WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JULY 2023
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Kim - enjoy your potluck!
Allie - glad you are feeling better.
I joined a research study today. It is a phase III study on the efficacy of using biomarkers from blood tests to determine if screenings such as colonoscopies and mammograms need to be completed. If it is succecessful people will be able to avoid some screenings by taking the blood test. Just had to give blood today and complete my colonoscopy next Thursday for a $200.00 stipend.
Everyone take care and have a great weekend, Sue in WA7 -
Lisa - Rodger sleeps like you with the First/Second sleep. It’s been years now. He blames it on all of his years of driving truck and then shift work.
Rodger did the same as Corey to lose weight, I guess we all do in some ways, we change what we eat to make the calories fit. I bet he will do it and lose 10lbs in a month.
I am moving a desk into my craft/spare room for the Winter. It will be a good place for me to do my classes so Rodger doesn’t have to be quiet around the house. It’s not like he’s noisy anyway, except he likes to watch tv and I think I would find it distracting.
Annie - I don’t know your story, but from that part of it I can see why he’s your ex.
Machka - I hope you get some rest this weekend.
Heather - I love your painting. Thank you, I can’t wait for my SIL to have it. I sent a picture to my Godson last night. He is 36. His repose was “Dude, on fire”. Then a 🐉🥚
I guess that’s a compliment, he is exactly 2 weeks younger than my SIL and into the same things so I think I have a hit.
Rita - I love the skunk story.
My closest encounter with a skunk was when we were kids our family dog would go out each morning, Mom would just reach over to open the door while making our lunches to let him back in. He would race upstairs and jump on our beds to wake us. One morning he managed to get upstairs and onto our beds before Mom realized he had been sprayed. She still sent us to school, but the school called and had her come get us. 🦨
Rosemarie - my daughters each kept one of my Dad’s shirts. I regret not keeping one.
Lanette - good news on the Subaru. Our city has been on the news this week because of three German shepherds whose owners are irresponsible. They jumped a 4ft fence twice and both times attacked first a young lady and then a 7 year old boy. I think they will be euthanized and their owner charged.
Lisa - that is a responsible dog owner.
Rebecca - I have been on Welbrutin a few times over the years. I currently am now and have been since 2020 because of my work situation. I think I’m going to be off it again soon though, although my doctor will encourage me to wait until Spring. She doesn’t like change like that in Winter with the darkness.
Kim - I would prefer big events close too for the same reason as you.
Enjoy your dinner it sounds like fun.
Sue - that sounds like an interesting study.
I took Michaela to see the Barbie movie today. I enjoyed it, she was a little bored. It is geared more towards an older crowd than children I think. Some of the dialogue she couldn’t follow.
There were a group of ladies probably late 50’s/early 60’s (although it’s hard to judge these days) that wore the bright pink in some form or other. It was nice to see.
I also went to our local Walmart as school supplies were on sale, I bought a notebook, some highlighters, and post it notes for me and grabbed a few basics for the Grands. I try to help with back to school supplies each year. My grandparents did that for my brother and I and they helped me with my girls when they were younger. I usually buy a couple outfits too, but don’t know if I’ll be able to this year.
I also paid some bills and realized too late that I paid one twice and one more than I was supposed to. It’s going to make it tight this two weeks, but I’ll be ahead for next pay.
I have a couple steps left to do for my student loan, but need to receive an email with a temporary code first. This is all happening fast!
DH had a hearing and lung test today at work as part of their health and safety protocols. His hearing is going to be tested again and they think he needs a hearing aid. He doesn’t want to wear one. He says he can’t hear if more than one conversation is happening and he just goes to the bedroom to watch tv when the kids visit. I told him that the hearing aid might help with this.
The lung test was better than he expected since he’s smoked for 45 years, they were actually surprised he smoked that long and he also welded which is bad on the lungs, but they did say his lungs are aged 63 and he is 58. He thinks that’s good, I think he should quit. I have to let it be his decision though, it won’t work otherwise.
