing every day. My husband is very polite about it. :)
    16. Go exploring around your local area and notice new things
    I've spent 5 years on our island.
    I've done a lot of local exploring!
    I think exploring locally is a great idea and some people don't do enough of it. However, I'm getting more and more restless to go somewhere else as the weeks go by.
    17. Be active outside. Dig up weeds or plant some seeds
    I usually do this on the weekend when there's daylight.
    However, I occasionally do some weeding in the pitch dark when I walk Rhody right after work.
    18. Try a new online exercise, activity or dance class.
    Hmmmmmmm ... not that keen on online exercise, aside from Zwift.
    However, I have started a stair climbing challenge at work, and we keep track of it on an Excel spreadsheet. :)
    19. Spend less time sitting today. Get up and move more often.
    Walking in the morning and evening as part of my commute.
    Walking at lunch.
    Climbing stairs.
    Walking back and forth to the kitchen and toilet.
    Walking with Rhody after work.
    20. Focus on eating ‘a rainbow of multi-colored vegetables today.
    As always. :)
    21. Regularly pause to stretch and breathe during the day.
    Does huffing and puffing up and down 20 flights of stairs count?
    22. Enjoy moving to your favorite music. Really go for it.
    I always enjoy my music, but I don't necessarily move to it.
    23. Go out and do an errand for a loved one or neighbor.
    Not on the 23rd (Sunday) but today.
    24. Get active in nature. Feed the birds or go wild-life spotting.
    Walking ... and watching the pigeons.
    25. Have a ‘no screens’ night and take time to recharge yourself.
    Tuesday was ANZAC Day ... so I didn't spend as much time in front of my computer. I was out in the garden for quite a while, then we went cycling.

    26. Take an extra break in your day and walk outside for 15 minutes

    Wednesday, I was back at work. But I did a longish (over an hour) walk to the Botanical Gardens and back to work.


    27. Find a fun exercise to do while waiting for the kettle to boil (or pan of water.)

    Thursday ... today. More climbing stairs.


    28. Meet a friend outside for a walk and a chat.

    Does cycling with my husband count?
    29. Become an activist for a cause you really believe in
    30. Make time to run, swim, dance, cycle or stretch today

    Machka in Oz
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,594 Member
    LisaInArkansas wrote: »
    Flea - Actually, you're walking into your interview in the best possible way. The Principle of Least Interest says that the person or group with the least interest in maintaining a relationship has the most power. It's quite seldom that we're handed that kind of power in this life, so enjoy it. :smiley: I loved what you said - that everyone is loved. It's comforting.

    Love,
    Lisa in AR

    Yes, absolutely!

    The interviews I've been in during the past 16 months have been like that and it's been amazing!

    You feel so much freer in the interview.

    @OregonMother - be sure to ask lots of questions during the interview.

    Places like it when interviewees ask lots of questions, and it's something a lot of people forget. But you're in the position to be able to ask deep questions about the work, the projects on offer, the work environment, etc. and even cheeky questions about the benefits of working for that organisation in that position.

    Machka in Oz
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,594 Member
    Snowflake1968 wrote: »
    I haven’t had the mental energy at the end of the day this week. Once again my boss showed up and put me down.

    My coworker, I am training as a backup was sitting there and she said she had never heard someone be so condescending towards a staff member.

    I have a doctors appointment next week, I’m also going to cal the labor board. I can’t do this anymore, I just need to take care of myself, my BP is higher in the evenings, I’m having nightmares, I’m sick to my stomach at the thoughts of going to work and as I pull in the parking lot it is worse, but add in a feeling of dread.

    I took the H&S module of Harassment and bullying last week, the suggestions they tell you to take if you are being bullied by a supervisor is to go to another manager or supervisor. The problem is, that everyone reports to her and she makes all decisions, managers opinions don’t matter.
    She tells them how to deal with a situation and if they don’t they get targeted.
    I found out this week that her and the Board Chair/president are good friends and visit with one another too.

    I am heartbroken to leave a job I enjoy because she gets away with this.

    I’ll catch up on the weekend.
    Tracey

    I hope you can get some help. :heart:
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,594 Member
    auntiebk wrote: »
    Machka “…But I'd probably have to go scatter myself ...” neat trick ;)
    Rosemarie, ah yes, that makes sense. Hope they are not too far and will visit often.
    Flea “…every one is loved…” thanks for the reminder, and for the update. Keeping you and yours in prayer.

    Gorgeous day, 70 degrees, warm breeze, relished a little time outside.
    TMI whine
    Really weary of being “stove up”. Tuesday the 18th was the most recent healthy relief, since then it’s been digging out dribs and drabs. H20, fiber, prunes, ginger, exercise, twisting, massage struggle to make it bearable. Could hemorrhoid pain be halting the process? Gonna try a little lidocaine.

    Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD

    Chewable Vit C
    Lots of fruit and veg
    A bag of salted almonds
    Cream
    Walking long distances briskly

    Stopping all pain and congestion medications

    And then, if that hasn't worked, off to the chemist to find something there to get things going.


    M in Oz

  • kymarai
    kymarai Posts: 3,702 Member
    Good Morning,
    Watched "Where the Crawdads Sing" last night (while doing work stuffs) It was really good. Got laundry done except for sheets which is today. Mopped kitchen floor.

    Tracey Hugs! I "feel" you! My DH and his sister need to figure out what's next for us. They really need to have an exit plan for within the next 5 years. That is when we will all be eligible for health care at 65. I just don't know if we can sustain that long. Mechanics are really hard to come by and ours aren't getting any younger.

    Paperwork to do. Have a BLESSED day! You are all so inspiring to me!

    <3
    Kylia in rainy Ohio but the birds are singing

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