He then went for his regular doctor appointment, he shocked me and told me he told the doctor he wasn’t feeling like himself since his Dad passed. The doctor is going to see how he is doing in September but may put him on anti-depressants. Of course, he doesn’t want those either and thinks our camping trip will cure him. I have noticed the change in him and have watched him closely. He has been wanting to do more the last couple of weeks so we’ll see. I told him there is nothing wrong with anti-depressants and he shouldn’t just dismiss it.
All in all a good day.
Tracey in Edmonton
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I'm excited for your new adventure, Tracey. I hope all the financial stuff gets sorted out ASAP.
DH has bought the insurance for our French trip,
so that's sorted. I've still got one short train trip to book. It's the one from Narbonne to Montpellier, where we catch the plane home. The train station in M is nowhere near the airport, so got to allow time for that. I don't have to do it yet, but it is cheaper to book early.
My friend G, (who is up north seeing her granddaughter), texted me yesterday, asking if I wanted to go to see Guys and Dolls up in London, end of September. I said yes, if it was a matinée. So we are booked in for a Thursday afternoon. It's fearfully expensive, being a musical, but I haven't been to one for ages. Apart from on the cruises. I'm a big musical fan.
My mother was in G&D when i was a teenager, I've seen a famous revival at the National Theatre in the 90s, and I've seen the film twice. The film, I think, is pretty disappointing, compared to live.
No idea what to make for dinner tonight.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx5 -
I've just watched a clip from the show on YouTube. It's 'immersive' theatre, in the round. Fortunately, we will be sitting in the gallery!
Have a look at Guys and Dolls, Bridge Theatre, London.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx4 -
Rebecca - Wellbutrin was a good leveler for me. It's been a while since I've taken it now, maybe a year, and I've recovered more of an emotional swing from low to high or high to low (not like, certifiable, just noticeable) that I didn't have when I was on it. I liked it that I was able to wean myself off of it without major upset or withdrawals when I was ready for that, too.
Rosemarie - If you're working on a computer, you can still edit a post on MFP--if you look at the top right corner of your just-finished post, you'll see three dots, and if you select it, you will see the "Edit" button. It will only be available for an hour, but when you select it, you'll be able to make corrections and re-post. After the hour, the dots will go away.
Kim - The pot-luck sounds like fun for you. When more than two people are involved, it always seems there's a "difficult" friend in any group. The cleaning part sounds like a great physical way to finish literally cleaning up your trauma from three months with your mother living with you! Hope the potluck is lots of fun.
Barbie - I'm glad you re-found some of your social skills and strengths were still intact. I'm sure it was a massive relief to get home, but good to see y'all getting back out, too.
Sue - Wish someone would have paid me $200 for the recent colonoscopy - might have been a tad less cranky! Glad you've been able to turn something that we do need to do into an added benefit.
Allie - That picture of Miles with his face in the flyer is just awesome. Might think about getting it reproduced for a calendar for yourself. Such a sweet pic! So pleased you're feeling better. How are things with Carmen?
Machka - Hope the "other things" out of the MRI are easily treatable.
There was more, but my eyes are starting close, time for "second sleep."
Love y'all,
Lisa in AR6 -
Marcia_Cassiano wrote: »Hello from Titusville, FL!
Hello girls I’m new in all this.
Nice to read the messages and see how the community helps in the journey to a better healthy life.
I started two weeks ago the keto lifestyle. It’s already making me feel energized.
Good Evening for all.
Márcia Cassiano. 😗
Welcome, Marcia! We're glad you're here. Drop back in and respond wherever you feel comfortable...1 -
SophieRosieMom wrote: »Good luck to Corey on his weight loss program, bet he'll do fine. When my DH needed to lose a few pounds, he'd just say "I'm eating less and no desserts" - I could make his favorite cake, sit it on the kitchen counter and never touch it - he had will-power of steel. He'd lose the 10 or 20 pounds he wanted to and would then keep it off for years. I wonder if he was human, lol. His cigarettes helped.
Lanette
SW WA State where the sun is starting to peek out.
I'm like that because of the way I grew up.
Growing up, we ate certain food at certain times. So if a cake appeared on the counter in the middle of the afternoon, we left it there because chances are it was for dessert at the evening meal or for someone else (my mother might bake for a ladies meeting or something).
We weren't allowed to make requests for the grocery list or help ourselves to things in the cupboard. Although once we were in our teens, I think we could choose which cereal we wanted for breakfast and occasionally I would make something for dinner, or would bake something for dessert. My mother had a meals plan, and we stuck to that.
I've been more relaxed about food as an adult, but I find it easy to eat the same foods over and over ... and fairly easy to ignore food.
It probably also helps that I have always had a limited sense of smell probably related to a badly deviated septum and many sinus infections and allergies. So I often eat based on texture rather than taste.
When I was younger, if I wanted to drop weight, I'd just adjust my eating for a month or 6 weeks, and it would come off. Now, it's the same principle, but it takes a little longer.
Machka in Oz
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LisaInArkansas wrote: »Rebecca - Wellbutrin was a good leveler for me. It's been a while since I've taken it now, maybe a year, and I've recovered more of an emotional swing from low to high or high to low (not like, certifiable, just noticeable) that I didn't have when I was on it. I liked it that I was able to wean myself off of it without major upset or withdrawals when I was ready for that, too.
Love y'all,
Lisa in AR
I can't imagine going off my anti-depressants. At this point, I'm not sure I'll ever feel ready.
M in Oz
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Pg 67
Still trying to catch up on reading.1 -
Decided it's stew weather. Not summery at all.
I went round to the butcher and bought pork shoulder. I got some cider from the off licence to cook it in. I've got onions, carrots and celery. I will add wholegrain mustard at the end. Will stick a couple of potatoes in for DH. Cabbage on the side.
I also bought a couple of veal escalopes for tomorrow. With roasted cauliflower and a rustic sauce vierge.
Ordered more coffee from Amazon. It's gone up a lot, so I checked the price with other retailers, but it's all about the same. Fortunately, we only drink it once a day, in the morning, but we like it super strong with hot milk. We order six packs at a time.
Nothing going on today. Hooray!
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx4 -
Little boy, back on the beaches of Hawaii with his mama.
Lisa in AR13 -
Will try again in a minute.
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Kevrit - thanks for the inspiration. I love your Shi-tzu, reminds of my little Noodles from years ago. I understand the feeling of having a problem son. My youngest has only now, at the age of 51, seemed to have turned the corner, and may be doing what he should. After a 6-month stint in prison for DUI. Sometimes they have to rock bottom before seeing it all.
Grandmallie - so glad to hear you are getting better. Hang in there!
Rosemarie2927 - I know what you mean about the typing getting sloppy. I've always felt it was a case of the mind going faster than the fingers! It happens to me all the time, especially when I have a lot I want to say. The recovery from the foot surgery 5 years ago wasn't too bad. I had the feet done about 3 month apart, and it went rather smoothly. Yes, I had to wear a boot, two kinds anyway. The first was to keep my toes completely still and the second, a much lighter and more comfortable one called a walking boot. I expect I will have both this time. The recovery may be a bit more difficult, since I am having both feet done at the same time.
Marcia_Cassiono - Welcome. I am a relative newbie, too, only having joined this group about 4 or 5 days ago. I hope you will the same inspiration here that I have found.
Machka in Oz - I'm so glad you are improving. Sometimes it takes longer than we anticipated. I loved the quilts. It's not something I ever got into, but I love seeing them and marvel at the work that goes into one. Are you actually in Australia? I grew up there, on the east coast, Sydney (Gymea) and Wollongong. I left there 53 years ago, and still miss it.
I only got two of the three flower garden beds weeded yesterday. It took me about an hour and a half to do each one, and quite frankly, I was just too hot and tired of kneeling to do the third one. I hope to tackle it tomorrow. So, I just 'vacuumed' up the grass that I had cut two days ago with the lawnmower. It kept me outside a bit longer, without having to do any real work, just sitting and steering. We are expecting rain again today, and much as I love my garden, working in it in the rain is not something to my liking. Also, I have to go to Church tonight, and just don't feel like getting all hot, sweaty, and dirty before I go. So, for exercise I will just have to walk in the house, as I do quite frequently.
Kayne in NH5 -
Good morning ladies!
I did my bike and yoga yesterday, but not the aerobic walking. A bad storm came up, so I sat with Mom and my dog to comfort them. We will likely get another storm late this afternoon, so I need to get my exercise done early. My food was okay, but not quite on target.
We have lots of food left from my sister's visit. No one here will eat it so I might as well toss it. I just hate throwing away food. I could freeze some but that just delays the problem.
My aunt's funeral is today, then tomorrow I pick up Dad at the airport. I'm not looking forward to that drive.
Annie in Delaware7 -
When I woke up at midnight to take Bessie out for her middle of the night potty walk, the power was off.. I have my phone by the bed to provide light and I gathered our flashlights and lantern in the kitchen in preparation for morning. I was grateful for many things in anticipation of the power possibly being off for a time---battery powered lights, laundry up to date, things we can eat without cooking, and that we keep our laptop computer, phones and Bluetooth headphones charged so they are available to use. It was a great gratitude exercise. The power came on about four hours later. When Jake took his friend out for a ride in the new car yesterday, the friend diagnosed a noise we were hearing so now Jake has an appointment to take the car in to have the offending noise removed. Unfortunately he has to take the car into Seattle. Fortunately, he doesn't need me to go with him. Barbie in NW WA 6
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Morning ladies
Still have a bit of lingering sore throat but other than that im doing well..
Skunks- when I was married to Tom he took Homer out early before he went to work,I was still asleep.
Well there was a skunk under my car and Homer got sprayed,so what does Tom do,let Homer in and the dog hops up on the bed of course Im wide awake now,he says well I gotta go to work and leaves me to get up and wash the dog and the bedding and air out the house,I was about ready to kill him..
I also worked part time,so I did alot of the mowing in the summer and snow blowing in the winter,plus the cleaning and cooking.
I was trying to help out as he was doing the overtime
I guess he was bragging to his buddies at work about me doing all this,I was doing it to help out and he was taking advantage.
Elena is the smart one she doesnt do that except shovel a little..
Well Alfie kept me awake alot last night barking..
There must have been some small creature outside because he kept running to the sliding door and barking his fool head off most of the night3 -
Machka in Oz - I'm so glad you are improving. Sometimes it takes longer than we anticipated. I loved the quilts. It's not something I ever got into, but I love seeing them and marvel at the work that goes into one. Are you actually in Australia? I grew up there, on the east coast, Sydney (Gymea) and Wollongong. I left there 53 years ago, and still miss it.
Kayne in NH
Yes I am!
I'm Canadian, but moved to Australia in 2009. My husband is Australian. We lived in Victoria for about 4 years, then moved to Tasmania where we've been since.
I became an Australian citizen in 2016 and was able to retain my Canadian citizenship as well.
M in Oz
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Morning, afternoon and evening, my dears,
Whoosh... am really hoping I can get my sleep patterns back where they should be. Haven't had more than four hours sleep at a stretch in two weeks, and only one night was seven hours or more. Waking up tired, and trying to get it rectified with routine. There are certainly worse things. There are no urgent deadlines in my life right now.
Heather - weather affects our mood as far as dinner goes, too--deli chicken and cold pasta salad last night for another scorching day. Corey picked up the chicken (and some frozen peas for the salad) and I made the pasta concoction. Took the chance to clean out the fridge of all the bits, a few olives, a few bits of bacon, the last of the Caesar dressing and so on. Super easy and tasty. I've always loved musicals, never seen one on a stage, just on film.
Terri - You're nearly caught up!
Allie - Meant "flower," not "flyer" about Miles' pic.
The incredible sweetness of a child's exploration of their world is such an amazing thing to see. Great picture.
Debbie - Hope you enjoy your weekend with your mom. Yours and your DH's dedication to the welfare of your cats and the wild animals that roam near you is always heart-warming.
Lanette - I'm thinking Gladys has figured out where chicken feed comes from... My mama called that "cupboard love," Big Bertha, on the other hand, is that one difficult one in every group. Can't help but have fun with that.
Kim, your wall cleaning reminded me that I've been cleaning in fits and spurts--as the months dragged on with no energy or drive the last couple years, cleaning definitely took a back seat. Like your potluck, am using the late August visit with John and Soraya coming to spur me back to my more comfortable level of clean. Egg is like Pigpen from Peanuts, she drags a cloud of dirt and hair with her everywhere, so sympathies on Levi's schmutz.
It's already 75F at dawn, leveling out around 100 (38C) degrees again today, and minor gardening chores are done, nothing big today. We're supposed to go up to Sam's Club today; I renewed the membership yesterday for one more year. First time we've been shopping together in a long time.
Cleaning and craft room stuff:Still not quite back to pulling all-nighter, ninja cleaning mode, so I combine it with other things. While I was building the pasta salad yesterday, I would pull an ingredient from the fridge, pull everything on its shelf, wash it and dry it, go on to the next. As I'm reshaping the office/craft room into a pure craft room, I'm finishing up each office item separately.
Oh my stars and whiskers, it makes it go slowly--my method used to be, with hair on fire, "pull everything out, clean the floor and furniture, then just put back in what you want." This time, I work until I get distracted or tired, it's and "throw it away, clean it, shred it, box it, or put it in the donation box, whatever needs doing," with a distinct bend toward "get rid of it if you're not using it." Slow, slow, but hopefully the final time to spend doing this with these particular things. I need your daughters, Tracey, to help me sort through this!
It was also spurred with the need to finally start putting one of my favorite niece's wedding gift together, a bookshelf quilt. She's 26, just gotten engaged, with no hurry on the wedding, which they have already announced will be them in a Las Vegas wedding chapel, no fuss. It's a good thing, because the quilt I made for her older sister took me three years. I never raise an expectation of speed for a quilt, and this one will be the most complex one I've ever designed or created.
So, now that I've gotten the basics Vivvy wants (bookshelf design, queen size, dark background, predominantly red, green and black) I have to start assembling a project box for the fabric and other bits I'll use for the quilt. That means going through boxes of fabric and assembling a list of anything still needed.
And it's just one more thing to add to the chaos, once I finish shooting my home office in the head and rescuing the survivors! I want to keep the printer and the big TV I used for a monitor, but get them off the table tops--hang the TV on the wall to use for tutorials or pattern usage, or just to listen to a show while I'm doing the boring bits, and the printer for paper piecing or patterns. I've put together a small "office in a box" that will be a permanent fixture, but possibly stored on a shelf somewhere. Sometimes you need a paper clip, you know, and nothing else will do...
Time to sidle back into the room of chaos that I'm working on and get one more thing done. Probably shredding. *sigh* Gotta be done!
Later, y'all,
Love,
Lisa in sweaty Arkansas...3 -
Saturday --
Dug up the remaining bulbs in one particular spot in the garden. It's completely wrong time of year to do that as they are starting to come up and bloom! But I wanted that spot for something else which I've planted there now. I also pruned the carnations.
The garden work was interesting given I couldn't kneel.
I'm hoping to start replanting the bulbs tomorrow or next weekend. I can only do gardening on the weekends.
Inside, I made progress on the laundry, picked up Rhody's toys (our cat) which were everywhere, and tidied several things.
It was nice to do something away from the computer today.
M in Oz
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